REGISTRATION
Please mail your registration form and payment to the following address:
Attn: Professor Gwanhoo Lee, Director, CITGE
American University, Kogod School of Business
4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC, 20016-8044
The registration form may also be sent electronically to: glee@american.edu
If you have questions or need more information about the program, contact
Professor Lee at glee@american.edu or (202) 885-1991.
For additional information on upcoming CITGE events and sponsors, please visit our
website: www.american.edu/kogod/citge
Announcing the 2013 CITGE
Executive Program for IT Leaders
Big Data, Big Challenges, and Big Opportunities
INVITATION AND OVERVIEW
KEY BENEFITS
Join us for this executive program designed to provide IT leaders and business
executives with an extraordinary learning experience on current, critical IT
management topics. In the 2013 programs, participants will be introduced to the
latest theories and best practices in the areas of Big Data, Business Analytics,
Information Privacy, and Cyber-security. Through inspiring presentations and lively
discussions of real business problems in a stimulating learning environment, this
program gives IT and business leaders valuable tools and insights for putting
innovative ideas into action.
In this program, you will learn to:
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
PROGRAM LOCATION
Program events will be held in the new state-of-the-art facilities at Kogod School of
Business on the American University campus in Washington, DC.
This program is designed for IT executive management teams (CIO/ CTO level and
their direct reports), and for business unit executive sponsors of the IT team
(including CFOs and SBU heads). For maximum benefit, multiple attendees per
organization are encouraged to attend. The participants of the past programs include
senior managers and executives from such organizations as Aera Energy, American
Red Cross, Amtrak, Architect of the Capitol , Brookings Institute, CACI, Capital One,
Cisco Systems, Computech, Constellation Navy Federal Credit Union, New Energy,
CSC, Deloitte Consulting, Federal Aviation Administration, Fannie Mae, Federal
Reserve Board, Freddie Mac, General Motors, IBM, IRS, Howard Hughes Medical
Institute, Marriott International, Pfizer, SAS Software, SAP, US Department of Health
and Human Services, US Department of Homeland Security, US Peace Corps, and
World Bank.
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Capitalize on big data through effective analytics capabilities and governance
Effectively communicate with business executives about business value of IT
Evaluate and manage your organization’s data assets and IT capabilities
Manage issues on information privacy and cyber-security
Understand benefits and risks associated with IT-enabled change
Forecast future trends of technologies and understand their strategic implications
Integrate theory and practice in IT management
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEES
$5,000 for up to 3 attendees from your organization for the entire 2013 programs
(four programs) or, $1,500 for each program for up to 3 attendees from your
organization
2013 PROGRAMS
February 22nd
(Friday)
PROGRAM FACULTY
The program will be taught by the internationally-renowned faculty from American
University’s Kogod School of Business and the Center’s research fellows, including
Bill DeLone, Erran Carmel, J. Alberto Espinosa, Gwanhoo Lee, Richard Schroth,
Peter Keen, Mary Culnan, Michael Carleton, and Frank Armour. In addition, other
leading scholars and experts such as Melanie Teplinksy and Tom Kellermann will
teach the program. Past external speakers include Richard Spires (U.S. Department
of Homeland Security), Steve Cooper (FAA), Aileen Morse (World Bank), Ralph
Szygenda (General Motors), Susan Zankman (Marriott), Jeanne Ross (MIT), George
Westerman (MIT), Stephanie Woerner (MIT), and Murray Scott (National Univ. of
Ireland).
April 19th
(Friday)
Privacy, Data Governance, and the CIO: Big Data and Other
Challenges
Mary Culnan
Taking the Offense: What Every CIO Should Know about
Cybersecurity, Cybercrime, and Cyberespionage
Melanie Teplinsky, Tom Kellerman
September 20th Analytics in Action: Business Decision Making
Itir Karaesmen Aydin, Edward Wasil
(Friday)
November 15th Harnessing Big Data to Create Value through Analytics
William DeLone, Gwanhoo Lee
(Friday)
(Note) Dates and topics are subject to change.