Cisco Executive to Share Innovation Insights with Future Tech Leaders
Kathy Hill to Give Whiting-Turner Lecture December 7

December 6, 2006

CONTACT:
Melissa Corley
(301) 405-6501
mcorley@umd.edu

WHAT: "Continuous Innovation" — Great ideas are the seeds of innovation, but how do we turn these ideas into business success? Kathy Hill, senior vice president of the Ethernet and Wireless Technology Group at Cisco Systems, will share how Cisco became the undisputed industry leader in Ethernet switching through acquisition of startups, internal development and business strategy.

WHO: Kathy Hill brings more than 25 years network engineering and management experience to her position as senior vice president of Cisco's Ethernet & Wireless Technology Group. She is a leading member of the Gender Diversity Council, a Cisco-wide initiative promoting both gender and cultural diversity.

Cisco Systems, Inc. is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Networks are an essential part of business, education, government and home communications, and Cisco's Internet Protocol-based (IP) networking solutions are the foundation of these networks.

WHEN: Thursday, December 7, 2006
5 p.m. (lecture to be preceded by a reception at 4:30 p.m.)

WHERE: 1110 Kim Engineering Building
University of Maryland, College Park, Md.

The Whiting-Turner Business and Entrepreneurial Lecture at the A. James Clark School of Engineering brings leading technology enterprise thinkers to campus—men and women from large, established companies or small and promising start-ups, who deal with the real-world challenges of a fast-paced, global economy. In their lectures and question-and-answer sessions, they share their insights and experiences, their "war stories" and predictions, inspiring audience members to apply new ideas and approaches in their current or future careers.

https://eng.umd.edu/whitingturner

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