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IN-PERSON
Houston
CIO Community
Executive Summit
December 2, 2025 | Hyatt Regency Houston West
December 2, 2025
Hyatt Regency Houston West
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with Houston'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:
Modernizing The IT Operating Model to Enable Business Agility
Connecting IT Investments to Business Outcomes Through Strategic Alignment
Enhancing Leadership Capabilities to Build a Culture Rooted in Trust and Accountability
Houston 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
David Cain
CVR Energy
VP & CIO
Vagesh Dave
McDermott International
Global VP/ CIO
Kara Pelecky
American Bureau of Shipping
SVP, CIO
Michael Thompson
Gulfport Energy Corporation
VP & CIO
John Varkey
Waste Management
SVP, CIO
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 Houston 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 Executive Summit agendas are driven by the mission-critical priorities identified among the community. Each agenda is uniquely crafted By CIOs, For CIOs®, 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
CIOs are increasingly focused on maturing IT 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 to act decisively.
Connecting IT 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 must engage with business leaders comprehensively on everything from outcome-driven metrics to stakeholder engagement strategies.
Enhancing Leadership Capabilities to Build a Culture Rooted in Trust and Accountability
Adaptability in the face of change requires high performing teams. Today’s CIOs are juggling storytelling to the board and persuading peers, inspiring teams on the verge of burnout, and preserving their own wellbeing.
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