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The Summit is packed with opportunities for one-to-one interaction with speakers and colleagues from around the world, as well as time to deliberate on the issues as a group. Why you should attend »
There is no better opportunity to interact with the experts in IT. These experts include the presenters and panelists -- internationally known business school professors, consultants and corporate IT professionals -- and the delegates -- experienced, forward thinking business and IT professionals.
Executive Education sessions on Monday and Tuesday are packed with HBS-style case studies and exercises you’ll work through with a small group, then with the entire cohort, and keynotes by Harvard Business School professors that are followed by highly interactive (and always entertaining) panel discussions. On Wednesday, you’ll choose among four roundtable breakfast sessions and four half-day, hands-on sessions, all designed to expand the way you look at the ways you create value in your organization. We'll end Wednesday with Tom DeMarco's famous end-of-Summit wrap-up, a synthesis of the three days that's always thought provoking and engaging.
The Summit -- like everything Cutter does -- is vendor-independent. You won’t attend vendor-sponsored cocktail parties or listen to speakers placed by influential exhibitors (since there are none!) at the Summit. This contributes to the Summit's unique focus on personal interaction and debate in an atmosphere that facilitates knowledge sharing and learning. The informal setting of this intimate gathering provides both attendees and speakers alike an opportunity to candidly discuss the challenges they face -- from technical concerns and strategies they're considering, to trends they're seeing in their own organization, to techniques to overcome political roadblocks in their enterprise.
Plus, each day's 1 ¼ hour lunch buffet provides plenty of time to fill a plate and participate in a hands-on lunch session – or to table-hop and continue the morning’s discussion. Whether you choose to attend a morning roundtable or simply go directly to the conference room, continental breakfasts as well as morning and afternoon coffee breaks are great opportunities to debate your opinions about the upcoming topics. And the Monday and Tuesday evening cocktail parties provide an opportunity to unwind and socialize with your colleagues. Business casual attire is appropriate throughout the conference and its social events.
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Cutter Fellows who are members of the Harvard Business School faculty will both guide the discussion of HBS cases/exercises you'll work through as a group, and keynote on topics that enhance your case learnings.
In addition, you'll benefit from hands-on seminars and breakfast and lunch sessions led by Cutter's Practice Directors and Senior Consultants on topics such as Agile Management, Business and Enterprise Architecture, CIO/CTO issues, Agile Analytics and Social BI, to name a few.
You'll enjoy (and join in on!) raucous panel debates; networking at lunches, breaks and entertaining evening events; and get one-on-one guidance and input from expert presenters and participants.