The 8th annual MIT Sloan CIO Symposium is fast approaching. On May 18, this one-day, international conference for CIOs and IT leaders, will take place at the MIT campus in Cambridge, Mass.

In plenary sessions as well as more intimate panels, leading academics from MIT join CIOs from leading companies including Brad Peterson,CIO, Charles Schwab, and James Noga, CIO, Partners Healthcare. Each will look beyond the day-to-day issues and explore a wide spectrum of solutions that will prepare IT executives for the dynamic times ahead.

Other industry experts include: Andrew McAfee, Principal Research Scientist and social media expert at MIT Sloan; author, Tami Erickson and executives from McKinsey and the Corporate Executive Board, among others.

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