LOS GATOS, Calif., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Storwize Inc., the leading provider of capacity optimization without compromise, today announced that CFO Mary Henry will join more than 500 CFOs and distinguished financial executives from around the world and leading MIT Sloan faculty as a featured panelist at the 2009 MIT Sloan CFO Summit. The Summit will take place Thursday, November 19, 7:30 am - 6:00 pm at the Boston Marriott Newton in Newton, Mass.

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This year's theme, "Thriving in a New World Order" will drive discussions on the future of finance, accounting, and strategic business initiatives. The Summit also offers attendees the unique opportunity to hear MIT Sloan academicians and successful business leaders explore these critical issues together.

Henry will participate on a panel titled "M&A is Now Different; Just Accept it" at 11 a.m. She is one of more than 30 presenters from a wide range of industries.

"Finance, legal, administrative and technology functions and operations are evolving, and the biggest catalyst for this change is the need to do more with less," said Henry. "This year's event is an opportunity for finance officers to understand the change and their role in guiding their enterprise during these times."

Henry joined Storwize from Oracle Corporation, where she was VP of finance responsible for the integration of Virtual Iron Software into Oracle after the acquisition in June 2009 and a member of the finance integration team for other Oracle acquisitions. She was co-founder and VP of finance for Ucentric Systems, a venture-backed company acquired by Motorola, and her background also includes corporate reporting, SEC reporting, planning and accounting management while in various roles for 3com, U.S. Robotics and Caremark Corporation.

The Summit's opening keynote session, "Strengthening your Competitive Position in an Economic Downturn," will be moderated by FOX Business Network's Dagen McDowell and the featured luncheon keynote speaker is the U.S. Department of Energy CFO, Steve Isakowitz, who will discuss "Financing a New Generation of Clean Energy Technologies."

For more information and registration detail, please visit www.mitcfo.com.

About Storwize

Storwize's unique real-time capacity optimization solutions are deployed globally helping organizations dramatically reduce their cost of storage and optimize their storage infrastructure throughout the data lifecycle. To learn more visit www.storwize.com.

About the MIT Sloan CFO Summit

The MIT Sloan CFO Summit is the nation's premier CFO event. Each year, the event offers a day of cutting-edge programming that addresses the changing role of the CFO. The event is rich with opportunities for practical education and peer networking in a time-efficient format.

The summit is part of the CXO Series produced by the MIT Sloan School of Management, one of the world's leading academic sources of innovation in management theory and practice, and the MIT Sloan Alumni Club of Boston. The annual events are organized 100% by alumni volunteers. By promoting the MIT philosophy of "mens et manus," or "mind and hand," they are able to bring together the academic research from MIT Sloan with today's corporate financial leaders to foster debate and provide informative discourse.

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