Keynote: Linda Dillman, CIO, QVC
Linda Dillman has served as Chief Information Officer for QVC since January 2012. In this role, Dillman is responsible for creating QVC’s global information technology vision and strategy in partnership with QVC’s global senior leadership. Dillman also oversees the management of the US and corporate information technology operations, and in partnership with the international leaders, helps set direction of the information technology organizations in QVC’s other markets around the world.
Dillman began her distinguished career as a computer operator. She previously spent 18 years withWal-Mart holding positions of increasing responsibility, including EVP and CIO. Subsequent to Wal-Mart, she held leadership positions at Hewlett-Packard, including SVP Global IT.
Dillman’s ability to foster teamwork and bring out the best in her teammates garnered Information Week to recognize Linda’s team as the 2004 Team of the Year. Additionally, Dillman was named to Fortune’s “50 Most Powerful Women in Business” for five consecutive years. She is also on the board of directors for Cerner, the leading US supplier of health care information technology solutions.
Dillman earned her degree in Business Administration from the University of Indianapolis.
Schedule
| 8:30 – 8:50 | Registration and breakfast |
| 8:50 – 9:05 | Welcome and introductions |
| 9:05 – 10:00 | Block 1: First set of 10 presentations |
| 10:05 – 11:00 | Block 2: Second set of 10 presentations |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Lunch while judges select the winners |
| 11:30 – 11:35 | Remarks by Moshe Porat, Dean, Fox School of Business |
| 11:35 – 12:05 | Keynote by Linda Dillman, CIO, QVC |
| 12:05 – 12:20 | Awards |
Judging Panel
- Tony Messina, VP IT Governance, Campbell Soup Company
- Robert Moore, CIO, RJMetrics
- Nicholas Piergallini, Program Manager, Lockheed Martin
- Jeffrey Szuba, Director, Business Intelligence, NBCUniversal
- Nikos Tsagaroulis, Senior Partner, Group M/Maxus
- Steve Nase, Director of IT Application Development, QVC
- Janet Yaomans, Vice President and Treasurer (Retired), 3M
- Richard Toothill, Director, Merck
