Much of the global economy is experiencing a productivity boom. While technology vendors would love to take credit for this, many CEO’s have questioned whether the hundreds of billions spent have dramatically improved corporate performance.

Nicholas Carr started the debate in the pages of Harvard Business Review with his controversial thesis that “IT Doesn’t Matter.” Yet a recent McKinsey study shows that improving management practices while investing in IT can yield a 20% increase in productivity. Who’s right?

Productivity improvements alone may not be enough in the new “flat world,” where companies now find themselves competing with government-financed Chinese companies and very aggressive Indian and Eastern European enterprises who can operate at a fraction of their costs. This new competition has created a renewed sense of urgency for the next wave of innovation and automation.

Innovate. What can we learn from the best practices and business processes of market leaders?

Automate. How do we use IT to drive out costs and create new revenue generating opportunities?

Dominate. The companies that make the right decisions and deploy these strategies successfully will be the productivity and market-share leaders of the next economy. Find out what they’re doing right.

AMR Research has designed this year’s Executive Leadership Conference to help you and your team make the right decisions and take advantage of the opportunities before you. The conference will feature:

Dynamic Keynote Speakers:

Nicholas Carr is an acclaimed business writer and speaker whose work centers on strategy, innovation, and technology.

Erik Brynjolfsson is the Director of the Center for e-Business at MIT whose teaching focuses on how businesses can effectively use information technology.

Linda S. Sanford is IBM’s Senior Vice President of Enterprise On Demand Transformation & Information Technology.

• Peer networking with senior executives in supply chain, retail, product development, procurement, manufacturing, and IT
  
• Industry executive panel featuring:
  Peter Horvath, COO, DSW
  John Withee, CFO, New Balance
  Bill Ramsey, SVP Supply Chain, Honeywell
  Karl Wachs, CIO, Celanese Chemical

In-depth tracks on

• A practical and actionable roadmap for the business-led Demand Driven Supply Network (DDSN) transformation
• Opportunities/challenges of managing China-based manufacturing
• Service Oriented Architecture: Game changer or hype?
• Leading a transformational IT project in Retail
• From Performance Management to Performance Improvement