The Global Business Forum @ Exchange

Welcome to our Fourth Annual Global Business Forum!

"Generating organic growth through innovation has become essential for success," say 90% of executives recently surveyed by The Boston Consulting Group. And, 74% will increase their spending on innovation. But how do you ensure that innovation yields the return on investment needed? How do you shape innovative ideas into profitable actions?

The Global Business Forum is a powerful program for a select group of CEOs and company executives. This year our dynamic agenda features guest speakers from our Partner community. They reveal their business challenges and innovative ways that they responded to the pressures of continued growth and market change. As well, senior industry analysts from IDC, AMR Research and Gartner share practical advice and insight on how to ensure your innovation efforts yield profitable growth.

Get the most from your time at the Global Business Forum through networking and collaboration. Uncover new partnerships, learn how other companies have turned innovative ideas into "best practices", and collaborate on challenges.

Featured Speakers:

• Mark Armstrong, Business Development Director, Visualfiles Ltd.
• Carl Brewer, President, Integrated Warehousing Solutions (IWS)
• John Hiraoka, Senior VP and CMO, Epicor Software Corporation
• Michel Keymeulen, CEO, X-Power N.V.
• David Levine, CEO and Founder, Advent Business Systems. Inc.
• Alison Levine, Entrepeneur and Adventurer
• Matthijs van der Lely, Chief Executive Officer, Boekhandels Groep Nederland (BGN)
• Seth J. Boro, Vice President, Thoma Cressey Equity Partners
• Nat Burgess, Executive Vice President, Corum Group Ltd.
• Mike Cornell, Chairman, Cornell Partners.
• Mark Reed, Executive Vice President, Corum Group Ltd
• Joanne M. Correia, Vice President, Software Market Research, Gartner
• Dennis Gaughan, Research Director, AMR Research
• Frank Genz, Senior Vice President, Research, IDC
• Diane Albano, Vice President, Worldwide Major Accounts and Americas Operations, Progress
• Justin Wright, Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations, Progress