In-Person

San Francisco CIO Community

Inner Circle

September 16, 2026 | The Alexandria at San Carlos

September 16, 2026
The Alexandria at San Carlos

Collaborate with your peers

Join San Francisco's top CIOs for an intimate networking dinner and facilitated discussion on key business challenges. Enjoy a relaxed evening of dinner and drinks with your peers to share best practices, make new connections and build professional relationships.

Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today:

Challenges in Delivering AI Value from Enterprise Data

Importance of Context-Rich, Trusted Data Strategies

Measuring and Scaling Business Value from Data Investments

San Francisco CIO Governing Body

The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the discussion topics and agenda, ensuring that all content is driven By CIOs, For CIOs®.

Governing Body Co-Chairs

Avi Sokol

KLA
SVP & CIO

Cindy Stoddard

Intel
SVP & CIO

Evan Wayne

Marcus & Millichap
CIO

Agenda

September 16, 2026

4:30pm - 5:30pm  Executive Networking Reception

5:30pm - 6:30pm  Discussion Topics

Turning Data into Context — The Value Inflection Point

Trish Hayward headshot

Trish Hayward

Chief AI Transformation Officer

Reltio

CIOs are under pressure to capitalize on AI transformation while navigating rising business expectations and operational complexity. Yet legacy processes and static data strategy are constraining ROI, stifling agility and eroding workforce confidence. How can CIOs enable a trusted, real-time, context-rich data strategy to build a strong foundation for autonomous ways of working?

Join fellow San Francisco CIOs for an interactive discussion on how data strategy and context intelligence are shaping the next AI-driven enterprise technology inflection point.

  • What is the most critical challenge to delivering AI value from your enterprise data today?
  • What changes to your data strategy are most critical to delivering AI value in the next 12–24 months?
  • How are you ensuring AI has the trusted context needed to deliver reliable business outcomes?
  • What metrics are you using to prove that data investments are creating business value?
  • Looking ahead, what is the next critical step your organization must take to turn data into context and scale value?

6:30pm - 7:00pm  Networking Break

7:00pm - 8:00pm  Summary Discussion & Dinner

8:00pm - 9:00pm  Social Hour

We look forward to seeing you at an upcoming in-person gathering

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