Asia Pacific Executive teams in Malaysia and Singapore to determine whether CIOs have been successful in their work.
By Ross O. Storey
03 Mar 2009
There will likely be some entertaining clashes between different members of enterprise executive teams in the Asia Pacific this month, in two unusual events organised by Fairfax Business Media (FBM).
You may be aware that FBM publishes CIO Asia, MIS Asia, Computerworld Singapore and Computerworld Malaysia magazines, and its part of the major Australian publisher Fairfax Media.
In order to put some ‘new spark’ into the annual CIO Asia magazine conference, themed ‘Enterprise Executive Teamwork for Efficiency and Profit’ for 2009, publisher FBM has arranged two ‘Great Debates’ as part of the CIO conference in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, 12 March, and in Singapore, Wednesday, 18 March 2009.
At each event, two teams of four members, will debate the ‘yes’ and ‘no’ sides of the proposition that ‘CIOs have very effectively explained, to their enterprise executives, the business value and competitive advantage offered by information technology’.
Mixed executive teams
Each team will consist of a CEO/CFO, a CIO, an analyst and a vendor representative, so we expect to hear some pretty diverse views. We have nearly finalised the team members and will be announcing them soon.
There will be a debate adjudicator, who will be the master of ceremonies and ‘umpire’ for the debate. Each team member will have five minutes to present their case, followed by a closing summation by each team leader.
The adjudicator will then call on delegates at the conference to question the debate team members. The delegates will then be asked to cast their votes to determine whether the yes or no case has won the debate.
Of course, we aim to make this a fun and entertaining occasion and hope the team members don’t get too carried away in their arguments—the relationship between CIOs and other members of the enterprise executive suite has long been a sensitive one.
These events will also test the commonly-held belief that executives in the Asia Pacific are somewhat shy about speaking out and taking sides.
Attend the ‘Great Debate’
This event is open to CIOs and other top executives (CXOs) who determine IT strategies and control the purchase of technology products and services, from user organisations across industries in Asia.*
To register for CIO Asia Conference 2009 - Malaysia, please send your details to:cioconf_my@fairfaxbm.com
To register for CIO Asia Conference & Awards 2009 - Singapore, please send your details to: cioconf_sg@fairfaxbm.com
For registration enquiries, please contact: Rossanna Thomas, Tel: +65 6395 8017
*Registration for this event is subject to final approval. Interpretation and enforcement of the qualification policy as well as the right to limit and/or refuse registration for any reason are at the sole discretion of CIO Asia.
Ross O. Storey, currently the Managing Editor of Fairfax Business Media Asia, is responsible for the editorial content and production of MIS Asia, CIO Asia, Computerworld Singapore and Computerworld Malaysia magazines.
