GDS International Invites Top-Level Delegation to Attend The 9th CIO US Summit Taking Place in Miami

BRISTOL, U.K. - July 19, 2013 - PRLog -- Miami, UNITED STATES – July 19^th 2013: On the 23^rd – 25^th September 2013, an elite group of invite-only Chief Information Officers will meet at The Four Seasons Hotel in Miami for the annual GDS International (http://www.gdsinternational.com/) CIO US Summit (http://www.ciosummitus.com/).

The two-day summit will comprise of an impressive schedule that will encourage networking and key business relationship building. As well as having the opportunity to partake in one-to-one meetings with fellow industry experts, delegates will get the chance to attend focused, peer-led discussions, motivating interactive workshops and informative keynote speeches.

The following specialist technology topics have been carefully selected to benefit the attendees: IT Talent Management and Development (Leader: Paul Cassell, CIO NYSE Euronext); Enabling Large Enterprises to Realize the Benefits of Cloud Computing Through Cloud Service Brokerage (Leader: Peter Brandano, Chief Architect - General Dynamics).

Amongst the high level delegation attending this year’s CIO US Summit are: Steve Schuckenbrock, CEO at Accretive Health (Note: Keynote Speaker); Julie Anderson, CIO
at HJ Heinz; John Collier, Corporate VP & Global Chief Technology Architect at Wal-Mart; Gabrielle Wolfson, CIO at Panasonic Corporation; William Murphy, CTO at Blackstone Group.

Lorie Buckingham, Chief Development Officer, The Coca Cola Company said the following about last year’s event, “When you first think about coming, you say: how can I take the time? And then when you’re here, you say: thank goodness I did.”

Product Director for the summit, Viviana Matasaru said, “The CIO Summit US marks its 9^th event this September. Created with the purpose of bringing together top CIO’s from distinguished companies, our summit focuses on the hot topics of the industry and the conversations on best practices and solutions for those issues.” She added, “This event will focus on the Evolving Role of the CIO with its challenges and changes, as well discussions about the Cloud and Mobility Strategies.”

For more information, please visit: http://www.ciosummitus.com/

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Contact & press partnerships information: Charlie Bestall, Summit Marketing Manager charlie.bestall@gdsinternational.com/ +44 117 921 2754

About GDS International

GDS International (http://www.gdsinternational.com/) creates engagement opportunities for business, onsite and online.They bring senior executives together, face-to-face, at exclusive summits, conferences, and on virtual private roundtables to advance their business with brilliant results.  They create tangible business opportunities: networking platforms that help to establish thought leaders, stay in touch with existing partners, and stay abreast of crucial market, technology and regulatory developments. GDS International is almost 20 years old. Their headquarters are based in Bristol, UK, with subsidiaries offices in New York, Miami and Sydney.

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