For almost 2 decades when companies have turned to ITB, what have they been seeking? They have been looking for comprehensive and cost-effective IT solutions combining business security and environmental responsibility.

At ITB, the issues that we are addressing are not a choice between business strategy and climate change. They are both. Over the years, ITB has seriously been focused not only on the nature and dangers of highly complex global systems, but also on secure green IT systems.

Our political leaders are not the only ones who have been handed a mandate for change. Leaders of businesses and institutions everywhere have a unique opportunity to transform the way the world works.

We find ourselves at this moment because the crisis in our financial markets has jolted us awake. Indeed, the first decade of the twenty-first century has been a series of wake-up calls with a single theme: the reality of global integration.

The problems of global climate change, energy and security concerns ranging from identity theft to terrorism-all issues have surfaced since the start of the past decade.

We believe that ITB is uniquely positioned to help because of our depth of resources, our expertise and experience with the most forward-thinking institutions, governments and businesses around the world. Let's work together to make our planet smarter.