Events

CIO hosts a number of different events thoughout the year, ranging in format from round-table networking events, full day conferences and live webcasts. CIO Events explore the crucial issues affecting CIO's and their business. We provide expert advice and share real-life experience from specialists within the industry, in order to enable you to drive the key issues and technology trends surrounding your business today.



IT Infrastructure: Whats your next strategic move?

CIO Roundtable
Thursday 23rd September 2010
The May Fair Hotel, London, W1J 8LT

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Join a select group of your fellow CIOs to debate the issues around your IT estate. With the macro economy and business competition mandating a new approach to infrastructure decisions, CIOs today find themselves at a junction with regard to how they deploy resources. Some will keep all their IT in house to retain control while others will turn towards cloud computing and applications delivered as a service.

The discussion will take place over a three course dinner at a central London 5 star venue.
Contact us to register your place.

Who should attend?

CIOs, CTO, IT directors, heads of IT and senior IT managers.

Why you should attend?

  • Explore how to reduce capital expenditure
  • Flex your IT capacity & increase business
  • Understand the cost components of a smart infrastructure
  • Spot data trends to make informed decisions.

Contact Laura Robertson to reserve your place


CIO Summit 2010
Wednesday 29th September 2010
Claridges Hotel, London, W1

Register to book your place

Join us for the inaugural CIO Summit where senior technology leaders from the UK's largest users of IT will gather to explore the business, technology and leadership issues facing their organisations today. Hear case studies from leading CIOs on how they have addressed the challenges of recent times and how they are preparing to maximise the business value their IT function delivers to the organisation as the economic outlook improves.

Expert speakers include

  • Paul Coby, Chief Information Officer, British Airways
  • Derek Gannon, Chief Operating Officer, Guardian Media Group
  • Paul Cheesbrough, Chief Information Officer, Telegraph Media Group
  • David Jack, Chief Information Officer, thetrainline.com
  • Jack Cutts, Head of IT, Nottingham Building Society
  • Jora Gill, VP of International Business Systems, Standard and Poor's
  • Duncan Scott, CIO, Control Risk
  • Damian Ghee, IT Director, Warburtons
  • Mike Mackay, CIO, Criminal Justice Board
  • Fiachra Woodman, Group IT Director, Group Aeroplan

See the full agenda and speaker list here


Who should attend?

CIOs, CTO, IT directors, heads of IT and senior IT managers in enterprise or public-sector organisations.

Why you should attend?

  • Hear direct from leading CIOs on how they have faced the business, technology and leadership challenges of the recession.
  • Identify strategies to enable CIOs to deliver real value to the business during the recovery.
  • Learn about key technologies that CIOs have utilised and what's coming next.
  • Find out what the future holds for the role of the CIO and the IT function in the coming years.
  • Meet with your peers and share experiences with fellow senior IT leaders.

Reserve your place at this event.

CIO Summit 2010 is sponsored by

             

Sponsorship opportunities

CIO Events offer a range of sponsorship opportunities which allow vendors to reach our exclusive audience of the UK's most senior IT decision makers.

For more information, contact Damian Madden - Head of Sales
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7756 2823
Email: damian_madden@idg.co.uk


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