This September GDS International Seeks to tackle Business Challenges at the 5th CIO Asia Summit

BRISTOL, U.K. - July 16, 2013 - PRLog -- Hong Kong, CHINA – July 16^th, 2013: On September 24^th – 26^th the luxurious SkyCity Marriott Hotel in Hong Kong, China will host the highly anticipated fifth CIO Asia Summit (http://www.ciosummit.asia/).

Sixty-five of the region’s most senior decision makers and business leaders will meet for this exclusive two day invitation-only GDS International (http://www.gdsinternational.com/) event.

The unique business-networking summit will provide CIOs with the perfect environment to build new business relationships with other senior executives. The attendees will have the opportunity to engage in peer-led panel discussions and interactive workshop sessions as well as in pre-organised one-to-one meetings with innovative solution providers. Key topics scheduled for discussion at this year’s summit include BYOD, data centre optimisation, security, big data and analytics.

Amongst the summit’s high-class delegation are: King Lee, CIO at GE; Sudesh Agarwal, CIO at Landmark group; Phillipe Barreaud, CIO at Michelin; Ted Suen, CIO at MTR; John Brisco, CIO at QBE.

Previous attendee returning to this year’s Summit, Phillipe Barreaud, CIO Asia Pacific at Michelin shared his thoughts on last year’s event: “I think it was a great experience, I really appreciated that I had the opportunity to network with peers and colleagues from across the region – swapping stories and experiences. I think it was very fruitful.”

Ujjal Ghatak, CIO at Tata Power added, “Because of the networking and building relationships with other CIOs, the level of my company will go much higher after attending the summit”.

Nick York, APAC Summit Director said: “We are extremely excited about this years CIO Asia summit being held in Hong Kong. The role of the CIO has changed dramatically over the past 18 months with an increasing focus on implementing business orientated strategy, managing a complex blend of solution providers and delivering next generation solutions.” He added, “We will explore these challenges and more through the summit and are excited to see industry leaders including Huawei, VMware and Lexmark sharing thought leadership with us.”

For more information, please visit: http://www.ciosummit.asia/

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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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