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A report from Information Age's Effective IT 2008 Summit event

VIEW FROM THE TOP
Beyond the role of the CIO
Success is in the hands of those senior executives who grasp it, says consultant, academic and former IT director Dr Robina Chatham

IT MANAGEMENT
Taking the lead
Good leadership requires both self-awareness and sensitivity to the way that other think and feel, two experts told the Effective IT 2008 Summit

IT LEADERS
Excelling online
Nick Lansley, head of research and development at Tesco.com, explains how the company is refining the customer experience online

PANEL DEBATE
From global sourcing to eco IT
Planet earth is the main source of concern for IT practitioners on the discussion panel at the Effective IT 2008 Summit: how to manage teams spaced out around it and how to ensure that technology does not destroy it

GREEN IT
IT's low carbon role
The IT sector has a unique opportunity to take on a leadership role in providing key enablers of a low-carbon economy

PRIVACY
Defining the changing privacy landscape
The growing privacy issues that organisations face today present a new set of challenges to IT professionals, according to Summit sponsor Ernst & Young

BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
The spirit of the individual
Independence means innovation, argues Microstrategy's Rowland Adshead

CONTRACT NEGOTIATION
Talking tough to IT suppliers
Supplier contract negotiation can save millions, says Turnstone's Alex Sandercock

INNOVATION
Problem solving at the speed of light
Technology pioneer David Goldsworth on his latest technological breakthrough

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
Taking charge of information
Information management must not fall between the organisational cracks, says Doug Miles of AIIM Europe

E-COMMERCE
Winning the search game
Google is still key to online marketing, says Jed Wylie managing director at Morgan Wylie