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The CIO.IT program at Cable Show '09 next month will feature presentations and discussion panels with nearly 30 senior information-technology executives.
Now in its fourth year, CIO.IT will feature five sessions and other networking events during at the National Cable & Telecommunications Association's annual convention. The CIO.IT events are scheduled for Thursday, April 2, and Friday, April 3, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
CIO.IT will include a keynote address by Gary Beach, publisher emeritus of CIO Magazine, and four panel discussions:
"Stating the Case: Business Contributions of IT Management"
Panel to include:
• Moderator: Don Rippert, CTO, Accenture
• Andrew Baer, CIO, Comcast Corp.
• Frank Boncimino, SVP & CIO, Time Warner Cable
• Michael Gabriel, CIO & EVP Information Technology, HBO
• David Kline, CIO, Discovery Communications
"OSS & BSS: Transforming the Back Office to Capitalize on New Growth Opportunities"
Panel to include:
• Moderator: Michael Grebb, Executive Editor, CableFAX Daily, Access Intelligence
• Jim Anthony, VP - Strategic BSS, Comcast Corp.
• Gary Cronk, VP of Technology Strategy, Time Warner Cable
• Cliff Hagan, SVP Enterprise IT, Cablevision Systems Corp.
• Tom Vari, SVP & CIO, Rogers Cable
"Now Approaching Tomorrow: Technology Takes Me There"
Panel to include:
• Moderator: Gary Arlen, Arlen Communications
• Drew Fredrick, Sr. Director, IT & Technology, Travel Channel
Sree Kotay, Chief Architect and SVP of Software Engineering, Comcast Corp.
• Scott Teissler, CIO/CTO, CNN
• Bob Zitter, CTO, HBO
"Crafting the Code: Software's Rising Profile in Cable Operations"
Panel to include:
• Moderator: Jonathan Tombes, Editor, Communications Technology
• Jenifer Cistola, VP, Cable Information Services, CableLabs
• Chris Dressler, VP Technology Architecture, Cablevision Systems Corp.
• Kashif Haq, Strategic Execution Officer, CIO, CNO, Bright House Networks
• Scott Hatfield, CTO, Cox Communications
• Yvette Gordon-Kanouff, Chief Strategy Officer, SeaChange International
Sponsors of CIO.IT include Accenture, Oracle, Sigma Systems and SAP.
