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Contact: Robert Albright |
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CED Finalizes Panel for March 10 Tech Forum
CED's March Tech Forum Focuses on IT Buying
March 3, 2004, Research Triangle Park, NC - The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) has finalized the speaker lineup for its next Technology Forum, “Following the Money: What IT Buyers are Buying.” The forum is set for March 10 from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at MCNC in the RTP.
At CED's March Technology Forum, IT buyers and other panelists will discuss how they are setting priorities and allocating their budgets. Panelists will discuss the importance of understanding customers' buying behavior when creating a successful business model and formulating an appropriate product and sales strategy.
Confirmed panelists include the following:- John Glushik, Partner, Intersouth Partners (moderator)
- Chuck Churchill, Sr. Manager - Vendor Management and Enterprise Asset Management, Cisco Systems
- Michael Eason, Peopleclick
- John Sternbergh, Sr. VP and Chief Information Officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
Panelists will address important issues related to IT buying, such as short term and long term purchasing, pain points, value propositions, and product/service selection.
Online registration closes Monday, March 8, at 5:00 p.m. The program cost is $15 for CED members and $30 for non-members. Visit CED's calendar (www.cednc.org/cal) for complete details. RBC Centura and Springboard Managed Hosting are sponsoring CED's March Tech Forum.
About CED: The Council for Entrepreneurial Development, located in Research Triangle Park, NC, is a private, non-profit organization formed in 1984 to stimulate the creation and growth of high-impact companies in the greater Research Triangle region. CED provides education, mentoring and capital formation resources to new and existing high-growth entrepreneurs through annual conferences, seminars, workshops and monthly programs on entrepreneurial management and finance. CED, which celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2004, is the largest entrepreneurial support organization in the nation with more than 3,500 members representing 1,000 entrepreneurial companies, financiers and professional firms. www.cednc.org.
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