Among other topics, John discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:

* His unique purview of responsibilities as EVP of Technology & Operations, and how his previous business experiences and skills have lent themselves to this role

* How he uses technology to help the different business units to make a direct P&L impact

* The unique culture and pace of innovation at HP, and how those relate to his past experiences at Boeing and Verizon

* How and why he has been successful in planning and building great IT leadership teams

* Eye on Trends: the innovations that HP is making in a variety of exploding realms. He foresees an even larger growth of the use of mobile and social technologies, and talks about the advantages of smaller and cheaper data centers

John Hinshaw’s Biography

John is the executive vice president of Technology & Operations at Hewlett-Packard. He oversees company operations including global information technology, global sales operations, global procurement, global business shared services, global real estate, and global security. John is a member of the company’s Executive Council and serves on the Ethics and Compliance Committee.

Prior to Hewlett-Packard, John spent 4 ½ years at The Boeing Company, most recently leading the Information Solutions business unit. He was also Boeing’s Chief Information Officer and led their company-wide corporate initiative on Information Management and Information Security.

Prior to Boeing, John spent 14 years at Verizon where he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Verizon Wireless. He also held a number of key positions focused on enabling business growth, reducing costs and improving business productivity. Earlier in his career, John also served as a consultant with Accenture.

John is a member of the board of directors at the National Academy Foundation, an organization dedicated to preparing young people for college and career success and fostering partnerships between the business and education communities to provide opportunities to underserved students.

John holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in computer information systems from James Madison University

Among other topics, Greg discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:

* His experiences and career progression from CIO at GE and Emerson to CIO at Fifth-Third Bank, and his subsequent rise to COO and President of Fifth-Third

* The  kinds of skills that are transferable across industries and how he was able to successfully move from being a CIO in the manufacturing industry to being a CIO in the financial services industry

* How technology leaders can make themselves invaluable to their company, by always adding value and learning to solve business problems

* The keys to, and benefits of, successfully moving from a role as a technology leader to a that of a business leader

* Eye on Trends:  the opportunities presented by mobile and self-service technology, the benefits that arise from a ubiquitous, positive customer experience across these platforms, and the cost-savings due to the digitization of infrastructure

Greg Carmichael’s Biography

Greg is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Fifth Third Bank. He oversees the Bank’s four lines of business: Consumer Bank (Retail Banking, the Fifth Third Mortgage Company, Credit Card Group, and Consumer Finance), Commercial Banking, Business Banking, and Fifth Third Investment Advisors.  He also has leadership responsibility for Fifth Third Bank presidents in 18 markets, more than 1,300 banking centers and 100 Bank Mart® locations in 12 states.  Prior to his current roles, Greg served as the Chief Executive Officer of Fifth Third Bank (North Carolina), an Affiliate of Fifth Third Bancorp. He served as Chief Information Officer of Fifth Third Bancorp. from June 2003 to November 2006.

Prior to joining Fifth Third, Greg  served as Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Emerson Electric Co, and also spent time as an IT executive at General Electric.

Greg is a member of the finance and trust committees of the Bancorp.  He is on the board of directors of Vantiv Inc., the YMCA of Greater Cincinnati and the Marvin Lewis Community Fund.

Greg received a B.A. from the University of Dayton and an M.S. from Central Michigan University.

Among other topics, Greg discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:

* His experiences and career progression from CIO at GE and Emerson to CIO at Fifth-Third Bank, and his subsequent rise to COO and President of Fifth-Third

* The  kinds of skills that are transferable across industries and how he was able to successfully move from being a CIO in the manufacturing industry to being a CIO in the financial services industry

* How technology leaders can make themselves invaluable to their company, by always adding value and learning to solve business problems

* The keys to, and benefits of, successfully moving from a role as a technology leader to a that of a business leader

* Eye on Trends:  the opportunities presented by mobile and self-service technology, the benefits that arise from a ubiquitous, positive customer experience across these platforms, and the cost-savings due to the digitization of infrastructure

Greg Carmichael’s Biography

Greg is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Fifth Third Bank. He oversees the Bank’s four lines of business: Consumer Bank (Retail Banking, the Fifth Third Mortgage Company, Credit Card Group, and Consumer Finance), Commercial Banking, Business Banking, and Fifth Third Investment Advisors.  He also has leadership responsibility for Fifth Third Bank presidents in 18 markets, more than 1,300 banking centers and 100 Bank Mart® locations in 12 states.  Prior to his current roles, Greg served as the Chief Executive Officer of Fifth Third Bank (North Carolina), an Affiliate of Fifth Third Bancorp. He served as Chief Information Officer of Fifth Third Bancorp. from June 2003 to November 2006.

Prior to joining Fifth Third, Greg  served as Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Emerson Electric Co, and also spent time as an IT executive at General Electric.

Greg is a member of the finance and trust committees of the Bancorp.  He is on the board of directors of Vantiv Inc., the YMCA of Greater Cincinnati and the Marvin Lewis Community Fund.

Greg received a B.A. from the University of Dayton and an M.S. from Central Michigan University.

Among other topics, Chris discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:

* How Schneider National was an early adopter of technology, such as GPS, and continues to appreciate the value it delivers

* His transition from CIO to COO to CEO and his keen interest on how technology solves business problems

* The intersection of marketing and technology for lead generation, revenue management, and yield management

* How, as current CEO, Chris interacts with the CIO with greater appreciation than some CEOs may

* Eye on Trends: the power of business analytics to find valuable trends that allow Schneider to proactively tackle both issues and opportunities

Chris Lofgren’s Biography

Chris is the Chief Executive Officer and President of Schneider National Inc., a multi-billion dollar provider of truckload, logistics and intermodal services.  He has held that role since 2002. Prior to that, Chris served as the Chief Operating Officer of Schneider National, and he has also served as its Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer.

Prior to his time at Schneider National, Chris held engineering and management roles with Symantec Corporation and Motorola Inc.

Chris serves on the boards of Schneider National, the American Transportation Research Institute, CA Technologies, the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, the Green Bay Chapter of the Boys and Girls Club of America, and the American Trucking Associations Inc.

Chris has a bachelor of science and master of science degrees in Industrial and Management Engineering from Montana State University and a Ph.D in Industrial and System Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Among other topics, Chris discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:

* How Schneider National was an early adopter of technology, such as GPS, and continues to appreciate the value it delivers

* His transition from CIO to COO to CEO and his keen interest on how technology solves business problems

* The intersection of marketing and technology for lead generation, revenue management, and yield management

* How, as current CEO, Chris interacts with the CIO with greater appreciation than some CEOs may

* Eye on Trends: the power of business analytics to find valuable trends that allow Schneider to proactively tackle both issues and opportunities

Chris Lofgren’s Biography

Chris is the Chief Executive Officer and President of Schneider National Inc., a multi-billion dollar provider of truckload, logistics and intermodal services.  He has held that role since 2002. Prior to that, Chris served as the Chief Operating Officer of Schneider National, and he has also served as its Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer.

Prior to his time at Schneider National, Chris held engineering and management roles with Symantec Corporation and Motorola Inc.

Chris serves on the boards of Schneider National, the American Transportation Research Institute, CA Technologies, the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, the Green Bay Chapter of the Boys and Girls Club of America, and the American Trucking Associations Inc.

Chris has a bachelor of science and master of science degrees in Industrial and Management Engineering from Montana State University and a Ph.D in Industrial and System Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Among other topics, Brian discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:

* Brian’s top IT initiatives over the next year to improve the organization’s agility

* The importance of strong communication to drive cultural change

* Breaking down the conceptual and artificial lines between IT and “the business”

* How Crawford IT is leading innovation programs across the organization

* The importance of post-project analysis and measuring the ROI of all initiatives

* Eye on Trends: empowering mobility in all aspects of business, going paperless, yielding insights from analytics, enhancing processes through social media analytics, preparing for globalization, the evolution of culture change and embracing new ways of working, as well as the marriage of mapping out organizational business processes to drive innovation

Brian Flynn’s Biography

Brian is the Executive Vice President and Global Chief Information Officer of Crawford & Company. With over $1 billion in revenues, Crawford is the world’s largest claims and third party administration solutions provider to insurance companies and self-insured entities. Brian is a member of the executive strategic planning team, and is responsible for technology and innovation strategy for the company.

Prior to his time at Crawford & Company, Brian spent time as the Global Senior Vice President of Technology at BCD Travel, the world’s third largest travel management company.  He also spent time in the IT department at BellSouth and was a consultant at Ernst & Young.

Among Brian’s accolades are a Premier 100 award from ComputerWorld in 2008, and his team and he have been ranked in the Information Week500 list from 2009 – 2012.

Brian has a bachelor of science in business administration with concentrations in information technology, finance, and economics from Appalachian State University.

Among other topics, Brian discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:

* Brian’s top IT initiatives over the next year to improve the organization’s agility

* The importance of strong communication to drive cultural change

* Breaking down the conceptual and artificial lines between IT and “the business”

* How Crawford IT is leading innovation programs across the organization

* The importance of post-project analysis and measuring the ROI of all initiatives

* Eye on Trends: empowering mobility in all aspects of business, going paperless, yielding insights from analytics, enhancing processes through social media analytics, preparing for globalization, the evolution of culture change and embracing new ways of working, as well as the marriage of mapping out organizational business processes to drive innovation

Brian Flynn’s Biography

Brian is the Executive Vice President and Global Chief Information Officer of Crawford & Company. With over $1 billion in revenues, Crawford is the world’s largest claims and third party administration solutions provider to insurance companies and self-insured entities. Brian is a member of the executive strategic planning team, and is responsible for technology and innovation strategy for the company.

Prior to his time at Crawford & Company, Brian spent time as the Global Senior Vice President of Technology at BCD Travel, the world’s third largest travel management company.  He also spent time in the IT department at BellSouth and was a consultant at Ernst & Young.

Among Brian’s accolades are a Premier 100 award from ComputerWorld in 2008, and his team and he have been ranked in the Information Week500 list from 2009 – 2012.

Brian has a bachelor of science in business administration with concentrations in information technology, finance, and economics from Appalachian State University.

Among other topics, Asiff discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:

* His career progression from application developer, to MBA, to technology-infused business leaderhip positions

* Asiff’s leadership role in leading one of the industry’s largest mergers/integrations and the important technical and business challenges that he had to address

* The importance of mentorship and differentiating through the ability to attract, retain, and develop world class talent

* The best ways for vendors to articulate value to CIOs, from his perspective as a Director on several boards

* Eye on Trends: how to transform a business model through technology, and companies’ ability to position themselves amid technology change- such as cloud computing

Asiff Hirji’s Biography

Asiff S. Hirji serves as a Partner at TPG Capital, L.P. Prior to this role, Asiff served as Chief Operating Officer of TD Ameritrade from July 2005 to October 2006. He served as the President of Client Group at TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation from October 2006 to April 1, 2007. He served as the Chief Operating Officer at TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation from August 8, 2005 to September 30, 2006 and Executive Vice President and Office of the Chief Executive. He also served as the Chief Operating Officer at Ameritrade from April 2003 to July 2005. He joined TD Ameritrade in April 2003 and served as the Chief Information Officer at Ameritrade from April 2003 to July 2005. At Ameritrade, he was responsible for developing and implementing all Information Technology initiatives, including business technology planning, application development, product development, information security as well as IT infrastructure and architecture.

Asiff served as a Founding Member and Partner at Mitchell Madison Group. He served as a Vice President of New York office at Bain & Company and a leader in their IT Strategy practice. From July 2002 to April 2003, he served as a Vice President and Partner of Bain & Company Inc. From July 2001 to June 2002, he served as the President at Meralix, Inc. He served as the President and Chief Technology Officer at Netfolio Inc.

He has been Deputy Chairman/Vice Chairman of Saxo Bank A/S since May 2012 and as its Director since December 14, 2011. He has been a Director at Advent Software, Inc. since September 9, 2011; Citrix Systems, Inc. since May 2006 and Primedia Inc. since July 13, 2011. He served as a Board Member of Netfolio Inc.

Asiff holds a B.S. in Computer Science from University of Calgary, Canada and an M.B.A. with honors from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario, Canada.

Among other topics, Asiff discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:

* His career progression from application developer, to MBA, to technology-infused business leaderhip positions

* Asiff’s leadership role in leading one of the industry’s largest mergers/integrations and the important technical and business challenges that he had to address

* The importance of mentorship and differentiating through the ability to attract, retain, and develop world class talent

* The best ways for vendors to articulate value to CIOs, from his perspective as a Director on several boards

* Eye on Trends: how to transform a business model through technology, and companies’ ability to position themselves amid technology change- such as cloud computing

Asiff Hirji’s Biography

Asiff S. Hirji serves as a Partner at TPG Capital, L.P. Prior to this role, Asiff served as Chief Operating Officer of TD Ameritrade from July 2005 to October 2006. He served as the President of Client Group at TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation from October 2006 to April 1, 2007. He served as the Chief Operating Officer at TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation from August 8, 2005 to September 30, 2006 and Executive Vice President and Office of the Chief Executive. He also served as the Chief Operating Officer at Ameritrade from April 2003 to July 2005. He joined TD Ameritrade in April 2003 and served as the Chief Information Officer at Ameritrade from April 2003 to July 2005. At Ameritrade, he was responsible for developing and implementing all Information Technology initiatives, including business technology planning, application development, product development, information security as well as IT infrastructure and architecture.

Asiff served as a Founding Member and Partner at Mitchell Madison Group. He served as a Vice President of New York office at Bain & Company and a leader in their IT Strategy practice. From July 2002 to April 2003, he served as a Vice President and Partner of Bain & Company Inc. From July 2001 to June 2002, he served as the President at Meralix, Inc. He served as the President and Chief Technology Officer at Netfolio Inc.

He has been Deputy Chairman/Vice Chairman of Saxo Bank A/S since May 2012 and as its Director since December 14, 2011. He has been a Director at Advent Software, Inc. since September 9, 2011; Citrix Systems, Inc. since May 2006 and Primedia Inc. since July 13, 2011. He served as a Board Member of Netfolio Inc.

Asiff holds a B.S. in Computer Science from University of Calgary, Canada and an M.B.A. with honors from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario, Canada.

Among other topics, Horace discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:

* How Gammon Construction leverages the benefits of being a 50/50 joint venture with Jardine Matheson and Balfour Beatty

* Gammon’s approach to aligning IT and business strategy and how it maps all projects to its strategy

* Gammon’s use of an internal satisfaction survey to identify opportunities for improvement in serving the organization’s needs

* The importance of career development and Gammon’s diligent approach to growing each individual’s skills

* The organizational emphasis on innovation at Gammon and the incentives in place to foster an innovative culture

* Eye on Trends: The internal application of social computing for knowledge management and information sharing, as well as the use of smartphone technology to enhance awareness and opportunities in the recruiting process

Horace Chu’s Biography

Horace is the Head of Information Management Services at Gammon Construction Limited, a leading construction company based in Hong Kong which has been building a wide range of construction projects for over 50 years.  Horace is responsible for defining and executing the company’s IT strategy.

Prior to joining Gammon Construction, Horace was a Senior Manager in JOS Synergy, a joint-venture between Jardine Matheson and Canadian TELUS focusing on IT outsourcing services in Asia.  Horace focused on IT operations and implementation of large scale ERP and IT infrastructure projects.   Horace possesses a broad spectrum of experiences including information security, business process re-engineering, managing regional IT operation, and IT architectural services.  With strong skills in communication and aligning IT with the rest of the organization, Horace is also experienced in pre-sales solutioning and large scale application systems development.

Horace has a Bachelor degree in Computer Systems Engineering from the University of Warwick in the UK and an MBA from the University of Hong Kong.