Partners

SIM Chicago partners with other great organizations to bring you access to high quality events. Our partners include other professional organizations, associations, academic institutions and premier information technology event planners. Partner events promoting leadership, information technology, and innovation include technology conferences, educational opportunities and CIO only programs. Below are listed some of our featured partners.

AITP is the community of IT knowledge focused on empowering the IT profession by evolving its members to their full potential as a professional.

It is our goal, our purpose to provide a community network for the IT business professionals to reach their true potential by providing education programs for advancing technology and business skills, leadership development opportunities, networking, peer mentoring and knowledge sharing, and online resources.

As an AITP member, you will:

Meet People Working in Your Field of Interest!
Learn About Career and Business Opportunities
Stay Abreast of Industry Trends
Polish Your Leadership Skills
Converge Your Technology Skills with Business Skills
Build Lifelong Relationships
andStay Connected with the world of the new IT Profession!

Dedicated to creating and sustaining executive leadership networks for business leaders across the globe, Evanta has established a broad mix of unique conference and media-based platforms designed to meet the needs of executives across the C-Suite.

Evanta's flagship product, the CIO Executive Summit, operates in 29 cities across North America and expanded internationally to London and Sydney in 2007. It is complemented by the CIO Institute, a leadership development academy for technology executives who have been selected to assume significant management responsibilities, and the CIO Leadership Network, the industry's first invitation-only, online social networking site for technology executives.

The dramatic growth of Evanta's presence in the technology market led to the development and launch of an Executive Summit series for Chief Marketing Officers (CMO), Chief Financial Officers (CFO), Chief Security Officers (CISO) and Human Resource Executives. The company was acquired by a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Daily Mail & General Trust plc (DMGT) and, as a member of the FTSE 250, DMGT is ranked as one of Britain's largest companies listed on the London Stock Exchange.

SIM Chicago has been partnering with the Executives Club of Chicago for many years. We help produce and promote the ECC Technology events.

The Executives’ Club of Chicago (EC) is a business forum for thought leadership, professional development, and best business practices. Founded in 1911, The Club is one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious business organizations. The Executives’ Club serves Chicago’s business community by providing information and resources needed to establish effective global partnerships, enhance intellectual exchange, develop future diverse business leaders, and promote Chicago as a world class global business center. In 2011, The Executives’ Club of Chicago observes its Centennial, celebrating 100 years of The Club’s Global Thinkers and Doers. The Centennial is marked by a variety of programs and marketing/communications initiatives. These include four Centennial Summits addressing women’s leadership, technology leadership, new leaders, and U.S.-India trade and investment relations.

HMG Strategy, LLC is the fastest growing provider of innovative IT leadership, management and technology support to CIO/Senior IT executives by focusing on the 360-degree needs of the CIO/IT Leader. Our conferences and services raise thought leadership, knowledge sharing and networking to the highest level. HMG Strategy provides access to an international network of more than 16,000 global CIO/Senior IT executives, industry experts and world class thought leaders.

Our CIO Executive Leadership Series offers a unique conference experience to build relationships with peers and gain the latest insights and best practices for driving increased business value through the use of information technology. Additionally, our partnerships with the world's leading search firms provide you with invaluable insights into the changing role of the CIO.

Our purpose is to educate, equip and inspire leaders who build strong organizations and wisely leverage the power of markets for the betterment of all.

Supported by a worldwide network of more than 50,000 alumni, today's students continue the legacy that began when the school was founded at Northwestern University more than one hundred years ago.

A Kellogg business education will give you the experience necessary to prepare you to outsmart the competition, excel in the fast-paced global economy, solve problems creatively and build consensus across diverse groups.

Markets and management

The Kellogg curriculum emphasizes general management: the ability to manage across all areas of an organization. To be a good general manager, one needs to understand how each area affects the others and how to encourage them to cooperate.

But to be a great general manager, one must be able to look beyond the confines of the company and into the mind of the market. One must understand the social, political and economic forces that will shape the company’s future.

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