
San Francisco CIO Community
Executive Summit
November 19, 2024 | Grand Hyatt at SFO
November 19, 2024
Grand Hyatt at SFO
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with San Francisco'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:
Harnessing AI and Data Analytics for Strategic Advantage
Strengthening Cybersecurity and Modernizing IT Governance
Optimizing Applications and Remodeling Operations for Business Alignment
San Francisco 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

Anantha Ganga
Coherent Corp.
Chief Information Officer

Pallavi Gupta
IMPOSSIBLE
CIO

Monica Khurana
Dodge & Cox
Chief Technology Officer

Geeta Pyne
TIAA
Chief Architect, Architecture and Innovation

Avi Sokol
KLA
CIO

Evan Wayne
World Market
CIO
What to Expect
Agenda
7:45am - 8:30am Registration & Breakfast
8:30am - 9:15am Keynote
Drive Productivity with AI, Data, and Cloud Technology

Jae Sook Evans
CIO
Oracle

Shanthi Iyer
CIO
DocuSign

Yvonne Wassenaar
Board Director and Senior Advisor
Guest Speaker
As a leader, you’re under pressure to building new capabilities to increase business impact and/or do more with less — while taking advantage of breakthrough technologies. Jae Sook Evans and guests will share their insights, explore practical ways to deploy AI, data management best practices and cloud computing, to do just that.
Join this session to:
- Discover how to deliver measurable ROI with AI projects
- Explore examples of businesses that are optimizing operations to drive growth
- Get a plan to future-proof your business as new technologies emerge
9:15am - 9:40am Networking Break
9:40am - 10:25am Breakout Session
Navigating AI Implementation for Strategic Business Outcomes
Hosted by Dropbox

David Stafford
VP, Customer Experience & Success
Dropbox
As CIOs increasingly invest in AI, understanding how to leverage the technology for business growth while also mitigating risk is top of mind. In this interactive session we’ll explore key strategies and lessons learned from Dropbox’s own journey in building enterprise AI capabilities, offering insights for CIOs on how to adopt AI effectively.
Join your peers to discuss:
- Identifying useful applications for AI that align with organizational needs
- AI adoption strategies that balance immediate and long-term goals
- Proactive measures to ensure effective data access governance and protect sensitive information
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Ensuring Trust and Security in Modern Communications
Hosted by Dialpad

Prashanti Aduma
Chief Information Officer
Dialpad

Madhuri Racherla
VP of Infrastructure

Shan Swaminathan
VP, Enterprise Architecture and Innnovation
Delta Dental of California
Adopting a comprehensive approach to security, compliance, and privacy minimizes risks associated with business communications and helps maintain trust and integrity in your critical systems.
Join this session to discuss:
- Strengthening organizational security through robust data protection measures
- Achieving compliance by aligning with key regulatory standards
- Enhancing data privacy by protecting and managing user data responsibly
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 CIOs).
To reserve your seat, please contact:
Shauna del la Mare at shauna.delamare@evanta.com or (971) 230-355
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Collaborative Solutions — Peer-Driven Strategies for CIOs

Ashish Sarkar
EVP & CIO
Owens & Minor Inc

Parag Shrivastava
Head of Data, Next Gen Transformation
Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Sudhir Kumar
Chief Technology Officer
The Wine Group
Take a collective approach to tackling the most pressing challenges in your field. In this roundtable session, CIOs will discuss priority topics and engage in a focused small-group discussions on key issues.
Join this session to:
- Share insights with industry peers
- Collaboratively develop and share strategies
- Garner best practices from other industry practices
10:25am - 11:05am Networking Break
10:30am - 10:55am Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Peer-to-Peer Meetings
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.
11:05am - 11:50am Breakout Session
User-centric, On-Device AI — From Creation to Consumption
Hosted by Lenovo and Intel®

Pooja Sathe
Director & Category Leader, Commercial AI PCs
Lenovo
AI enabled devices are taking the industry by storm, but how will IT objectives change when the world is running on them? From adoption and integration to governance and security, business leaders must examine the reality behind the marketing for these devices of the future.
Join this session to:
- Define decision-making criteria and objectives for AI device integration
- Put personalization, productivity, and protection first for your workforce
- Identify value-ready AI use cases within the evolving AI device ecosystem
11:05am - 11:50am Executive Boardroom
Three’s a Party – Effective Third-Party Management

Michelle Geddes
CIO, Department of Emergency Management
City and County of San Francisco, CA

Kumud Kokal
CIO
Farmers Business Network
Gartner research often highlights CIO’s mixed confidence in their third-party vendors, reflecting a range of concerns and priorities. Building trust and ensuring alignment with organizational goals are key to maintaining strong and reliable third-party relationships.
Join your peers to discuss:
- Key questions to ask your vendors
- Best practices for vendor selection
- Strategies to ensure optimal performance and risk management
11:05am - 11:50am Executive Boardroom
Succession Planning ― Future-Proofing IT Leadership Roles

Jennifer Hopkins
CIO
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission

Manish Gupta
CIO
Nagarro
Succession planning is critical for CIOs and CISOs to ensure continuity and resilience in leadership roles. By identifying and developing internal talent, organizations can mitigate risks associated with unexpected departures and maintain strategic momentum.
Join this boardroom to strategize on:
- Establishing a roadmap for leadership transition
- Assessing current capabilities and providing targeted development opportunities
- Ensuring leadership continuity and organizational resilience
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 CIOs).
To reserve your seat, please contact:
Shauna del la Mare at shauna.delamare@evanta.com or (971) 230-355
11:50am - 12:35pm Lunch Service
Apply to Participate
Apply to participate in the San Francisco CIO Community Executive Summit.
Gartner facilitates exclusive, C-level communities by personally qualifying and understanding the priorities, challenges and interests of each member.
Our selective approach maintains the high quality of the network and ensures top-level discussions with peers from the world’s leading organizations.
Each application will be reviewed, and once your participation is confirmed, you will have access to year-round community programs.
Location
Venue & Accommodation
Grand Hyatt at SFOVALET PARKING:
$25 - up to 2 hours
$35 - up to 6 hours
$48 - 6+ hours and overnight
Hotel does not offer self-parking. However, there is the Garage A airport parking lot, 1.5 blocks away from the hotel that has similar pricing.
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Grand Hyatt at SFO at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling 1-402-501-9860.
Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of $309 USD (plus tax) is October 28, 2024.
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