Boston CIO Community
Inner Circle
June 21, 2023 | State Room
June 21, 2023
State Room
Collaborate with your peers
Join Boston'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:
Accelerating High Growth and Digitally-Driven Outcomes
Thriving through Volatility - Empowering People, Resiliency and Insights
Orchestrating Change - Influencing Culture and Creating Value
Boston 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

Abha Dogra
CAE Inc
Chief Digital and Technology Officer

Adolph DuBose
LabCorp
SVP, CIO, Diagnostics

Arthur Harvey
Boston Medical Center
SVP & CIO

Katrina Jagroop-Gomes
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
CIO - Gaming Commission

Chuck LoCurto
Bryant University
VP & CIO

Nathan Rogers
SAIC
CIO
Agenda
June 21, 2023
4:30pm - 5:30pm Executive Networking Reception
5:30pm - 6:45pm Discussion Topics
Optimizing Efficiencies Through Data, Automation and AI
Katrina Jagroop-Gomes
CIO - Gaming Commission
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Ramesh Razdan
Global Chief Information Officer
Bain & Co
Simon Baker
CIO
National Grid
Jim Whalen
SVP, Chief Information & Technology Officer
BXP
Nathan Rogers
CIO
SAIC
Robin Healey
CIO, Executive Office for Administration & Finance
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
With organizations facing headwinds due to economic uncertainties, it is essential for business leaders to improve efficiencies, lower costs, increase productivity and support business growth. Technology leaders who adapt the IT strategy to leverage data, automation and generative AI practices will ensure their company remains competitive amid rapid change.
As speed and agility become essential components for an enterprise to make smarter, quicker decisions, CIOs must empower the organization with the right capabilities and information to maximize benefits and decrease time to value. Creating opportunities for speedy outcomes by providing accessible data, automating to make space for strategic work, and empowering leaders to make decisions with the support of AI models will ultimately lead to a more competitive enterprise.
Join your peers to discuss how CIOs are optimizing capabilities to increase IT’s impact and show greater business value across the enterprise.
Supporting Faster, Data-Driven Decisions
- What goals do you have around using data insights to create a more efficient business? What challenges are you facing when it comes to those goals?
- How do you create new avenues for accessible data, while fostering data literacy for quicker and smarter business decisions?
- Is your data environment mature enough to move forward with automation and/or generative AI models? What do you need to do to get there?
Building Advanced Capabilities in a Competitive Environment
- What business processes are you currently automating and how do you identify the areas of the business that should be automated?
- How do your future automation plans affect cost/resource optimization and people productivity?
- Have you identified small use cases or pilots for incorporating generative AI within the enterprise? Have you realized any benefits as of yet?
- What does the future look like for generative AI in your enterprise? Are there pressures from the C-suite to implement this before your data environment is mature enough?
6:45pm - 7:15pm Networking Break
7:15pm - 8:30pm Summary Discussion & Dinner
8:30pm - 9:30pm Social Hour
Apply to Participate
Apply to participate in the Boston CIO Community Inner Circle.
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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
State RoomMore Information
Parking
- Public parking nearby, not operated by venue.
- 1st is in our building the entrance is on Merchant St. It is $20 per a car at night
- 2nd is across the street at 75 State St which is $20 per a car as well
- 3rd is at Post office square which is about 2 blocks away and $9 per car.
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