Executive Summit

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Daymond John, Founder/CEO of FUBU and star of ABC’s Shark Tank, has been a phenomenally successful business person for over 25 years. Along his entrepreneurial journey, through his many successes as well as failures, he has learned a few things about getting the best out of business and life. The keys to success include learning how to establish the right mindset and following a few fundamental principles Daymond calls his "S.H.A.R.K Points”.

Members of the Global CIO and CISO communities will receive exclusive access to:

• Live and unrecorded insights on developing your unique brand of executive leadership
• Guidance on identifying, cultivating and managing powerful business partnerships
• Post-keynote meet and greet opportunities

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In the pursuit of measuring the ROI of artificial intelligence, organizations worldwide are falling into the trap of optimizing processes that are on the verge of becoming obsolete. Instead, technology leaders should shift their attention to the parts of their businesses that require comprehensive AI transformation ― ensuring they remain competitive and resilient in an increasingly interconnected and AI-driven world.

Join this keynote for strategies on:

• Accurately assessing the ROI of AI
• Guiding your team as you communicate responsibility shifts
• Identifying areas that require total AI transformation

Unlocking the full value of AI demands more than just technology expertise ― it requires an intentional focus to federating technology across the organization. Through trusted collaboration and partnership in the C-Suite, AGCO is harvesting the power of AI solutions to provide best-in-class tools, up-level employee experience and re-imagine how work gets accomplished.

Join Viren Shah, Chief Digital and Information Officer, and Ivory Harris, CHRO, as they pull back the curtain on:

• Democratization of AI fostering innovation
• Collaboration across the organization to capture AI value
• Re-imagining ways of working with AI & automation

Today's most strategic CIOs are discovering that competitive advantage comes from anticipating employee needs and preventing disruption rather than just solving problems faster. How can this mindset shift be a catalyst for growth in your organization?

Join this session for insights on:

• Strengthening your partnership with the CHRO
• Demonstrating clear, strategic value to the CEO
• Positioning IT as a critical driver of business growth

Artificial intelligence is rapidly modifying the landscape as we know it, but how do we securely harness the disruptive potential of AI to transform end-to-end security operations? Data points and case studies are some of the best resources CIOs can lean on to learn which models work, and which don’t.

Join this interactive boardroom session to share:

• Cybersecurity initiatives from global enterprises
• Considerations for AI-driven security framework
• Actionable next steps to implement change

As digital business priorities touch every part of the enterprise, elevating technology financial management is critical for meeting enterprise-wide goals around cost containment and optimization. CIOs and their partners must align financial strategies with technological progress.

Join this session to discuss:

• Leveraging data-driven insights to maximize the value and impact of technology spend
• Unifying approaches to IT investments and implementing projects with measurable outcomes
• Strategies for reinvesting IT-driven productivity savings

Connect with like-minded peers in a 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.

Discover how First Student built an award-winning special needs transportation venture from the ground up, going from concept to full market rollout in 9 months. With awards from Fast Company, T-Mobile, Forrester, SIM, AITP and several others, it's a story of technology positively changing the lives of families all across the US. 

In this session you'll learn how to:

• Launch a startup within an enterprise
• Rapidly scale through technology
• Stay focused on the end user to achieve meaningful outcomes

CIOs face the dual challenge of integrating AI into their IT financial management processes while ensuring AI investments across the organization yield measurable returns. Overcome these challenges to effectively use AI to streamline IT financial management, understand costs, track expenditures and justify broader AI investments (or not).

Join this session with peer roundtables to explore:

• Utilizing AI to enhance efficiency in IT financial management tools
• Strategies for measuring the success of AI investments across the organization
• Aligning AI spending with strategic business objectives

As businesses move beyond AI experimentation to true implementation, CIOs are uniquely positioned to lead the charge. This session explores the concept of AI-nomics ― the framework for scaling AI across enterprise to achieve clear ROI. We’ll look at current trends in AI implementation, as well as how considerations around technology, talent and trust all play a role in helping CIOs prioritize AI investments at a global scale.

Join peers in this boardroom to explore:

• Understand the fundamentals of AI-nomics
• AI considerations like employee productivity, security & compliance, revenue and data infrastructure
• Explore how other CIOs globally are creating measurable value through AI

As data volumes soar, workloads expand with AI, and regulatory demands intensify, enterprises must rethink hybrid cloud strategies to address data gravity ― the pull of large datasets that makes relocation costly and complex. An integrated data and cloud approach that aligns infrastructure with data gravity will optimize performance and cost, maintain agility to meet evolving business and compliance needs and ensure data remains a strategic asset, not a bottleneck.

Join this boardroom to discuss:

• Positioning core data assets with a centralized, trusted, co-location strategy
• Enabling interconnectivity with multiple clouds for business growth in the age of AI
• Strengthening compliance and agility by aligning technology with evolving data needs and emerging data center technologies

AI offers transformative potential for businesses, but reaping its benefits requires that IT and security leaders navigate complex transformation challenges. This means adopting a robust zero trust architecture to protect users and data, embracing AI while managing its risks and handling the technical and financial implications of ever-expanding environments. A risk-based security strategy empowers CIOs to lead a secure, scalable transformation.

Join this session to:

• Explore how combining zero trust with AI creates a more resilient defense posture, which, unlike firewalls, blocks lateral movement
• Learn strategies for protecting AI applications developed in data centers and the cloud, while preventing data leaks from public AI applications
• Discover how zero trust significantly simplifies environments while cutting network and security expenditure by eliminating costly legacy hardware

From her time at Tata Steel to her current work in healthcare, Medtronic CIO Rashmi Kumar relies on what she calls the basics of resilient IT leadership ― preparation, flexibility and collaboration. Regardless of industry, effective leaders convert operational rigor into innovation to drive the business forward.

Join this session to explore how today’s CIOs can:

• Implement business-first digital innovation practices
• Turn discomfort into an IT growth engine
• Build inclusive teams that reflect the future of leadership

Data proves that CIOs and CxOs who co-own digital delivery with cross-functional teams are 1.5 to 2 times more likely to meet or exceed outcome targets from digital initiatives. In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, how can CIOs grow the digital vanguard with a collaborative leadership approach that drives significant business outcomes?

Join this session to explore:

• Nurturing digital vanguard CxOs to advance an enterprise-wide culture of collaboration
• Exploring critical success factors of CIOs who make it easier to lead and build digital together with IT
• Enabling business-led innovation through emerging technologies such as low-code/no-code and AI

Leading CIOs seek to create a seamless user experience and leverage AI for superior customer outcomes. By creating more personalized interactions, across varied cultural preferences, AI can significantly improve client satisfaction and drive business growth.

Join this session to learn how to:

• Streamline processes and tailor AI insights for a better customer experience
• Capture and analyze customer interactions to derive actionable insights
• Increase the efficiency and effectiveness in customer-facing functions

CIOs are increasingly focused on demonstrating their department’s value and steering organizational direction through strategic IT initiatives. By measuring IT's impact on strategic business growth and leveraging a robust digital employee experience (DEX), CIOs can ensure consistency, scalability and compliance across international operations. A well-crafted DEX strategy not only enhances operational efficiency but also optimizes IT assets, fostering collaboration and aligning technological advancements with global business goals.

Join this session to discuss:

• Improving operational efficiency and business outcomes
• Measuring IT impact on strategic business growth
• Leveraging DEX to improve optimization and visibility of global IT assets

Connect with like-minded peers in a 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.

As AI and quantum computing accelerate innovation, CIOs must lead critical shifts in organizational structures, culture and enterprise architecture to unlock measurable value from rapid innovation. This keynote will provide practical insights for navigating transformation effectively, demonstrating to a skeptical c-suite how modernization drives economic value, resilience and competitive advantage.

Join this session to learn about:

• Prioritizing enterprise architecture modernization to build a resilient, adaptable foundation essential for integrating AI and quantum capabilities
• Evaluating organizational roles and culture to proactively capitalize on AI and quantum opportunities
• Translating IT strategy into actionable plans to demonstrate measurable outcomes and gain C-suite support for technology adoption

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Across the globe, organizations are grappling with the challenge of securing sensitive data as it traverses web browsers. Many acknowledge that their current IT and security frameworks increase the likelihood of data breaches. This highlights the intricate task of protecting data while managing outdated systems, inefficient application delivery and obsolete security measures. What innovative strategies can streamline enterprise operations, enhance security and adapt to a global landscape?

Attendees will discover:

• Identifying and addressing technical debt caused by fragmented IT and security solutions
• Communicating the broader business impacts of technology and security challenges
• Adopting new methods for enterprise application delivery to improve productivity worldwide

In the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape, Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups pose significant risks to global networks and sensitive data. Among these, Salt Typhoon stands out as a formidable adversary. Clarence Foster shares insights into the threat actor’s methods and the broader implications of its activities on global cybersecurity and national security frameworks.

Join this session to:

• Explore effective APT defense strategies
• Uncover the hidden threat of Salt Typhoon and learn how to safeguard against its sophisticated cyber-attacks
• Fortify defenses and protect critical infrastructure from these advanced threats

Organizational resilience is what sets successful enterprises apart ― informing their leadership, culture and governance. As organizational threats increase in frequency, is your team ready to resist, absorb, recover and adapt to business disruption?

Join your peers to discuss strategies for:

• Reducing the likelihood of disruption
• Minimizing the impact when the worst does happen
• Recovering back to normal operations efficiently and effectively

CIOs today face rising costs and complexity from managing too many observability and monitoring tools. This tool sprawl leads to fragmented insights, misaligned teams and wasted resources. As the trend shifts toward consolidation and unified observability, how can leaders regain control?

Join this boardroom to discuss:

• The hidden costs of tool sprawl
• Strategies for effective tool consolidation
• Aligning teams around shared observability goals

Connect with like-minded peers in a 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.

As a leader in the age of AI, your challenge is to move beyond the hype and architect your organization's competitive edge. Pull up a chair as Gartner Distinguished VP Analyst Tsuneo Fujiwara shares five techniques technology leaders can use to enable innovation in the AI Age.

This workshop will cover how Global CIOs can:

• Drive strategic value by harnessing AI for high-impact use cases and align innovation directly with business goals using the OKR framework
• Lead with influence by mastering the storytelling and negotiation skills needed to secure executive buy-in and become a trusted partner to business stakeholders
• Execute at scale by dismantling organizational silos to accelerate and expand innovation across the enterprise for rapid growth