In-Person

Southern California CIO Community

Inner Circle

September 23, 2025 | Ranch Restaurant and Saloon, 6th Floor Hospitality Suite

September 23, 2025
Ranch Restaurant and Saloon, 6th Floor Hospitality Suite

Collaborate with your peers

Join Southern California'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:

Driving innovation while bracing for potential budget cuts

Fostering innovation and collaboration with an eye on the bottom line

Southern California 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

Allen Fazio

Houlihan Lokey
Chief Information Officer

Kelly Hamilton

Sony Pictures Entertainment
CIO

Chad Hamilton

Fremantle
VP, Technology

Greg Moore

KB Home
VP & CIO

Thomas Phelps

Laserfiche
Executive Chair and Laserfiche CIO

Anand Radhakrishnan

KIND
Chief Information Officer

Agenda

September 23, 2025

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

5:30pm - 6:30pm  Discussion Topics

Balancing Budget and Technological Advancements Amidst Global Uncertainty

In today's unpredictable economic environment, enterprise CIOs are tasked with driving technological innovation while managing financial constraints. The pressure to deliver cutting-edge solutions that drive competitive advantage is greater than ever. However, this must be balanced with prudent financial stewardship as budgets tighten due to economic fluctuations.

Technology leaders are already leveraging advancements in AI, cloud and data analytics to optimize business processes and create value while maintaining a keen focus on cost. But they must also foster a culture of collaboration across departments to ensure that technology initiatives are strategically aligned with broader business objectives.

This session will delve into strategies that CIOs can employ to advance technology initiatives without compromising fiscal responsibility, ensuring that their organizations remain agile and resilient.

  • Has the global economy caused you to reprioritize your technology initiatives? If so, what is staying at the forefront and what are the first items to go?

  • How are you balancing the demand for innovation with the necessity of cost control in technology deployment?

  • What role do you play in driving technology innovation and highly productive teams while ensuring fiscal responsibility across the enterprise?

  • What resources are you leveraging to keep pace with shifts in regulation? 

  • What best practices have you uncovered for communicating the associated impact on technology strategy with the broader business?

  • How are you collaborating with your CFO to align technology initiatives with financial strategies for shared success?

  • What role do your existing vendors play in how you (re)prioritize new technology initiatives? 


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

Gartner cares about the health and safety of our community. Please review the following recommendations prior to attending the gathering.

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Parking

  • Complimentary Self-Parking onsite
  • The Events Center/Extron entrance is located around right side of building
  • Once inside guests will be greeted by a hostess and shown up to the 6th floor of the building

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Community Program Manager

For inquiries related to this community, please reach out to your dedicated contact.

Lauren Hursley

Senior Community Program Manager

503-575-8524

lauren.hursley@gartner.com