TechBiz Connection Hosts CEO Roundtable on Reinventing the Workforce for the 21st Century.IRVINE, Calif. -- TechBiz Connection will host a CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Roundtable discussion on how businesses can reinvent re·in·vent tr.v. re·in·vent·ed, re·in·vent·ing, re·in·vents 1. To make over completely: "She reinvented Indian cooking to fit a Western kitchen and a Western larder" the workforce to better compete in the 21st Century on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at 6:00 pm at The Orange County Register in Santa Ana Santa Ana, city, El Salvador Santa Ana (sän'tä ä`nä), city (1993 pop. 129,873), W El Salvador. It is the second largest city in the country and the commercial and processing center for a sugarcane, coffee, and cattle region. . According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Jack Bicer, TechBiz Connection chairman, today's technology workforce competes in a rapidly-changing global environment. To succeed, companies need to know far more than engineering, software development or sales and marketing. They need hard and soft skills that transcend international boundaries -- even when the customer is close to home. "Colleges and universities are developing programs to better graduate candidates who meet today's needs," Bicer said. "It is imperative that critical thinking skills be integrated into education as early as the elementary grades to assure a globally competitive workforce for years to come. The investment is significant, but the cost of not doing so is much higher." The expert panelists at the CEO Roundtable are: Ted Smith, founder and retired chairman of FileNet, who has been in the computer industry since 1960. After founding FileNet in 1982, Smith led the company as chairman and CEO. FileNet, being acquired by IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) for $1.6 billion, is the worldwide leader in document image processing See document imaging. Document Image Processing - (DIP) Storage, management and retrieval of images. , electronic document management and workflow software. Expected to close in October, the FileNet purchase will be the fourth largest in IBM's history. Currently Smith is chairman of the board for the MIND Institute, dedicated to education program excellence and cutting edge scientific research. Elliot Gordon, senior client partner, Korn/Ferry International, who has been in the executive search industry for 30 years and has been with Korn/Ferry International for the last 25 years. Korn/Ferry, with more than 70 offices in 40 countries, is the world's leading executive search firm. The firm delivers an array of talent management solutions that help clients to identify, deploy, develop, retain and reward their employees. Gordon has served as regional partner for the firm's Technology, Industrial, Life Sciences, Emerging Business and Private Equity specialty practices. He has conducted searches for board members, chief executives and senior-level executives for all functional areas. The forum discussion and subsequent question-and-answer session is sponsored by Business Wire, Daly-Swartz Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most , iSeminars Int'l, Savvis, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips and Brilliant Blue with The Orange County Register as host sponsor. Admission to the TechBiz Connection event is $30 prepaid and $40 at the door. For further information and RSVP (ReSerVation Protocol) A communications protocol that signals a router to reserve bandwidth for real time transmission. RSVP is designed to clear a path for audio and video traffic, eliminating annoying skips and hesitations. , visit http://www.techbizconnection.org or e-mail Jack Bicer at president@techbizconnection.org. TechBiz Connection was created to support Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, business and technology professionals, companies and entrepreneurs by providing timely education and networking opportunities. The organization focuses on where technology and business intersect; everything a successful high-tech company would want to do. |
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