As part of the Tri-State CIO Forum Governing Body, presenter community, SIM president or select guest, you have been invited to attend a special evening dinner and keynote, featuring George F. Colony, Chairman of the Board & CEO of Forrester Research.

Your RSVP is requested and seating must be pre-arranged. Please RSVP today or contact kaitlen_murphy@infoworld.com with any questions.


Tuesday, May 6, 2008

	6:00pm - 6:45pm				Cocktail Networking Reception (Guest Check in) in Tiffany Foyer outside the Hudson Theatre
	6:45pm				Dinner Seating in Hudson Theatre
	7:15pm				Introduction Leif G. Maiorini, CIO, Civic Development Group/Millennium Teleservices Michael L. Pellegrino, VP, Information Technology, Fujifilm U.S.A., Inc. Judy Arteche-Carr, Chairman, SIMNY
	7:30pm - 8:30pm				Industry Keynote George F. Colony, Chairman of the Board & CEO, Forrester Research

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Judy Arteche-Carr
Chairman, SIMNY

Judy Arteche-Carr is a strategic advisor to global companies and CXOs in the areas of management consulting and global sourcing. Judy drives business transformation discussions, its alignment to technology and impact on global sourcing models with an industry focus. She is currently an adjunct professor at Fordham University's College of Business. Previously, Judy held management positions at global technology and services companies Unisys Corporation and Electronic Data Systems (EDS); and financial institutions JP Morgan and Salomon Brothers focused on information risk management, relationship management and business technology.

Judy has a Masters in Business Administration in Finance from the Stern School of Business (New York University) and a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts. Her professional affiliations include the Women's Bond Club, Women on Wall Street, CIO Collective and SIMNY. She was also a finalist for the Amy B. Kahn "Women in IT: Excellence in Leadership" Award in September 2004.

As founder and CEO of Forrester Research, George is one of the most influential thought leaders in the world of technology. During his 25-year career, George has become a trusted advisor to CEOs of leading global companies by providing forward-looking and pragmatic analysis on the impact of technology change on business.

Under George's leadership, Forrester operates with the vision that "technology changes everything" - business, society, government, and consumers. Since Forrester's inception in 1983, its commitment to this vision has created one of the most successful technology and market research firms worldwide, garnering accolades from Forbes magazine as one of the "200 best small companies in America" for five consecutive years, and in 2006, was included in the Business 2.0 magazine list of the "100 fastest growing technology companies."

George has participated in the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, for the past five years. He is a graduate of Harvard University.

Leif Maiorini is responsible for leading all Information Technology initiatives for both the CDG Management and Millennium Teleservices (MTS) corporate entities. Leif joined CDG/MTS in 1995 in an effort to develop and manage the IT capabilities necessary to support the company's rapid expansion. The company operated four locations in the New Jersey area prior to his arrival. Currently the company manages call center operations in over 70 locations throughout the United States and Canada.

Leif was the director of IT for RMH Teleservices. During his nine year tenure, Leif was responsible for the management and application of technology throughout the corporation. Under Leif's guidance, RMH was a pioneer in call center automation, installing one of the first automated dialing systems in the United States. Leif is the president of the New Jersey Chapter of the Society for Information Management and is a member of the Direct Marketing Association, American Teleservices Association and the Wharton Club of New Jersey.

Mike Pellegrino is responsible for leading the IT department for Fujifilm U.S.A., Inc., the US-based subsidiary of imaging and information leader Fujifilm Co. Ltd. in Japan. In his role, Pellegrino provides strategic direction and oversees development and support of all computer applications and infrastructure that integrate and support various businesses. In addition, he is leading the effort to provide core application support for other Fujifilm companies in North America.

Pellegrino spent more than 18 years in a variety of business and technical managerial roles at divisions of Unilever USA, including IT director for customer and channel and brand development, and director of integration and service development for the global infrastructure team. Mike holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Sacred Heart University in Fairfield. He is currently the president of the Fairfield/Westchester SIM Chapter, and is an advisor on the CIBETL Board for the University of Bridgeport Schools of Business and Engineering.