IN-PERSON

Dallas CIO Community
Inner Circle

September 2, 2025 | The Ritz Carlton- Las Colinas

September 2, 2025
The Ritz Carlton- Las Colinas

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Join Dallas's top CIOs for an intimate networking dinner and facilitated discussion on key business challenges. Enjoy a relaxed evening of dinner and drinks with your peers to share best practices, make new connections and build professional relationships.

Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today:

Driving innovation while bracing for potential budget cuts

Fostering innovation and collaboration with an eye on the bottom line

Dallas CIO Governing Body


The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the discussion topics and agenda, ensuring that all content is driven By CIOs, For CIOs®.

Governing Body Co-Chairs

Sumit Anand

Academy Sports + Outdoors
CIO

Mike Anderson

Netskope
Chief Digital & Information Officer

Sandeep Dave

CBRE
Chief Digital & Technology Officer

Maria Lensing

Sorenson Communications
Global CIO & CTO

Neelu Sethi

Brinks
SVP & Global CIO

Agenda


September 2, 2025

4:30pm - 5:30pm  Executive Networking Reception

5:30pm - 6:30pm  Discussion Topics

Balancing Budget and Technological Advancements Amidst Global Uncertainty

Gustaaf Schrils headshot

Gustaaf Schrils

CIO

Omni Hotels & Resorts

Rusty Kennington headshot

Rusty Kennington

CIO

Denali

Tracy Mozena headshot

Tracy Mozena

CIO

Atlantic Aviation

Sumit Anand headshot

Sumit Anand

CIO

Academy Sports + Outdoors

Parag Karnik headshot

Parag Karnik

CTO, Enterprise Platforms

Nutanix

In today's unpredictable economic environment, enterprise CIOs are tasked with driving technological innovation while managing financial constraints. The pressure to deliver cutting-edge solutions that drive competitive advantage is greater than ever. However, this must be balanced with prudent financial stewardship as budgets tighten due to economic fluctuations.

Technology leaders are already leveraging advancements in AI, cloud and data analytics to optimize business processes and create value while maintaining a keen focus on cost. But they must also foster a culture of collaboration across departments to ensure that technology initiatives are strategically aligned with broader business objectives.

  • This session will delve into strategies that CIOs can employ to advance technology initiatives without compromising fiscal responsibility, ensuring that their organizations remain agile and resilient.
  • Has the global economy caused you to reprioritize your technology initiatives? If so, what is staying at the forefront and what are the first items to go?
  • How are you balancing the demand for innovation with the necessity of cost control in technology deployment?
  • What role do you play in driving technology innovation and highly productive teams while ensuring fiscal responsibility across the enterprise?
  • What resources are you leveraging to keep pace with shifts in regulation? 
  • What best practices have you uncovered for communicating the associated impact on technology strategy with the broader business?
  • How are you collaborating with your CFO to align technology initiatives with financial strategies for shared success?
  • What role do your existing vendors play in how you (re)prioritize new technology initiatives?

6:30pm - 7:00pm  Networking Break

7:00pm - 8:00pm  Summary Discussion & Dinner

8:00pm - 9:00pm  Social Hour

We look forward to seeing you at an upcoming in-person gathering


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Parking Information: 

Self park- Hosted by Evanta, Parking garage attached to Hotel 

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For inquiries related to this community, please reach out to your dedicated contact.

Stacie Cagney

Community Program Manager

(214)326-9110

stacie.cagney@gartner.com