Date:  08/02/2007

Time:   SDSIC Business and Technology Alignment5:30 pm – 6:00 pm Registration and Networking 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Program

Location:   Morrison & Foerster LLP 12531 High Bluff Drive, Suite 100 San Diego, CA 92130

Description:  

A panel of industry leaders will discuss their views on matching technology to business needs. This session is aimed at business & technology executives.

Business & Technology Alignment is the number one priority in 2007 for technology leadership, says CIO Magazine.

Industry observers for years have sited the lack of alignment as the typical culprit in expensive, failed, and outsourced technology & business initiatives. Yet, alignment is as much art as science, and doesn’t come naturally to technology professionals or business executives.

Strategic technology consultant Tom Parham hosts a panel of technology leaders who illustrate their experiences with pursuing, achieving and maintaining Business & Technology Alignment, and discuss

• What Is Business & Technology Alignment?
• What is The ROI Of Business & Technology Alignment?
• What Should Your Technology Team Know About Your Business?
• What Should Your Management Team Know About Technology?

Guest Speakers:

Devin Breise, Chief Architect, Intuit Corporation
Todd Walter, Chief Technical Officer, Teradata Research and Development
Terry Mohn, Technology Strategist & Enterprise Architect, Sempra Energy Utilities
Tom Parham, Strategic Technology Consultant

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