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Russ Daniels is vice president and chief technology officer of HP Enterprise Services. In this role, he sets the technology strategy and architecture for HP’s Enterprise Services portfolio. Daniels and his organization assist the HP Enterprise Services business unit in delivering configurable, standardized offerings and new technology-enabled services that help clients reduce cost and complexity while harnessing innovation to better serve their customers.

Daniels is a frequently requested speaker on the impact of cloud, the consumerisation of IT, automation and the overall IT industry. With more than 30 years of experience in the technology industry, specializing in software architecture, enterprise management, and software development methodologies, he has filled a wide range of staff and line management roles and ran his own Internet Services business.

Previously, Daniels was chief technology officer of cloud services strategy, where he drove the overarching business and technology strategies for HP’s approach to the cloud. From 2002 to 2007 Daniels was the chief technology officer of HP Software. During his tenure, the business tripled in revenue and emerged as a significant player in the software industry. He joined HP in 1999. Prior, Daniels spent 15 years at Apple, where he held a variety of technical and management positions, culminating in his role as a senior software architect.

David Smoley is Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Flextronics, a position he has held since December 2006. Leading IT publication, InformationWeek recently ranked Mr. Smoley as one of the top 50 Global CIOs -- IT Leaders Changing the Business World. Prior to Flextronics, Mr. Smoley served as Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Honeywell's Aerospace Electronics Systems. Mr. Smoley's extensive IT career also includes management positions with General Electric where he most recently held the position of Director and Chief Information Officer for GE Power Controls in Barcelona, Spain. Mr. Smoley holds a B.A. in Computer Science from Clemson University and an M.B.A. from the University of Virginia.

Flextronics is a $26 billlion revenue global manufacturing and services provider operating in more than 30 countries worldwide. Flextronics designs, builds and ships complete packaged products for its OEM customers.  Additionally, Flextronics provides logistics, after-market and field services to support customer end-to-end supply chain requirements.

Currently Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Revlon, Mr. Giambruno is responsible for driving global technology capabilities to provide competitive advantages to the company’s business units and shareholders. Mr. Giambruno’s latest contribution to Revlon is the deployment of an internal Cloud, which supports more than 500 applications, providing over 99.9999% uptime. 

Prior to joining Revlon, Mr. Giambruno was Director of Global Engineering, Security & Deployment for Pitney Bowes, Inc., where he successfully managed FDIC, PCI, HIPPA and SOX compliance. 

He has also held diverse and global positions, including CTO of venture capital firm, Selway Partners.  He has also served as Founder and CTO of several leading web services companies, including Econium, Inc., and turn around CEO for Milestone Software Systems, where he worked on behalf of its venture capitalists to restructure the company and energize its product portfolio.  Mr. Giamburno possesses extensive expertise in product development, product distribution, mergers and acquisition, global network sales, technology sales and media sales, as well as raising capital.
 
Mr. Giambruno has two core philosophies: Make systems work for people, rather than the people work for systems.  Use technology as a competitive weapon. 

His unique combination of leadership, business and technology acumen provides his companies with world-class information systems.
 
Mr. Giambruno’s industry recognitions include:
2011 ComputerWorld 100
2009 InfoWorld CTO of the year
2008 NetApp green Award
2006 Tri State Security Executive of the Year: Finalist

Joseph Drouin is senior vice president and chief information officer for Kelly Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: KELYA, KELYB).  Kelly is a leader in providing workforce solutions headquartered in Troy, Michigan.

In his role, Mr. Drouin leads all aspects of global information technology for the company. Prior to joining Kelly, Mr. Drouin served as chief information officer at TRW Automotive Holdings, where he also led a team responsible for global supply chain logistics. Mr. Drouin’s background includes substantial international experience, including a number of years living and working in China and Germany.

Mr Drouin is a member of the CIO Leadership Network Board and the CIO Executive Council.

George Tumas is Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for the Internet Services Group (ISG). In his role, George manages Internet Services Development (ISD) which is responsible for technology software and infrastructure architecture, software development and maintenance, software security, quality assurance, load and performance testing, software deployment and production support for the Internet and Mobile Channels for Wells Fargo’s Community Banking Group.

George joined Wells Fargo in August 2000 and has assumed various roles in the Internet Services Development group. Before being named ISG CIO, George managed Internet Channel Development for ISG. Prior to joining Wells Fargo, George was Managing Director at Banc of America Securities, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation where he oversaw merger-related activities, Y2K regulatory oversight and the European equity expansion project. George was at Bank of America for almost ten years in a variety of Technology management positions within Capital Markets.

In September 2010, George was named by Bank Systems & Technology as one of the “Elite 8 2010” banking technology leaders. George holds NASD Series 7, 24 and 63 licenses in Wells Fargo Investments.

Clint Gibler joined W&SFG in 1996 as Assistant Vice President of IT infrastructure, was promoted to Vice President in 1997, and became the CIO in 2000.  He is responsible for all IT services for the Enterprise. 

Prior to joining W&SFG, Mr. Gibler held a number of positions at AT&T Bell Laboratories, including R&D Director for the AT&T Consumer Products division and Chief Scientist for Data Networking at TRLabs.

In this role, Nevin is developing a strong partnership between infrastructure and the P&L teams, while driving operational excellence, system architecture and technical innovation. He also leads the team responsible for supporting hosted solutions for more than 200 customers globally with annual revenues of $90M.

Prior to this, he was the IT Integration Leader for the Abbott integration, and before that Nevin was the Chief Information Officer for Global Diagnostic Imaging. He joined GE Healthcare in 2004 as the CIO for Technologies.

Nevin joined General Electric Company in 1999, serving in roles of increasing responsibility at several divisions, including NBC and Consumer and Industrial, where he earned his Master Black Belt certification.

Prior to joining GE, Nevin worked for Chemical Bank, Merrill Lynch and Pepsi.

Michael has full responsibility for the worldwide EchoStar Corporation Information Technology organization. EchoStar has more than 25 years of experience in designing, developing and distributing award-winning advanced television set-top boxes and related products for pay television providers as well as performing satellite operations for corporations and government agencies. EchoStar is focused on creating hardware and service solutions for cable, telco, IPTV and satellite TV companies worldwide. EchoStar also delivers satellite services through 10 owned and leased in-orbit satellites and related FCC licenses, which includes a network of 10 digital broadcast centers and leased fiber optic capacity with points of presence in 210 U.S. TV markets and several countries worldwide. EchoStar is a multi-billion dollar corporation with a global footprint.
Michael is the former Managing Partner of Marcotte and Associates LLC, a Denver based strategic consulting organization that helps large corporations and government solve highly complex information technology, project, organizational, and delivery challenges. He has over 20 years of experience in the technology industry with unique business and technology breadth and depth, with extensive expertise in highly technical information technology leadership roles and experience managing large profit and loss business units for major firms.
Michael has served in special advisor roles to the State of Colorado Governor’s office (Romer Administration), Colorado Secretary of Technology (Owens Administration), Colorado Secretary of Labor (Owens Administration), and as Senior Advisor to the state of Texas on several major business/IT ERP and PMO initiatives. Michael has also worked in senior leadership roles with private sector for firms such as Ball Corporation, DISH Network, Cendant, MCA Universal, Systems Partners, Hyatt, Hilton, and numerous other Fortune 1000 firms. Michael has helped corporations build and implement successful IT organizations, IT governance, program offices, SDLC, and CMMI models within these companies.
Michael is a subject matter expert in full suite ERP/CRM systems including Oracle, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, SAP and their CRM systems including Siebel, Onyx and Clarify. Under his leadership, his teams have managed one of the largest Work Force Management internet systems in the world. Michael’s teams also have managed large scale global subscriber billing systems (B/OSS) with total subscriber counts numbering in the millions.
Michael’s business leadership background includes complete profit and loss responsibility for Convergent Communications, Norstan Consulting, and Breakaway/Pathfinder CG Western U.S. operations. While with these firms, Michael’s teams successfully completed over 500 large scale ERP/CRM engagements and over 300 international data WAN projects on time and on budget. Michael managed the technology research and development group for Cendant/RCI Corp. Additionally, he has served in several senior information technology management roles ranging from Director/VP of IT to CIO/CTO in Fortune 1000 firms managing budgets exceeding 500 Million dollars annually. He has extensive experience in implementing Sarbanes-Oxley and U.S. Department of Defense compliance in large organizations.
Michael has received multiple awards from NASA and the U.S. Air Force in the field of engineering. He serves on several corporate and non-profit boards in Denver, Colorado including The Logan School for the Gifted, RidgeView Academy, The Archdiocese of Denver OFR Program and Rite of Passage Corp. Michael was named to the Denver Business Journal’s Forty under 40 list for 2010. He served on Colorado Governor Hickenlooper’s 2010 transition team.

Manish Kapoor, Senior Vice President and Head of Information Systems, is responsible for supporting the technology initiatives for various business units at NuStar Energy. NuStar is ranked the 30th best company to work by Fortune. Manish believes in streamlining the business process before providing a technology solution. He feels the ability of a leader lies in the collective strength of his team.

Manish joined NuStar as Vice President of Information Systems from Valero energy. He was with IBM/ PricewaterhouseCoopers before Valero where he consulted with several fortune 100 companies like International Papers, Bristol Myers Squib, United Technologies, Schering Plough, Publix etc.

Mike Capone is Corporate Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Automatic Data Processing, Inc.  Combining a unique blend of client-facing operational experience and strong technical knowledge, Mike guides both product development and information technology.  ADP’s R&D organization delivers products that support more than 500,000 clients while its IT professionals are responsible for enterprise security, infrastructure, messaging, and business applications.

Under Mike’s leadership as CIO, ADP has been recognized as one of the top 25 Most Influential Technology Vendors for 2009 by The Aberdeen Group.  In addition, ADP ranked 69th on Computerworld Magazine’s list of 100 Best Places to Work in IT 2010.

Mike is a twenty-year veteran of ADP and has held positions in product development, information technology, and operations.  Most recently, he has been Senior Vice President and General Manager of GlobalView, an award-winning multilingual, multicurrency human resources outsourcing solution.  In this role, Mike led ADP’s efforts to develop a global HR BPO business for large multi-national corporations in partnership with SAP.

J. Stephen Fletcher, was appointed by Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. in April 2005 to serve as the state’s Chief Information Officer and Executive Director of the Department of Technology Services. Under his service, the State has consolidated all IT services into one new department to reduce costs, increase services to taxpayers, and more closely align IT with the business needs of the State of Utah.

As Executive Director of DTS he is responsible for all of the IT activities for the State Executive Branch agencies. His efforts have focused on optimizing IT services to the State by eliminating redundancies, enhancing accountability of IT resources, and implementing effective performance management strategies. These efforts have resulted in an overall costs savings and enhancement of IT services to State Agencies. Currently, Mr. Fletcher is serving as President of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers.

Before his position as CIO, he was at the U. S. Department of Education where he served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management and later as the CIO/CTO. While at the Department he reengineered all of the business processes in the CIO's office transforming the office into a performance based service organization with responsibilities for supporting all activities associated with information technology, information management, information assurance, and operations. Mr. Fletcher was also responsible for implementing and directing the Departments' enterprise architecture, capital planning and investment, system development lifecycle and strategic planning for all Department IT activities.

His career has focused on applying technical solutions to business problems. He founded and managed an IT communications consulting firm, providing communications and management services to Federal sector and Fortune 500 companies. He built a start-up firm into a viable engineering firm that provided E-government solutions to federal, state and local governments. He has held senior executive positions at several companies, responsible for daily operations.

Mr. Fletcher graduated from the University of Utah. He also has received an MBA from the University of Dallas with an emphasis in engineering management.