2014 Minneapolis CIO Executive Leadership Summit to Address the Dynamic Pace of Change in Business and IT

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The blistering pace of change in business and IT is prompting CIOs to summon their strategic leadership resources to help drive the business forward, according to a renowned group of speakers who will be presenting at the 2014 Minneapolis CIO Executive Leadership Summit at the Loews Minneapolis Hotel on November 5, 2014, hosted by HMG Strategy, LLC. Qualified executives can register complimentary at www.hmgstrategy.com.

Centered around the topical theme of The Big Shift: Leadership, Innovation, and Transformation in a Customer-Centric Economy, the summit will address how ever-changing business conditions and massive technology shifts are provoking savvy CIOs to recalculate their approaches to strategic leadership.

"Fast-changing markets and a shifting technology landscape requires CIOs to manage a new set of activities including generating customer insight and identifying new sources of revenue," said Hunter Muller, HMG Strategy's President and CEO. "IT leaders have a unique view across the enterprise which provides them an incredible opportunity to combine business intelligence with technologies such as cloud computing, mobile and social."

The summit will feature an extraordinary collection of speakers and panel discussions. The opening keynote presentation will be delivered by Peter High, Founder & President of Metis Strategy who will examine how the upsurge of customer-centric strategies in the enterprise are creating valuable opportunities for CIOs to identify ways to leverage the use of technology to improve the customer experience.

Associated panel discussions will explore how to drive change management as well as future trends that will impact the enterprise.

World-class speakers will include Snehal Antani, CIO, Commercial Distribution Finance and Chief Architect & CIO, Enterprise Architecture, GE Capital Americas; Bryce Austin, CIO, Digineer; Bob Azman, Chief Experience Officer, Avtex Consulting Solutions, LLC; Eric Breece, Director of Information Security, Ceridian HCM, Robin Brown, VP & CIO, Mortenson; Steven Christopher, SVP Enterprise Production Operations, US Bank; Mary Currier, VP of IT Services, Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America; Trenton Cycholl, Senior Director Information Technology, Citrix; Woody Evans, Director, Solution Architecture, Delphix; Rahoul Ghose, SVP & CIO, Lifetouch; Shawn Henry, President, CrowdStrike Services; Peter High, Founder & President, Metis Strategy, LLC; Steven John, CIO, Ameripride Services; Jeff Kubacki, SVP & CIO, ATK; Mark McLain, Senior Director of Global Networks, Cargill, Inc.; Hunter Muller, President & CEO, HMG Strategy, LLC; Anudeep Parhar, CTO, Bloom Health; Dee Thibodeau, CEO, Charter Solutions; Wayne Ward, Vice President, Business & Product Development, Sprint; and Shawn Woessner, Managing Director & EVP, DHR International.

Sponsor partners for the summit include Sprint Business, Citrix, Comcast Business, Delphix, Avanade, Information Builders, Okta, ServiceNow and xMatters.

About HMG Strategy

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 are based on extensive in-depth research conducted over the course of multiple conversations and interviews with Hunter Muller and the HMG Strategy team. These awards demonstrate the critical relevance of the modern-day CIO as an innovative leader.  Insights from these conversations are shared in HMG Strategy's weekly newsletter. 

For details on HMG Strategy, to register for the newsletter or to register for upcoming events, please visit www.hmgstrategy.com. 

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