Boston University and CIO magazine present: The Master Class For Tech Executives

You're Invited: Master Class For Tech Executives: Value Through Transformation
Presented by CIO magazine and Boston University Questrom School of Business

As a tech executive in the information age, you are now expected to lead change and become an architect of business strategy. Organizations worldwide depend on their technology leaders to create value, drive results, and harness the power of disruptive innovation. View the brochure.

From November 17 – 20, 2015 at Boston University's renowned Executive Leadership Center, the Master Class for Tech Executives will help you seize opportunities in this rapidly evolving landscape. In just four days you will:

• Study the best practices of top global companies, and their successes and challenges in creating value through disruptive innovation.
• Focus on your responsibilities as a technology leader: understanding platform shift, positioning the IT organization, measuring results, and leading truly transformative change.
• Use pioneering research from Boston University scholars to identify, weigh, and communicate the strategic competitive advantages shaping your agenda.

With an exceptional cohort of global tech executives and dedicated faculty recognized for translating research into practice, you will work collaboratively on complex business problems, real-world scenarios, and an in-class project. Register today.

For complete agenda and details, please visit our website or call The Executive Leadership Center at 617-353-4248. View the brochure.

We hope to see you in Boston this Fall!

Sincerely,
CIO magazine & Boston University Questrom School of Business

 

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LAST CHANCE: MBA Fundamentals with Boston University and CIO magazine

LAST CHANCE TO JOIN Boston University and CIO magazine's:  Mini MBA for Tech Executives: Master MBA Fundamentals in One Week!
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Don't miss your chance to join CIO magazine and Boston University Questrom School of Business newly designed program: Mini MBA for Tech Executives. Over four days, October 19-22, 2015, Boston University senior faculty and your rising tech executive peers from organizations worldwide, will work together on the principles and techniques of executive management. ACT NOW for your chance to rise out of technology roles and into executive responsibilities.

Agenda highlights include:

Strategy 901: Competition and Positioning

• Evaluate issues associated with formulating and implementing strategy in the global environment.
• Examine the external factors that affect longer-term profitability and highlight the structural forces that lead certain industries and firms to achieve superior profitability.
• Learn how to apply tools of industry analysis and competitive analysis.

Finance 901: Valuation and Financing for Tech Companies

• Examine financial modeling and cash flow projections.
• Discuss raising angel and venture financing (including review of an actual capital raising pitch).
• Assess business valuation approaches (including risk assessment and discount rate estimation).

Sessions will also cover Accounting, Economics, Operations, Marketing, and Negotiations. View the brochure

For complete information and to view the full agenda agenda, please visit our website or call The Executive Leadership Center at 617-353-4248.

Register today to make this strategic investment in your future. We hope to see you in Boston this fall!

Sincerely,
CIO magazine & Boston University Questrom School of Business

 

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LAST CHANCE: MBA Fundamentals with Boston University and CIO magazine

LAST CHANCE TO JOIN Boston University and CIO magazine's:  Mini MBA for Tech Executives: Master MBA Fundamentals in One Week!
View the Brochure | Register NOW

Don't miss your chance to join CIO magazine and Boston University Questrom School of Business newly designed program: Mini MBA for Tech Executives. Over four days, October 19-22, 2015, Boston University senior faculty and your rising tech executive peers from organizations worldwide, will work together on the principles and techniques of executive management. ACT NOW for your chance to rise out of technology roles and into executive responsibilities.

Agenda highlights include:

Strategy 901: Competition and Positioning
 

• Evaluate issues associated with formulating and implementing strategy in the global environment.
• Examine the external factors that affect longer-term profitability and highlight the structural forces that lead certain industries and firms to achieve superior profitability.
• Learn how to apply tools of industry analysis and competitive analysis.

Finance 901: Valuation and Financing for Tech Companies

• Examine financial modeling and cash flow projections.
• Discuss raising angel and venture financing (including review of an actual capital raising pitch).
• Assess business valuation approaches (including risk assessment and discount rate estimation).

Sessions will also cover Accounting, Economics, Operations, Marketing, and Negotiations. View the brochure

For complete information and to view the full agenda agenda, please visit our website or call The Executive Leadership Center at 617-353-4248.

Register today to make this strategic investment in your future. We hope to see you in Boston this fall!

Sincerely,
CIO magazine & Boston University Questrom School of Business

 

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