TechColumbus CIOhio 2008 Conference - An incredible line up of industry leaders and informative track sessions

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2008
The NEW Hilton Polaris, Columbus, Ohio

TechColumbus CIOhio 2008 Conference ~ Leading at the Speed of Global Business
presenting sponsor: HITACHI

The premier annual conference for CIO's, business executives and IT leaders.

TechColumbus and the Planning Committee for CIOhio 2008, sponsored by Hitachi, are pleased to announce an incredible line up of industry leaders and informative track sessions. The sessions provide an excellent opportunity to interact in small group settings with thought leaders in the field of technology who will address the challenges and opportunities of leading at the speed of global business.

Innovation Track

TRACK SESSION 1: Innovation Case Studies
Brian Deas, Manley, Deas & Korcharski
David Bourke, Bostech
Jeff Clouse, Ohio Dept. Public Safety
Al Pappas, Adobe Systems

TRACK SESSION 2: Innovation Drivers – What it takes to Innovate
Mike Teets, OCLC
Dr. Dinesh Dhamija, TDCI
Rattan D’Souza, Worthington Industries
Dr. Rajiv Ramnath, CETI

Maximizing the Business Value of IT
TRACK SESSION 1: IT Does Matter
David Lawrence, Cardinal Health
Gary Beach, CIO Magazine

TRACK SESSION 2: If IT Matters, How do you know?
Catherine J. Bruno, FACHE, Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems
Daniel Weisleder CIO Executive Board

Evolving Human Capital Models - Investing in your only sustainable competitive advantage
TRACK SESSION 1: Organizational DNA, Recruiting and retention, diversity
Jeff Haskett, BMW Financial Services
Chasity Kuttrus, Ray & Barney Group
Tim Ringo, IBM Global Business Services
David Segura, VisionIT
Mike Sullivan

TRACK SESSION 2: Managing distributed workforces
Jeff Calvert, Exel
Paul Moorman, NewPage Corporation
Becky Woodrow, GE Consumer & Industrial
Richard Bird, Limited Brands, Inc.
S. Debra Plousha Moore, Ohio Health
Nick Timmerman, Midmark Group

IT Leadership in Challenging Economic Times
TRACK SESSION 1: IT Leadership - PEOPLE
Mike Gutman, Miller Valentine Group
Kelly L. Allan, Kelly Allan Associates, Ltd

TRACK SESSION 2: IT Leadership - BUSINESS
Mike Rulli, The Drees Company
George Mehok, Revol Wireless
Steve Hangen, WinWholesale Inc.

Sponsorship Opportunities Available.
For more information, please contact Cindy Groeniger at 614.340.1697 /cgroeniger@techcolumbus.org

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http://www.ciohio.com