Highlights
In this high-volume, high-velocity global economy, companies are under intense pressure to move faster-faster than their competitors, faster than their customers and prospects, and certainly faster than they moved during the recession. Product development cycles must get shorter. Sales, marketing, and customer service initiatives must deliver sooner. Companies must get better at collaborating in real time, across time zones and enterprise boundaries. Your customers now demand products and experiences at a pace they dictate--the days of sellers calling the shots are long gone.
Nothing happens without technology these days, so IT must prove and re-prove itself as an organization that speeds up the business like never before--not the drag that turns a great idea into a missed opportunity.
For CIOs and other business technology leaders: How would your CEO rate your contributions to accelerating the business? Would you grade out as a high-performer? Or is your organization or department viewed as an impediment to growth and change? Do your internal and external business colleagues relish the chance to work with you? Or are they finding ways to route around your organization because it's not agile, flexible, and innovative enough or because you deserve the reputation of Dr. No through your risk-averse and plodding approaches? Are your customers loyal, engaged fans? Or are they just passive, transaction-oriented buyers?
At this year's InformationWeek 500 Conference, C-level executives from leading global companies gathered to discuss how their organizations are turbo-charging business execution and growth-how their accelerated enterprises manage cash more effectively, invest more wisely, delight customers more consistently, manage risk more profitably. The conference featured a range of keynote, panel, and workshop sessions:
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Unveiling of the 2011 InformationWeek 500 Rankings - The Very Best Business Technology Innovators
The 2011 InformationWeek 500 Conference kicked off on September 11, with our golf outing and welcome reception followed by two days of inspiring sessions, innovative strategies, stimulating dialogue, and unrivaled networking opportunities.
On Tuesday, September 13, 2011 we celebrated the 500 most innovative users of business technology at the InformationWeek 500 Conference and Gala Awards Dinner. The conference represents a unique opportunity to meet and interact with the most respected and recognized executives in the field. View the InformationWeek 500 list and winner videos.
