Executive Summit

Please join us for breakfast to start out the day. We also invite you to bring your favorite leadership books for a Book Swap at the Executive Summit throughout the day. Which books have influenced you as a leader? Bring a book with your notes in the margins or a fresh copy to leave, and then swap for a book one of your fellow executives has brought.  This idea was inspired by one of your own Governing Body Members!

Uncovering the mysteries of body language — how people communicate their thoughts and feelings without saying a word — is a decisive first step toward mastering any business and social situation.  Top executives know that detecting split-second signals from your team and  leadership then taking immediate action is crucial to being a persuasive communicator and problem-solver especially during tricky internal matters or high-level negotiations.

During this session you will learn how to:

• Move beyond the vacuum of artificial body language to a behavioral approach based on YOU
• Strengthen interpersonal relationships, be a more decisive leader and manage your nerves better
• Uncover the less obvious needs of others and improve your team’s confidence and competence

As resources toward enterprise applications increase, IT plays a critical role in shaping the future of enterprise application landscapes. Modern enterprise applications are evolving to feature interrelated capabilities that significantly enhance usability, intelligence and automation. By 2027, Gartner predicts around 70% of organizations will prioritize GenAI by delivered benefits rather than by product functionality and performance.

Join this session to learn about:

• Embedded intelligence capabilities for process automation
• Promoting funding for innovative technologies
• Enhancing usability of applications

When users are everywhere and digital operations span cloud, SaaS, and on-premises environments, achieving cyber resilience becomes paramount. The challenge lies in navigating this complexity and maintaining visibility and control to ensure continuous operation despite cyber threats.

Join this interactive roundtable to discuss:

• Optimizing costs and improving security across diverse cloud environments
• Adopting Zero Trust philosophies to protect users, data, and applications
• Innovating with AI while addressing global regulatory and data privacy requirements

Changing privacy laws on the state, national and international levels have organizations examining their compliance posture. What do CIOs and CISOs need to be doing to stay on top of changing laws to protect their organizations, and themselves?

Join this session to discuss:

• New laws in place and on the horizon that you need to be aware of
• Incidents in the news and details to note
• Essential questions you need to be asking your legal team

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.

In today's digital landscape, the roles of CIOs and CISOs have become increasingly critical in safeguarding privacy, ensuring cybersecurity, and protecting sensitive data. However, it is essential that true leaders in these spaces must recognize that technology alone cannot provide a comprehensive solution to evolving threats.

Bring your questions to this session to discuss:

• Understanding the human element in data breaches and what to do about it
• Building a culture of security awareness
• Nurturing trust, transparency and communication among leadership

In the quest to leverage data and analytics for business growth, IT leaders face both cultural and technical challenges. To succeed, they must collaborate closely with business leaders to develop a powerful, long-term analytics strategy that drives data-driven decision-making across the organization.

Join this session to explore:

• Ensuring data quality standards and ownership
• Utilizing analytics to allow for better decision making across the business and measurable outcomes
• Building a foundation for successful innovation including AI

Navigating the roles of CIO and CISO is inherently complex, demanding, and often exhausting. Whether you've faced burnout, a security breach, or both, the pressures of being a C-level executive are at an all-time high. Amidst the immense responsibility of steering company-wide initiatives, are you taking the necessary steps to manage stress and avoid fatigue?

Join this session have a support environment to explore:

• Self-care strategies for leaders to maintain effectiveness and compassion
• Ways to keep a resilient mindset during the most challenging times of your career
• Career options available when the pressure becomes overwhelming