SIM Chicago Downtown Meeting

WHEN

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 11:15am - 2:00pm

WHERE

Metropolitan Club - Sears Tower – Michigan Room - 66th floor

The CIO's Role in Enabling Top-Line Growth

According to findings from recent APC research, forward-thinking CEOs expect their CIOs to be well-respected members of the top management team exploring new ways of adding value to the corporation, not only through bottom line efficiencies and savings, but through top-line growth. Most APC members have made major strides in bottom line efficiencies and savings (although they must stay on their toes with changes in business and technology). Their energy and interest is now focused on learning how to best fulfill expectations for top-line growth.

Madeline Weiss, APC's director, will share highlights of APC member learning related to:

How can you build and sustain relationships with peers necessary to enable top-line growth?

How can you leverage networks to identify innovative solutions that drive top-line growth?

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Top Line Growth Talk at SIM-Chicago

Speaker Summary:
Madeline Weiss is director of SIM's Advanced Practices Council, a research-based forum for senior IT executives looking for leading-edge insights into leveraging IT for corporate competitive advantage. She is also president of Weiss Associates, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in organizational strategy and change, especially as they relate to information services and technology. With over 30 years' experience, Dr. Weiss consults to global businesses (many in the Fortune 100), international non-profits, universities and professional organizations.

She speaks frequently at corporate, non-profit, and professional learning events and has been published widely in both the business and IT industry press. Open Computing magazine listed her as one of the top 100 women in computing.

Agenda:
11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Informal Networking
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch and Announcements
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Keynote Speaker and Q&A
2:00 p.m. – Presentation concludes

Cost:
Members: $40 if registered by Friday, November 14th, $50 thereafter
*Guests: $60 if registered by Friday, November 14th, $70 thereafter

*Must be accompanied by a SIM member

GUEST POLICY: Guests who are vendors or represent IT service providers are allowed only when accompanied by another guest who is an IT practitioner.

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SIM Chicago events are focused on providing content-rich, peer-networking opportunities for the IT executive community.

As such, we strictly enforce a Dress Code Policy, No-Solicitation Policy, and Guest Policy.