Downtown Lunch Meeting

WHEN

Thursday, May 21, 2009 - 11:30am - 2:00pm

WHERE

233 S. Wacker Drive - Metropolitan Club - Sears Tower – Michigan Room - 66th floor

Managing Innovation, Agility and Growth through Convergence of Business and Technology

Today's economic landscape requires new thinking and next generation management capabilities to gain the full value of technology by converging it with the business to create a 'whole-brained' enterprise. He will define the key management capabilities needed to shift focus from quarter-to-quarter thinking toward the fundamentals of how enterprises will be shaped under the current global climate.

Join Hoque for this significant dialog centered on the imperatives CIOs must focus on to elevate the technology organization by driving 'whole-brained' organizational shifts to deliver value.

Session highlights include:

What are the qualities of a converged enterprise
What business models are needed to deliver agility on an ongoing basis
How to prepare your organization to continue to innovate and grow during an economic downturn

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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 through Friday, May 15; $50 thereafter

Guests: $60 if registered through Friday, May 15; $70 thereafter
*Must be accompanied by a SIM member

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