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Dallas CIO Executive Summit
November 6, 2024 | Renaissance Dallas Richardson Hotel
November 6, 2024
Renaissance Dallas Richardson Hotel
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with Dallas'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:
Utilizing AI to improve business processes and outcomes
Strategic business alignment for value realization
Adapting to an ever-changing landscape of digital priorities
Dallas 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
Sumit Anand
At Home
Chief Strategy Officer & Chief Information Officer
Mike Anderson
Netskope
Chief Digital & Information Officer
Nitin Chaturvedi
KFC
Chief Digital & Technology Officer
Sandeep Dave
CBRE
Chief Digital and Technology Officer
Neelu Sethi
Brinks
SVP, Global Chief Information Officer
What to Expect
Interactive Sessions
Hear from CIO practitioners and thought leaders on how they're solving critical challenges impacting your role today in Keynote sessions, and join smaller, interactive discussions with your peers in Breakout and Boardroom sessions.
Community Networking
Make new connections and catch up with old friends in casual conversations during dedicated time for networking designed to better acquaint you with your Dallas CIO community.
Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Connect with like-minded peers in a private, 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.
Agenda
7:45am - 8:30am Registration & Breakfast
8:30am - 9:15am Keynote
Words That Work — Executive Power Language
Val Wright
Global Leadership & Innovation Expert, Author
Guest Speaker
For CIOs, the stakes are extraordinary in every conversation. Revenue of millions or billions is in jeopardy during board meetings, investor calls, media interviews, customer interactions and employee conversations. The most successful executives realize this and prepare what to say and when to say it with precision. Val Wright shares new ways to approach common business conversations.
Join this keynote to learn:
- The power of the written word to demonstrate the value of technology
- How to cultivate a dynamic relationship with your board and get positioned for board roles
- Powerful retorts and feedback that overcome resistance every time and consistently delivers results
9:15am - 9:40am Networking Break
9:40am - 10:25am Breakout Session
These Boots Are Made for Walking Through Digital Transformation
Charles Vojtas
CTO
Cavender's
In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, it is imperative for technology to be at the forefront of business functionality. Charles Vojtas shares his strategies for driving business value through technology at Cavender’s, and how the lessons learned are applicable to companies of all sizes and stages of maturity.
Join this session to discuss:
- Directly correlating technology needs with business objectives
- Gaining enterprise-wide agreement on AI and tech investment goals
- Driving successful technology adoption to maximize ROI
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Executive Boardroom Moderated by Google Cloud
Hosted by Google Cloud
Additional details coming soon.
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).
To reserve your seat, please contact: Rob Wilson at Rob.Wilson@evanta.com
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Strengthening Business Continuity Through Rapid IT Recovery
Hosted by Dynatrace
David Jones
Regional Vice President, Solution Engineering
Dynatrace
Recovering quickly from system disruptions is crucial for business resilience and the bottom line. Recent incidents have further highlighted the need for robust recovery strategies. CIOs can leverage best practices, advanced technologies and communication across the organization to maintain stability during crises.
Join this session to discuss:
- Implementing capabilities for immediate situational awareness
- Building resilient IT infrastructure to withstand future challenges
- Safeguarding operations through application reliability and early issue detection
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).
To reserve your seat, please contact: Rob Wilson at Rob.Wilson@evanta.com
10:25am - 11:05am 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.
11:05am - 11:50am Breakout Session
Breakout Session Presented by Twilio
Hosted by Twilio
Additional details coming soon.
11:05am - 11:50am Executive Boardroom
Executive Boardroom Moderated by Lenovo and Intel
Hosted by Lenovo and Intel®
Additional details coming soon.
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).
To reserve your seat, please contact: Rob Wilson at Rob.Wilson@evanta.com
11:05am - 11:50am Executive Boardroom
Change Management Leadership for IT Adoption
Hosted by Dialpad
Prashanti Aduma
Chief Information Officer
Dialpad
Technology is one challenge, people and culture are others. CIOs are tasked to provide the necessary tools, training, and process adjustments to optimally use GenAI throughout the enterprise. Yet, key change management strategies are needed to effectively implement GenAI projects.
Join this session to discuss:
- Evangelizing GenAI use case adoption and overcoming hesitation
- Ensuring trust and safety so users have confidence in AI outputs
- Securing resources and developing strategies to bring organizational adoption effectively
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).
To reserve your seat, please contact: Rob Wilson at Rob.Wilson@evanta.com
11:50am - 12:35pm Lunch Service
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Location
Venue & Accommodation
Renaissance Dallas Richardson HotelA block of rooms has been reserved at the Renaissance Dallas Richardson Hotel at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling 800-264-0359. Please mention Evanta CIO Executive Summit to ensure the appropriate room rate.
Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of $179 USD (plus tax) is October 14, 2024.
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