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Is your company positioned for sustainable top-line growth?

View a video of Forrester Chairman & CEO George F. Colony discussing how companies can use Innovation Networks to drive top-line growth.

During the difficult economy of 2001 to 2003, firms were single-minded about cutting costs to keep their bottom lines healthy. In economic recovery, competitive advantage comes from top-line innovation, improved customer relationships, and enhanced products. Today's most successful executives are aligning IT with business strategy to find ways to grow ¿ profitably. The 2004 Forrester Executive Strategy Forum is designed to provide the tools, knowledge, and best practices necessary to use technology to speed innovation, win new customers, and accelerate top-line growth.

Hear from seasoned business and technology executives about the journey to profitable growth. Gain valuable insight from senior Forrester analysts backed by significant research that blends organizational, technological, and business issues.

Take advantage of multiple tracks and choose the sessions most relevant to your needs:

• Innovating for growth ¿ Accelerate your invention-to-innovation cycle. Discover how to tap into new technologies, processes, and governance models.
• Measuring and managing growth ¿ Get the right information at the right time. Learn information management and delivery strategies to turn your data and content resources into key assets for expanding and extending business.
• Managing the risks of growth ¿ Determine how to create an enterprise risk management program that reduces risk and strengthens your business and financial integrity.
• Aligning IT investments to support growth ¿ Explore IT investments that enhance business value, adapt to changes in the marketplace, and demonstrate a measurable outcome on the growth of the business.

Featured Speakers

Michael L. Eskew Chairman and Chief Executive Officer United Parcel Service of America, Inc.	Carol H. Pletcher Vice President and Cargill Innovation Officer Cargill
Kevin B. Rollins Chief Executive Officer Dell	Adrian J. Slywotzky Managing Director Mercer Management Consulting
G. Richard Wagoner Jr. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer General Motors