The Midwest Technology Leaders (MTL) 2008 is an exclusive gathering of the Great Lakes Region's top Information Executives who are committed to innovation, excellence and results.  Unrivalled in its quality content and strategic focus, MTL 2008 will provide all delegates the opportunity to challenge conventional wisdom through engaging in highly-interactive executive sessions with their senior peers.  Through a compilation of keynote presentations, panel discussions, roundtables and executive networking assemblages, the delegation will address the critical issues impacting the local/regional IT industry, including economic policies and business developments, in addition to an in-depth analysis of the future outlook of the national/international IT industry.

MTL is comprised exclusively of the Information Leaders driving the Great Lakes economies.  It is a non-political, cross-industry sponsored, annual event providing a platform to celebrate the achievements of this technology community.

Together, this group will discover innovative approaches for surmounting considerable IT challenges.


2CMICHIGAN and MCA08 Awards

The Corporate Commitment to Michigan (2CMICHIGAN) award honors corporate individuals who actively participate in community relations, organizations and other philanthropic activities to promote a healthy, highly-functioning Michigan.  This award solicits nominations for this award from the Michigan Business community.

Categories include:

  • Innovation: Those contributing imaginative, cutting-edge solutions and strategies that will help transform and empower our community
  • Excellence: Persons contributing at the highest level of performance to create a positive impression on the State of Michigan
  • Action: Individuals whom display extraordinary effort to make an impact in the community

The 2007 2CMICHIGAN recipients include: Cherri Musser, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of GMAC Financial Services; Rodney O’Neal, Chief Executive Officer and President of Delphi Corporation; and Doug Rothwell, President of Detroit Renaissance.

The Midwest Collaboration Award (MCA) was created in 2005 to identify, create, support and honor impacting partnerships between Midwest companies and local individuals or groups benefiting the technology community.  Information technology is one of the fastest growing sectors of the Midwest economy.  As the regional economy has become increasingly more reliant upon technology, local communities, organization and businesses have also come to have a vested interest in the role technology pays within their world.  This award recognized one partnership that has made a recognizable impact on the growth of the technology community. David Behen, Chief Information Officer of Wireless Washtenaw was the 2007 recipient.


THE DELEGATION

Senior Executive-Level Leaders:
Chief Executive Officers, Chief Information Officers, Chief Technology Officers, Chief Security Officers, Chief Information Security Officers, Chief Financial Officers

Industries:
Cross-Vertical Representation from Private and Public Organizations.  Seventy-five percent end-user organizations; Twenty-five percent solution/service provider organizations.

Press:
Technology, Financial, Local and Regional Press.  Additionally, Special Invited Guests.

For more information about Midwest Technology Leaders 2008, please call (248) 246-7236 or email: info@midwesttechnologyleaders.com