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Denver CIO Community
Gain powerful new perspectives
Join fellow CIOs in the Denver community to solve critical leadership challenges through the collective experiences and expertise of the network.
Invaluable network
Build a strong professional network where you live and work. Access the collective expertise of your true peers all in one place. Make new connections and catch up with old friends.
Peer collaboration
Gain new perspectives from peers who understand your most critical priorities and are facing the same challenges -- generate ideas, share real-life experiences and get forward-looking guidance and insights.
Actionable insights
Exchange best practices, validate strategies and walk away with practical insights that are immediately actionable.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today.
- Mastering the art of change and adaptability
- Accelerating high growth and a data-first mindset
- Empowering talent, protecting the enterprise
Denver CIO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the Denver CIO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CIOs, for CIOs.
Co-Chairs
Chris Ard
Newmont Corporation
Chief Information Security Officer
Ken Athanasiou
VF Corp
Chief Information Security Officer
Alan Cullop
DaVita
CIO
Veena Dandapani
Western Union
Global Head Product Strategy & Management
Stephen Katsirubas
Hunter Douglas
Chief Information Officer
Trent Krause
Graebel
CIO
Sam Masiello
The Anschutz Corporation
Chief Information Security Officer
Chris McLaughlin
Johns Manville
Chief Information Security Officer
Jeff Miller
Quantinuum
Chief Information Officer
Steve Oberg
DaVita
CISO
Ram Ramadoss
CommonSpirit Health
System Senior Vice President - Privacy, Information Security
Craig Richardville
Intermountain Healthcare
Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer
Alex Wood
Uplight
CISO
Members
Mike Bush
Colorado Rockies
Senior Director, Information Systems
Mark Carlson
VMware
Field CTO
Steve Dills
Brown and Caldwell
SVP & CIO
David Edinger
City and County of Denver, CO
Chief Information Officer
John Edwards
RLH
CIO
Jennifer Gunias
GenesisCare
SVP and Global Head of Clinical Systems
Markus Lonnquist
Coffee & Bagel Brands
CIO
Ash Mahajan
Adams 12 Five Star Schools
Chief Information & Technology Officer
Dolores Mears
Hensel Phelps Construction
CIO
Chris Meyerpeter
Ardent Mills
CIO
Benjamin Partout
Federal White Cement
CIO
Diego Silva
Gates Corporation
Chief Information Officer
Denis Zerr
Radiology Partners
SVP, CIO
David Zodikoff
United States Olympic Committee
Chief Information Officer
"This event is a must-attend for all IT professionals – to network and knowledge-share with others in the industry.”
Michael Smith, CIO
The Estee Lauder Companies
"This is an efficient way to get exposure to what is really going on in the local IT community to validate or dispute what your current strategies are.”
Bill Fortwangler, CIO
Dollar Bank
“Relevant topics, great networking opportunities and valuable discussions.”
Eelko van Leeuwen, Global cio
ABN AMRO Clearing Bank
Upcoming Programs
IN-PERSON
June 28, 2022 | 1 day
Denver CIO Executive Summit
Denver Hyatt Regency at Colorado Convention Center
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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VIRTUAL
August 4, 2022 | 1 hour
Denver CIO Virtual Town Hall
Inspiring Data Curiosity and Confidence
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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IN-PERSON
October, 2022 | an evening
Denver CIO Inner Circle
A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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IN-PERSON
October 10 - 12, 2022 | 3 days
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Global CIO Executive Summit
Eaglewood Resort & Spa
A summit for CIOs with global responsibilities to come together and discuss challenges unique to global operations.
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PAST PROGRAMS
Denver CIO Virtual Boardroom - 04/28/2022
Denver CIO Virtual Town Hall - 03/22/2022
Denver CIO Executive Summit - 11/16/2021
Denver CIO Virtual Town Hall - 09/14/2021
Denver CIO Virtual Executive Summit - 06/15/2021
Denver CIO Virtual Boardroom - 04/13/2021
Denver CIO Virtual Town Hall - 03/18/2021
Denver CIO Virtual Town Hall - 02/18/2021
Denver CIO Virtual Executive Summit - 11/17/2020
Denver CIO Virtual Town Hall - 10/21/2020
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Content from your CIO peers
BLOG | JUNE 21, 2022
BLOG | JUNE 21, 2022
What CIOs Are Talking About in 2022
With 44 gatherings for CIOs in the books, the most popular sessions for Evanta CIO Executive Summits focused on value, outcomes and strategic decision-making. Here are highlights from the highest-rated sessions, articles and topics in the first half of 2022.
VIEW POSTSURVEY REPORT | JUNE 16, 2022
SURVEY REPORT | JUNE 16, 2022
Top 3 Goals & Challenges for CIOs in 2022
CIO leadership is becoming more complex, as they reach beyond and within the organization to achieve their goals in the remainder of 2022. Here, we take a closer look at those goals, based on our annual survey of nearly 1,000 CIOs from Evanta’s communities.
PEER PRACTICES | MAY 26, 2022
PEER PRACTICES | MAY 26, 2022
Improving Reliability and Changing IT Culture at Nationwide
Jason Patterson, AVP of Site Reliability Engineering, along with the CIO and heads of Cloud and Technical Operations, are tackling technology downtime and exhausted production support at Nationwide. Learn how they established a Reliability Engineering program to reduce customer downtime, improve monitoring confidence, and inspire a shift toward proactive reliability efforts.
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