Vin Cipolla, CEO of Veritude, a provider of strategic human resources, will outline the five key factors that determine whether an organization is or can become a truly innovative environment. As he discusses entrepreneurial leadership, a hallmark of his career, Mr. Cipolla will use illustrations from his experience at Veritude as well as his service as chairman of the board of trustees of Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art.

About Our Speaker(s)

Vin Cipolla has been a pioneer in outsourcing solutions as the founder and chief executive officer of three successful companies over 20 years, serving the financial services, telecommunications, consumer goods and media industries.

Before joining Veritude in 2003, Cipolla was chairman and chief executive officer of HNW, a New York-based company that is the leading provider of high-net-worth publishing software and marketing solutions for top-tier financial services companies. Prior to launching HNW, he founded Pamet, a Web marketing agency and IT consulting company with offices in Boston, Washington, D.C., London and Paris. After Pamet was sold to Teletech Holdings in 1999, Cipolla served as chief executive officer of both Pamet and Digital Creators, a subsidiary e-learning company; he was also chief marketing officer of Teletech.

Following a long-standing interest in preservation and economic development, Cipolla took a four-year hiatus from Pamet’s day-to-day operations to serve as executive vice president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the country’s largest historic preservation organization. Among his many responsibilities with the Trust, he was the publisher of Preservation magazine, which under his leadership received a National Magazine Award.

Previously, Cipolla was president of Ingalls, Quinn and Johnson, a top 20 US advertising agency, and chief executive officer of The Cipolla Group, a diversified marketing communications company, established in 1983 and later acquired by Ingalls. He also held management positions with Warner Communications (now Time Warner) and Avon Products.

Among his extensive civic involvement, Cipolla has been chairman of the board of trustees of the Institute of Contemporary Art since 1996. He is also a trustee of the Orton Family Foundation and Clark University, a director of MASSInc, and a former board member of national technology and Internet policy organizations, including the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), where he was vice chairman.

Cipolla is a Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude graduate of Clark University, and an honorary Beta Gamma Sigma inductee of its graduate business school.

Event Date and Venue

This event will be held from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 at:

IBM
1 Rogers Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142
Map

From the north:
Take Rte. 93 south toward Boston to Exit 26 "Storrow Drive". Stay in the right lane and take first exit on right marked "Cambridge-Somerville". At bottom of off-ramp take a left at the traffic light and go right as you cross under the stone bridge. The Museum of Science will be on the left. At first set of traffic lights take a left onto Cambridge Parkway. One Rogers Street is on the right; just turn right onto Rogers Street and you're there. We recommend that you park in the Cambridge Galleria's lot and have security stamp your parking ticket for a discount. This also applies to IBMers visiting from other sites.

From the south:
Follow Rte. 3 north to Rte. 93 north toward Boston. After passing the exit for Logan Airport take the second exit "Cambridge-Somerville". Follow the off-ramp under Rte. 93 and stay to the right. Take the first exit "Cambridge-Somerville" and at the bottom of the off-ramp take a left at the traffic light and go right as you cross under the stone bridge. The Museum of Science will be on the left. At first set of traffic lights take a left onto Cambridge Parkway. One Rogers Street is on the right, just turn right onto Rogers Street and you're there. We recommend that you park in the Cambridge Galleria's lot and have security stamp your parking ticket for a discount. This also applies to IBMers visiting from other sites.

From Logan Airport:
Follow signs for the Callahan Tunnel and Downtown Boston. Go through the tunnel and stay to the left until the end. Take ramp for Rte. 93 north and stay to the right. Take the second exit "Cambridge-Somerville" and stay to the right. Follow under Rte. 93 and take first exit on right "Cambridge-Somerville". At end of off-ramp go left at traffic lights and go right as you cross under the stone bridge. The Museum of Science will be on the left. At first set of traffic signals take a left onto Cambridge Parkway. One Rogers Street is on the right, just turn right onto Rogers Street and you're there. We recommend that you park in the Cambridge Galleria's lot and have security stamp your parking ticket for a discount. This also applies to IBMers visiting from other sites.

From the west:
Take the Massachusetts Turnpike east through the Newton tolls to the Allston-Brighton tolls. Take the Allston exit on the left and follow signs for Cambridge. Go straight through the traffic lights at the bottom of the off-ramp and cross over the river to the next set of traffic lights and take a right onto Memorial Drive. Follow Memorial Drive along the river to a fork in the road at the Boston University bridge, bear left and travel along the overpass. At the next fork in the road at the Mass. Avenue bridge, bear left and go under the bridge. Follow to the next fork in the road by the Longfellow Bridge and bear right. After a quarter mile, take a left onto Rogers Street and you're there. We recommend that you park in the Cambridge Galleria's lot and have security stamp your parking ticket for a discount. This also applies to IBMers visiting from other sites.

Schedule

6:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. Networking
7:15 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Presentation
8:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Q&A/Networking

Pre-registration for this event is closed and on-site registrations will not be accepted.

About Our Sponsor(s)

IBM strives to lead in the invention, development and manufacture of the industry's most advanced information technologies, including computer systems, software, storage systems and microelectronics.

The company translates these advanced technologies into value for customers through professional solutions, services and consulting businesses worldwide.

In 2004, IBM was recognized by the following organizations for its commitment to the advancement of women:

* Working Mother magazine - 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers (since 1985), Top 10 (since 1987). IBM is the only company to be on the "100 Best" and "Top 10" lists for each year that these awards have been given

* Top Company for Women Executives (#9 in 2004) by National Association of Female Executives

* Working Mother magazine "Best Company for Women of Color"

* Diversity Best Practices and Business Women's Network name IBM among "Best of the Best for Women and Diversity"

* The Center for Women’s Business Research Corporate "Leading by Example Award"
Women's Business Enterprise National Council's "Elite Eleven" of America's Top Corporations for Women's Business Enterprises

Contact Us

For more info regarding registration or event details, please contact Jenny Laden, Boston Network Director or Jo-An Thomas, VP NE ( [email protected] [email protected]).

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