Management Summit Valencia - Feedback
"At this Anniversary event, I realised once again how long the Association has existed and how important it is for the close cooperation between IBM and User Groups. I particularly enjoyed the presentations on IT Strategy and technological advances.
Mr. Andreas Werner-Scheer, CIO, Münchener Hypothekenbank eG, Germany"
"Not only did the GSE Management Summit take place in a fantastic location, Valencia, but the content of the presentations was also of very great value. The Speakers on all themes won the appreciation of the large audience through their well-prepared slides.
Each manager came of course with different aims and interests, and with a different view on each subject. Of particular interest to me were the evaluations of Cloud Computing as well as the enlightening presentation on the future of IT.
It was very enjoyable to be able to discuss with colleagues from other branches of industry, or from other countries, in a relaxed and pressure-free atmosphere during the evening event and the coffee breaks.
I wish GSE another 50 years of success with their policy of Give and Take in exchanging experiences in the IT world.
Mr. Gerhard Goll, Head of Department Systems Engineering, Fiducia IT AG, Germany"
"The agenda consisted of a good mix of information on IBM strategies, tips for structuring your own IT strategies, and user reports. On top of that there were many opportunities to network with the Speakers and other conference participants.
Mr. Günther Sternberg, Head of Department Server Technologies, DATEV eG, Germany”
"It was interesting to take part in such a conference, as, whilst it is of course aimed only at business executives, the presentations were very useful, and I gained important insight into a world which has up to now been unavailable to me. The networking events were very effective, as we were able to speak face-to-face with experienced industry experts who could enlighten us on professional aspects of our future. The organization of the event was always impeccable and much time and effort was clearly spent in making the experience as enriching as it could be. Thank you for the invitation !
Mr. Jaume Mateu, 5th Year Student of Computer Science, University of Valencia, Spain.”
"Green" "Clouds" "virtually" took me to the sky of "Innovation" by old romans' Mare Nostrum.
Now being serious, I really found inspiration and some good ideas for my daily work as a service manager in a cool and warm work atmosphere, surrounded by many IT colleagues from other countries, many of them already familiar to me, and enjoying what I would qualify as a first class event organization, referring both to the professional and recreational aspects.
Besides that, looking to the local aspects, I specially felt this year's Spanish Annual Meeting as one of the bests in the last years because of the interesting discussions with new attendees coming from Spanish Universities (new blood, new strength), both lecturers and students.
On top of that, Valencia was a great venue.
Mr. José Manuel Portillo Sánchez, Outsourcing Service Manager, Confederación Española de Cajas de Ahorros (CECA), Spain"
"The Event offered several very interesting topics for me. The presentations by Dr. Françoise LeGoues (IBM) and Mary Mesaglio (Gartner) were really superb !
Mr. Ludwig Aichberger, CIO, Upper Austrian Government, Austria"
"I greatly enjoyed this Management Summit as it provided a good mix of interesting and professional presentations on a variety of hot topics (Green IT, Cloud Computing & Datawarehousing), laying vision and strategy on the table along with user experience. I was given ideas on the future of IT in general, and had the chance to meet great contacts at useful networking events with the conference dinner at a captivating setting. And all at an extremely well-organized conference, with helpful and friendly GSE Staff. Valencia is a super location !
Mr. Nick Ketels, Infrastructure Manager, Delhaize Group, Belgium"
"This Anniversary event was very well-organised. Whilst there was quite some discussions on Mainframe issues, there was of particular interest to me the presentations on "Cloud Computing". The differing opinions were very helpful for me as responsible for the productivity of data centres, and I was able to come to my own conclusions on Cloud Computing based on the views expressed here.
Mr. Reiner Strehlke, Senior Manager Infrastructure Operations, RWE IT GmbH, Germany"
"Congratulations to GSE for a fantastic conference! Along with the stellar organisation of the event, I was very impressed, in particular for my work, by Dr. Françoise LeGoues of IBM and Ms. Mary Mesaglio of Gartner, and for their presentation skills and content. These presentations were great examples of the wide spectrum of content of the whole conference, from strategy discussions to product information and reports on use in practice.
Mr. Wolfgang Erlebach, CEO, OÖ. Tourismus Technologie GmbH, Austria"
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