CIO Talk Network

Guest : Shannon Capone Kirk

Title : eDiscovery Counsel, Ropes & Gray

When it comes to complex cases, the costs imposed by the eDiscovery process often outweigh any benefit to the litigants. Consequently, computer-assisted predictive document coding is gaining popularity, as it promises to reduce the time and money spent on e-discovery by employing software to review large volumes of electronic documents and determine their relevance, thus drastically reducing the number of documents that still need to be reviewed by human eyes. However, such software depends on algorithms, so the coding process still requires attorney involvement at the outset to train the software to recognize relevant documents. Another issue is that the documents so identified, must be acceptable to both sides. Is predictive coding worth it, or will it just create additional complexity and false positives?

Guest 1: Michael Shannon

Title: Chief Information Officer, Dechert LLP

Guest 2: Michael J. McGuire

Title: Chief Information Security Officer, Littler Mendelson P.C.

Organizations are increasing reliance on IT and technological innovation has introduced disruptive paradigms such as Cloud, Mobility, Social Media, and Big Data. How is the Legal industry leveraging IT and these paradigms to transform its activities, better serve clients, and sustain the growth, scale, and profitability of legal firms?

Guest : Jonathan D. Rudolph

Title : eDiscovery Manager and Staff Attorney, C.R. Bard

Under mounting cost pressures, corporations and law firms are increasingly “in-sourcing” certain aspects of e-discovery using do-it-yourself (DIY) and service provider choices now available in the marketplace. How does an enterprise determine if it can better manage costs, increase control over discovery, and handle in-sourced technology and talent with these options? Which aspects of e-discovery are best left to outside counsel? What is the right mix of in-sourcing and use of outside counsel?

Guest 1: Michael Versace

Title: Reseach Director, IDC Financial Insights

Guest 2: Tom Peach

Title: CIO, Zurich N.A. Commercial

Over the past decade, financial institutions have been busy securing the perimeters of their networks from attacks. How successful have those efforts been? Have the perimeters finally been completely secured? what about threats from within?

Guest 1: David Sherry0

Title: CISO, Brown University

Guest 2: Joshua Beeman

Title: CISO, University of Pennsylvania

Education is an important investment for students and society depends on educational institutions for developing our society’s future leaders and workforce. How safe and secure are the learning environments we are offering students? As schools emphasize and investment in online education, how are the security challenges getting compounded?

Guest 1: Dan Burges

Title: Director of Intelligence, Freightwatch International; author of Cargo Theft, Loss Prevention, and Supply Chain Security

Guest 2: Richard Sharpe

Title: Expert on Supply Chain Risk Mitigation, founding member of the American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN)

Today, global business demands firms leverage global supply chains and service global customers. Pandemics, natural disasters, or terrorist attacks could undermine the continuity of this global supply system. Furthermore, with everyone interconnected, even small localized events could cause significant interruptions in the flow of goods, or even escalate into something more widespread. Are organizations and governments prepared with well-defined strategies to handle these threats? What are organizations doing individually or as a group, to proactively handle these potential security vulnerabilities effectively?

Guest : Vivian Tero

Title : Program Director, IDC

How confident are enterprises about their eDiscovery capabilities? What are the best technology solutions supporting eDiscovery? What best practices should be followed? Among enterprises and law practices, what are the top trends for the handling of technology driven eDiscovery?

Guest 1: Mary Alice Annecharico

Title: SVP & Chief Information Officer, Henry Ford Health System

Guest 2: Gregory E. Buoncontri

Title: SVP & CIO at Pitney Bowes Inc.

Today’s overcrowded industries are like sharks competing in a “bloody” ocean of rivals competing for ever shrinking profits, making growth impossible. To succeed, the companies of the future will have to create value innovation that seeks out an uncontested market space with new demand where rivals are obsolete. But this is easier said than done! How does IT help identify what has worked and what didn't and find that new value innovation? How can IT get the organization back to a blue ocean of profitability?

Guest 1: Ronald E. Lejcar

Title: Chief Information Officer at Ingredion

Guest 2: Daniela Crivianu-Gaita

Title: Chief Information Officer, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto

Guest 3: Carlos Ramos

Title: Chief Information Officer for the State of California

New working environment, unknown people, unpredictable economic climate, pressing demands from business stakeholders to deliver value, innovation, competitive advantage and cost savings through IT... it all seems pretty daunting for a new IT leader! What is s/he supposed to do to secure his role and lay a solid foundation for his future tenure?

Guest 1: Michael Hugos

Title: Author, Speaker and Principal at Center for Systems Innovation

Guest 2: Henry Peyret

Title: Principal Analyst serving Enterprise Architecture PROFESSIONALS, Forrester

It’s been said, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” In some IT organizations, you’ll find a few overzealous proponents of faster and faster, pushing for business agility, but that doesn’t providing consistent value creation over the long term, and can lose those individuals that got the organization where it is. What is the price business pays, knowingly or unknowingly, for agility?