Executive Summit

As attackers leverage AI to move faster than ever, traditional security strategies are falling behind. CIOs are now tasked with defending their organizations at machine speed, requiring a shift from reactive patching to proactive, autonomous protection. Leading enterprises are adopting continuous risk governance and measurable guardrails to ensure accountable AI adoption. CIOs are tasked with aligning business strategy with security outcomes and deliver board-level visibility into risk and remediation, all while enabling innovation.

Join this session to learn:

• Aligning business strategy with real-time risk governance
• Implementing measurable guardrails for accountable AI adoption
• Delivering board-ready visibility into AI risk and remediation progress

The critical context that makes AI scalable is scattered across the enterprise, trapped in disconnected systems and creating operational blind spots that delay critical executive decisions. As organizations shift toward AI-driven work orchestration, CIOs have an opportunity to unify siloed portfolios and establish real-time visibility without complete infrastructure overhauls. This session explores how leaders leverage strong data governance to streamline intake, improve prioritization and align enterprise execution with strategic outcomes. Scattered information becomes governed context leaders can act on.

Join this session to explore:

• Unifying cross-silo portfolio visibility across existing systems to give leadership real-time insights into execution, risk and spend
• Embedding data governance and structured intake into daily operations to strengthen decision integrity and eliminate redundant efforts
• Aligning execution with core business objectives while scaling intelligent work management enterprise-wide

As global technology ecosystems become increasingly interconnected, CIOs face growing exposure to risks beyond traditional cybersecurity threats. Building resilient technology organizations requires leaders to evaluate where critical dependencies exist and determine how much risk they are willing to accept.

Join this boardroom to discuss:

• Evaluating vendor, platform, and supply chain dependencies across the enterprise
• Preparing for geopolitical disruption and technology availability constraints
• Building resilient operating models that reduce concentration risk and single points of failure

The first wave of AI investment focused on experimentation. The next wave will focus on economics. As organizations scale generative and agentic AI, CIOs must contend with variable costs, evolving consumption models, and growing pressure to demonstrate business value. Leaders who can connect AI spending to measurable outcomes will be better positioned to scale innovation responsibly.

Join this interactive boardroom to discuss:

• Managing AI costs in consumption-based operating environments
• Building governance models that balance innovation and accountability
• Establishing AI FinOps and cost-per-result metrics to track true outcome efficiency 

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 adoption accelerates, organizations are reevaluating data as a strategic asset and defining ownership and accountability to ensure enterprise success. Too often, IT is viewed as the owner of data rather than the enabler responsible for building confidence in data and supporting successful AI outcomes. Leading organizations are shifting to business-led ownership, using targeted use cases and intentional organizational change management to build trust, strengthen accountability, and drive lasting impact.

Join this session to explore:

• Why a use case-driven approach accelerates adoption, delivering early wins that build momentum and credibility
• How to redefine data ownership across the enterprise and establish accountability between IT and the business while maintaining strong enablement
• How intentional organizational change management, from training to embedded workflows, drives lasting governance adoption and measurable results

The pace of technological and organizational change continues to accelerate, leaving leaders with fewer precedents and no clear roadmap for navigating what's next. From shifting workforce expectations to rapid market shifts, executives must balance speed, adaptability, and accountability while making decisions in increasingly uncertain environments.

Join this boardroom to discuss:

• How to create stability and trust while leading through continuous disruption
• Strategies for guiding workforce culture through enterprise AI adoption
• Empowering teams to act decisively when leaders themselves don't have all the answers

Everyone is talking about AI. Your board is talking about business value, competitive advantage, and risk. As executive expectations rise, CIOs are increasingly expected to connect AI investments to measurable outcomes while navigating uncertainty around governance, talent, and execution. The challenge is no longer building AI capabilities, but demonstrating why they matter to the business.

Join this boardroom to discuss:

• Communicating AI investments in terms the board values
• Demonstrating measurable business impact beyond pilots and experimentation
• Balancing opportunity, risk, and execution at enterprise scale

For many organizations, IT, data, and security teams are often viewed as restrictive gatekeepers or an afterthought rather than strategic enablers. To shift this dynamic, technical leaders must proactively reframe complex technical conversations into actionable business solutions. Over the past three and a half years, Oceaneering has undergone a massive cultural shift to rebuild trust with business segment leaders, transforming how they operate from the ground up. Hear directly from Oceaneering's CITO, CDO, and CISO on how they established a united front to serve the business. By introducing a new engagement process, implementing data governance as a solution, and embedding security early in the design phase, this cross-functional leadership team has cemented its role as a trusted partner.

Join this interactive panel discussion to learn how to:

• Reframe technical conversations to focus on solving core business problems and reduce stakeholder friction
• Implement data governance policies that act as business enablers rather than roadblocks
• Embed security and cross-functional collaboration early in the project design process to build lasting trust

Finish the day sharing lessons learned with your peers over light fare and drinks at this closing reception hosted by your governing body members.