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As the economy fluctuates and uncertainty clouds the market, one of the biggest challenges facing IT Executives today is to accurately forecast budgets, manage and hire the right talent, and predict the organization’s future. How do Senior IT Leaders plan in this volatile environment? What should or should not be cut in a budget crunch? How do you make the right IT investment decisions? And, most importantly, how do you maximize business value during difficult times? Please join IMF to discuss these tough questions, along with many more at our Senior Executive Leadership Forum.

"Changing the Corporate Mindset to Ensure a More Effective Cost Structure"
In the area of technology, we are quickly changing the corporate mindset from the 'casual manager' concept to the fully engaged, cost conscious associate. Everyone is looking for an opportunity to step up to the plate when it comes to a more effective cost structure. This session will discuss the steps ChoicePoint’s IT organization has taken over the last year to significantly contribute to the bottom line.
Marty Smith, Chief Information Technology Officer
ChoicePoint, a LexisNexis Company

"Vendor Management in Difficult Economic Times"
Mike Bender will speak about Cisco’s vendor management strategy including risk assessment and contingency plans. Mike will discuss Cisco’s ongoing development of a strategy for evaluating the sustainability of key vendors and their approach to building back up plans that support business partners but protect the business.
Michael Bender, Director of IT Vendor Management
Cisco

IMF Executive Survey Results Discussion
"How are you and your Peers Responding to this Market?"
Prior to this Forum, IMF will field a survey to its members. The survey will focus on IT buying trends, end-user spending, overall IT budget plans, etc. All survey results will be anonymously compiled and presented during this session. Anticipate an exciting, interactive discussion where Executives will learn what others are doing and have the opportunity to openly discuss the results of the survey.

"Better Management of Budgets & Projects Through Effective Governance" 
Rick Ancona will discuss PWC's new IT Governance Model and how it is being used to effectively bring positive change to his firm.
Rick Ancona, Chief Information Officer
PricewaterhouseCoopers

"IT Transformation in a Challenging Economy"
Mark Weischedel, CIO of American Red Cross, will discuss ARC’s IT Transformation strategy.   He will outline his initiatives including application portfolio rationalization, infrastructure optimization & modernization, upgrading human capital, and strengthening governance, quality, compliance and controls.
Mark Weischedel, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
American Red Cross

Talent Acquisition, Retention and the IT Intern Program at 3M
3M is internationally recognized for their ability to hire, motivate and retain top talent. Their intern programs are often the pipeline utilized to obtain qualified full-time resources for the workforce of the future. Molly Norberg will share information about 3M's intern program. Topics covered will include recruiting for top talent, performance management, creating an intern community to aid in retention, and the overall candidate management process utilized during the lifecycle of the relationship with an individual candidate. This will be an interactive session where attendees are encouraged to share their best practices for managing their intern programs.
Molly Norberg, Manager, IT Systems and Performance Management
3M Company