
Bigger Thinking Over the next few years social networking technologies are tipped to become as commonplace in large organisations as e-mail and the telephone. In the current economic climate, there is increasing focus on enabling employees to maximise their potential and generate results for the business – Enterprises introducing social technologies in the workplace are certainly not pandering to the demands of the technology-savvy
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Over the next few years social networking technologies are tipped to become as commonplace in large organisations as e-mail and the telephone. In the current economic climate, there is increasing focus ...

Bigger Thinking Enter the words ‘recession’ and ‘innovation’ into Google and two things are immediately clear. Firstly, there’s a heck of a lot of people writing about this subject right now, all over the world – for obvious reasons. Secondly, among the sites that are ranked the highest are many that posit the biggest or worst innovation ‘mistakes’ in an economic downturn.
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Developing practical solutions using innovation to beat the recession.

Bigger Thinking Ian Livingston urges CIOs to be leaders of change and plan ahead to combat the worsening economic climate.

Bigger Thinking Ian Livingston, CEO BT Group, gives a Mastermind Keynote Interview to more than 2,000 C-level delegates at the Symposium 2008.

Bigger Thinking BT’s Luis Alvarez and other panellists argue doing the right thing for the environment is good for business and consumers

Bigger Thinking BT’s Luis Alvarez and other panellists argue doing the right thing for the environment is good for business and consumers

Bigger Thinking BT’s Luis Alvarez and other panellists argue doing the right thing for the environment is good for business and consumers

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The Gartner Symposium “How IT can enable an organisation to grow sustainably while reducing carbon emissions and cost to the bottom line” focused on the importance of sustainability in the midst of an economic downturn, and the role of ICT as an enabler of sustainability in the immediate and long term.
Panellists inclu...ding Luis Alvarez, President EMEA & Latin America, BTGS, highlighted real-world examples of how ICT can reduce organisations’ carbon footprint while enabling sustainable growth and providing new business opportunities. BT emphasised that focusing on sustainability was more fundamental than ever to our business model in the current economic climate, and that ICT is one of the most effective and important contributors to greater efficiencies and reduced environmental impact.
Panellists “live” in Cannes were:
• Luis Alvarez, President EMEA & Latin America, BTGS
• Peter Sondergaard, Sr. VP research, Gartner
• Trewin Restorick, Director of Global Action Plan
• Paulo De-Sa, Unilever
• Gary Hird, Technical Strategy Manager, John Lewis Partnership
In addition, five other high-ranking panellists joined the symposium online:
• Molly Webb, The Carbon Group
• Dinah McLeod, Head of BTGS Sustainability Practice
• Chris Tuppen, Chief Sustainability Officer, BT Group
• Mike Yorweth, Tesco Stores
• Ed Butt, Reckitt Benckiser
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Panellists inclu...ding Luis Alvarez, President EMEA & Latin America, BTGS, highlighted real-world examples of how ICT can reduce organisations’ carbon footprint while enabling sustainable growth and providing new business opportunities. BT emphasised that focusing on sustainability was more fundamental than ever to our business model in the current economic climate, and that ICT is one of the most effective and important contributors to greater efficiencies and reduced environmental impact.
Panellists “live” in Cannes were:
• Luis Alvarez, President EMEA & Latin America, BTGS
• Peter Sondergaard, Sr. VP research, Gartner
• Trewin Restorick, Director of Global Action Plan
• Paulo De-Sa, Unilever
• Gary Hird, Technical Strategy Manager, John Lewis Partnership
In addition, five other high-ranking panellists joined the symposium online:
• Molly Webb, The Carbon Group
• Dinah McLeod, Head of BTGS Sustainability Practice
• Chris Tuppen, Chief Sustainability Officer, BT Group
• Mike Yorweth, Tesco Stores
• Ed Butt, Reckitt Benckiser
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Bigger Thinking When it comes to collaboration in today's demanding environment, every business will need to collaborate. To compete, maximize the power of human resources, profit from collaboration, and collaborate to be socially responsible. Presented by Donny Deutsch. CNBC's Collaboration Now, sponsored by BT

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CSR, Collaborative Social Responsibility is becoming part of every business agenda today. In order to effectively compete, every organization will have to incorporate new collaborative trends into its business model, explore profit and non profit pairings, partner to cure the planet's problems, and build a sustainable... collaborative engine that fuels the future.Presented by Donny Deutsch with Jonathan Greenblatt and Professor Kelly McAlaney. CNBC's Collaboration Now, sponsored by BT
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Bigger Thinking In order to make collaboration pay, the C suite must evaluate the risks and rewards, overcome the barriers, develop collaborative customer service strategies, and sell investors on collaborative plans. Presented by Donny Deutsch with Randy Komisar and Deepak Malhotra. CNBC's Collaboration Now, sponsored by BT

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So what's the new math for Collaboration? It's mastering the courage to go from a competitive to a collaborative environment. It's creating a democracy that establishes a framework for free thinking. And it's about leaders trading their traditional power for a new power in a collaborative culture. But who will be b...rave enough to lead their team to the next level? Presented by Donny Deutsch with Sheila Johnson and Andy Stefanovich. CNBC's Collaboration Now, sponsored by BT Read more

Bigger Thinking What truly places your company on the cutting edge? Using technology as the new language of business. It's all about collaboration now. It's the new algorithm for winning. Presented by Donny Deutsch with Chrystia Freeland and Richard Tait. CNBC's Collaboration Now, sponsored by BT
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