Pittsburgh CIO Executive Summit

Any given gesture - a nod, a point of the finger - unconsciously communicates powerful ideas and feelings that have tangible consequences. Top executives are generally proficient in their ability to interact with others, but the stakes are raised during high-level negotiations, reporting to the board, inspiring and empowering senior managers or dealing with tricky internal matters. 

Join body language expert Chris Ulrich as he shares:

• Why every movement and action is magnified in high-level situations
• Tools and techniques to build rapport quickly
• How executives can communicate more effectively

The new generation of data and analytics adds significant capabilities and efficiencies to traditional data warehouses and reporting environments. With the maturity of machine learning and artificial intelligence, CIOs are now considering how to inject these big-data capabilities into more advanced scenarios.

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. VP of Advanced Analytics & Data Engineering Aleksandar Lazarevic will share:

• How CIOs can overcome the common cultural barriers to data and analytics
• What it means to leverage data to optimize business strategies
• How today’s data-centric technologies support the data-driven revolution

By applying microservices powered by serverless, you can innovate faster, at scale. Rory Richardson shares insights into the Amazon Culture of Innovation and how the company went from four to over 60 million deployments per year. 

This session dives into:

• How the company benefitted from its own key learnings from building modern apps at Amazon.com
• How it transitioned from a monolithic application environment to event-driven serverless microservices
• The reasons more and more organizations are choosing the serverless operational model

Whether you’re running an aggressive, cloud-first strategy or floating along in the hyperconverged infrastructure, each CIO’s cloud journey is a relevant roadmap for peers in pursuit of the configuration sweet spot. This boardroom draws on the collective wisdom of technology leaders at various stages of cloud migration.

Be ready to exchange views about:

• Challenges that enterprises face with different cloud models
• How to embrace the full value of public and private cloud
• Best practices for decreasing the complexity of multi-cloud environments

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 CIO executives). To reserve your seat, please contact your event Program Manager Dan Philpott (dan.philpott@evanta.com).

What does your body language say about you? What shifts might you make to change how others perceive you? Join this special one-on-one 25-minute session exclusively for Governing Body members with body-language expert, Chris Ulrich for candid feedback on your in-person and online body language. Sessions are 25-minutes and pre-registration is required.

Please contact Julia Cummings, Content Manager, if you're interested in this exclusive session.

Digital transformation is pushing the evolution of the enterprise and expanding business models. This requires each model to be more flexible and responsive. Executives now align their approach to business engagement and delivery with a digital transformation mindset. 

Join this panel of executives where you will hear:

• What digital transformation means in different industries
• How to develop and change relationships across the business
• What technology products have the most potential

Due to the wide range of readily available resources for creating malicious payloads, such as coders for hire and SaaS, malware is an exponentially growing issue. Douglas Santos will dive into the functioning and operational game changers of both AI and malware. 

Join this session to uncover:

• The history and workings of AI
• Deep machine learning neural networks
• The future of these systems in fighting cybercrime

Still encumbered by legacy business processes? Struggling to speed up onboarding, improve customer experience, and

secure collaboration across the extended enterprise? Business processes need to keep up with the digitization of your

enterprise. Join a group of your peers to discuss how to:

• Identify opportunities for improving outdated processes
• Unlock new customer experiences with digital practices
• Empower your workplace with seamless business processes

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 CIO executives). To reserve your seat, please contact your event Program Manager Dan Philpott (dan.philpott@evanta.com).

What does your body language say about you? What shifts might you make to change how others perceive you? Join this special one-on-one 25-minute session exclusively for Governing Body members with body-language expert, Chris Ulrich for candid feedback on your in-person and online body language. Sessions are 25-minutes and pre-registration is required.

Please contact Julia Cummings, Content Manager, if you're interested in this exclusive session.