Atlanta CIO Executive Summit

Governing Body members host this dinner for attendees to launch the event with an evening of peer networking, live music and an opportunity to give back! We are partnering with Together We Rise to assemble and personalize STEM kits to help create the next generation of innovators and inspire foster youth about the world of STEM.

As more companies tackle enterprise AI projects, many are running into issues with their data, from a lack of integration with other systems to warehousing problems and governance issues. IT leaders find themselves either overwhelmed by the sheer amount of data or lacking necessary access to critical data for actionable insights.

Join this session to learn how to:

• Manage the complexity of your data and transform existing systems into a next-generation data platform
• Consolidate monitoring and drive exponential value with a self-service console to consume, manage, and optimize data and analytics
• Implement AI at scale and create your end-to-end data supply chain for seamless data processing and analysis

What do enterprises who’ve adopted cloud successfully have in common? In this session, Jake Burns, Enterprise Strategist at AWS, will share what he’s learned in the past 3 years advising executives from over 500 of AWS’s largest customers, in addition to his first-hand experience planning, leading, and executing a successful all-in migration to AWS in his former role. We’ll take a look at strategies based on real-world experience for how to motivate and re-skill existing employees, do more with less, and organize teams to be as successful as possible, as quickly as possible.

In this session, we’ll cover how to:

• Turn nay-sayers and doubters into allies
• Build momentum in your transformation through small wins that deliver big results
• Creating an environment that encourages calculated risk-taking and growth

To modernize business and push for complete digitalization, organizations must adopt a winning data strategy. To truly propel the organization forward, this approach effectively addresses gaps within the business that can be solved and optimized with data and analytics. This panel is comprised of two executives at different stages of their data strategy journey.

Join this interactive session to discuss:

• Transforming organizational culture to support data-driven aspirations
• Identifying opportunities where data can propel key business objectives
• Creating an operating model that connects teams across the business, democratizing data

For the last two years, we have learned to work with our teams mostly remote. Now, offices have begun to reopen and companies are test driving the hybrid work model. It’s time to take a look at what is (and isn’t) working.

Join your peers as we discuss:

• Navigating the new world of hybrid work
• Determining best practices for business success
• Identifying tools and technology that empower distributed teams

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 & CISOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: 

Kendall Hennings | kendall.hennings2@evanta.com | 239-561-4962

Gartner predicts that in the next five years 50% of organizations using multiple SaaS applications will centralize management and usage with an SMP tool. Modern CIOs will need a smarter approach & better visibility into their app portfolios to make transformational decisions that benefit the entire organization.

Join this interactive roundtable discussion as leading CIOs discuss how to:

• Gain visibility into all of your SaaS apps – including those owned by business units
• Understand the barriers to engagement and how to craft an environment that results in productivity and innovation for teams & employees
• Maximize your IT resources, automate manually-intensive processes and proactively manage SaaS budgets

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 & CISOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: 

Kendall Hennings | kendall.hennings2@evanta.com | 239-561-4962

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.

The remote work experiment succeeded and hybrid work is here to stay. As companies continue to refine their digital workplace strategy, IT plays a pivotal role in the employee experience, work-life balance and recruiting/retention strategies.

Join this session to discuss:

• Balancing an hybrid workplace that empowers employees without exhausting them
• Leveraging advanced technology to attract, retain and upskill talent
• Remediating gaps in the employee experience with digital tools

With remote work, organizations around the world are at a greater risk of cyber threats than ever before, and cybercriminals are taking advantage of the situation. In this session, you will examine the biggest challenges security leaders face, and why a people-centric approach to security is everyone’s biggest opportunity to better protect their organization.

In this session, you will explore:

• How remote work and the move to the cloud has changed the nature of threats to data
• The ways in which organizations are building controls to better understand and protect their employees
• The impact of changing behaviors, employee culture and workplace environment on people risk

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 & CISOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: 

Kendall Hennings | kendall.hennings2@evanta.com | 239-561-4962

Successful cloud transformations require highly-skilled people, but cloud skills are in high demand and the market for these skills is competitive. What strategies for recruiting and retaining top talent are working, and how do CIOs motivate and re-skill existing employees so they can be as successful as possible as quickly as possible?

Join AWS Enterprise Strategist Jake Burns to discuss how to:

• Turn nay-sayers and doubters into allies
• Quickly up-skill existing employees with what they need to succeed
• Build momentum in your transformation through small wins that deliver big results

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 & CISOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: 

Kendall Hennings | kendall.hennings2@evanta.com | 239-561-4962

Tomorrow's CIO understands the need to identify new optimized opportunities in an evolving market. The pressure to make decisions rapidly while focusing on driving growth and balancing legacy ambitions will create a unique opportunity for business transformation.

Join your CIO peers to discuss:

• Capitalizing on new business opportunities during market redefinition
• Creating a strategic vision to drive growth
• Balancing optimization and transformation