Visionary J. Craig Venter to Keynote at InformationWeek's Spring ConferencePRNewswire CMP's InformationWeek, today announced that J. Craig Venter, will deliver a keynote on "Taming The Tiger: How To Optimize Infrastructure and Processes On A Massive Scale" at the annual InformationWeek Spring Conference, taking place April 2-5 at the Ritz-Carlton in Amelia Island, FL. Founder and President of the J. Craig Venter Institute and the J. Craig Venter Science Foundation, he is a visionary in the field of genomic research and was instrumental in the massive 13-year project which mapped the human genome. Venter will discuss the technology infrastructure and process optimization techniques, including BPO, PM, BI, and systems management, that worked to such great success on a grand scale. The former CEO of Celera Genomics, Venter has been in the news recently, pioneering molecular and genomic methods to develop biological sources of clean energy. Venter joins fellow conference keynoters Robert Carter, EVP and CIO of FedEx Corporation and Larry Bossidy, author and former CIO of Honeywell. The InformationWeek Spring Conference examines the theme "Optimizing the Core: Infrastructure & Business Data." Hundreds of technology executives from Fortune 1000 companies will attend to learn how leading companies optimize core technologies to improve efficiency and profitability. To register, go to http://www.informationweekconference.com/ or call 516-562-7685. About The Business Technology Group Reaching the audiences that matter, CMP's Business Technology Group (BTG) is comprised of the industry's leading technology brands reaching the most critical business technology audience segments - InformationWeek, Network Computing, Intelligent Enterprise, and Optimize as well as a vertical industry suite including Bank Systems & Technology, Insurance & Technology, Wall Street & Technology, Advanced Trading and Government Enterprise. In addition, the TechWeb Network provides technology professionals online access to content from all of these properties as well as dedicated, original content sites. Complementing the print, online and event offerings from these brands, are live events such as Interop, VoiceCon, Web 2.0 Conference, RFID World, Collaborative Technologies Conference, Mobile Business Expo, IPTV, Black Hat briefings, as well as the Computer Security Institute's CSI Conference and NetSec. The brands of the BTG have received the industry's leading media accolades, including top spots in BtoB Magazine's Media Power 50, Ozzie, Maggie and Eddie awards, Circulation Excellence Awards from Circulation Management Magazine and several awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). About CMP Media CMP Media is a marketing solutions company serving the technology, healthcare and lifestyles industries. Through its market-leading portfolio of trusted information brands, CMP Media has earned the confidence of more professionals and enthusiasts in these fields than any other media company. As a result, CMP is the premier provider of access, insight and actionable programs designed to connect sellers and buyers in each of these industries in ways that yield superior return on investment. CMP Media is a subsidiary of United Business Media (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/), a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $3 billion. Contact: Linda Uslaner CMP Media 516-562-7685 luslaner@cmp.com SOURCE: CMP Media LLC CONTACT: Linda Uslaner of CMP Media, +1-516-562-7685, or Web site: http://www.informationweekconference.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/181993.html |