Pittsburgh CIO Executive Summit

At the very top of the world, as in the business world, constant change means we’re all navigating new terrain. Come together and bounce back from the greatest disruptive event of our generation, while being inspired by 3x world record-breaking adventurer Daniel Bull. He shares powerful and practical strategies learnt from Everest to Antarctica and beyond while empowering you to defy limits, grasp opportunities, and conquer your own mountains – in work and in life.

Daniel will share:

• Proven strategies for dealing with unrelenting change
• Powerful insights on courageous leadership in the face of ongoing uncertainty
• What it takes to reach the top – adopting a growth mindset and boosting resilience despite epic challenges

In the rapidly evolving landscape of business transformation, alignment between operational and technological functions is paramount to propel organizational change. To establish a symbiotic relationship between business operations and technology, a 'tone from the top' methodology is essential in fostering a culture of high performance and functionality throughout the organization.

Join this session for a case study on:

• Setting joint and foundational goals and metrics
• Creating cross-function teambuilding and execution
• Deploying scalable and agile frameworks for long-term success

CIOs are constantly challenged to protect the enterprise while simultaneously developing policy and frameworks to achieve business outcomes. As tools such as Generative AI become common in the workplace, there is further stress on IT to decide what to govern to accelerate delivery of business outcomes and what to protect from potential risk.

Join this boardroom to discuss:

• Necessary governance to prevent misuse and risk
• Policies to meet regulatory and corporate demands
• Best practices and frameworks for Gen AI usage

Sometimes it's hard to see a future beyond ransomware, BEC and data loss. But how do we not only ensure our cyber defense teams and the workforce they protect stay afloat in the current risk landscape, while simultaneously building toward future consolidation and risk mitigation scenarios?

Join this session to discuss:

• Developing a human risk framework
• Moving human-centric security controls from reactive and manual to proactive and automated
• Leveraging AI to protect humans from themselves

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.

Boards of Directors are becoming more involved in cybersecurity; with 88% of boards viewing the topic as a business risk according to Gartner research. With increasing pressure to report and measure security, it is paramount to equip yourself with the tools needed to accurately and efficiently communicate before, during and after breaches.

This interactive panel will discuss:

• Understanding board needs and objectives
• Tracking and measuring comprehendible data
• Educating boards on steps taken to mitigate and prevent threats

Amid economic turbulence, technology leaders must look beyond cost savings to operation resiliency and efficiency. As economic conditions tighten, executives are looking for ways to strategically optimize costs while reinvesting in sustainable technologies.

Join your peers in this session to discuss:

• Adoption of planning processes that accelerate new capabilities to support growth
• Ways to optimize performance during uncertain times
• When to accelerate, reduce or eliminate investment

Establishing a secure governance program that successfully aligns with business priorities is paramount. As data becomes increasingly available across multiple cloud environments, it's more important now than ever to preserve the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information used in business processes, applications, and technology. Security leaders must establish a secure, modern framework that protects high quality data throughout its lifecycle.

Join this session to discuss:

• How to align data strategy with security objectives
• Strategies to ensure availability, integrity and confidentiality in data while mitigating risks
• The importance of complying with data-focused regulations while creating value from a data governance program