CONNECT WITH THE CIOs of TOMORROW

NEXT100, an awards programme from IT NEXT, identifies India’s top 100 senior IT Managers who have the skills, talent and spirit to become CIOs. The awards process engages with thousands of aspiring CIOs, across multiple platforms, over a six month period to select the best. Aspirants participate in an exhaustive series of activities that tests their techno-commercial, management and leadership skills. Finally, the shortlisted candidates are interviewed by a prestigious committee of CIOs to decide the award recipients.

The NEXT100 programme will commence in June 2011, and culminate in a gala awards ceremony in December 2011. Be a part of NEXT100, a unique endeavour to recognize India’s top IT Managers, and deepen your relationship with these technology leaders of tomorrow—who influence decisions today. Leverage this comprehensive programme for an intelligent, intensive and sustained engagement that makes you a winner today—and tomorrow.

HOW CAN YOU BENEFIT FROM NEXT100

ESTABLISH THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

Choose from a range of technology categories to establish your thought leadership

• Networking Solutions
• Managed Services
• Security Solutions
• Datacentre
• Green IT
• Storage
• Cloud
• Virtualisation
• Structured Cabling
• Business Intelligence
• Enterprise Applications
• Unified Communication
• Connectivity
• Document Management

ENGAGE LONGER

• A 9-month connect with the community starting with the launch of the programme in June 2011 and concluding with post-event interactions in February 2012
• Multi-city workshops leading to the grand finale in December
• Leadership articles in IT NEXT prior to the event
• NEXT100 Alumni meet after the awards ceremony

GAIN INSIGHTS

• Map the infrastructure preparedness and need of the enterprises through multiple surveys
• Understand the pain points of the IT managers, on client specific technologies, through interactive workshops
• Understand the level of awareness and the thinking process of the IT managers through case study based workshops

MENTOR FUTURE CIOs

• Become a principal partner, a technology partner or a “NEXT Public CIO Award” partner
• Coach aspiring CIOs on how to plan and effectively deploy technology solutions
• Share tips and best practices in managing business expectations
• Address the NEXT100 winners on leadership issues

PAY IN PHASES

• Activities spread over multiple quarters
• Spread your marketing investments over four phases

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