Ovum Analyst, Stuart Ravens, to Lead Sessions at the CIO Utilities Summit

Honolulu, HI, January 22, 2010 --(PR.com)-- The CIO Utilities Summit team is pleased to announce that Stuart Ravens, Principal Analyst for Energy and Utilities Technology at Ovum, a leading analyst group, will be presenting at the 2010 CIO Utilities Summit.

The CIO Utilities Summit is a premiere event for technology professionals who are interested in peer-to-peer networking and educational opportunities as well as focused business meetings with premiere technology solution providers. The IT summit will be held at the Phoenician Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona on April 18 – 21, 2010.

Ravens will present the Thought-Leadership Session, “Customer Care and Billing.” He will discuss the importance of fast, accurate rating and billing and outline future product enhancements that will make back-office operations more efficient. Ravens will also moderate two CIO Executive Visions sessions, “Work and Asset Management in a Turbulent Market” and “Customer Data Storage and Data Management.”

Ravens has been with the Ovum commercial and vertical team since May 2008 and is responsible for the Energy & Utilities workstream. He works closely with analysts within the Energy business unit at Datamonitor as well as horizontal analysts within the wider Ovum group. He also provides clients with technology analysis through a business lens.

“Stuart’s expertise within the utilities sector will be a great addition to the CIO Utilities Summit. Our audience of IT executives will greatly benefit from his participation and knowledge base. We are excited to have him on board,” said Ross Abbott, Event Manager, CIO Utilities Summit.

With a combination of high-level delegates, engaging agenda topics and a world-class resort, the CIO Utilities Summit promises to be a must-attend event for IT executives in the utilities sector. For more information about the CIO Utilities Summit, go to www.cioutilitiessummit.com

About the CIO Utilities Summit

The SBS Division of CDM Media has a reputation for delivering strategically positioned, content-driven events to C-level clientele from Fortune 1000 organizations. With experience delivering intimate, effective business summits, CDM Media’s events help IT executives develop great business ideas and lasting relationships with peers and colleagues. The CIO Utilities Summit will be hosted April 18-21, 2010 at the exclusive Phoenician Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona. The summit will gather business leaders from innovative companies within North America’s utilities industry to debate and network on the critical business technology issues that their industry is facing today.

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