NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., April 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- HMG Strategy is excited to present the 2014 New Jersey CIO Executive Leadership Summit on May 8, 2014 at the beautiful Hyatt Regency New Brunswick Hotel. Qualified executives are encouraged to register for this event at http://www.hmgstrategy.com/events/home.asp?eventID=66.

A thought-provoking agenda will address, "The Big Shift: Leadership, Innovation, and Transformation in a Customer-Centric Economy."  HMG Strategy's President & CEO, Hunter Muller, calls it "The Big Shift" because it represents an enormous change in the way technology drives real business value in our interconnected digital global economy. "With this in mind, we have gathered the most influential, forward-thinking and successful IT leaders to share their knowledge, experience, and wisdom.  The quality and value of the HMG Strategy network is unparalleled, with over 70,000 CIO/Senior IT executives, industry experts and world-class thought leaders.  The HMG ecosystem is helping the modern day CIO drive new innovative business value," said Muller. 

Industry luminary speakers featured at the 2014 New Jersey Summit include Roota Almeida, CISO, Covanta Holdings Corporation; Dennis Baden, Principal, Heidrick & Struggles; Shawn Banerji, Managing Director, Russell Reynolds Associates; Doug Blackwell, CIO, Horizon BCBSNJ; Kurt Brungardt, CIO and Managing Director, MSD Capital, L.P.; Michael Capone, CIO & CVP Product Development, ADP; Mignona Cote, SVP, Consumer Information Security, Bank of America; Craig Cuyar, Global CIO, Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.; Alin D'Silva, VP & CIO, Chief Administrative Office, Verizon; James Eichmann, CTO, Billtrust; Jon Harding, Global CIO, Conair Corporation; Stuart Kippelman, VP & CIO, Covanta Holdings Corporation; Ashish Kumar, Chief Growth Officer, Avanade; Kristen Lamoreaux, President, Lamoreaux Search; Brian R. Lurie, former VP & CIO, Gardner Denver Incorporated; Israel Martinez, Senior Managing Partner & President, Axon Global Services; Hunter Muller, President & CIO, HMG Strategy, LLC; Adam Noble, SVP & CIO, GAF Materials Corporation; Mark Polansky, CIO/Information Technology Officers Practice, Korn Ferry; Joseph Puglisi, SVP & CIO, QDMH; John Repko, SVP & CIO, Tyco; Mark Sander, VP & Global CIO, Church & Dwight Co.; Candida Seasock, Founder & President, CTS Associates, LLC; Don Tapscott, Author, Speaker, and Advisor, Media, Technology & Innovation; Ajay Waghray, SVP & CIO, Verizon Enterprise Solutions; and Hank Zupnick, CIO, GE Real Estate.

Sponsor partners for the Summit include Avanade, Information Builders, Kenandy, Okta, ServiceNow, xMatters, and Computer Aid, Inc. Strategic partners include Egon Zehnder, Heidrick & Struggles, Korn Ferry, Russell Reynolds Associates, and Spencer Stuart.

HMG Strategy is building the strongest CIO network on the planet.  HMG facilitates connections and thought leadership to elevate the role of the CIO/IT Executive.  Yearly, HMG Strategy recognizes top performing Chief Information/Innovation/Technology Officers who have excelled in innovation, leaderships skills, transformation, and legacy leadership through the "Transformational CIO Leadership Awards."  These awards are based on extensive in-depth research conducted over the course of multiple conversations and interviews with Hunter Muller and the HMG Strategy team.  These awards demonstrate the critical relevance of the modern-day CIO as an innovative leader.  Insights from these conversations are shared in HMG Strategy's weekly newsletter.

To sign-up for the newsletter, or to register for the 2014 New Jersey CIO Executive Leadership Summit on May 8, 2014, please go to www.hmgstrategy.com.

SOURCE HMG Strategy