Over the next 14 weeks you'll be able to see and hear what CIOs the world over think about the business of technology and how it's changing the way we live and work. Find out what's driving innovation at Yahoo, what technologies are helping British Airways to meet today's business challenges and how the top CIOs are syncing up with business counterparts and collaborating with COOs and CEOs. Bookmark this page and check back often to find the answers to these and many more questions.
Other CIO Interviews
NYK Logistics | Mryon Hrycyk
Mobile computing is really high up on my priority list in terms of innovation.
Myron Hrycyk, UK CIO of transportation, storage and distribution firm NYK Logistics, talks about using mobile computing and RFID to gain a competitive edge in a tough marketplace, the challenge of delivering excellence in day-to-day IT service, and how CIOs can contribute and influence in the boardroom.
11 minutes 14 seconds
Ipsos | Dr Ben Booth
You have to be prepared for every eventuality and for every combination of things going wrong - several times.
Ipsos global CTO Dr Ben Booth talks about the IT challenges of being involved in a merger and acquisition, the pressure of election-time polling and how technology such as handheld PCs and GPS tracking devices are transforming the collection, analysis and delivery of market research data for the company's clients.
12 minutes 35 seconds
Harrah’s Entertainment | Tim Stanley
"Gambling on hi-tech"
Harrah's Entertainment CIO, Tim Stanley talks with Dan Farber, editor-in-chief of ZDNet US about his hi-tech vision for attracting customers to the world’s most popular casino destinations, from implementing business intelligence software to deploying wireless gadgets.
15 minutes 27 seconds
Boeing | Vaho Rebassoo
Boeing flies into the future with wi-fi and RFID
Boeing CTO Vaho Rebassoo talks about new innovation strategies at the world’s largest aircraft manufacturer. Rebasso shares his vision for re-tooling the factory floor with mobile devices that will provide its workforce with better access to information.
12 minutes 35 seconds
The Vanguard Group | Paul Heller
Simplifying the mutual fund maze with technology
Paul Heller, CIO of The Vanguard Group – one of the world’s largest investment management companies, talks with Dan Farber, editor-in-chief of ZDNet US in a vision series interview about the complex challenges facing his business, and how technology will play a key role in delivering lower costs and a better service to Vanguard’s financial investors.
13 minutes 44 seconds
Charles Schwab | Gideon Sasson
At Schwab innovation is tied to understanding clients'
Gideon Sasson, the CIO of financial services giant Charles Schwab, talks to Dan Farber, editor-in-chief of ZDNet US about mistakes the company made during the dot com bust, and says innovation used to start with technology, but now IT is more closely aligned with the business.
14 minutes 31 seconds
Harvard Medical | Dr John Halamka
"Innovating at the intersection of healthcare and IT"
Dr John Halamka — the CIO of Harvard Medical School — is an early adopter of RFID technology. He’s got a chip implanted in his arm. These tags can keep track of personal medical records aswell as hospital equipment. Halamka talks with ZDNet editor in chief Dan Farber about recent advances in patient care, electronic prescriptions, and what it takes to set up a 2 million square foot wireless network.
12 minutes 03 seconds
Virgin UK | Gareth Lewis
"You've got to look to some of the models, in terms of business models, that people like Google have brought to the table."
Virgin Group CIO Gareth Lewis gives an insight into the innovative culture at Sir Richard Branson's company, explains the fine balance between standardisation and unique technology for the various business units and the benefits of offshore outsourcing in this latest CIO Visions interview.
12 minutes 03 seconds
Motorola | Patricia Morrison
"We’re growing so fast it’s very, very important to know what demand you have, what supply you have..."
Motorola CIO Patricia Morrison talks about improving visibility of the supply chain as the company expands, and delivering this mission critical information on Motorola’s own technology, the Q - 'eating our own dog food' - in this latest CIO Visions interview.
18 minutes 24 seconds
First Group | Darin Brumby
"Most things were broken in terms of business process, people and just the general information flow in the company…"
In this latest CIO Visions interview Darin Brumby explains how he is transforming what was a failing IT department viewed as a poor-value cost centre by the rest of the business and how technology and innovation have a role to play in the future growth of the UK's largest transport company.
08 minutes 25 seconds
Vodafone | Paul Wybrow
"Innovation for innovation's sake, that's not interesting. Innovation to differentiate for our customers, that's what we do."
In this latest CIO Visions interview Wybrow explains how he fosters a culture of innovation against a backdrop of IT consolidation and outsourcing across Vodafone's mobile communications empire and 4,000-strong global IT workforce.
09 minutes 56 seconds
Oxfam | Simon Jennings
"For humanitarian workers in the field, safety and the ability to communicate are key."
CIO Simon Jennings explains how Oxfam runs the fifth largest retail business in the UK to support its humanitarian efforts, and describes the challenges of delivering application services and mobile solutions to remote, and often insecure, locations.
15 minutes 21 seconds
Virgin US | Robert Fort
"It's OK to make mistakes you've got to take risks"
CIO of Virgin Entertainment Group, Robert Fort, is responsible for the switch from analog CD listening stations to digital kiosks in Virgin Megastores where listeners can now browse the entire store inventory online. In this CIO Vision Series interview, he says that risk-taking and innovation are at the heart of the company's culture.
14 minutes 49 seconds
Reuters | David Lister
"We're actually precious about making sure that technology really delivers what the business needs"
Technology has been crucial in helping to transform the world-famous news agency Reuters into a more cost-effective global business running on simplified, standardised systems and open technology. In this latest CIO Visions interview Reuters CIO David Lister talks about the continuing consolidation of the IT infrastructure, virtualisation, smarter working and being a 'paratrooper'
15 minutes 21 seconds
William Hill | Victor Kemeny
"The internet has changed the dynamics of the game"
In this latest CIO Visions interview William Hill IT director Victor Kemeny talks about how the internet has revolutionised the betting industry, the constant security battles and how to get marketeers, technologists, operations and finance people all working in a single team to deliver innovation…
06 minutes 55 seconds
Campbell Arnott's | Paul Williams
"Any time you don't have a product to ship, that's money coming straight off your bottom line"
Paul Williams, CIO of Campbell Arnott's, is faced with the task of bringing the operations of one of Australia's oldest and most popular food brands into the 21st century.
12 minutes 36 seconds
American Redcross | Steve Cooper
"Take a real problem, apply it in a smaller scale, put a pilot in place."
American Red Cross CIO Steve Cooper believes innovation is much more challenging n large organizations. Cooper explains how the "innovationcenter" that he created focuses on solving real business problems.
18 minutes 20 seconds
British Airways | Paul Coby
"It's disastrous to have tech-innovation as a separate thing"
In this latest Vision Series interview, BA CIO Paul Coby explains just how IT and innovation drove the airline's recent turnaround. Hint: he didn't go confusing IT with R&D.
09 minutes 50 seconds
Jetstar | Stephen Tame
It's a big balancing act
Stephen Tame is chief information officer of Jetstar, the low-cost offshoot of national carrier Qantas. Now, with big plans to expand into a number of long-haul international destinations this November, Tame explains how IT fits into the equation.
20 minutes 52 seconds
Yahoo! | Lars Rabbe
"Innovation is the ability to make people do great things"
In this CIO Vision Series interview, Lars Rabbe describes some of the tools and technologies that are driving development at Yahoo and how the company promotes a culture of innovation.
20 minutes 52 seconds
Boots | Rob Fraser
Retailers typically are not big spenders on IT, so the real challenge in IT is how you get all that capability and still keep it very cost effective.
Rob Fraser, IT director at the UK's biggest health and beauty retailer Boots, talks to silicon.com about the benefits of a £300m IT transformation programme, the technology behind one of the country's most sophisticated loyalty card schemes, merger challenges and RFID…
14 min 15 secs
