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Think IT Association
Mission: “To foster professional growth and development through the power of networking and collaboration.”
• Think IT is a service of
• Think IT Association was founded in 2009. Each group meets regularly in an informal, roundtable format with a different member from the group facilitating each session.
• The IT Leadership group is designed for all levels of leaders within the IT space including: IT Managers, IT Directors, and VPs of IT within the Twin Cities.
• Additional Think IT Program:• Link to Leadership
• 6 month leadership development course that is designed and led by IT executives from across the metro
• Benefits Genesys Works-Twin Cities alumni through the Think IT Young Professionals Scholarship fund
• While there is no cost to be a member of Think IT, it is not FREE and we do ask that members invest their time and experience and be open to facilitating
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B2E Update
Webinar: Overlooked Talent: How Innovative Companies are Finding a Competitive Advantage
When: November 8th, 11:30 am
Register Now: https://bit.ly/2ICs0pd
A big thank you to the following companies who have hired our B2E students!
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You’re Invited!
What: 2nd Annual Business of IT Awards Presented by York Solutions
When: Thursday, November 15th | 4:00pm-6:00pm
Where: York Golf Club
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Upcoming Meetings• Midwest Architecture Community Collaboration Conference (MACC)
• When: November 7-8th, 2018
• Where: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Minneapolis-Park Place
• Theme: Scaling Disruptive Technologies - Moving from Innovation to Enterprise Transformation
• Keynote Speakers: Dr. Tariq Samad, U of M Professor and Program Director of Graduate Studies in Management of Technology, Keith Narr, CTO Cargill, and Richard Walker, CEO York Solutions
• Friday, November 30th – Quarterly Event
• Topic: What Do You Want to Know From the Top CIO’s in the Twin Cities?
• Location: Abbott
• Panelists: IT Executives
Save the Date!
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Digital Shifts and their Effects on the Customer and Internal IT
Mike McFarlane- Regional Capacity and Demand Lead at Cargill
Shawn Stavseth , Digital Advisor at Cargill
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Welcome
Workplace Safety
A key measure of our success is sending every employee and contractor
home safe every day.
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Cargill
Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and
sustainable way.
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This is Cargill
Our rich history, our markets and products,
and what we stand for as a company.
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Cargill - We bring food, agricultural, financial and industrial
products to people who need them all around the world.
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Global IT – How we help our businesses Thrive
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Global IT – How are we organized to serve the business
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• Technology innovation catalyst with more than 22 years experience driving growth for
organizations.
• Extensive background in product development, marketing and innovation
• CoFounder of Technovation[MN], a technology entrepreneur program that inspires girls,
ages 10-18, to pursue STEM fields and leverage technology to do good.
• Recognized by 2018 Connected World Women of M2M (WoM2M) or as they now refer IoT
(Internet of Things) award winners epitomize women’s strength, smarts, charisma,
dedication, and staying power.
• Recognized as one of the 20 most powerful women in the tech world by
Shawn Stavseth
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1. What have you learned from attempts to create and launch new digital products?
2. What is working well at your company? What is causing it to work well?
3. What is not working well at your company? What is causing the difficulties you are experiencing?
4. What, if any, ethical challenges are evident in the technology solutions your teams support?
Table Discussion Questions
Thank you to Cargill for hosting and to Shawn for her insights!