10/7/09 TechExecs Austin CIO Panel Forum

TechExecs Austin CIO Panel Forum & Tech Showcase
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 8:00am - 11:45am




"Rightsizing IT in Today's Economy"

In a good or down economy, IT executives always have the same challenge: how do they prioritize and evaluate or right size their IT initiatives while containing or even reducing costs? And in todays challenging economy, can todays business constraints actually foster innovation from the CIOs office?

Join Austin's CIO's, CEOs and IT executives in a strategic thinking forum, with attendance by invitation only, where leading Austin IT executives will discuss key issues related to the role of IT leadership in today's economy, describe the challenges they are facing and share their best practices with the audience in a lively, interactive environment.

TechExecs is an open organization and a true network of Senior IT Executives across all regions of the United States. Our open environment encourages awareness, peer recognition, relationship building, strategic thinking and idea contributions to help shape the success of our peers in the community.
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Venue Host
TechBA and
IC2 Institute at UT of Austin
WPR Auditorium
(West Pickle Research formerly MCC)
3925 West Braker Lane w Austin, Texas, 78759
Free Parking:
Designated visitor parking spaces at south-facing entrance.
AGENDA
8:00am Check-in
Continental Breakfast | Executives Networking

9:00am Welcome
Colin Osburn, TechExecs Austin Chapter CIO Chair
Janel Umphlett, TechExecs Austin Chapter Vice Chair
Program Introduction by
Mike Petty, Regional Vice President
Time Warner Cable Business Class

FEATURE PRESENTATION
Ray Bender, PhD, President, WRB Consulting
Presentation

9:30am
CIO & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP PANEL
"Rightsizing IT in Today's Economy"
Ray Bender, Ph.D., Moderator
Sam Coursen VP & CIO, Freescale Semiconductor
Michael Beamer, Global IT Applications Director, National Instruments
Kristi Browder, Chief Operating Officer/Executive Director, Connect Worldwide

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