WESTPORT, Conn., May 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The emergence of new
business models, competitive threats, and continuous innovation are
forcing business leaders for companies across all industries to
rethink their approaches to leadership in order to drive
transformational change. The role of the CIO and how IT leaders
respond to these challenges will be the focus of the 2015 Detroit
CIO Executive Leadership Summit on June 16,
2015 at the Westin Book Cadillac Detroit produced by HMG
Strategy, LLC.
"Business is moving at a lightning-fast pace," said Hunter Muller, HMG Strategy's President and CEO.
"Successful CIOs are stepping up to these challenges with bold
leadership, innovation, and transformation strategies to address
these market dynamics and deliver innovation to empowered
customers."
HMG Strategy, LLC, the world's foremost CIO network of 80,000
thought leaders and executives, was recently recognized by CIO.com
as one of the Top Ten Tech Conferences Worth Attending in
2015 (CIO.com). The company will produce 44 events over the
next 12 months across North
America.
The Detroit event will kick off
with a keynote address by Frank
Capek, Chief Experience Officer at Customer Innovations,
who will share the disciplines that are required by organizations
to successfully engage with discerning customers. An afternoon
keynote presented by President Shawn
Henry of CrowdStrike Services will address the
increasingly complex security threats facing organizational
networks and how a paradigm shift is needed to protect sensitive
data.
Other speakers for the day will include Renee Arrington, SVP, Pearson Partners
International, Inc.; Judy
Asher, Director, IT Research & Innovation, Ford
Motor Company; Steve Baker,
IT Strategy and Innovation, DTE Energy; Colin Boyd, former CIO, Johnson Controls;
David Bruno, Senior Client
Partner and Managing Director, DHR International; Jim Clark, Director of Enterprise
Architecture, Consumers Energy; Linda
Cureton, President, Muse Technologies, Inc.;
Gary Desai, SVP & CIO,
Federal-Mogul Motorparts; Johnny
Dranchak, CTO, CoreTech App Studio, GE; Mark Duhaime, Chief of Operations – United
Health Technology, UnitedHealth Group; Kay Fuhrman, Partner, Heidrick &
Struggles; Greggory Garrett,
CEO & Managing Director, CGS Advisors LLC; Greg Gilley, District Sales Manager, Pure
Storage; Timothy McCabe,
former SVP & CIO, Delphi; Greg
Moran, SVP, CIO Infrastructure and Operations,
Nationwide Mutual Insurance; Hunter
Muller, President & CEO, HMG Strategy, LLC;
Kevin Parlette, VP, IT (CIO),
Dana Holdings Corporation; Mark
Polansky, Senior Partner, CIO/IT Officers Practice,
Korn Ferry; and George Surdu, EVP & CTO, Comerica
Bank.
Sponsor Partners for the summit include HP, Avanade, Comcast
Business, Pure Storage, Appirio, Apptio, Jive, Okta, ServiceNow,
and Splunk.
Engrossing panel discussions will explore best practices for
building flexible enterprise architectures that can provide greater
business agility; strategic leadership in an era of accelerated
change; emerging technology shifts that will impact the enterprise;
and leadership, innovation, and transformation dynamics that are
shaping the future of the CIO role.
About HMG Strategy
HMG Strategy is the world's foremost provider of pioneering
networking events and thought leadership to support the 360-degree
needs of the CIO/IT leader. Our regional CIO Executive
Leadership series, newsletters, authored books and the recently
launched Research and Resource Center (RRC) deliver proprietary
research on leadership, innovation and transformation. The HMG
Strategy global network of more than 80,000 senior IT executives,
industry experts and world class thought leaders is the strongest,
most trusted network of executives. Additionally, our partnerships
with the world's leading search firms provide vital insights into
the changing role of the CIO.
The HMG Strategy CIO Executive Leadership
Series offers a completely unique experience for IT
executives to gain the latest insights and best practices for
driving increased business value through the use of IT, and build
invaluable relationships with peers and industry experts. HMG
Strategy CIO Executive Leadership Summits were recently given the
distinction by CIO.com as one of ten must-attend
conferences in 2015.
For more information please visit our website
at www.hmgstrategy.com.
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