In the financial capital of the world, where the health of the economy is taking a particularly hard toll, businesses are especially challenged to establish a game plan to navigate these turbulent times. An acute challenge for many CIOs in this city is how they continue to innovate under difficult economic conditions – the relentless pace of change doesn't slow down. IT executives still must adapt to new regulations, changing demographics, and evolving markets. That demands new strategies and new applications of information technology to achieve business breakthroughs. And it's required across the enterprise, from the back office all the way to customer-facing technologies at the front end. The simple reality is that most IT organizations still expend 80 percent of their resources maintaining day-to-day operations, leaving only 20 percent available for new initiatives. The high achievers find ways to break out of that rut.

You are invited to join InformationWeek and Smart Enterprise magazine for a highly informed discussion of these issues. This Smart Enterprise Exchange – held exclusively for the benefit of CIOs and Senior IT Executives from enterprise-level financial and insurance organizations – will examine current economic trends, their likely impact on IT strategy and how IT can remain on an innovative footing.

Among the topics we will explore:

David Malpass President Encima Global

Brian Gillooly Editor-in-Chief, Events, InformationWeek and Smart Enterprise

Kamal Bherwani Chief Information Officer New York City Health & Human Services

Pedro J. Villalba Senior Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Technology Officer EmblemHealth

Dave Hansen Corporate Senior Vice President and General Manager Security Business Unit CA