Greenwich Executive Leadership Summit to Address the Demand for Innovative Leadership
GREENWICH, Conn., Sept. 26, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Fierce global competition amid a sea of disruptive change is forcing CIOs to re-examine their leadership styles and capabilities in their efforts to drive transformational growth. These are among the key themes that will be explored by an esteemed group of speakers at the 2014 Greenwich CIO Executive Leadership Summit hosted by HMG Strategy, LLC, in association partnership with the Fairfield/Westchester Chapter of the Society for Information Management (SIM) on October 21 at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich.
The summit will address "The Big Shift: Leadership, Innovation, and Transformation in a Customer-Centric Economy."
"Given the enormous challenges CIOs face, they will have to learn to innovate their respective leadership styles – or else," said Hunter Muller, HMG Strategy's CEO. "This gathering brings together the most influential, forward-thinking and successful IT leaders to share their knowledge, personal experience, and insight on the skills and strategies that will be needed to drive real business value in our interconnected digital global economy."
Featured keynote speakers for the summit will include Whitfield Diffie & David Pogue. Whitfield Diffie is the "Father of Modern Cryptography," and he will share the evolution of security and his vision for the future path for security. David Pogue's notoriety includes conducting on Broadway, hosting the TV show NOVA, being an author, and tech writing for the New York Times and Yahoo. IT executives will also want to hear from the panel of world-class executive search recruiters, who will explore how the accelerated pace of change requires a new set of capabilities from today's CIO, including the need to take a starring role in the C-suite and drive innovation to help create value.
Additional acclaimed speakers at the 2014 Greenwich CIO Executive Leadership Summit will include: Justine Aitel, Chief Information Security Officer, Dow Jones; Shawn Banerji, Managing Director, Russell Reynolds Associates; Jenny Blake, Career and Business Strategist; Susan Certoma, President, Brokerage Processing Services, Broadridge Financial Solutions and President of the Fairfield/Westchester SIM Chapter; Nicholas Colisto, SVP & CIO, Xylem Inc.; John Dranchak, Group CTO and VP of Consumer Digital, Dow Jones; Greg Fell, Chief Strategy Officer, Crisply; Jay Ferro, CIO, American Cancer Society; Ursuline Foley, CIO Enterprise Enablement and Corporate Applications, XL Group; Michelle Garvey, SVP & CIO, Ann Inc.; Shawn Henry, President, CrowdStrike Services; John Hill, CIO, Veyance Technologies, Inc.; Beverly Lieberman, President, Halbrecht Lieberman Associates; Israel Martinez, Chairman & CEO, Axon Global; Tom McCurley, CIO, Crane Co.; Hunter Muller, President & CEO, HMG Strategy, LLC; Rob Phillips, Director of Solution Strategy, ServiceNow; Mark Polansky, Senior Partner, CIO/IT Officers Practice, Korn Ferry; Sanjib Sahoo, CTO, TradeMONSTER; Phil Schneidermeyer, Partner, Heidrick & Struggles; Jeffrey Skulsky, VP, Information Systems & Technologies, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals; Michael Smith, Director of Strategy, Sprint; Dr. Robert Zandoli, SVP, Global CISO, AIG; Sigal Zarmi, CIO, GE Capital Americas; and Ken Zimmerman, Senior Business Intelligence Architect, Chateaux Software.
Sponsor partners for the summit are: ServiceNow; Sprint Business; Canon Information & Imaging Solutions; Chateaux Software; Citrix; Delphix; AirWatch by VMware; Appian; Appirio; Cervalis; Good Technology; HP; Informatica; Information Builders; Miro Consulting; Okta; Siwel Consulting; Box; and Mindtree.
HMG Strategy has the strongest CIO network on the planet. HMG facilitates connections and thought leadership to elevate the role of the CIO/IT Executive. Yearly, HMG Strategy recognizes top performing Chief Information/Innovation/Technology Officers who have excelled in innovation, leaderships skills, transformation, and legacy leadership through the "Transformational CIO Leadership Awards." These awards demonstrate the critical relevance of the modern-day CIO as an innovative leader. Awards are based on extensive in-depth research conducted over the course of multiple conversations and interviews with Hunter Muller and the HMG Strategy team. Insights from these conversations are shared in HMG Strategy's weekly newsletter.
For details on HMG Strategy, to sign-up for the newsletter, or to register for upcoming events, please go to www.hmgstrategy.com.
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