Event Details
Austin CIO Summit
InnoTech and the 6th Annual Austin CIO Summit welcome Bob Melk, Publisher, CIO Magazine and Moderator of the 2009 Austin CIO Summit , a Special Event @ InnoTech. Bob and over 70 of the region's top IT Professionals will meet for a half day of informative sessions and networking dedicated to IT Leaders, only at InnoTech.
a Special Event @ InnoTech Austin
Hosted by Austin Technology Council
Thursday, October 29, 2009
11:00am - 4:30pm
Austin Convention Center, Room 19A, 4th Floor
Presentations are subject to change. Presentation descriptions and speakers are updated frequently, please check back.
12pm - 12:05pm
Welcome/Opening Remarks by
Sam Coursen, Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Freescale Semiconductor
12:05pm - 12:40pm
Lunch/Networking
12:40pm - 1:45pm
Moving Beyond the Downturn: How a CIO Innovates to Prepare For the Upturn
Media types say the recession may be over, are you prepared? Today's CIOs are still challenged with decreased budgets and/or stretched staff and resources. At the same time management expect consistent or better service levels. How are you making it all work and...CIO Innovation Session Full Description.
Moderated by Bob Melk, Publisher, CIO Magazine (pictured above left)
With featured panelists:
Gary Buonacorsi, CIO, Office of the Attorney General
Rob
Davis, CIO, Atlantic Aviation
Steve Savage, CIO, CA
1:45pm - 2:30pm
InnoTech Happy 45 Minutes, Inside Ballroom D
CIO Summit participants are encouraged to visit the InnoTech exhibits, enjoy music, a cold beverage and networking at the InnoTech Happy 45-minutes reception.
2:30pm - 3:20pm
Driving the Delivery of Superior IT Business Value
Erik Dorr Senior IT Research Director, The Hackett Group
Research conducted by The Hackett Group has found that when the IT organizations of top performing Global 200 companies have implemented value management best practices, the company,, delivers 46% higher operating margins and 49% higher net margins than their industry peers...Superior IT Business Value Session Full Description

3:30pm - 4:30pm
**MEETING ROOM 12B**
Fireside Chat with Robin Johnson, CIO, Dell (pictured left)
Hosted by Bob Melk, Publisher, CIO Magazine
Listen in as Robin Johnson and Bob Melk discuss some of the most relevant issues in technology today.
4:30pm - 6:00pm
12th Annual IT Executives of the Year Awards and Reception hosted by the
AITP - Austin Chapter
Celebrate the region's top IT achievements, network and mingle as the AITP presents its 12th Annual IT Executives of the Year Awards. These prestigious awards are presented annually to Austin's top business and technology professionals in the following four categories:
2009 IT Executive of the Year - PRIVATE SECTOR
2009 IT Executive of the Year - PUBLIC SECTOR
2009 Information Technologist of the Year (for CTO, Chief Technology Officer, etc.)
2009 IT Solution of the Year
(Nominations are now closed.)
$55.00 per person, prior to midnight CST Friday, October 16, 2009
$69.00 per person after October 16, 2009
Registration includes the CIO Summit, lunch, all of the InnoTech Conference sessions, InnoTech keynotes, InnoTech exhibits and vendor seminars and the 11th Annual IT Executives of the Year Awards Reception, hosted by AITP.
IMPORTANT NOTES
- Registrations for the CIO Summit will be accepted for executive level IT professionals only (i.e. CIO, CTO, VP of Information Technology, etc.)
- The CIO Summit is for executive level IT professionals only and requires separate registration and payment.
- Registration includes lunch.
- Registration is non-refundable; however, is transferrable to an eligible participant.










