
Detroit CIO Community
Executive Summit
June 21, 2023 | Huntington Place
June 21, 2023
Huntington Place
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with Detroit's top CIOs to tackle shared business challenges and critical priorities facing your role today. Participate in this one-day, local program with peer-driven topics and interactive discussions with your true C-level peers.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today:
Accelerating High Growth and Digitally-Driven Outcomes
Advancing the Business Value of Security
Thriving through Volatility - Empowering People, Resiliency and Insights
Detroit CIO Governing Body
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the summit agenda, ensuring that all content is driven By CIOs, For CIOs®.
Governing Body Co-Chairs

Brent Cieszynski
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer

Earl Duby
Lear Corporation
VP & CISO

Steven Herrin
DTE
Director, Cybersecurity/CISO

Richard Hook
Penske
EVP & CIO

Raman Mehta
Johnson Electric
SVP & CIO

Jeff Small
Great Lakes Water Authority
CIO

Erik Wille
Cabinetworks Group
CISO
What to Expect
Agenda
June 20, 2023
June 21, 2023
7:45am - 8:30am Registration & Breakfast
8:30am - 9:15am Keynote
You Speak, They Swarm — The Future of Reaching Your Audience
Hosted by WalkMe

Arthur Zards
Thought Leader, TED/TEDx Speaker, Coach & Producer
Guest Speaker
Speakers want action, not just applause. But busy executives don’t have time to learn complex communication models or esoteric storytelling processes — they need a simple, effective speaking framework that can help them not only connect with any audience, but also elicit real change. Enter the "Swarm Effect."
Join this session with Arthur Zards — a thought leader, TEDster and provocateur — to:
- Hone your skills in executive influence
- Adopt a more authentic and engaging approach to speaking
- Take your next presentation from “understandable” to “compelling"
9:15am - 9:40am Networking Break
9:40am - 10:25am Breakout Session
Aligning With the Business — IT’s Gameplan
Hosted by Wiz

Ryan Olivier
VP & CIO
American Axle & Manufacturing

Bridget Kravchenko
Chief Information Security Officer
HNI
Getting total buy-in from leadership isn’t easy but can accelerate your initiatives and increase success and adoption. If you can learn to communicate with your board by leveraging data to tell a compelling story, IT’s effectiveness will be recognized — inspiring trust and future buy-in across the enterprise.
Join this fireside chat to discuss:
- Best practices for communicating with your board
- Using data to tell IT’s story
- Building relationships with stakeholders
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Moving Towards Digital Fluency — CIOs Discuss the Next Stage in their Digital Evolution
Hosted by Softtek

Carmen Montañez
Executive Director, Automotive and Manufacturing Industry
Softtek

Mark Guthrie
IS&S Director & CIO
AM General

Soma Venkat Ph.D.
SVP & Chief Information Technology Officer
Cooper Standard
Digitally fluent organizations experience dramatically higher growth, lower attrition, and higher customer satisfaction. Yet, for most CIOs, this is an ongoing journey and many organizations still describe themselves at mid to lower levels of digital maturity.
Join this session with CIO peers to discuss:
- Leading strategic change within your organization: recent hits or misses
- Looking ahead in your digital evolution: the next big thing
- Evaluating needs for digital evolution and analyzing IT provider involvement
10:25am - 11:00am Networking Break
10:30am - 10:55am Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Connect with like-minded peers in a one-on-one setting through Evanta’s Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.
June 20, 2023
June 21, 2023
Apply to Participate
Apply to participate in the Detroit CIO Community Executive Summit.
Gartner facilitates exclusive, C-level communities by personally qualifying and understanding the priorities, challenges and interests of each member.
Our selective approach maintains the high quality of the network and ensures top-level discussions with peers from the world’s leading organizations.
Each application will be reviewed, and once your participation is confirmed, you will have access to year-round community programs.
Location
Venue & Accommodation
Huntington PlaceParking
Self parking available at Washington Boulevard Garage, Congress Street Garage, or Roof Deck Parking for $20 per day.
Huntington Place Rooftop Parking
- From front of Huntington Place, go north to Congress St. Turn left, stay in right lane to circular ramp between Second and Third Streets. From the Lodge M-10 south, take the Howard St. exit to Fort St. Left on Fort one block and turn right on Third St. Proceed to circular ramp to roof parking.
Huntington Place Congress Street Garage
- Huntington Place Congress Street Garage is located at Congress and First Streets under Huntington Place.
Huntington Place Washington Blvd. Garage
- Huntington Place Garage is located at the intersection of Jefferson and Washington Blvd.in front of the main entrance to Huntington Place.
Community Program Manager
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