The New Jersey Chapter of the
Society for Information Management (SIM)
Presents
The 2009 CIO Executive
Leadership Roundtable
February 3, 2009

Business Transformation Leadership
Case Studies of CIO Leaders

Hyatt Regency, New Brunswick, NJ
3:00-7:00 PM

Roundtable Summary -

Over 40 CIOs, VPs of IT and thought leaders attended this information packed Roundtable.

Some of the Feedback From Attendees:

“Great combination of practical, real world experiences and thought leadership!” Fran Daly, Vice President of IT, Revlon

“This event was excellent.  The content was very practical and clearly communicated.  The format led to an open, intimate dialogue of the real challenges and solutions we're dealing with as a group.

“In today's challenging economic times we owe it to our organization and customers to look at others successes and where possible bring these home, translate as necessary, and realize similar improvements in our companies." Frank Kovacs, Vice President Global Technology, Planning and Sourcing, The McGraw Hill Companies

 “[The] panels did an excellent job focusing on key current issues facing IT executives today.  We need to be agile in our transformation of business and technology.”

Introduction to the Roundtable

CEOs are expecting much more from their CIOs. They expect their CIOs to be skilled business leaders with strong cross-functional skills, have global experience and possess exceptional interpersonal and soft skills. As a result, CIOs are transforming the nature of the IT function within their organizations by improving business processes to adapt to market conditions and enabling a higher degree of agility and competitiveness.

Join a select group of CIOs and business leaders at the Hyatt Regency New Brunswick to discuss these changes, why CIOs need to be transformational leaders and to learn from real world case studies about business transformations.

 

Keynote: Business Transformation Case Study

Chubb Group of Insurance Companies

Speakers:
James Knight, Executive VP and Global CIO
Joseph Calla, Assistant VP - Information Technology
Jeffrey Vanderoef; Assistant VP - Information Technology
Sharra Woodward, Assistant VP - Information Technology and
Robert Henches, Assistant VP – Information Technology

The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies is the 11th largest property and casualty insurer in the United States and has a worldwide network of some 120 offices in 28 countries staffed by 10,600 employees. After accepting the role as Global CIO, Jim Knight created a Leadership Council to focus on advanced practices and increasing IT agility. This case study will reveal the driving forces behind the formation of the council, their goals and impact across the organization, as well as, details of key deliverables including their Roadmap for IT Agility.

You will hear from key participants in the transformation initiative. The complexities of leadership and management of the initiative will be outlined, as well as strategies and tactics that have proven successful in undertaking this transformational initiative.

To retrieve the Chubb Group presentation click here.

 

Panel: Business Transformation Case Studies

Moderator:
Ed Pospesil, Chairman, Technology Executives Networking Group

Panelists:
E. Jeffrey Hutchinson, CIO, DAN’IS NA – Groupe Danone
John Repko, Senior VP & CIO, Covance, Inc.
Jeffrey Skulsky, VP Information Technology, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

The second part of the program will segue from the keynote session to a panel of executives who will share their recent business transformation stories, successes and failures, offering real-life advice to attendees by addressing these key questions.

• What is a transformational CIO? What are their key skills and abilities that make them different from other CIOs?

• How do you transform IT to become more operationally efficient, demonstrate high business value and become an engine for innovation?

• What business changes have CIOs made that have resulted in business and IT transformations that drive increased value, competitiveness, agility and stronger business and IT alignment?

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Why Attend?

The event attracts CIOs/IT leaders from organizations throughout the greater metropolitan area. The Roundtable is designed with a club-like setting. Attendees have the opportunity to get involved and interact with the panel discussions, ask questions and have ability to network with other CIOs. The event is free to qualified attendees.

• Learn CIOs are Transforming IT and the Business
• Engage With Top Executives in an Intimate Session
• Hear from Leading CIOs and Thought Leaders
• Expand Your Network of CIO Peers
• Gain Key Insights to Help Your Career and Your Organization
• Leave With an Action Plan

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Summit Host -

For more than 20 years, the SIM New Jersey Chapter has been the organization of choice for IT executives in the New Jersey metropolitan area. Membership now includes over 300 CIOs, CTOs, CXOs and IT leaders, as well as consultants and academics from top New Jersey and New York businesses and institutions. The chapter holds monthly meetings and special seminars that feature both business and technology experts. These meetings provide tremendous opportunities for peer networking and valuable connections to the New Jersey IT community.

Established in 1968, the Society for Information Management (SIM) is the premier network for IT leaders comprised of over 3,600 members including CIOs, CTOs, senior IT executives, prominent academicians, and foremost consultants. SIM is a community of thought leaders who share experiences, apply rich intellectual capital, and who explore future IT direction. Through its 31 regional chapters, SIM provides resources and programs inspired by IT leaders for IT leaders that enable CIOs to further develop their leadership capabilities and those of the emerging leaders in their organizations.

Event Management -

HMG Strategy, LLC is focused on delivering leadership, management and technology support to innovative CIO/Senior IT executives. We pride ourselves on providing our clients with CIO Leadership events, an Online Community and a variety of services. We work with the leading global CIO/Senior IT leaders and their organizations. Our CIO Leadership Series provide CIO/Senior IT leaders the opportunity to share knowledge, best practices and have access to world-class thought leadership from peers and industry leaders. Our community connects you with the leading business and technology professionals.