In 2005, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Basheer Janjua recognized that the biggest business challenge on a global scale, was that of maintaining consistent growth along with differentiated innovation. In examining this problem, it was obvious that a significant gap existed: Fundamentally, there was lack of cross-industry thought leadership and collaboration. Thus, Janjua set about to create a one-of-a-kind platform to enable thought leadership and collaboration to address this challenge and founded the CTO Forum.

Founded on this concept of a collaborative think tank comprised of leading executives, the CTO Forum supports businesses at large. It is dedicated to the premise that it is smart innovation, not financial engineering, which acts as the wellspring of competitive differentiation, industry leadership and positioning for long-term success in the increasingly competitive global marketplace. Clearly, incremental advances are no longer enough yet market-share degradation is not inevitable, and through a considered, holistic vision, Janjua and the CTO Forum are committed to the belief that brilliant innovation can and will propel companies to the forefront of industry. Designed to re-energize and re-vitalize top executives, the elite CTO Forum programs inspire new dialogue and empower innovative breakthrough solutions.