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Transforming Traditional IT Into Cloud IT Feb 22, 2012

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With Cloud computing bringing disruptive and progressive approaches to business transformation, it would seem naïve to think we could adapt Cloud to traditional Enterprise IT norms. Any such attempts are certainly knee jerk reactions when we don't know what else to try. So, how does an organization transform its enterprise IT to adapt to Cloud and realize its full potential? What people, process, policy, and pocketbook changes would be needed?

Guest 1: Suren Gupta, EVP, IT at Allstate Insurance Company

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Guest 2: Teri M. Takai, CIO, US Department of Defense

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Should Customer Input Govern Innovation? Feb 15, 2012

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Traditional wisdom claims that working closely with customers will stimulate innovation but contrarians suggest that working closely with customers yields the predictable, stifles creativity, and misdirects resources into trivial innovation. Must we wait for lightning to strike or can we successfully partner with customers to innovate? What should a company do? And, in either case, how can IT further assist?

Guest 1: Thomas H. Murphy, SVP & CIO, AmerisourceBergen

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Guest 2: Simon Szykman, CIO, The Department of Commerce

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Guest 3: Michelle R. McKenna, CIO, Constellation Energy

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Looking for a "Demand-Driven" Supply Chain Feb 08, 2012

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The old traditional supply chain "pushed products to market." How achievable would it be to turn this around and make it into a "demand-driven" supply chain where all the supply chain partners were aligned to "pull product to sales?" Regardless of the business environment, a demand-driven supply chain could reduce inventory levels while providing flexibility to better respond to market changes. What would this kind of change cost and what challenges would it bring? Would it produce a positive ROI? Has it ever been tried? If so, what were the results? What are the opportunity costs of NOT moving to a demand-driven supply chain? How can IT assist in making demand-driven supply chain a mainstream well adopted reality?

Guest 1: Jason Birnbaum, Chief Information Officer, Sirva, Inc.

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Guest 2: Bryan Ball, Vice President and Principal Analyst, Supply Chain Management, Aberdeen Group

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I & O Investments: Technology or Operational excellence? Feb 01, 2012

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Today's tight IT budgets have not slowed the rush to adopt cloud, virtualization, etc. But in our rush to spend money to save it, perhaps we may be overlooking the biggest question of all: "What is most important for Infrastructure and Operations (I & O) Management – technology or the operational excellence of our IT?" Do we have a balanced view as to what is needed to align with and meet business needs? What type of virtualization fits best? Which makes better sense, public or private cloud? How do optimize legacy systems? How do we find the answers that are uniquely right for our organization?

Guest 1: Malcolm Jackson, CIO, The Environmental Protection Agency

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Guest 2: Martin J. Gomberg, Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer, A&E Television Networks

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IT Workforce Skills, Competency, and Engagement: The Road Ahead Jan 25, 2012

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Both IT and the business environment are changing fast! While the spotlight is on technology, what about the IT people who deliver the goods? Where is today's workforce failing? Will traditional approaches to managing the skill, competency, and engagement of our IT workforce continue to be relevant, going forward? What changes in skills and/or competency do we need? Who are the stakeholders who need to come together to build an IT workforce for today and that will still be delivering tomorrow?

Guest 1: Pablo A. Vegas, VP and Chief Information Officer, American Electric Power (AEP)

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Guest 2: Maurice Tayeh, SVP & CIO, The Shaw Group Inc.

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Guest 3: Art Lofton, CIO & VP, IT Solutions at Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems

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Building Innovation As a Long-Term Enterprise Capability Jan 18, 2012

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Every company wants to innovate for growth & profitability, but is this at the top of business leaders' agendas? Leaders and resources should be aligned to spur sustainable creativity and innovation, but doesn't that require a framework for making innovation efforts measurable and results predictable? What does it take to make innovation a critical long-term capability of the enterprise?

Guest 1: Daniel Fallon, VP and Chief Technology Officer, Navistar

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Guest 2: Clayton Christensen, Professor & Author, Harvard Business

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Rethinking IT to deliver Choice, Speed and Scale Jan 11, 2012

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Historically, IT value has been based on IT being able to deliver on-time and on (or within) budget. Now, business has new wants! …How do IT leaders rethink IT to deliver more choice, faster speed, and greater scale? What have we changed and what should we be changing in order to deliver on these new challenges?

Guest 1: John R. Dick, SVP & CIO, Western Union

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Guest 2: Jim Fortner, VP of Global Business Services, IT Development & Operations, P&G

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Guest 3: Gregory R. Simpson, Chief Technology Officer, Synchrony Financial

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Benchmarks And Metrics for Fluid Business and IT Jan 04, 2012

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In order to stay focused, we have always applied benchmarks and metrics to establish a baseline and measure progress against predefined goals. Are the same benchmarks and metrics still relevant? Is everything that we want to measure, measurable? Given the fast pace and fluidity of business and IT, will measurement get easier or more difficult moving forward? What challenges and opportunities lay ahead to establish effective benchmarks for predictable growth and profitability?

Guest 1: Michel Janssen, Chief Research Officer, The Hackett Group

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Guest 2: Chris Smith, CIO, The US Department of Agriculture

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Guest 3: George Westerman, Research Scientist in the Center for Information Systems Research, The MIT Sloan School of Management

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The Future of IT Leadership Dec 28, 2011

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The IT landscape, how it supports business, drives change and derives business value is changing rapidly. How are we redefining the role of future IT leaders to adapt? What are organizations looking for in their IT leaders as they hire or retain them? How hopeful should we be about future IT leadership based on the current pipeline of CIO aspirants?

Guest 1: Thornton May, IT Futurist & Dean, The IT Leadership Academy

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Guest 2: Mark P. McDonald, Chief Information Officer, City of Vancouver

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Guest 3: Mark Polansky, Managing Director, North America Information Technology Officers, Korn/Ferry International

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CIO Agenda 2012 Dec 21, 2011

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What's on the minds and wish lists of CIOs for 2012? What does business expect IT to focus on for next year? …Increasing enterprise growth, attracting and retaining customers, creating new products or services (read "innovation"), or improving operational performance? In the coming year, how much of IT and IT leadership's investment in time and resources is going to be invested in building new competitive advantage as opposed to business as usual?

Guest 1: Sheleen Quish, SVP of HR and IT, Ameristar Casinos, Inc.

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Guest 2: Mike Relich, EVP & CIO, Guess?

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Guest 3: Linda Cureton, CIO, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

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