According to most enterprise IT professionals, the main challenges to widespread cloud adoption can be found in three key topics; data security, integration and people. In other words:

We invite you to join us for a roundtable discussion where you can learn more about how secure private cloud solutions are delivering mission critical workloads such as SAP; how private cloud solutions accommodate proven transition and transformation process that deliver seamless transitions from legacy environments, and how the cloud is making good on its promise of increased savings and improved security.

The source of that positive spirit that radiates from successful, happy people is what best-selling author Marshall Goldsmith explores in his latest book, "Mojo: How to Get It, How to Keep It, How to Get It Back if You Lose It." Our greatest Mojo moments occur when we're doing something with purpose, joy and deep personal connection -- and the world sits up and takes notice. Teaching people how to create and sustain this Mojo in their personal and professional lives is one of Marshall's great gifts as an executive coach. In this opening keynote, one of the world's most influential business thinkers will talk about the four key factors that have the greatest impact on your Mojo. He'll also open and share his toolkit of specific behaviors and actions leaders can take to take to bolster your careers, inspire your teams and foster more positive workplace behaviors and greater productivity.

Following the $68 billion acquisition and integration of Wyeth Pharmaceuticals in 2009, Pfizer’s mission was to transform its business operating environment in everything from supporting innovation, rapidly entering new markets and driving mobility around the world to improving research collaboration with more than 500 external partnerships. The last two years saw the launch of a global ERP initiative, an internal social media platform and a data center consolidation, all while delivering cost savings, as well. In this session, CIO Jeff Keisling will talk about how his business technology organization is transforming pharmaceutical operations while keeping pace with Pfizer’s selective acquisition strategy.

An increasingly mobile workforce, 20-somethings downloading apps to their iPhones and the speedy transition of cloud computing from last year’s buzzword to this year’s reality are all having a huge impact on business value delivery. In this panel discussion with CIO 100 winners, you’ll hear how their companies are reconsidering technology roadmaps, serving new customer bases and responding more effectively to the demands of business in a hyper-connected online world.

In this workshop, we'll investigate the forces that are changing the way business is done. Those include globalization, the rise “Millennial mindset”, increasing virtualization and new technologies emerging from cloud computing, social networks and mobility.  In this interactive session, you’ll choose a “topic table” and join in the conversation about the issues you care most about. Cognizant will set the stage for the discussion, and then encourage you to share your ideas and learn from your peers on a variety of topics such as service delivery flexibility, worker empowerment and community interaction models.

A football game isn’t scored on the kickoff alone. A musical symphony doesn't become a classic based on its opening score. Both are merely good starts. The same principle applies to great ideas. Yet when companies launch innovation initiatives, they often focus more time and energy on the hunt for that breakthrough idea than on actually turning those ideas into breakthrough products, services and process improvements. In this inspiring opening keynote, business professor and author Chris Trimble ("The Other Side of Innovation: Solving the Execution Challenge") draws on 10 years of research and examples from enterprises such as Allstate, Timberland and Harley-Davidson to show you how to select and build a great innovation team. He’ll offer practical and provocative advice to take you step-by-step through the innovation execution process to the satisfying moment when big ideas reach their full potential. 

Is your network ready to handle the demands of the next decade? How about the next twelve months? Cloud computing and mobile devices are driving an exponential increase in network traffic right now, and introducing an array of new security risks at the same time. How will these challenges impact enterprise networks, and how can IT leaders effectively deal with them? In this Q&A interview with CIO’s Editor in Chief, Juniper Networks’ Stefan Dykerhoff will share his insights about leading-edge network innovation. He’ll talk about how recent innovations not only make it possible for CIOs to address the challenges at hand, but to do so in ways that deliver improved application service levels, simpler management, and even lower costs.

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State Street is highly invested in IT as a competitive advantage for its $10 billion business in investment management, trading and research services. Along with this year’s CIO 100 award, the company’s long history of business and technology innovation has brought home 46 business technology awards over the years. State Street has strategically leveraged technology to rapidly create and deliver innovative business solutions that directly contribute to its success. These achievements have required re-engineering many of the traditional ways in which IT operated, including early adoption of transformational technologies such as cloud computing. In this fascinating look inside a Fortune 500 firm (No. 249), Chief Innovation Officer Madge Meyer will outline several of the principles, practices and solutions that have allowed State Street to create and continually advance its IT foundation for business innovation. She will also talk about her new role leading innovation efforts inside the bank.

As a pioneering retailer and the inventor of jeans, Levi Strauss & Co. has been finding ways to innovate for more than 150 years. But its latest chapter is an aggressively digital one focused on increasingly tech-savvy consumers who shop for Levi’s products anywhere, anytime, on any device. In this inspiring and entertaining closing keynote, CIO Tom Peck will talk about Levi’s award-winning digital strategy and how he’s building a global cross-functional team to engage with customers across multiple platforms. The ultimate business goal is to change the online shopping experience while reviving this iconic brand’s worldwide sales as it battles aggressive competition and shifting customer demographics.

Innovation can drive a company forward if the top IT executive and other senior leaders know how to lead the charge. Hear how FedEx's David Zanca and his executive team have positioned IT as a strategic and highly-valued business partner in today’s challenging climate. He will talk about the vital role the enterprise roadmap plays in this IT/business partnership. A 2009 winner of CIO magazine's Ones to Watch awards, David is charged with bringing market leadership across the customer-facing domains of all the FedEx operating companies.

In this Q&A interview, CIO Anna Ewing will discuss in detail how NASDAQ OMX is creating a competitive advantage through IT innovation and global business growth. She'll also talk about the importance of the CIO within the “C-Suite” and how the role of the CIO continues to evolve to represent that of trusted advisor. Also learn about the role that Anna has had in growing the NASDAQ OMX franchise globally and how operational excellence and system reliability are the foundation for client/customer trust no matter what your business. As the leader in floorless exchanges, NASDAQ OMX trades in more than 3,600 companies and does approximately 20% of its business internationally. This $3 billion, publicly held business owns and operates 24 markets, 3 clearing houses and 5 central securities depositories spanning six continents, making it the world’s largest exchange company.

Ten years ago the network delivered connectivity. Today it delivers e-commerce, online banking, virtual physicians, and many other critical business functions. Yet as much as the Internet and corporate networks have evolved over the years, we've only just scratched the surface of their potential. As the Internet continues to evolve, business leaders must ask themselves if their own networks are holding them back or moving them forward. In this session, we’ll cover:

•    IT industry trends driving the evolution of the network
•    Common misperceptions CIOs need to be aware of in taking a "good enough" approach to networking
•    Real world benefits of investing in the network as a strategic asset and innovation engine

In order for IT to be a business influencer and game changer, the organization must transcend its “service provider” relationship with stakeholders, becoming a trusted partner and a true business peer. It falls to the CIO and the senior IT leadership team to make this relationship journey. In this combination panel discussion and workshop session, a number of CIO 100 honorees will weigh in from their various stages of this journey, describing their challenges, roadblocks and successes. Then the audience will have its chance to join the discussion in small groups as we explore the panel’s ideas and identify further best practices.

Grab a refreshment on your way to the Business Technology Briefings. 

This lively, multi-topic workshop features a selection of CIO 100 winners holding small-group discussions on the practical details, business outcomes and lessons learned from their projects. The workshop offers a more detailed look inside the workings of a wide range of innovative, high-value initiatives from the following companies and executives: 

Join your colleagues and this year’s CIO 100 winning companies during a special Awards Reception.

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The 2011 CIO 100 Awards will celebrate 100 organizations (and the people within them) that are using information technology in innovative ways to deliver business value, whether by creating competitive advantage, optimizing business processes, enabling growth or improving relationships with customers.

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