NW CIO Summit

We invite you to attend the 2010 NW CIO Summit, an exclusive IT Executive Special Event @ InnoTech, to gain fresh, innovative ideas that are feasible and functional in today's business environment.

IMPORTANT NOTE:  The NW CIO Summit is open to CIOs, VPs of IT and their Direct Reports or Deputies for $60.00 per person which includes the NW CIO Summit, the InnoTech Conference sessions, InnoTech exhibits, and multiple networking receptions/events.  

2010 NW CIO Summit Agenda & Presentation Descriptions

8:00am - 8:50am
The Future of Software: An Opportunity To Deliver Increased Value
Robert McDowell, Vice President, Information Worker Business Value, Microsoft
The question of the economy and how best to position you and your firm remain incredibly important. Practical issues like, 'how do I help my customers save money?' and 'how can I work with Microsoft to gain share relative to my competition?' are still very much a part of the conversation. Join Bob McDowell, Vice President for Information Worker Business Value at Microsoft, as he shares with you his thoughts on these issues and offers a look at how Microsoft will continue to drive advances in innovation and productivity for the future.  Bob will also discuss  generational changes disrupting the computing industry and their impact on IT: and the software-plus-services discussion is clearly accelerating and continues to gain momentum.

9:00am - 9:50am
Cloud Best Practices and Pitfalls: What We Learned the Hard Way
Rich Bader, President and Chief Executive Officer, EasyStreet Online Services
Mark Campillo, VP & CTO, Knowledge Universe Technologies,
Mark Sauer, Global Vice President of IT and CIO, Merix Corporation
Based on experience garnered from clo,ud implementations, this session will provide attendees with a set of hard-earned lessons-learned. These are illustrated by a number of projects, including building a future-proof cloud and re-engineering existing IT service delivery processes. Additionally, the session will describe actionable strategies for avoiding the most common (and expensive) private cloud pitfalls, including mismanaging user expectations and underestimating platform growth.

10:00am - 10:50am
From Servant to Master - Changing IT's Relationship with the Business Through Outlook and Innovation
Damian Smith, General Manager, Slalom Consulting
Too many IT organizations, and by default the CIOs leading them, are regarded and treated by their business partners as servants. As a result, they find themselves in a constant battle to justify and cut cost while getting little to any relief on expectations. But for those that have achieved the status of trusted peers, the world is a very different place. IT budgets are rarely if ever questioned, and IT's involvement and counsel is not only requested, it's actively sought out. In this presentation, Damian Smith, General Manager with Slalom Consulting, will provide a simple model and key case study examples that will help you change your relationship with the business from servant to peer, and perhaps one day, to master.

11:30am - 12:50pm
Northwest CIO Summit Lunch & Presentation
Dismantle "Societies of Strangers" at Work by Integrating Social Technologies to
Increase Collaboration & Nurture an Enterprise 2.0 Culture
Ethan Yarbrough, President & Cofounder, Allyis, Inc.
Ken Efta, Principal Consultant & Solutions Architect, Allyis, Inc.
Employees are using social media and collaborative tools in their personal lives and expect them to be available and utilized in their job.  While some companies are still debating the value of social media and whether they'll allow employees to use social technologies on the job, others are plowing ahead, using social networking and internal social computing practices to their competitive advantage.  Those companies are sharing knowledge, engaging employees, inspiring innovation, recruiting top talent and seeing increased business opportunities as a result of social computing strategies.  Through organizational design and social technographics, you can design business strategies, intranets, portals, blogs and wikis that capitalize on your organization's culture and nurture Enterprise 2.0 adoption.  Dismantle "societies of strangers" at work, uncover knowledge and build relationships that engage employees and lead to measurable ROI as organizational knowledge expands and surfaces.  Presenters will provide valuable case studies and specific steps that can be taken today to integrate and deploy social tools.

1:00pm - 1:50pm
Innovation & Outlook in Action -
Real World Case Studies of Innovative Solutions that Make a Difference
Panel participants to be announced soon, please check back.
This presentation, delivered by innovative IT and business professionals from several different organizations, will feature real world case studies of innovative IT solutions that have made a real difference in client perception and value.

2:00pm - 2:50pm
2010 Beta Summit - Demos of the Region's Hottest Technologies
Hosted by Rich Bader, President and Chief Executive Officer, EasyStreet Online Services
Returning to the NW CIO Summit and InnoTech Oregon for the fifth year, the Beta Summit is a sneak peek into the future of technology in and around the NW.
CIO Summit participants will see 6 eight-minute, fast paced demonstrations of new products and/or technologies from some of the community's most promising companies.

3:00pm - 3:50pm
Do Not Get Caught Flat Footed Coming Out of the Great Recession: Advice from a CIO
Nate Oliver, CIO, Genesis Financial Solutions
Key economic indicators are showing that the Great Recession of 2008-2009 is finally over and a recovery is underway. Information technology has a key role to plan in helping businesses get back on their feet and start running fast again. Nate Oliver, CIO of Genesis Financial Solutions will talk about how he is preparing IT to allow Genesis to fire on all cylinders as business opportunities become available.

3:50pm - 4:30pm
InnoTech Exhibits & Happy 45-Minutes Reception (inside Hall E)

4:30pm - 6:00pm
7th Annual IT Executives of the Year Awards & Reception
Join us to network and mingle as InnoTech presents the 7th Annual IT Executives of the Year Awards.  These prestigious awards are presented annually to the region's top business and technology professionals. 

Nominations are being accepted NOW for both Public and Private Sector IT Executives.

NW CIO Summit is sponsored by
             

Thank you to the 2010 CIO Summit Advisory Council:
Ben Berry, CIO, Oregon Department of Transportation
Jackie Barretta, CIO, Con-Way
Lee Colaw, CIO, Pacific University
Craig Cole, Information Technology Director/CIO, City of Salem 
Chris Dill, VP & CIO, The Blazers  
Lance Kidd, CIO, Halton Company 
Tom McCarty, Director of Information Services, David Evans & Associates
Curt Pederson, CIO, Oregon State University  
Leslie Riester, Assoc. VP IT, Portland Community College
Linda Turner, Director, Information & Technology Services, Vancouver School District
Dave Weber, CIO, NW Natural Gas