4th Annual Kansas City IT Symposium
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The Executive Program is an exclusive “event within the event” during the Kansas City IT Symposium. The Executive Program is a peer roundtable available only to the senior-most IT leaders from the member companies of the Topeka Technology Leadership Forum, Kansas City IT Leadership Forum and the KC CIO Exchange and any of their qualified invited guests.
All attendees must pre-register no later than April 13, 2004. If you have any additional questions, please call efm, Inc. directly at 515-332-7040.
Attending Companies
Assurant Employee Benefits
Black & Veatch, Vice President & CIO
Blue Cross Blue Shield, VP & CIO
Blue Cross Blue Shield, VP & CIO (retired)
BNSF Railway Co., Director Tech. Services
Cerner Corporation, CIO
Commerce Bank, SVP & Director IS
DST Systems, Inc., CIO
Federal Reserve Bank, SVP & CIO
FHL Bank, Topeka, VP, Director of Information Technology Services
Great Plains Energy Services. Director Information Technology
Kansas Department of Human Resources, CIO
Kansas Department of Revenue, CIO
Kansas Dept. of SRS, CIO
Kansas DOT, Bureau Chief-Computer Services
LabOne, CIO & EVP
Mize, Houser & Company, Vice President
Morrill & Janes Bank, CIO
NAIC, Director of Information Services
North Kansas City Hospital, Director of IT
Physicians’ Reference Laboratory, CIO
Security Benefit Group, Inc, SVP & CIO
St. Francis Health Center, Director Information Services
Saint Luke's Health System, CIO
Terracon, CIO
UMB Bank, CIO
Universal Underwriters Group, CIO
Waddell & Reed, Inc., Sr. VP Management Services
WaterOne, Director of Information Technology
| 12:00 pm | Express Deli Buffet Served (Kansas City IT Symposium) |
1:00 pm |
Welcome Message - KC CIO Exchange |
1:15 pm |
Executive Roundtable Discussion Moderated by: Chris
Germann, Program Director, Gartner EXP |
3:00 pm |
Executive Program Concluded, dismissed to the Kansas City IT Symposium |
3:15 pm |
Session 7- CIO Panel Presentation: Cost Management & Developing Next Generation Leaders Moderated by: John Soat, InformationWeek Panelists: This panel presentation will feature leading IT thought leaders from some the regions largest companies discussing two critical issues facing IT Orginizations today; cost management and how to develop the next generation of leaders. This panel discussion, moderated by InformationWeek, will share their vision and perspective on these topics. |
| 4:15 pm | Closing Comments |
| 4:30 pm | Cocktail Reception Open Bar, Assorted Chips, Tortillas and Pretzels Served with Onion Dip, Salsa and Dill Mustard |






