CIO Executive Leadership Summit Focuses on Innovation, New Technologies and Transformational Business Strategies

CIO leadership is essential for driving successful business transformation, revenue growth and innovation in competitive markets. That's the top message on the agenda at the 2011 Southern California CIO Executive Leadership Summit from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Nov. 3 at the JW Marriott in Los Angeles.

The conference is in association with the Southern California Chapter of the Society for Information Management (SIM) and produced by HMG Strategy, the fastest growing CIO/ IT Leader network, delivering innovative IT leadership, management, and technology support for CIOs and senior IT executives. The one-day summit is expressly designed for CIO/ IT Leaders throughout Southern California.

Major topics and areas of discussion include: Enabling the Virtual Organization; Empowering Employees While Protecting Information; Strategy, Process Improvement and Alignment; Innovation and Technology; Career Management and Leadership Development;Transformational Leadership; Innovation and Growth Strategies; Cloud Computing; Social Enterprise; Mobile Workforce; Security; Strategic Sourcing; and Business Analytics.

Keynote speakers include Whitney Tidmarsh Bouck, General Manager, Box Enterprise; Dick Escue, CIO Advisor, Salesforce.com; and Steve Phillpott, CIO, Amylin Pharmaceuticals. Mario Leone, EVP and CIO at Ingram Micro, will deliver an executive briefing on the role of the transformational CIO in turbulent times.

Additional presenters and panelists include Cameron Cosgrove, CTO, First American Title Insurance; Tim Crawford, CIO, All Covered; Scott duFour, SVP, IS Strategic Programs, Ingram Micro; Sheila Jordan, VP Communication and Collaboration IT, Cisco Systems Inc.; Tony Leng, Managing Director, Diversified Search; Joel Manfredo, CTO, County of Orange; Jerry McGlynn, Vice President of Information Technology for Walt Disney Studios Distribution; Mark Polansky,Sr. Client Partner & Managing Director IT Officers Practice, Korn/Ferry International; Ashwin Rangan, CIO, Edwards Lifesciences; Douglas Rutledge,EVP and CIO, Apria Healthcare; George Sheth MBA, FHIMSS,Managing Partner, Diligent Partners, LLC; and Doug Shook, Dean of Academic Records, Registrar, Chief Technology Officer, Professor of Information Systems, Academic Records and Registrar, University of Southern California.

"The summit delivers world-class thought leadership in a club-like setting," said Hunter Muller, President and CEO, HMG Strategy. "Speakers and attendees share unique insights on transformational leadership, best practices, new technologies and career development. The summit is a truly unique opportunity to learn about transformational strategies, and network with top executives in a relaxed atmosphere."

For more information about the conference, please visit www.hmgstrategy.com