
Seattle CIO Community
Executive Summit
December 14, 2023 | Grand Hyatt Seattle
December 14, 2023
Grand Hyatt Seattle
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with Seattle'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:
Aligning technology with the entire organization to improve business outcomes
Building a culture of security and enabling smart, secure decision making
Creating a culture of innovation to improve processes and efficiencies
Seattle 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

Brian Abrahamson
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Chief Digital Officer

Anja Canfield-Budde
University of Washington
Associate Vice President for Data & Applications

Laurent Rotival
Cambia Health Solutions
SVP, Strategic Technology Solutions & CIO
What to Expect
Agenda
7:45am - 8:30am Registration & Breakfast
8:30am - 9:15am Keynote
Transcend the Tactical – CIOs and CISOs Advancing Business Innovation and Security
Hosted by CyberArk

Adrian Mayers
VP & CISO
Premera Blue Cross

Charu Jain
Senior Vice President Merchandising & Innovation
Alaska Airlines

Reema Nath
Vice President Information Technology
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Technology and security leaders are leveraging collaborative strategies to drive innovation while addressing cybersecurity concerns and enabling the business to thrive in a post-pandemic environment. By fostering intimate partnerships across the business and elevating their roles to the board level, CIOs and CISOs can contribute meaningfully to resolving market and cyber issues. With an aim to transcend the tactical and embrace a proactive approach, the future of these roles is projected to center around shared outcomes and views to best enable the business.
Join a panel of your peers to learn:
- How CIOs and CISOs can balance innovation and security through intimate partnerships
- The ways to elevate CIO and CISO roles to weigh in on critical organization decisions at the board level
- Insights into the anticipated evolution of these roles over the next 5-10 years
9:15am - 9:40am Networking Break
9:40am - 10:25am Breakout Session
Hashbrown Diplomacy — How to Build Political Capital
Hosted by Riverbed Technology

Sean Murphy
SVP, CISO
Boeing Employees Credit Union
Cybersecurity breaches are not a matter of “if” but “when.” Effective cybersecurity leadership hinges not just on technical acumen, but also on the strength of relationships forged within an organization. For a technology or security leader, it's essential to proactively build and nurture these relationships well before a crisis unfolds. Cultivating connections across various departments ensures that when issues arise, a foundation of trust and understanding already exists. The ability to manage disruption is a collective responsibility and everyone must work together to prevail.
Join this session with Sean Murphy, SVP, CISO, Boeing Employees Credit Union to discuss,
- The importance of transitioning from transactional interactions to strategic, relationship-building conversations that foster trust and credibility
- Practical strategies to integrate cyber considerations seamlessly into broader business conversations and operations
- The significance of consistent networking, personal development and strategies for maintaining personal balance to remain effective in evolving leadership roles
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Powering Growth with Data and Insights

Matt Knox
CIO
Sound Physicians

Anja Canfield-Budde
Associate Vice President for Data & Applications
University of Washington

Carlos Melvin
Global Data Privacy Officer
Starbucks
Business leaders are challenged with developing a D&A strategy that expands business value and inspires leaders to make data-driven decisions confidently. Their success hinges on the ability to navigate the complexities of the enterprise, while increasing the company’s data accessibility and culture of insights. All this, as it's more important than ever to establishing a secure data governance program that successfully aligns with business priorities is paramount.
Join this conversation to discuss:
- Challenging leaders across the enterprise to embrace data
- Inspiring actions throughout the D&A value chain to increase growth opportunities
- Implementing strategies to ensure availability, integrity and confidentiality in data while mitigating risks
10:25am - 11:00am 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.
11:00am - 11:45am Breakout Session
Building Cyber Resilience — Why Does it Matter and How Can You Get Started?
Hosted by Fortinet, Inc.

Jim Richberg
Public Sector Field CISO and VP of Information Security
Fortinet
Building cyber resilience is gaining prominence as a priority for many organizations. The classic ingredients of people, process, technology can be applied creatively and in multiple ways to address this challenge. But how do you go about implementing this change?
Join this interactive discussion to learn:
- Simplifying the framework for success
- Multiplying approaches of implementation
- Building resilience through best practices and common pitfalls
11:00am - 11:45am Executive Boardroom
Putting AI to Work
Hosted by IBM

Jason Federoff
Principal Data & AI Transformation Executive
IBM

Lutz Beck
CIO
Daimler Truck North America

Ralph Johnson
State Chief Information Security Officer
State of Washington
AI adoption has more than doubled since 2017 and its evolution leaped forward in 2023 with advances in generative AI that hold the potential to unlock trillions in economic value over the next decade.
However, implementing AI for business has unique needs – it needs to be open, properly governed, designed for the enterprise, and most importantly, create value.
Explore the age of AI including:
- Developing a foundational data fabric architecture
- Delivering a competitive business advantage through strategic use cases
- Deploying governed AI with responsibility
11:00am - 11:45am Executive Boardroom
Is Your Productivity Suite Critical Infrastructure?
Hosted by Material Security

Abhishek Agrawal
Co-Founder & CEO
Material Security

Aradhna Chetal
Managing Director Executive Cloud Services and Cybersecurity Technology
TIAA

Ronald Jimerson
CISO
Port Of Seattle
Your cloud office suite is home to all your people, content, and communications, and it’s constantly under attack from increasingly sophisticated actors. But it’s often overlooked compared to other surface areas like production infrastructure and networks.
Join this session to discuss:
- Why the cloud office risk profile is greater than it appears
- How to manage complex threats, configurations, and data
- Key considerations regarding upcoming SEC regulations
11:45am - 12:30pm Lunch Service
Apply to Participate
Apply to participate in the Seattle CIO Community Executive Summit.
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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 SeattleParking
Self-parking is available offsite at 7th and Pike Parking Garage - Elevator access to the hotel lobby at $37/Overnight.
Valet parking is available onsite at the hotel for $58/overnight.
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A block of rooms has been reserved at the Grand Hyatt Seattle at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling 402-935-5352.
Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of $189 USD (plus tax) is November 20, 2023.
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