Microsoft Global High-Tech Summit Highlights How Manufacturers Can 'Accelerate Through the Economic Turn'

Interactive session will feature live polling, presentations from industry leaders.


REDMOND, Wash., Feb. 10  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 

  What:  Industry leaders in the high-tech and electronics industry share
         their companies' economic recovery preparation strategies at the
         Microsoft Global High-Tech Summit on Feb. 11, 2010, in Santa Clara,
         Calif. Attendees will learn how investments in improved business
         systems and processes will ultimately position their organizations
         to help grow revenues, profits and market share during the upturn. 

         The summit will feature keynote presentations from these speakers:

         -- Gary Hamel, professor, author of "Leading the Revolution and
            Competing for the Future," speaker, business thought leader,
            director, Management Lab

         -- Mark Bernstein, chief executive officer, Palo Alto Research
            Center (PARC Inc.)

         -- Dan'l Lewin, corporate vice president, strategic and emerging
            business development, Microsoft Corp.

         -- Drew Gude, director, U.S. high-tech and electronics
            manufacturing industry solutions, Microsoft

         Panel discussions on the following topics:

         -- "Improving Innovation and Speeding Time-to-Market"

         -- "Building the Engaged, Interactive and 'Sticky' Customer
            Relationship"

         -- "Accelerating Sales Growth: Product Launch Through Customer
            Adoption"

         -- "Leveraging IT to Accelerate Through the Turn (CIO Panel)"

  When:  Feb. 11, 2010, 7:30 a.m.-8 p.m. PST

  Where: Marriott Santa Clara Hotel 
         2700 Mission College Boulevard
         Santa Clara, CA 95054

  Who:   In addition to the keynote speakers, session participants include
         the following:

         -- Craig Hodges, general manager, U.S. manufacturing and resources
            sector, Microsoft

         -- Gregg Hansen, vice president, application development and data
            warehouse, AMD Inc.

         -- Ashley Eikenberry, director, go to market program office, NetApp

         -- Kevin Cooney, chief information officer and corporate vice
            president, Xilinx Inc.

         -- Ken Venner, executive vice president, corporate services and
            chief information officer, Broadcom Corp.

         -- David Smoley, chief information officer, Flextronics
            International

         -- Ananthan Thandri, vice president and chief information officer,
            Mentor Graphics Corp.

         -- Peter Gosbee, global co-lead, product lifecycle management
            center of excellence, Emerson

         -- Bob Parker, group vice president, IDC Manufacturing Insights

         -- Ravi Iyer, senior manager, customer value chain management,
            Cisco

         -- Brett Bonthron, partner, TCG Advisors

         -- Dawn Lacallade, community manager, SolarWinds Inc.

  More:  Other highlights include live audience polling on attendees' market
         impressions and technology strategies. Results will be showcased
         live during the event's opening keynote address and will be
         available following the event for interested media and analysts. 

  Info:  More information is available at

         http://www.microsoft.com/industry/manufacturing/hightech/
         summit/2010/default.mspx

         and 

         http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/presskits/industries/
         manufacturing/default.aspx

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