CIOsynergy & directIT | Past Events

Past Events

CIOsynergy & directIT (by CXOsync LLC)

	CIOsynergy San Jose \| December 9th 2008 \| Hotel Valencia. 50 of the most talented corporate IT Leaders in San Jose came forth for an unprecedented networking opportunity at the Hotel Valencia. Over a feast and cocktails these CIO's met one another and engaged in thought provoking discussions with Thought Leader Mark Egan, former CIO of Symantec. An evening focused on cybercrime led these leaders into intensive discussions on the reality of the current threat enterprises face. This evening concluded with a book signing by Mark Egan whom authored 'Executive Guide to Information Security: Threats, Challenges, and Solutions' "Great forum you'll come across for delving into issues of importance to CIO's" - Michael Vedda, CIO Affymetrix, Inc.
	CIOsynergy San Jose \| March 26th 2009 \| Hotel Valencia. Questions on the minds of many CIO's revolve around the economy and the future role of the CIO. It is vital that a CIO adapts to a down economy in order to continue on a path of innovation, and bring vital business value to an organization beyond cost cutting. 60 CIO's came forth to discuss this with Mark Egan, former CIO of Symantec and Dean Lane, author of 'CIO Wisdom'. CIO's shared stories of their challenges and the triumphs with one another, but more importantly they made local contacts that will remain at arms length as evening closes. These are strategic contacts that strengthen the reach and value of every IT Leaders that came forth. 'Excellent' - Jorge Taborga, CIO Omnicell, Inc.
	CIOsynergy Chicago \| April 30th 2009 \| Trump International Hotel & Tower. Chicago's latest modern marvel, the Trump International Hotel & Tower was host to CIOsynergy Chicago. An evening that brought together 60 local CIO's from the likes of Allstate, Orbitz, ComPsych, Career Education Corp, City of Chicago, American Access Casualty, Discover Financial, MacArthur Foundation among others. A panel of 5 to include Hardik Bhatt - CIO, City of Chicago, Surinder Kumar - Chief Innovation Officer, W.M. Wrigley, William Farrow - former CIO, Chicago Board of Trade, Ed Zeitler - Exec Dir, (ISC)2, and Michael Lock, Director, Google Enterprise shared their journey of Innovation. 'CIOsynergy is a real value add' - Jeff Klaben, CISO Applied Biosystems, Inc.
	directIT San Jose\| June 4th 2009 \| Hotel Valencia. 60 of Tomorrow's IT Leaders gathered for an evening of inspiring conversation with a panel of successful IT Leaders. Our panel shared stories, strategies, and insight on how today's Director of IT can position themself for the executive office. DirectIT empowered attendees by equipping these aspiring IT Leaders with a local network of contacts that face the same daily hurdles, while our panel of CIO's shared tactics to include personal branding, building an external network, and managing in a down economy - beyond cost cutting to build business value. Panel members included Ashwin Rangan, former CIO of walmart, Mark Egan, former CIO of Symantec, Sunny Azadeh, former CIO of Align Technology, Steve Zoppi, former CIO of TiVo, and Terry Wynn, VP Finance of Sony PlayStation. "I enjoyed the conversation with both vendors and peers and find former CIO information insightful." - Bob Luong, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
	CIOsynergy San Jose \| August 20st 2009 \| Hotel Valencia. 75 Bay Area CIO's will engaged in a thought provoking evening with peers over an epicurean feast and cocktails. These Leaders discussed, debated, and challenged an infectious pandemic that has rocked our global economy. Cybercrime...reality uncut Featuring a guest keynote, discussion, and Q&A with Byron Acohido, author of the award winning book 'Zero Day Threat' Pulitzer prize winning investigative reporter Byron Acohido has chronicled the rise of cybercrime in this award-winning book. A eye opening tale of how financial institutions aided and abetted by tech vendors made it all to easy for cybercrime to thrive as a fast growth industry.
	directIT San Jose \| August 20th 2009 \| Hotel Valencia. Aspiring IT Leaders to shared stories, strategies, and insights with one another. They were empowered with a local network of contacts that face the same daily hurdles. directIT provided an external network to build upon while supporting tomorrow's CIO with personal branding... elements that play a vital role in attaining a position in the executive office. Directors... tomorrow's aspiring IT Leaders discussed, debated, and challenged the clear & present danger of Cybercrime with pulitzer prize winning investigative reporter Byron Acohido, author of the award winning book 'Zero Day Threat'. An epic evening that collaborated 75 directors over and epicurean feast and world cocktails.
	CIOsynergy Chicago \| September 24th 2009 \| W - City Center,Chicago. 150 IT Leaders joined us on this epic evening as world renowned Frank Abagnale took us on a journey depicted most graphically in his best-selling book and movie, "Catch Me If You Can". A discussion on the latest fraud techniques and technologies, with an emphasis on the vulnerability of organizations and how they can detect, investigate and prevent cybercrime. Frank's rare blend of knowledge and expertise began more than 40 years ago when he was known as one of the world's most famous confidence men. Between the ages of 16 and 21, he successfully posed as an airline pilot, an attorney, a college professor, and a pediatrician, in addition to cashing $2.5 million in fraudulent checks in every state and 26 countries. Onsite signing of Frank Abagnales 'Catch me if you Can' book for attendees..
	Walk the Line' by CIOsynergy \| November 12th \| The Hotel Valencia, San Jose With an audience of 150 Bay Area Chief Information Officers fortune magazines editor-at-large David Whitfield will explore a panel of 6 Leaders of Innovation; all recognized as pioneers of their field. How did theses mavericks turn a need into a million dollars literally overnight? How do they keep their organizations on the brink of Innovation? What do they look for in a leader? What are they expecting tomorrow's next big technology shift to bring? All Questions we will look to answer as we 'Walk the Line' with the mavericks of Innovation, people you should know, stories you should hear.
	directIT Chicago \| December 1st 2009 \| Elysian Hotel, Chicago. 150 of tomorrow's aspiring IT leaders discussed, debated, and challenged the focus of today's enterprise IT with a panel of CIO's. One-on-One with the CIO as they revealed the winning strategies that kept the organizations served ahead of the pack. This epic evening collaborated over an epicurean feast and cocktails at the Elysian Hotel, Chicago. Empowered with a local network of contacts that face the same daily hurdles, directIT provided an external network to build upon while supporting tomorrow's CIO with personal branding... elements that play a vital role in attaining a position in the office of the CIO. Our panel of included CIO's from Chicago's largest enterprises to include Rust-Oleum, Rush Medical Center, Cardean Learning Group, & TTX Companies. These leaders have walked the line to bring value to their organizations and made decisions with global impact.
	CIOsynergy New York \| Dec 17th 2009 \| Crowne Plaza - Time Square, NY. 150 CIO's will join us on this epic evening as world renowned Frank Abagnale takes us on a journey depicted most graphically in his best-selling book and movie, "Catch Me If You Can". A discussion on the latest fraud techniques and technologies, with an emphasis on the vulnerability of organizations and how they can detect, investigate and prevent cybercrime. Frank's rare blend of knowledge and expertise began more than 40 years ago when he was known as one of the world's most famous confidence men. Between the ages of 16 and 21, he successfully posed as an airline pilot, an attorney, a college professor, and a pediatrician, in addition to cashing $2.5 million in fraudulent checks in every state and 26 countries.
	directIT with Richard Stallman \| Parc 55 - San Francisco \| 4.22.10 100 Bay Area IT Leaders will joined us for an evening with Richard Stallman over an epicurean feast and cocktails. Stallman founded the 'Free Software Foundation' (FSF) & GNU Project, a form of free software that everyone has the freedom to copy redistribute, and alter as they see fit. Today, the GNU/Linux system (credited to Stallman) is used by tens of millions. We 'Walked the Line' with a thought leader that has influenced many of the applications we open daily, Stallman will engage in a thought provoking discussion that challenges the directions we are led in, and that promising to open eyes to a movement that has influenced millions throughout the years.
	CIOsynergy Chicago with Steve Forbes \| 4.29.10 280 IT Leaders joined us for an evening of unparalleled networking and an ultimate learning environment with lessons of leadership from CEO, author & two time presidential candidate Steve Forbes. Over an epicurean feast and world cocktails we will gain insight into the man behind the best-selling book 'Power Ambition Glory'. Valuable leadership lessons for the CIO. This invitation only event brought forth 280 CIO's and IT Leaders whom shared many things in common to include location, passion, and thirst for knowledge. An opportunity to discuss, debate, and challenge the daily hurdles of IT Leadership. Attendees all received a signed copy of 'Power Ambition Glory'
	CIOsynergy New York with Steve Forbes \| May 6, 2010 280 IT Leaders joined us for an evening of unparalleled networking and an ultimate learning environment with lessons of leadership from CEO, author & two time presidential candidate Steve Forbes. Over an epicurean feast and world cocktails we shared insight into the man behind the best-selling book 'Power Ambition Glory'. Valuable leadership lessons for the CIO. This invitation only event brought forth 280 CIO's and IT Leaders whom shared many things in common to include location, passion, and thirst for knowledge. An opportunity to discuss, debate, and challenge the daily hurdles of IT Leadership. All attendees received a signed copy of 'Power Ambition Glory'
	CIOsynergy San Francisco with Steve Forbes \| June 3, 2010 280 IT Leaders joined us for an evening of unparalleled networking and an ultimate learning environment with lessons of leadership from CEO, author & two time presidential candidate Steve Forbes. Over an epicurean feast and world cocktails we shared insight into the man behind the best-selling book 'Power Ambition Glory'. Valuable leadership lessons for the CIO. This invitation only event brought forth 280 CIO's and IT Leaders whom shared many things in common to include location, passion, and thirst for knowledge. An opportunity to discuss, debate, and challenge the daily hurdles of IT Leadership. All Attendees received a signed copy of 'Power Ambition Glory'
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