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IN-PERSON
Florida
CIO Community
Executive Summit
November 4, 2025 | Le Méridien Dania Beach at Fort Lauderdale Airport
November 4, 2025
Le Méridien Dania Beach at Fort Lauderdale Airport
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with Florida'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:
Drive Strategic Growth by Leveraging Data, AI, and Advanced Analytics
Strengthen Cyber Resilience and Risk Management
Optimize Costs and Enable Business Agility
Florida 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
Carrie Busbee
Core & Main
CIO
Prashant Cherukuri
Qualfon
CIO
Elvis Clemetson
SBA Communications
SVP & Global CIO
Otto Contreras
Miami-Dade County
Division Director, IT
Chad Couch
JM Family Enterprises
CIO
Christina Shannon
KIK Consumer Products
CIO
Luis Suarez
H.I.G. Capital
CIO
Christine Vanderpool
Florida Crystals Corporation
VP & CTO
What to Expect
Interactive Sessions
Hear from CIO practitioners and thought leaders on how they're solving critical challenges impacting your role today in Keynote sessions, and join smaller, interactive discussions with your peers in Breakout and Boardroom sessions.
Community Networking
Make new connections and catch up with old friends in casual conversations during dedicated time for networking designed to better acquaint you with your Florida CIO community.
Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Connect with like-minded peers in a private, one-on-one setting through Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.
Agenda
Coming Soon
The CIO & CISO Executive Summit agendas are driven by the mission-critical priorities identified among the community. Each agenda is uniquely crafted By CIOs & CISOs, For CIOs & CISOs®, and will be available closer to the gathering. All topics and sessions will be inspired by the following themes.
Modernizing The IT Operating Model to Enable Business Agility
IT and security leaders are increasingly focused on maturing operating models to align with business ambitions and provide decision flexibility in an ever-changing environment. The rapid pace of change and external pressures on the business compel the CIO & CISO to act decisively.
Connecting Investments to Business Outcomes Through Strategic Alignment
Economic uncertainty and the drive for cost optimization in the name of transformation are pushing CFOs to challenge IT budgets. In response, CIOs & CISOs must engage with business leaders comprehensively on everything from outcome-driven metrics to stakeholder engagement strategies.
Building Resilient Cybersecurity Ecosystems for Sustainable Growth
Leaders are enhancing their cybersecurity ecosystems to better support sustainable business growth and withstand rapid change. Integrating cybersecurity into business strategies is crucial for promoting collaboration across departments and ensuring that cybersecurity measures are scalable and adaptable to future business needs.
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Location
Venue & Accommodation
Le Méridien Dania Beach at Fort Lauderdale Airport
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Parking
Complimentary self-parking onsite. Valet parking will be $45 per car per day.
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