Executive Summit

 Join your peers as we welcome the community back to the Global CIO Executive Summit. 

Chris Nikic is an American athlete who made history by becoming the first person with Down Syndrome to complete a full Ironman triathlon. Since then, Chris has inspired people around the globe with his determination and unwavering tenacity. He continues to show others how shifting your focus from your disabilities to your abilities can help anyone achieve any goals they aspire to achieve.

In this session, Chris shares how to:

• Overcome personal and societal obstacles
• Apply the "1% Better" strategy and develop a success habit
• Build a no-quit grit and success mindset to achieve the impossible

This will be an intimate, informal space for women in leadership roles and their allies to freely discuss best practices, key challenges, and mission-critical priorities. Come prepared to share ideas and forge new connections that can help empower each other to make an impact in your organizations and communities.

This session is aimed at, but not limited to, women who are leading at their organizations (CIO or equivalent) and those reporting directly to the CIO/equivalent. Priority access will be reserved for these groups.

Multiple trends have made digital transformation possible—and absolutely necessary. In today’s economy, survival of the fittest is not linked to size or strength but to the ability to move quickly, adapt, seize opportunities, and be agile. How are organizations harnessing new and disruptive technologies to drive secure digital transformation in the face of uncertain economic times?

Join this session with Jay Chaudhry and Corrado Azzarita to learn:

• How progressive technology leaders are doing more with less to reduce business risk, eliminate cost and complexity, and increase business agility
• How Zero Trust architecture reduces security risks while driving greater productivity
• Effective techniques to drive the mindset and cultural changes essential to overcome inertia and accelerate transformation

Innovation happens in the trenches. Today’s global leader knows that leading through innovation is the key to relevance across the C-suite and that the IT Department of the future will be significantly more fluid. Kraft Heinz leaders Corrado Azzarita and Eric Nelson argue that a robust “Shadow” or “Federated IT” is vital to foster workforce-wide invention.

Join this session to learn:

• Finding the right structure to scale innovation
• Empowering your entire workforce to be technology innovators
• Accelerating great ideas out of the shadows and into implementation, faster

Ready to put your knowledge to the test? Join us for a game show-style session that will help prepare your business for AI. Plus, alongside peers, discover common challenges and hurdles that the current AI landscape presents.

Don’t miss out on:

• Challenging fellow community members in a highly interactive quiz game
• Learning easy steps that turn blockers into opportunities
• Collecting key takeaways for your organization

The unexpected wave of Large Language Models (LLMs) and continuous news from OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Meta, and Hugging Face have positioned Generative AI as one of the top resourcing priorities for many forward-thinking organizations and executive teams, but experienced talent is scarce and use cases for AI experts are still evolving. What's the best way for global CIOs to analyze their current AI skills gaps in order to prepare talent acquisition and development strategies in this changing environment?

Join this boardroom to discuss:

• Finding and attracting Generative AI talent to your organization
• Developing internal talent from other technical roles
• Experimenting with Generative AI technologies and anticipating emerging talent needs

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CxOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: 

Summer Parisi at (518) 588-1552 or summer.parisi@evanta.com

Recent advancements in AI and data ecosystems have propelled Global CIOs into an arena full of opportunity. How IT leaders choose to leverage the current momentum and hype around AI could determine whether they catapult the enterprise ahead of their competitors or position the organization in a laggard state.

Join this boardroom to discuss:

• Balancing the benefits and risks of AI implementation
• Evaluating your organizational readiness for scaling AI capabilities
• Managing internal expectations to ensure a thoughtful approach to delivering results with AI

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CxOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: 

Summer Parisi at (518) 588-1552 or summer.parisi@evanta.com

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.

Generative and conversational AI is having a transformational impact--to the tune of over four trillion dollars--on enterprises and the world at large across various use cases. Tired of playing catch-up at unprecedented speeds, enterprise leaders need a roadmap for supporting both customers and the workforce responsibly and safely. Kore.ai President and Chief Operating Officer, DK Sharma, will share learning and preparations for the coming 12-24 months.

Join this session to:

• Stay current with the latest Generative AI enterprise trends and research
• Understand which use cases to prioritize to generate value today
• Obtain a roadmap to responsibly leverage and deploy the next wave of AI innovation

Faced with growing global economic uncertainty and budget concerns, multi-national CIOs are under more pressure than ever to keep costs under control while still supporting the enterprise’s growth goals. With the right application strategies in place, leaders can make ROI-based decisions more confidently during these complex times.

Join this boardroom session to discuss:

• Maximizing the value of applications while remaining agile
• Optimizing through service unification
• Improving efficiencies through architectures to support growth

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CxOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: 

Summer Parisi at (518) 588-1552 or summer.parisi@evanta.com

Your unstructured data is incredibly valuable. It’s the product roadmap, financial spreadsheets, customer surveys, and employee records that make your business unique. To get the most leverage out of this data, you need a comprehensive unstructured data strategy – including security & compliance considerations, powering external collaboration, and (especially recently) incorporating artificial intelligence.

Join a group of your peers to discuss how to:

• Identify unstructured data sources and tools in your organization
• Develop a strategy to secure this data – for both internal and external use
• Leverage artificial intelligence to make your unstructured data even more useful

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CxOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: 

Summer Parisi at (518) 588-1552 or summer.parisi@evanta.com

Increased digitization over the past 50 years turned CIOs from technical leaders to global business executives leveraging technology to achieve enterprise value. As today’s leaders promote the establishment of optimal technology responsibilities and accountabilities, they must also evolve their own role to deal with evolving obligations and opportunities.

Join this peer chat to explore:

• What business outcomes you’re trying to drive
• How you are strategically approaching those drivers
• Ways to elevate the CIO role for influence across the C-suite and beyond

Whether it's where we work, the clouds, or devices used — the blend between personal, corporate, private, and public is ever-changing and presents us with a host of new challenges. This has complicated the attack surface many times over and the pressure to converge tools, quickly evaluate AI-based solutions, and do “more with less” is at peak levels. We must meet this watershed moment with the right team, plans, and technology.

Join this session to learn:

• Technology trends that are driving emerging capabilities, including AI
• Consolidation approaches that save money without sacrificing security
• Real-world stories and use cases that deliver immediate value and efficiency

Zoom Global CIO, Gary Sorrentino, is always looking into how global CIOs make people better moving forward. Regardless of whether employees are working remotely, in the office, or hybrid, global leaders need to continue to create a culture of collaboration and innovation. New tools like Generative AI have the power to change the way the workforce accomplishes goals, but it is imperative that leaders practice care when implementing these technologies.

Join this in-depth discussion covering:

• Unleashing human excellence in the face of a changing world
• Implementing new technologies via practical approaches
• Collaborating for innovation wherever the workforce is

CIOs at cloud-powered companies know that transformation is a cross-enterprise effort requiring sustained innovation. Though CIOs are likely to be in sync with key business functions from talent and risk to data and operations, their expertise can be overlooked within key business decision-making spaces. This leads to disparate business systems and a fragmented cloud journey which impacts the ability to deliver ROI. How can you, as a Global CIO, be viewed as “the great integrator” in your organization?

Join this session to discuss:

• Ways to work with C-suite peers to transform and integrate your industry ecosystem
• Patterns of successful CIO influence in the enterprise
• Approaches that can accelerate the integration of a cloud environment

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CxOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: 

Summer Parisi at (518) 588-1552 or summer.parisi@evanta.com

As global enterprises mature on the digital index, the ability to access and unify customer data continues to increase. More advanced organizations are using predictive and value-focused approaches to supporting their customers, providing contextualized messaging and omnipresent support. 

Join this boardroom discussion to talk about:

• Leveraging data for a holistic understanding of the global customer
• Evolving to support the changing service needs and expectations
• Building operational efficiencies with a customer-centric approach

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CxOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: 

Summer Parisi at (518) 588-1552 or summer.parisi@evanta.com

Today, almost 80% of CEOs believe AI is likely to enhance business efficiencies in their organization significantly. First movers are poised to win as big as laggers are likely to lose. As with any large-scale transformation, the pitfalls are many and costly. Sanjay Srivastava, CDO at Genpact and startup Venture Capitalist, shares learnings from across some fifty large enterprises on how to chart a successful AI strategy.

Join this session to learn:

• What is happening, here and now, across industries
• What is possible in this disruptive space
• Where AI implementation can and does go wrong

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.

Based on Gartner’s long-term CEO survey research, the shape of the post-pandemic ‘new normal’ is becoming clear. Business leaders see market opportunities in environmental sustainability and disruptive technological change from AI. Applying tech to build an autonomous business future in a machine-customers world will drive growth by pivoting to deep digital productivity in a reshaped geoeconomic environment.

Mark Raskino, Gartner Analyst, will explain:

• Why overcoming CEO’s long-term historic productivity ‘blind spot’, will become central to business strategies
• How reshoring, and sustainability themes, such as circular economy, will link to this
• Why the opportunities of AI-enabled, autonomous business could not have come at a better time

To contribute the most value possible, the CIO’s aim cannot solely be to address technical challenges; rather, it's to revolutionize the way the enterprise delivers services to customers. As the driving force propelling the enterprise toward those transformational goals, IT will continue to have a more prominent role in the greater business. Kyndryl US President, Amy Salcido sits down with State Farm SVP & CIO, Ashley Pettit to discuss how their success underscores the dynamic collaboration between technology and business teams.

Join to explore the potential to:

• Elevate the holistic employee experience and imbue it with engagement and fulfillment
• Pioneer innovative, customer-centric approaches in an intensely competitive landscape
• Deliver tangible, quantifiable successes that align with overarching enterprise goals

The intersection of digital business and advanced technologies has inevitably brought life to continuous innovation. But when faced with economic instability and fiscal responsibility, how can Global CIOs maintain a constant innovative mindset and culture?

Join this boardroom to discuss:

• Encouraging experimentation, ideation and failure in order to succeed
• Cultivating an Innovation-rich Culture
• Communicating and quantifying the value of innovation for long-term growth

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CxOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: 

Summer Parisi at (518) 588-1552 or summer.parisi@evanta.com

AI has evolved our world exponentially. With new apps and tools created daily, shorter deployment cycles and quicker execution, a strategic DevOps process is more important than ever. The importance of people has evolved, rather than become obsolete.

Join this interactive boardroom session to explore:

• The global CIOs role in Dev team maturity
• Satisfaction and retention in a hybrid world
• Maximizing resources through developer velocity management

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CIOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: 

Summer Parisi at (518) 588-1552 or summer.parisi@evanta.com

IT and security leadership is necessary to meet critical business gains for the remainder of 2023. The pressure is on leadership teams to drive revenue growth, optimize their budgets and teams and find a faster path to realizing ROI. Among the many areas of modernization and innovation is in workplace collaboration to get the most out of your workforce.

Join this interactive keynote to discuss:

• Creating a roadmap to implement new capabilities for greater productivity
• Embedding security and privacy into workforce collaboration
• Developing technology strategies that lead to increased value

How do our beliefs and opinions change so drastically from one period of time to another? Science journalist and internationally bestselling author David McRaney has uncovered and woven together the latest research across fields of psychology—research that reveals that even though it seems like real change takes generations to become visible, it can happen within a lifetime, within minutes.

In this keynote David will:

• Explore changes large and small, global and local
• Share research findings on the science and psychology of change
• Reveal new ways to see and bring about change in one’s personal and professional life

Join your peers for the final day of the Global CIO Executive Summit. During this interactive roundtable discussion, executives will unpack the lessons learned from the previous days, discuss the future of the CIO role, the shifting nature of building their personal brand, and how they can grow personally and professionally.

Topic 1: Key Takeaways from the Summit

Share your thoughts on memorable moments during the Executive Summit.

• What lessons will you take back to the office for yourself?
• What will you share with other executives?
• What can you share with your IT leadership team?

Topic 2: Building Your Personal Brand and Executive Presence

The complexities of today’s world can bring constant change, which then affects how the organization and its leaders view the CIO. As these shifts happen, the Global CIO is challenged to maintain their influence and relationships across the enterprise by creating an authentic brand. In this portion of the discussion, attendees will discuss how they have built a personal brand that has adapted with the transformation of technology and business.

Global CIOs will discuss:

• Defining your current brand: What kind of leader have you been in the past? What qualities do you see in yourself and what would others say about you? Is your personal brand distinguishable from the IT department brand? Did you inherit a reputation from your predecessor that you are trying to dispel?
• Defining your future brand: What kind of leader do you want to be? How do you want your IT team to describe you as a leader? How do you want your C-level peers to describe you? Does your ideal brand fit within your current enterprise?
• Setting a plan: What behaviors can you change now to help you walk on the path you set for your future brand? Who and what do you need to influence to shift the perception of your current brand? Who and what can help you shape and establish your ideal personal brand?

Topic 3: A Global Leader’s Future Growth

Successful CIOs dedicate time to developing their career and professional skills. As the nature of the digital world causes their roles and responsibilities to expand, the Global CIO is finding ways to advance their career through personal and professional development. Creating an ambitious career path, IT leaders can find ways to engage across the C-suite, build knowledge outside of their comfort zone, and master new opportunities, bounding them into the future.

Global CIOs will discuss:

• Reflect: What are you proud of when you look back on your career? What skills have you built over time that will help you in your next role? What gaps do you still need to develop? Who has mentored you and what qualities do you admire in this guide?
• Plan: What type of role do you see yourself holding five years from now? Are you looking to expand your leadership responsibility? Do you want to have a larger scope and influence, or would you like to take a step back? Do you still want to lead technology teams, or would you like to move into another type of role?
• Action: Identify opportunities inside or outside of your current organization that can help you progress in your current role. What development opportunities have you taken, or would you like to take, to help you get there? What sort of risks can you take in your career that will expand your knowledge and experience?