HONOLULU, HI, February 26, 2010
/24-7PressRelease/ -- The CIO Utilities Summit team is pleased to announce that John Burke, CIO, Ambit Energy will give a keynote presentation to the CIO Utilities Summit audience of CIOs, IT thought-leaders and analyst participants. He will also be participating as a featured panelist on the executive visions panel, "The Emerging Smart Grid - Cutting through the Hype." The CIO Utilities Summit will be held at the InterContinental Montelucia Resort in Scottsdale, AZ, April 18-21, 2010.
"We are proud to welcome John Burke to the CIO Utilities Summit. Burke is an accomplished IT leader and his decision to develop Ambit Energy's mission critical-systems from scratch has been recognized throughout the industry as a massive success. As an attendee and keynote presenter, John Burke will share his insights and experiences with an audience of peers and industry comrades," said Ross Abbott, Event Director, CIO Utilities Summit.
John Burke was recently honored as a Computerworld Premier 100 IT leader. Mr. Burke is the Chief Information Officer of Ambit Energy, LP where he worked with Ambit to go from $20 to $325 million in annual sales in three years. He has more than 18 years of leadership experience working with high growth companies in the electric utilities, telecommunications and financial services industries. Prior to Ambit, Mr. Burke led the in-house system development efforts for Caprock Communications, a high growth telecommunications provider. He has successfully positioned IT organizations for high growth while driving revenue and cost reduction initiatives. At the CIO Utilities Summit, Burke will be a featured panelist on the executive visions panel, "The Emerging Smart Grid - Cutting through the Hype," on Monday, April 19, 2010, and will present a CIO Keynote Presentation on Tuesday, April 20, 2010.
"I greatly appreciate the opportunity to speak among fellow peers at the CIO Utilities Summit," said Burke. "At Ambit Energy I have the privilege to lead a highly dedicated group of IT professionals and am honored that our team is recognized as an industry innovator."
The CIO Utilities Summit will bring together C-level IT executives and innovative thinkers within the utilities industry to strategize and discuss trends and challenges. The summit is quickly becoming the leading smart grid event as much of the agenda will focus on the implementation and issues affecting smart grid technologies based on priorities indicated by attending CIOs. Joining John Burke as attending delegates are Dennis Klinger, Former CIO, Florida Power & Light and Andres Carvallo, CIO, Austin Energy, amongst other IT leaders.
For more information about the CIO Utilities Summit, please visit http://www.cioutilitiessummit.com/.
About CIO Utilities Summit
The CIO Utilities Summit is a technology-focused summit that brings together technology executives within North America's utilities industry. The CIO Utilities Summit is organized by the Strategic Business Summit Division of CDM Media, the leading B2B marketing and media company. CDM Media delivers strategically positioned, content-driven events to C-level technology clientele from Fortune 1000 organizations. With experience in delivering intimate, effective business summits, the CIO Utilities Summit creates unique opportunities for executives to develop innovative business ideas and lasting relationships. The CIO Utilities Summit will be held April 18-21, 2010 at the InterContinental Montelucia Resort in Scottsdale, AZ. For more information, please visit http://www.cioutilitiessummit.com
About Ambit Energy
Ambit Energy, L.P. is a Dallas-based energy provider of electrical and natural gas services in deregulated markets across the U.S., including regions of Texas, Illinois and New York. Ambit Energy is one of the finest and most-respected energy providers in the industry offering cost-effective and sound choices for today's energy consumer. For more information on becoming a customer, information on earning free electricity or joining the Ambit Energy team, visit AmbitEnergy.com or call (877) 28-AMBIT.
About CDM Media
CDM Media is a custom design marketing organization for companies who are looking to influence and build relationships with senior CIOs and technology management teams worldwide.
CDM Media is the worldwide custom design marketing company providing strategic solutions and specially-tailored packages for all of your marketing needs. Through innovative and creative planning and truly catering to our customers' marketing challenges, we provide a true one-stop-shop for companies looking for a quality partner to stand out in today's markets. CDM Media creates unique platforms on which we present our clients' marketing material that garners an audience of the highest level professionals in targeted verticals. Through the BIR (Business Intelligence Reports), SBS (Strategic Business Summits) and CDM (Custom Design Marketing) divisions of CDM Media, we cover all of our bases when it comes to providing complete and dynamic marketing coverage. For more information, please visit http://www.cdmmedia.com
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