The 2012 Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, to be held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from August 28-30, will once again bring together top IT leaders to deepen their understanding and sharpen their skills.
“The theme this year is Focus, Connect, Lead,” says Tom Scholtz of Gartner. “Extreme information management presents CIOs with a whole new set of challenges – and also the opportunity to deepen their leadership. The agenda at this year’s Symposium will help IT leaders look at the real issues, what opportunities there are to connect applications with business and stakeholders, and how they can take a lead in transforming IT in business.”
Tina Nunno, Gartner Vice President and Research Director in the US-based CIO Research Group, will give a series of presentations on how CIOs can navigate complex decisions and sensitive organisational politics, as well as on management issues like working with the board of directors, executive communication strategies, change leadership and governance strategies.
BRICS expert Partha Iyengar will discuss how local CIOs can help their organisations exploit the opportunities that come with South Africa’s entry into the community, Daryl Plummer will reveal trends in cloud computing and Andy Kyte will discuss application management and overhaul.
The special guest speaker is Dr Jasper Horrell, the manager of Science Computing and Innovation for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project.
“This year there are five tracks and over 50 presentations from 18 acknowledged global thought leaders,” says Gartner Africa MD Rene Jacobs. “It’s a once-a-year opportunity to catch up with the latest thinking, network, share ideas and gain new insights. It’s the one event of the year that no IT leader can afford to miss.”
For more information and a full agenda, please visit http://www.gartner.co.za.
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