Russ Daniels is vice president and chief technology officer of HP Enterprise Services. In this role, he sets the technology strategy and architecture for HP’s Enterprise Services portfolio. Daniels and his organization assist the HP Enterprise Services business unit in delivering configurable, standardized offerings and new technology-enabled services that help clients reduce cost and complexity while harnessing innovation to better serve their customers. Daniels is a frequently requested speaker on the impact of cloud, the consumerization of IT, automation and the overall IT industry. With more than 30 years of experience in the technology industry, specializing in software architecture, enterprise management, and software development methodologies, he has filled a wide range of staff and line management roles and ran his own Internet Services business. Previously, Daniels was chief technology officer of cloud services strategy, where he drove the overarching business and technology strategies for HP’s approach to the cloud. From 2002 to 2007 Daniels was the chief technology officer of HP Software. During his tenure, the business tripled in revenue and emerged as a significant player in the software industry. He joined HP in 1999. Prior, Daniels spent 15 years at Apple, where he held a variety of technical and management positions, culminating in his role as a senior software architect. Less   View all posts

David Smoley is Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Flextronics, a position he has held since December 2006. Leading IT publication, InformationWeek recently ranked Mr. Smoley as one of the top 50 Global CIOs -- IT Leaders Changing the Business World. Prior to Flextronics, Mr. Smoley served as Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Honeywell's Aerospace Electronics Systems. Mr. Smoley's extensive IT career also includes management positions with General Electric where he most recently held the position of Director and Chief Information Officer for GE Power Controls in Barcelona, Spain. Mr. Smoley holds a B.A. in Computer Science from Clemson University and an M.B.A. from the University of Virginia. Flextronics is a $26 billlion revenue global manufacturing and services provider operating in more than 30 countries worldwide. Flextronics designs, builds and ships complete packaged products for its OEM customers. Additionally, Flextronics provides logistics, after-market and field services to support customer end-to-end supply chain requirements. Less   View all posts

Currently Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Revlon, Mr. Giambruno is responsible for driving global technology capabilities to provide competitive advantages to the company’s business units and shareholders. Mr. Giambruno’s latest contribution to Revlon is the deployment of an internal Cloud, which supports more than 500 applications, providing over 99.9999% uptime. Prior to joining Revlon, Mr. Giambruno was Director of Global Engineering, Security & Deployment for Pitney Bowes, Inc., where he successfully managed FDIC, PCI, HIPPA and SOX compliance. He has also held diverse and global positions, including CTO of venture capital firm, Selway Partners. He has also served as Founder and CTO of several leading web services companies, including Econium, Inc., and turn around CEO for Milestone Software Systems, where he worked on behalf of its venture capitalists to restructure the company and energize its product portfolio. Mr. Giamburno possesses extensive expertise in product development, product distribution, mergers and acquisition, global network sales, technology sales and media sales, as well as raising capital. Mr. Giambruno has two core philosophies: Make systems work for people, rather than the people work for systems. Use technology as a competitive weapon. His unique combination of leadership, business and technology acumen provides his companies with world-class information systems. Mr. Giambruno’s industry recognitions include: 2011 ComputerWorld 100 2009 InfoWorld CTO of the year 2008 NetApp green Award 2006 Tri State Security Executive of the Year: Finalist Less   View all posts