California Public Sector CIO Academy 2009

MORNING KEYNOTES

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

David E. Sanger, Chief Washington Correspondent, The New York Times

David Sanger is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist covering a variety of issues surrounding foreign policy, globalization, nuclear proliferation, Asian affairs and the Bush presidency. He also has extensive knowledge of the confluence of economic and foreign policy. Mr. Sanger's book, The Inheritance: The World Obama Confronts and the Challenges to American Power will be published in January 2009.

Neal Gabler, Senior Fellow, Norman Lear Center for the Study of Entertainment and Society

Neal Gabler is a prize-winning author. His most recent work is Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination, winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography. This is the definitive biography of one of the most iconic figures in 20th-century American entertainment.

LUNCH KEYNOTES

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Mark Allen, Six Time Ironman Triathlon Champion and Coach

Mark brings his stories of Ironman success to the business setting providing insight into what it takes to go beyond challenges in an ever changing world. He shares his keys to Ironman success to help others become champions in their personal and professional lives.

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Woody Norris, Inventor and Futurist

Woody Norris is a visionary. He looks into the future, gathers insights into how life could be improved, and applies what he finds to the problems of today. Woody is a successful inventor, and is perpetually in the midst of numerous wide-ranging projects, all of which involve technology.

SESSIONS WILL INCLUDE

• Leadership and the Public CIO
• Knowing What You Know - A Leadership Self Assessment
• Leading the Mobile Workforce
• Privacy and Security - The Leadership Imperative
• Trifecta! Improving Your Odds through a New Way of Managing
• Fast Track to Leadership
• Proactive Leadership
• It's Politics and It's Personal
• Disruptive Leadership
• Translating Geek Speak - Communicating the Value of Technology to Executives
• Relationship Management - Spanning the Generations
• Building a High-Performance IT Organization
• Governing in a 2.0 World
• Gaining Executive Sponsorship is Easy!
• Getting Strategic
• Mentoring: Pay It Forward

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