Global CIO Executive Summit

Few people have impacted the modern world as significantly as Steve Wozniak. As Co-Founder of Apple Computer, Woz remains one of tech's most fabled figures. A witness and contributor to countless industry advancements, he's an unmatched source of insight and experience.

Members of Evanta's Global CIO & CISO communities receive access to:

• Woz, live and unrecorded from the Global keynote stage
• Rare stories, thoughts and opinions on tech's past, present and future
• Inspiring accounts of successful, innovation-led businesses

Women are vastly underrepresented in the technology field, yet their presence is crucial. Every single one of us has the ability to move this dial, to do our part to have impact in driving change. Together we can empower each other, our communities and create a better future for all of us. Join us in this 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.

Phillips 66 is refining more than oil and renewable feedstocks – they’re refining their business with a digital revolution. Under the leadership of Naveen Pandrangi, VP and CIO, they’re harnessing the power of a different pipeline – AI, data science, and even low-orbiting tech – to connect their workforce, streamline operations, and learn valuable lessons from a whole new wellspring of possibilities.

Join Naveen as he discusses:

• Lessons learned on Phillips 66’s digital journey
• Showcases of his team’s achievements along the way
• Phases of GenAI enablement in the near future

As a global leader, the stakes are extraordinary in every conversation. Millions or even billions of dollars are in jeopardy during board meetings, investor calls, media interviews, customer interactions and employee conversations. Internationally acclaimed innovation expert, Val Wright, brings her expertise and toolkit to address uniquely global leadership challenges.

Join this interactive workshop to explore:

• Global team galvanization across country, company, and cultural differences
• Practical exercises for cross-cultural communication
• Powerful responses to navigate resistance and get the YES

As a consumer, you have certain expectations of data protection and use of data for the businesses you shop at and the organizations you engage with. Think of a moment when a business lost your trust and loyalty – perhaps they used data to over-personalize outreach in a way that made you uncomfortable or perhaps they suffered a breach and didn’t do enough to re-assure you that your data wouldn’t be exposed again. Now be honest – do your organization’s customer engagement and data protection policies meet your personal standard?

Join this session to discuss:

• Unifying and activating customer data without eroding customer trust
• Crafting strong customer and stakeholder feedback loops
• Rebuilding trust after an internal or external incident disrupts the customer relationship

Across regional gatherings, Rimini Street has held boardrooms to discuss how CIOs are balancing an ever-increasing number of service providers and executing a strong vendor and application rationalization strategy. To allocate more funds towards innovation and differentiation initiatives, mission-critical systems need to be optimized, cost effective, and flexible.

Join this session to discuss:

• Incorporating effective contract management
• Strategies to avoid vendor lock-in
• Financially optimizing the vendor portfolio

Avoid the thousand-yard stares and spend time with people who truly understand what you do for a living. Share and learn best practices for proving that technology reflects the enterprise, bringing data to the forefront, increasing productivity, and changing how leadership thinks about and functions within the business.

Join this peer discussion to share:

• Change management techniques
• Technical debt management strategies
• Modernization implementation plans

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.

Everything changes and all change produces resistance and risk. How does a leader embed new culture and innovation without setting off risk alarms across the c-suite? Ido Biger of Delek US shares his experience and techniques for AI implementation, cultural shifts, innovation, and more.

Join this session for:

• Empirical data to illustrate results
• Real-world case studies illustrating how leaders can partner and apply cross-industry techniques
• Updating baselines to adapt to changing behaviors in real-time

Generative AI is no longer confined to text – the latest models can now interpret and generate images, audio, and video. And, with trends towards “AI Agents” and multi-agent workflows, the possibilities of what AI can do for enterprises with valuable unstructured data are rapidly progressing.

Join this session with AI thought leader Ben Kus to learn:

• Enterprise use-cases using the latest AI model capabilities
• How AI Agents are poised to transform enterprise workflows
• Advice for enterprises on navigating this disruptive evolution

“Old" companies are getting younger as legacy modernization efforts accelerate substantially. Is your legacy enterprise on the right track for modernization? What can you do better to maximize your efforts? Join peers from legacy and non-legacy organizations to discuss the ins and outs of mindful modernization.

Join this peer roundtable to discuss:

• Drivers and considerations for legacy modernization
• How to position your organization for successful digital execution
• Key considerations for successful legacy modernization

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To effectively develop digital capabilities and achieve transformational ambitions, organizations need to understand their current state of digital maturity. Join Dave Aeri shares the successful strategies he is implementing at Lactalis Canada to be a transformational global leader and deliver outcome-focused results.

Join to learn about:

• Dimensions of digital maturity to support your enterprise’s strategy and vision
• How to apply and measure maturity in a meaningful way
• A holistic approach across your strategic vision

As companies race to build new paradigms about what generative AI can do, global IT leaders must define what it should do. Each use case presents ethical dilemmas and compliance concerns: protecting sensitive data across cultures and governments, respecting local and global copyrights, and the question of biased, discriminatory, or just plain wrong AI outputs.

Join this session to learn about:

• Operationalizing and scaling AI with confidence
• Mitigating and managing AI risk at scale
• Navigating new AI regulations

Today’s CIO has a unique opportunity to act as a change agent for the entire organization. Strategic communication to key stakeholders and a solid, systematic measurement method encourages leadership buy-in.

Join your peers to discuss:

• Helping the C-suite and board understand true transformation
• Bringing the enterprise and people side together (IT/OT)
• Moving from a product to a solution mindset

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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.

Charu Jain, head of Alaska’s Guest Digital Experience and Innovation, shares her approach to building an enterprise-wide Innovation Practice. She’ll discuss how Alaska innovates to build deep customer loyalty, advance emerging technologies, drive business growth, and even a sneak peek into your future airport experience.

Join this session to learn:

• How Alaska Airlines continues to be an industry pioneer
• When and how a leader pivots teams for optimal workflow
• Ways that a leader can influence enterprise-wide innovation

The term “copilot” has caught on and dozens of companies now offer AI-assisted capabilities. The promise of unprecedented productivity and transformation opportunities is great, but is the value reliably measurable?

Join this peer group to address:

• Reimagining and reconfiguring business processes to optimize AI usage
• Minimizing disruption while maximizing results
• Building business cases through cost/value realization

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While the vast majority of infrastructure has been upgraded and modernized to support the shift to the cloud, global IT teams are still missing an equally seamless access method to deliver cloud-native apps and data to their end users. While traditional browsers have become the de-facto access point for the majority of business critical applications, they lack the deep visibility and hyper-granular policy controls enterprises need. This results in IT leaders surrounding their browsers with layers of tech to meet those needs.

Join this keynote session to discover:

• Why traditional cloud security methods undermine your global modernization efforts and end-user experience
• Embracing technological momentum to adapt to a "more-with-less" IT landscape
• How global enterprise CIOs are using this solution to bolster cloud security

Modern global leaders must deliver always-on customer experiences at high velocity and low unitary cost. Aspiring to be the first telecom operator with a fully in-house built IT, Vodafone is on a journey to reinvent its in-house IT ecosystem. In this case study, the Global Digital Engineering Director and CIO UK shares how the firm moved from legacy technology to event-based architecture built with revealed technology in mind.

Join this session for a case study on:

• Overcoming SaaS challenges in-house
• Maintaining business-IT alignment agility
• Implementing an effective operating model

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Dave Aron is the author of the forthcoming book "World Without Truth" and will discuss his research and findings.