2013 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium to Examine CIO’s Transformational Role in Architecting the Enterprise of the Future

Tenth Annual Premier Global Event Brings Together CIOs from Around the World to Explore Leading-edge Academic Research and Innovative Technologies to Address the Challenges Faced in Today's Volatile Business Environment

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The enterprise of the future will be very different from the one we know. It will be complex, develop hitherto unforeseen forms, and will have to respond to unexpected challenges. All while the windows of opportunity and response will continue to shrink. What can the CIO do to lead the transformation and realize the opportunities that are coming? Find out at the 2013 MIT CIO Symposium.

“Healthcare Innovations through Information and Process Re-design”

Now in its tenth year, the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium (http://www.mitcio.com) is a world class one-day conference, held on the MIT campus, where over 800 CIOs and senior business executives from around the world meet. IT leaders network and explore how innovative technologies and leading-edge academic research can help address the practical challenges faced in today’s changing economy.

“Now more than ever, the CIO must be nimble and navigate not only the technology playing field, but the entire changing business enterprise,” said Kathleen Tetrault, the 2013 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium Chair. “Attendees will leave the Symposium armed with actionable insight on how to embrace changes caused by economic, social, political, environmental and technological forces, to help them as they lead their organizations on an increasing adaptive and upward path.”

The Symposium features more than a dozen keynote presentations and interactive panel discussions with high-profile business leaders, technology trendsetters, and thought leaders from academia. Some of the topics to be addressed include: “The Reality of Big Data,” “Leapfrog the Competition: Enable a Smarter, Nimble Enterprise,” “The Evolving Cloud Agenda,” “Healthcare Innovations through Information and Process Re-design,” and “Competitive Advantages through Social Business.”

The Symposium will take place on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, from 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern time at Kresge Auditorium on the MIT campus (77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA).

Additionally, the Symposium’s Innovation Showcase will feature 10 carefully selected early-stage companies that are providing innovative and valuable IT solutions. It will be open to the public from 6:15 - 8:00 p.m. on May 22, 2013.

Visit www.mitcio.com for more information and to register.

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