28 - 30 Jun • America • Online
Capitalizing On New Influence
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CIO Digital Summit
The move to the virtual workplace has given IT an influence like never before! As customer centric digital transformation makes the technology organisation a revenue generator and as emerging technologies sit at the heart of the employee experience in the new world of work, it is time for the CIO to step up.
Join 45+ senior IT leaders on business-critical challenges and disruptive technology and drive your industry forward collaboratively.
45
Attendees100%
Senior Executives9 Hrs
Industry InsightsSpeakers Include
Archana Rao
CIO
Paul Morrison
GM, Digital Transformation Lead for Telecom, Media and Technology
Sean Thurston
Co-Founder and CIO
Teresa Dietrich
CTO
Mark Cusack
Chief Technology Officer
Jonathan Feldman
CIO
Chris Wolf
VP, Advanced Technology Group
Santosh Kudva
Chief Data Officer & CIO
Sunil Joshi
CTO
Steven Visconti
Public Cloud Sales Leader
Pat Calhoun
CEO
Nitin Sethi
Global IT Director - Digital Transformation
Why Attend
Connect with 95+ senior IT leaders for a curated agenda focused on tackling your current business critical challenges and driving industry forward. Our summits are designed to help you:
Build new connections with likeminded senior leaders
Stay current with emerging business trends
Understand the impact new technology can make
De-risk new projects by gaining a broad range of insights
Accelerate key projects through meaningful new partnerships
Downloadable and actionable takeaways
Event Agenda
Day one
Day two
Day three
09:00 - 09:20
Opening Remarks
Intro & Challenger Panel
3 Roundtable moderators
09:20 - 09:50
Keynote
"Empowering the human behind the screen"
It's human nature to be resistant or cautious when we are presented with change - so when the IT function of an organization suggests a change, how it effects the personnel must be a major consideration.
Christopher Davis Chief Information Officer, Tile Shop
09:55 - 10:35
Sponsor
09:55 - 10:35
Panel Discussion
"The New Role of the Modern CIO"
As we move into a remote-friendly future, what is the role of IT in boosting employee engagement and optimizing employee experience?
Archana Rao CIO, Atlassian
10:35 - 10:45
Insight Break
10:45 - 11:45
Roundtables
Track 1: Capitalizing on new influence - push through critical change and move from servant to enabler
For many CIO's they find themselves with increased influence and a new voice to push their agenda. For some it feels like not much has changed and they question why they do not enjoy newly fertile ground to plant important seeds within their organization?
Paul Morrison GM, Digital Transformation Lead for Telecom, Media and Technology , UST
Track 2: Opening the toolbox!- Experimenting with emerging capabilities to deliver competitive advantage
With increased budgets and willingness of boards to experiment, now may be the time to consider technologies that don’t just keep the lights on and create efficiencies but deliver competitive advantage?
Sean Thurston Co-Founder and CIO, Keyavi Data
Track 3: Leading a digital first culture - How technologists facilitate this conversation across the organization.
This roundtable will explore whether describing yourself as a technology company and a digital leader can change the way you harness its potential, recruit talent, and develop skills?
Teresa Dietrich CTO, Stack Overflow
11:50 - 12:20
Closing Keynote
Cloud-native data warehousing for distributed clouds
CIOs in companies of all sizes know that fast, modern analytics is the difference between thriving and barely surviving.
Mark Cusack Chief Technology Officer, YellowBrick Data
09:00 - 09:10
Opening Remarks
09:10 - 09:40
Keynote
Making a CIO of everyone, and focussing on the skills gap
How best do we empower and educate the entire workforce?
Jonathan Feldman CIO, Asheville City
09:45 - 10:25
Workshop
Accelerate Your Journey: Leading a digital-first culture that transforms the organization
These turbulent times have proven to be a once-in-a-career opportunity for technology leaders to rethink their strategic approach and to inspire the business to differentiate itself by embracing new technologies.
Chris Wolf VP, Advanced Technology Group, VMware
10:25 - 10:35
Insight Break
10:35 - 11:35
Roundtables
Track 1: Capitalizing on new influence - push through critical change and move from servant to enabler
For many CIO's they find themselves with increased influence and a new voice to push their agenda. For some it feels like not much has changed and they question why they do not enjoy newly fertile ground to plant important seeds within their organization?
Paul Morrison GM, Digital Transformation Lead for Telecom, Media and Technology , UST
Track 2: Opening the toolbox!- Experimenting with emerging capabilities to deliver competitive advantage
With increased budgets and willingness of boards to experiment, now may be the time to consider technologies that don’t just keep the lights on and create efficiencies but deliver competitive advantage?
Sean Thurston Co-Founder and CIO, Keyavi Data
Track 3: Leading a digital first culture - How technologists facilitate this conversation across the organization.
This roundtable will explore whether describing yourself as a technology company and a digital leader can change the way you harness its potential, recruit talent, and develop skills?
Teresa Dietrich CTO, Stack Overflow
11:40 - 12:10
Closing Keynote
Data Governance – Embedded, Invisible and Agile!
We achieve our organization’s objectives via analytics. Data Governance helps us to do this effectively and efficiently while ensuring the safety & compliance of our people, data and organization.
Santosh Kudva Chief Data Officer & CIO , GE
09:00 - 09:10
Opening Remarks
09:10 - 09:40
Sponsor
09:10 - 09:40
Keynote
Achieving the Right Hybrid Cloud Strategy to Enable Agility at Scale
In today’s world, there’s a common thread connecting almost every organization across all industries and regions: uncertainty. Change—often disruptive—is happening faster.
Sunil Joshi CTO, IBM Academy of Technology
Steven Visconti Public Cloud Sales Leader, IBM
09:45 - 10:25
Workshop
Flipping the Odds for Digital Transformation Success
The pandemic caused a dramatic escalation in digital transformation initiatives. According to CIO Dive, 79% of digital transformation budgets grew in response to the pandemic – and 26% grew “dramatically.”
Pat Calhoun CEO, Espressive
10:25 - 10:35
Insight Break
10:35 - 11:35
Roundtable Review
Track 1: Capitalizing on new influence - push through critical change and move from servant to enabler
For many CIO's they find themselves with increased influence and a new voice to push their agenda. For some it feels like not much has changed and they question why they do not enjoy newly fertile ground to plant important seeds within their organization?
Paul Morrison GM, Digital Transformation Lead for Telecom, Media and Technology , UST
Track 2: Opening the toolbox!- Experimenting with emerging capabilities to deliver competitive advantage
With increased budgets and willingness of boards to experiment, now may be the time to consider technologies that don’t just keep the lights on and create efficiencies but deliver competitive advantage?
Sean Thurston Co-Founder and CIO, Keyavi Data
Track 3: Leading a digital first culture - How technologists facilitate this conversation across the organization.
This roundtable will explore whether describing yourself as a technology company and a digital leader can change the way you harness its potential, recruit talent, and develop skills?
Teresa Dietrich CTO, Stack Overflow
11:40 - 12:10
Closing Keynote
Transforming the core and rotating to the NEW - lessons from Industry X.0
The presentation focuses on key business blocks that IT Leaders need to transform and align to build a digital backbone and thread that optimizes the value chain and reaps maximum benefits.
Nitin Sethi Global IT Director - Digital Transformation, Visteon
