“I like to stay in touch with and continue to build my network. At the same time, I like to hear and discuss the important topics on the CIO level. This event brings it all together.”
Filipe Careira, Director, Professional Services, Voicebrook, Inc.
"...it would be an honor to serve in any capacity that brings me in close touch with your organization. There are several reasons why I feel this way about your organization based on my experience with it through the SIM events. Like other similar companies in your space, HMG Strategy has great organizational skills and experience. However, HMG has a few other unique capabilities that set it apart from all the others: the human touch, where people are treated with professionalism and respect. There is also a caliber of people invited to the events HMG organizes. Finally, your direct hands-on involvement with every event ensure top quality results"
Peter Logothetis, Head of Technology Services, QBE the Americas
“Once again HMG has put together an excellent, well balanced program with engaging speakers and ample networking opportunities.”
Jim Tosone, Managing Director, Tosone Associates, Inc.
"Your use of leading IT Executive Recruiters was acclaimed by everyone and provided interesting insight and relevant perspective into the IT industry and the evolution of the CIO role itself."
Michael Dreiling, VP & CIO, Friedkin Companies
"Engaging with thought leaders in our profession in a roundtable setting was a unique and value adding experience. Most conferences are large and speakers talk at the audience not with it."
Thomas Cahill, Director Global Information Technology, FMC Technologies, Inc.
"This is the first conference that I participated in where all topics and speakers delivered a vast wealth of information that can be directly applied to my job. The speakers were outstanding in sharing experiences in dealing with complex situations, while providing an insight to their leadership and management techniques."
Antonio Marin, VP Information Management, Gexa Energy, LP
"[I] was impressed with the level of engagement and caliber of speakers."
Biren Kumar, Senior VP & CIO, Dynegy
"The presentations from Disney and Shell were exceptional. I found great value in understanding their challenges and how they were able to overcome them."
Darwin MacKew, VP & CIO, Igloo Products
"This was a marquee event and the quality of the attendees was evidence of this fact. The "all CIO" audience quality was very strong."
Steve Kendrick, President, KER Partners
"Without a doubt...excellent value and well worth the time."
Mike Pavlich, IT Manager North America, Repsol
"The conference was perfect. It had the right mix of topics, speakers, breaks and networking opportunities. It was well done and well attended."
Ashwin Ballal, VP & CIO, KLA-Tencor Corp.
"[I] always look for a conference to deliver 1-2 new executable ideas - this delivered."
Bill Haser, VP & CIO, Tenneco
"I was looking for direction in IT along with great networking opportunities. I found both."
Nathan Langston Enterprises
"I just wanted to congratulate you on running a top-notch event yesterday. The growth and progress of HMG Strategy is obvious and you folks ran a great event. Thanks for inviting me to be a part of this exciting summit."
Larry Bonfante, Chief Information Officer, United States Tennis Association
"The CIO Summit of America was a world-class event with top CIO speakers and panelists covering technology innovation and business leadership issues as well as career management."
Mark Polansky, Senior Client Partner and Managing Director of the Information Technology Officers Practice at Korn/Ferry International
The June 8th event "provided an open and honest forum for Chief Information Officers to connect and discuss their most pressing issues in respect to innovation and genuine business value creation."
Shawn Banerji, Managing Director at Russell Reynolds Associates
"The summit gave me the knowledge of current issues and trends. This information is critical to deliver quality service and solutions to the business".
Tony Farah, CTO/VP, Price Chopper Supermarket
"Great combination of practical, real world experiences and thought leadership!"
Fran Daly, Vice President of IT, Revlon
"I personally found that the content really resonated with the needs of today’s CIOs and heard many similar comments from other participants. The panel discussions were engaging, the keynote sessions insightful, and the venue was accommodating. I know how much effort it takes to put together a CIO Summit and believe that you truly held a quality event and should be proud of your efforts."
Global CIO, Commercial Real Estate Corporation
"In today's challenging economic times we owe it to our organization and customers to look at other's 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 |