We will be showcasing two sessions from the 2009 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium.

CIO AWARD 2009 - 4:45pm EDT

The MIT Sloan CIO Symposium 2009 Award for Leadership in Innovation recognizes Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) for their ability to build an organization that fosters innovation while supporting current business strategy.

In the broadcast we will be presenting the award to our finalists and well as announcing the 2009 winner LIVE.

KEYNOTE PANEL: Cloud Computing - 5:15pm EDT

Is cloud computing poised to become the “next big thing” in the pursuit of the IT computing nirvana? Although the jury is still out, the IT industry is once again abuzz with excitement. Cloud computing is hailed as the latest agent of disruptive change: the new paradigm shift catalyzing “Internet-scale” massive scalability and elasticity to fuel business innovations in the era of “on-demand.” Speed and access are seen as factors in the IT profitability equation, but does this innovation address the existing productivity issues associated with the human factor?

To navigate through the hype and avalanche of industry press, this session will explore cloud computing from “Both Sides Now:” the unprecedented promises as well as the daunting challenges. In particular, the panel will highlight the critical roles of integrated unified management, performance assurance, and analytics-based feedback loops for safeguarding the successful adoption of cloud computing in an enterprise.

THE 2009 MIT SLOAN CIO SYMPOSIUM

As CIO and as a senior business executive, you embrace a technology vision to enable improved global business performance for your company.  With pressure to do more with fewer resources mounting every year, your success increasingly requires tapping into innovative technologies and new ideas to get the job done.  What sparks these ideas?  How do you keep up with leading innovations?  Find out at the 2009 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium.

The MIT Sloan CIO Symposium is an annual one-day conference, held on the MIT campus, where CIOs and other senior business executives from around the world gather to explore how leading-edge academic research and innovative technologies can help address the practical challenges faced in today’s changing economy.  Senior IT decision makers engage with each other and with thought leaders from academia to find better ways to sustain their leadership in the effective use of technology to improve business performance. 

The theme of the 2009 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium is, “Sustaining CIO Leadership in a Changing Economy.”  Keynote presentations and interactive panel discussions feature more than forty-five business leaders, technology innovators, and thought leaders from academia.  More than a dozen sessions explore topics ranging from leveraging virtualization and cloud computing to security challenges in private clouds, application of collaborative technologies, outsourcing, and IT governance. The Symposium, now in its sixth year, enables you to gain insight into new developments, hear the inside story on cutting-edge implementations, engage in spirited discussions with academics as well as business leaders, and network with peers from around the world.

• MIT is a hotbed of innovative ideas, new technologies, and leadership education.  The Symposium facilitates a spirited exchange between leading CIOs and academicians who spearhead these activities.
• The elite group of technology and business leaders who gather for this event together have thousands of years of experience leading the technology vision of major companies.  The Symposium enables these leaders to learn from each other and make connections that help them do their jobs better.
• The Symposium capitalizes on recent academic research and showcases innovations, bringing together in a single day an unprecedented level and range of insight that helps CIOs and other business leaders work smarter. 

• Global Chief Information Officers across industries and sectors.
• Other C-level executives from technology, information management, operations, and finance functions.
• Senior business and technical executives who lead – or need – delivery of business value through innovative solutions.

The MIT Sloan School of Management is ranked first in IT and innovation leadership among business schools worldwide. The MIT Sloan CIO Symposium provides insight into leading-edge academic research that enables CIOs and other senior business executives to harness the potential of innovative tools and new approaches to the practical challenges they face in today’s changing economy.

The MIT Sloan CIO Symposium 2009 Award for Leadership in Innovation recognizes Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) for their ability to build an organization that fosters innovation while supporting current business strategy.

Here is what one award recipient said about last year's recognition:
" I haven't attended a better or more worthwhile event than the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium and you don't want to miss the 2009 symposium. The Award for Leadership brings tremendous visibility and recognition for organizations that foster innovation. My experience with this event is second to none and I highly recommend it to my peers and colleagues."

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