John Burke, CIO, Ambit Energy and One of Computerworld's Premier 100 IT Leaders, to Speak at the CIO Utilities Summit

Online, February 24, 2010 (Newswire.com) - The CIO Utilities Summit team is pleased to announce that John Burke, CIO, Ambit Energy will give a keynote presentation to the CIO Utilities Summit audience of CIOs, IT thoughtâ€leaders and analyst participants. He will also be participating as a featured panelist on the executive visions panel, "The Emerging Smart Grid - Cutting through the Hype." The CIO Utilities Summit will be held at the InterContinental Montelucia Resort in Scottsdale, AZ, April 18â€21, 2010.

"We are proud to welcome John Burke to the CIO Utilities Summit. Burke is an accomplished IT leader and his decision to develop Ambit Energy's mission criticalâ€systems from scratch has been recognized throughout the industry as a massive success. As an attendee and keynote presenter, John Burke will share his insights and experiences with an audience of peers and industry comrades," said Ross Abbott, Event Director, CIO Utilities Summit.

John Burke was recently honored as a Computerworld Premier 100 IT leader. Mr. Burke is the Chief Information Officer of Ambit Energy, LP where he worked with Ambit to go from $20 to $325 million in annual sales in three years. He has more than 18 years of leadership experience working with high growth companies in the electric utilities, telecommunications and financial services industries. Prior to Ambit, Mr. Burke led the inâ€house system development efforts for Caprock Communications, a high growth telecommunications provider. He has successfully positioned IT organizations for high growth while driving revenue and cost reduction initiatives. At the CIO Utilities Summit, Burke will be a featured panelist on the executive visions panel, "The Emerging Smart Grid - Cutting through the Hype," on Monday, April 19, 2010, and will present a CIO Keynote Presentation on Tuesday, April 20, 2010.

"I greatly appreciate the opportunity to speak among fellow peers at the CIO Utilities Summit," said Burke. "At Ambit Energy I have the privilege to lead a highly dedicated group of IT professionals and am honored that our team is recognized as an industry innovator."

The CIO Utilities Summit will bring together Câ€level IT executives and innovative thinkers within the utilities industry to strategize and discuss trends and challenges. The summit is quickly becoming the leading smart grid event as much of the agenda will focus on the implementation and issues affecting smart grid technologies based on priorities indicated by attending CIOs. Joining John Burke as attending delegates are Dennis Klinger, Former CIO, Florida Power & Light and Andres Carvallo, CIO, Austin Energy, amongst other IT leaders.

For more information about the CIO Utilities Summit, please visit http://www.cioutilitiessummit.com/.

About CIO Utilities Summit
The CIO Utilities Summit is a technologyâ€focused summit that brings together technology executives within North America's utilities industry. The CIO Utilities Summit is organized by the Strategic Business Summit Division of CDM Media, the leading B2B marketing and media company. CDM Media delivers strategically positioned, contentâ€driven events to Câ€level technology clientele from Fortune 1000 organizations. With experience in delivering intimate, effective business summits, the CIO Utilities Summit creates unique opportunities for executives to develop innovative business ideas and lasting relationships. The CIO Utilities Summit will be held April 18â€21, 2010 at the InterContinental Montelucia Resort in Scottsdale, AZ. For more information, please visit www.cioutilitiessummit.com

About Ambit Energy
Ambit Energy, L.P. is a Dallasâ€based energy provider of electrical and natural gas services in deregulated markets across the U.S., including regions of Texas, Illinois and New York. Ambit Energy is one of the finest and mostâ€respected energy providers in the industry offering costâ€effective and sound choices for today's energy consumer. For more information on becoming a customer, information on earning free electricity or joining the Ambit Energy team, visit AmbitEnergy.com or call (877) 28â€AMBIT.