Today's businesses gain their edge largely through the information they access. The CIO plays a crucial role in managing this resource. His role is ever changing and he is now expected to play several roles effectively. As an analyst and evangelist, the CIO defines the technology implementation roadmap of the company considering scalability, compliancy, and affordability issues. As a business visionary, he assesses cost/performance and Return-On-Investment related issues. And as a person manager, heworks towardsmotivating the team to pursue his vision - all of them, skills that power the organization to surge ahead of the competition.

The Event - Energizing
Powering the CIO to Take Charge!

CIOL C-CHANGE is a mega event designed to energize 100 of India's finest CIOs and enable them to take on bigger challenges. The focus this year is towards powering them to succeed as business strategists. C-CHANGE offers these professionals a clear perspective of the fast-changing business paradigms and merging trends, and is an ideal platform for them to exchange views with some of the best minds in the business.
Planned as a 3-day event, C-CHANGE is uniquely conceived to offer the participants a twin advantage. They can de-stress and rejuvenate in one of Asia's finest spas while they interact with the best-known names from the Indian IT industry - a combination that effectively equips them to Take Charge!

The Content - Empowering
The charge that delivers!

What makes C-CHANGE unique and the biggest of its kind is its content. Scheduled are seminars on highly relevant technology and management topics (there are sessions on web services, serviceoriented architecture and even one on developing personal assertiveness!), to be addressed by some of the most accomplished speakers in the IT industry. These power-packed sessions are aimed at effectively enriching practicing CIOs, managers, and management consultants, who can opt for multiple sessions in parallel tracks, be a part of smaller focused groups, or discuss case studies (both global and local). All sessions are scheduled with ample time for interaction between participants.

The experience - Enriching
A must for the CIO who aims to become a business strategist

With organizations increasingly depending on technology, the role of a CIO is fast changing. Besides focusing on core IT-related issues like compliance, security, efficiency and so on, today's CIO is expected to be a complete business strategist - gather information and deploy it to achieve stated business objectives such as market share, leadership, performance and so on. C-CHANGE offers the perspective required for a CIO to explore opportunities in this direction.