NJ Society for Information Management

CIO Roundtable Breakfast October 2018
2018-10-19 07:30 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | Hyatt Regency Princeton, 102 Carnegie Center, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United States
Join local CIOs, and local IT recruiter, Rich Cigna, to share and debate possible tactics to recruit and retain top IT and Digital talent during these times of high demand for just the kind of talent you need to meet your business objectives.
Rich Cigna has 25+ years experience in Search and Recruitment of senior IT people across a wide range of industries in the tri-state area. He will lead the discussion and share his thoughts on the current recruitment market.
This roundtable meeting will give you the chance to talk openly and candidly about your learning’s on this topic with your peers as well as hearing from a thought leader on this topic.
So stop worrying about the “Talent Wars” and come join us local CIOs for a great discussion around this critical topic. The small print:

This event is by CIO’s and SIM NJ for IT executives only to give you the opportunity to network with your peers. This is not a vendor-sponsored event and there will be no IT vendors present.
Attendance will be capped at 20 to allow for an interactive boardroom style discussion.
Attendance by CIOs-In-Transition is limited to the first 2 registrants for all CIO Roundtable meetings. If you are not a sitting CIO, please email Rich Cigna (crcsimnj@gmail.com) to determine space availability before you register
Due to SIM NJ commitment to the venue we will not be able to offer a refund for this event. Requests for substitution should be sent to crcsimnj@gmail.com. Any substitution of attendee needs prior approval as this is a by invitation only event.

October Monthly Meeting 2018
2018-10-11 17:00 - 21:00 | Madison Hotel, 1 Convent Road, Morristown, NJ, United States
Our world is full of assets: stocks, real estate, gold, carbon credits, oil, etc. Many of these assets are difficult to physically transfer or subdivide, so buyers and sellers instead trade paper that represents some or all of the asset. But paper and complex legal agreements are cumbersome, difficult to transfer and can be hard to track. One solution would be to switch to a digital system along the lines of Bitcoin but linked to an asset. The process of converting the rights to the asset into a digital token on a blockchain is called Tokenization.
At our October meeting, James Canterbury of EY’s Advisory Practice will discuss his experiences with Blockchain Tokenization. It will be an interesting discussion on how to gain the advantages of blockchain while keeping the characteristics of the asset. James Canterbury is a Principal working with EY’s Advisory practice where he is part of the global blockchain team, and a leader within Risk Advisory focused on Life Sciences regulatory quality and compliance. He helps his clients understand new technologies and how they might be applied to solve real-world problems. Specifically for blockchain he works to educate clients on the new technology and designs solutions to capitalize on the benefits of a blockchain network when designing efficient, transparent, and trusted solutions. He has 14 years of experience helping biopharma companies find innovative answers to the challenges created by operating in a highly regulated industry. Before blockchain he primarily managed projects that span from interpreting FDA regulations to privacy & security to financial controls James holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from Penn State University and is a Certified Information Systems Auditor. He currently sits on the board of the NJ chapter of ISPE, is part of ISPE’s GAMP Americas steering committee, and leads the GAMP blockchain special interest group. 5:00 – 6:15P – Networking
6:15 – 6:45P – Dinner
6:45 – 7:00P – Chapter Business
7:00 – 8:00P – Presentation
8:00 – 8:30P – Networking
8:30 – 9:00P – Members In Transition SIM NJ Members $70.00, non-member guests $100.00. Non-member guests must be accompanied by a member.
If you have questions about the guest policies please contact one of the Membership VP’s at membership@njsim.org

September Monthly Meeting 2018
2018-09-13 13:00 - 16:30 | Madison Hotel, 1 Convent Road, Morristown, NJ, United States
IT’s role and/or participation in Digital Transformation (DX) is neither guaranteed nor cast in stone once initially defined. It can be dramatically enhanced or degraded based on changes on senior company leadership, newly popularized technologies, change in IT leadership, a disruptive innovation by a competitor and other related reasons. There are, however, two key factors that, in the long-term, will help determine IT’s role in DX. These factors are IT’s organizational clout within the organization, and IT’s willingness and ability to innovate.
This clout and ability to innovate are driven by a combination of leadership ability, flawless technical execution and other related factors. This talk explains these four roles and how this knowledge can be used to your company’s, IT’s and your personal professional advantage.

Gain insights into how IT’s organizational clout and ability to innovate dramatically affects its role within the organization
Understand how to simultaneously maximize IT’s business value and enhance your professional stature and reputation
Learn how to enhance IT’s role within the organization through leadership, innovation, business, and interpersonal communication skills

A former CIO, today Eric Bloom is the Executive Director of the IT Management and Leadership Institute, the governing body of the ITMLP and ITMLE leadership certifications, and a leading provider of IT leadership, interpersonal communication and business skills training.
Mr. Bloom is also an Amazon #1 bestselling author, former nationally syndicated columnist, Certified Professional Speaker (CSP), TEDx Talk speaker, trainer, CIO.com contributor, past President of National Speakers Association (NSA) New England and an IDC Research Advisor.
He is also the author of various books, including his Amazon bestseller, “Productivity Driven Success: Hidden Secrets of Organizational Efficiency” and “The CIO’s Guide to Staff Needs, Growth, and Productivity.”
Contact him at eric@ITMLInstitute.org, follow him on Twitter at @EricPBloom, or visit www.ITMLInstitute.org. 5:00 – 6:15P – Networking
6:15 – 6:45P – Dinner
6:45 – 7:00P – Chapter Business
7:00 – 8:00P – Presentation
8:00 – 8:30P – Networking and Members In Transition SIM NJ Members $70.00, non-member guests $100.00. Non-member guests must be accompanied by a member.
If you have questions about the guest policies please contact one of the Membership VP’s at membership@njsim.org
