11/08-03   -   Pressemeddelelse

Press Invitation

13TH ANNUAL EUROPEAN IT FORUM 2003
“Managing IT in Challenging Times"

29th and 30th September, 2003
Le Meridien Montparnasse
19, Rue du Commandant Mouchotte – Paris

This year’s European IT Forum analyses the current scenario following the 2001-2002 period, which was one of the toughest in the history of the global Information Technology industry. A scenario in which Chief Information Officers are called on more and more to meet the dual tasks of maximising the performance of IT resources without losing sight of their impact on overall costs.

The event will comprise of a number of plenary sessions to review strategic topics, combined with parallel sessions focusing on analysis of the principle opportunities offered to users by the market. In addition, the event features the Guru Labs - interactive workshops where a limited number of participants can brainstorm on critical issues with keynote speakers.


A sample of speakers at this year’s European IT Forum include:

· Francis Mer, Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry, French Government
· Jean-Pierre Corniou, President Cigref and CIO Renault
· John Gantz, SVP and Chief Research Officer, IDC
· Lester Thurow, Professor of Management and Economics, Sloan School of Management, MIT
· Nicholas Negroponte, Founder and Director, MIT´s Media Labs
· Paul Strassmann, Strassmann Inc.
· Patricia Seybold, Author of "Customers.com: How to Create a Profitable Strategy for the Internet and Beyond" and CEO, Patricia Seybold Group
· Soumitra Dutta, Author of "Embrace the Net" and "The Bright Stuff" and Dean of Executive Education at INSEAD
· Jeremy Paxman, Journalist and Broadcaster, BBC
For a full list of presenters, please visit http://emea.idc.com/itforum03


The European IT Forum 2003 is sponsored by the following companies:
Cisco, Nortel Networks, Sun, Symantec, Hewlett-Packard Company, Kodak, Palm, SIA, Siemens, Network Associates, Novell

For a detailed programme and complimentary press registration, click on: http://emea.idc.com/itforum03

PLEASE CONTACT THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE TO SCHEDULE INTERVIEWS WITH THE SPEAKERS:
Brodeur ImageTime, Tel.: +39 02 205621 – Francesco Petrella (fpetrella@imagetime.it);
Daniela Sarti (dsarti@imagetime.it).