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The Transformational Leader
Transforming IT
into a Highly Valued Business Partner
Metropolitan Club, Willis Tower, Chicago, IL
AGENDA AT A GLANCE*
Bring your CIO/IT leader colleagues to the Roundtable.
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM |
Registration, Continental Breakfast and Networking
Location: Oak Room
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8:45 AM - 9:00 AM |
Welcome and Introduction
Location: Oak Room
Greeting from Mark Griesbaum, Executive VP & CIO, Cardean Learning Group and President, SIM Chicago
Roundtable's Moderator: Mark Jeffery, Director of Technology Initiatives, Center for Research in Technology and Innovation, Kellogg School of Management and Managing Partner, Agile Insights LLC
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9:00 AM - 10:00 AM |
Keynote: Values Based Leadership: Four Essential Qualities
Location: Oak Room
Harry M. Jansen Kraemer, Jr., Executive Partner, Madison Dearborn Partners and Clinical Professor of Management and Strategy, Kellogg School of Management
Moderator: Mark Jeffery
Based upon his experiences as Chairman and CEO of Baxter International and currently as Professor at Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management, Harry will discuss four essential qualities that he believes are necessary to become a true Values Based Leader.......self-reflection, balance, true self-confidence and genuine humility.
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10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Coffee Break, Networking and Meet Our Partners
Location: Oak Room
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10:30 AM- 11:30 AM |
Keynote Panel: Transformational Leaders - Who Are They, How Do They Do It and What Are The Required Skills?
Location: Oak Room
Panelists: Willard Evans, Jr., President, Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas,
Debby Johnson, Director of Retail Transformation, True Value Company,
Leslie Jones, Senior VP & CIO, Motorola, Inc.,
Mark Polansky, Senior Client Partner & Managing Director,
Information Technology Officers Practice, Korn/Ferry International
and Leslie Weber, Senior VP & CIO, True Value Company
Moderator: Mark Jeffery
Changing from being a transaction oriented CIO/business leader to a transformational leader is a significant mindset change. The transformational CIO/business leader needs a strategic technology vision as well as a deep understanding of the various businesses within the business, and of the competitive landscape outside the business. For success, the transformation leader needs to meld people with lean processes and enabling technologies to fuel growth, increase productivity and achieve competitive advantage. The leader must work on all three key levels -- people, process, and technology -- with a deep understanding of each in order to achieve a transformational business model that supports and drives the business.
Attend this session to learn first hand what these leaders are doing to transform their businesses and how they are going about it.
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11:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Luncheon
Location: Oak Room |
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM |
Keynote: From Bombay to Barrington - A CIO's Personal Journey
Location: Oak Room
Timothy Kasbe, Chief Information Officer, Sears Holdings Management Corporation
Moderator: Mark Jeffery
In this keynote, Timothy will present a brutally honest account of his personal journey from a village in India to serving in the west and to returning to his home country to build one of the largest retail chains there.
He will talk about the necessity of personal transformation if one is to lead people in the East and West with consideration to all the cultural, geographical and socio-political factors it involves. Be it growing up as an acute minority in his homeland or escaping from the Mujahadin Terrorist, Timothy has embraced every blessing and adversity life has thrown at him to see how he can help people achieve their highest potential.
With his recent move to the Chicagoland area, Timothy will discuss the lessons learned in moving from the newest to the oldest businesses and the leadership adjustments he has undergone to lead in an axis of cultural diversity.
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12:45 PM - 1:15 PM |
Closing Remarks and Prize Drawing
Location: Oak Room
Mark Jeffery, Director of Technology Initiatives, Center for Research in Technology and Innovation, Kellogg School of Management and Managing Partner, Agile Insights LLC
Mark Griesbaum, Executive VP & CIO, Cardean Learning Group and President, SIM Chicago
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* The agenda is subject to change.
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