In its 6th year, the Global High Tech Summit is Microsoft's premier event for business and IT executives in the high tech industry. The summit brings together luminaries from every segment of the ecosystem to speak about the sustained business value realized from innovative IT and business solutions. Our theme for the 2012 summit will be:
“Leading in the New Normal”
The new normal is a journey, not a destination, continuously shaped by evolving business and technology trends. Currently, rapid advancement in the technology we use at home is influencing our expectations for work technology. This Consumerization of IT trend is merging with social, business and global workforce demographic trends to create substantial disruption to and opportunity for enterprises. For enterprises to be successful, its leaders must embrace this new normal where:
- Organizations and teams leverage new communication and collaboration models to transfer knowledge, create coherent identities and execute shared missions.
- Digitally augmented social connections, converging business/consumer devices and applications intermingle personal and work identities, fragment attention and communications, and complicate privacy and security issues.
- Always-on broadband, cloud services and cross-device interactivity offer rich mobile experiences, while further blurring the line between work/life and complicating the role of IT governance.
- Advanced visualization and simulation tools coupled with natural interface controls enhances our comprehension of complex information and improves the speed of decision making.
- Cross-boundary innovation activities surge to capture the opportunities offered by the burgeoning consumption and talent markets, making highly diverse, networked, and distributed teams and operations a way of life.
At the summit, attendees will hear “Big Ideas” from their peers about how they are preparing to lead in the new normal and what investments they are making to position their businesses to grow revenues, profits, and market share. Let your peers help you position your company to better “lead in the new normal.”
Venue Information
The 6th Annual Global High Tech Summit will be held at:
The Computer History Museum is the world's leading institution exploring the history of computing and its ongoing impact on society. It is home to the largest international collection of computing artifacts in the world, encompassing computer hardware, software, documentation, ephemera, photographs and moving images. The Museum brings computer history to life through an acclaimed speaker series, dynamic website, on-site tours, as well as physical and online exhibitions.
We have secured special hotel rates at a hotel near the Computer History Museum. Details for reserving your room will be sent to you with your registration confirmation.