{"id":67,"date":"2010-03-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2010-03-26T15:00:39","modified_gmt":"2010-03-26T15:00:39","slug":"IT-leaders-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silkstream.net\/blog\/2010\/03\/IT-leaders-forum.html","title":{"rendered":"IT Leaders Forum, London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The format was very similar to the BBC&rsquo;s Question Time &#8211; where the delegates put questions to a panel of expert speakers including, Nick Beighton <strong><em>financial director ASOS.com<\/em><\/strong> (with whom I managed to have a quick chat with), Rashik Parmer&nbsp; <em><strong>CTO IBM<\/strong><\/em> and Darrell Stein <em><strong>CIO Marks &amp; Spencer<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>It was truly a great opportunity to engage in a debate on subjects such as &ldquo;getting business value from technologies&rdquo; and &ldquo;how technology can enable new opportunities within your business&rdquo;. <\/p>\n<p>The only downside to the event was the content was tilted towards blue-chip organisations, which is so far removed from SMEs in terms of their budget, resources and strategy. <\/p>\n<p>All in all, it was highly stimulating and has generated lots of &ldquo;food for thought&rdquo;. 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