Denver CIO Community
Executive Summit

Her call sign is “FlyGirl” – and Vernice Armour’s true calling is larger-than-life engagement. After two Marine tours of duty in Iraq, soaring heroic as America’s first Black female combat pilot, today FlyGirl earns her wings as a devoted mom and breakthrough author. “I’m a hugger,” she’ll announce when you first greet her. But how do we hug – let alone create deeper connections in our lives and careers – in a hyper-sanitized, socially distant world? Join FlyGirl for an inspirational summit launch that will cover:

• Refusing to empower your obstacles – leveraging adversity as the mother of innovation
• Embracing diversity and gutsy leadership – forming stronger bonds with your people
• Taking care of yourself – finding ways to reinvigorate in the moment and re-engage with your mission

It was announced in June 2021 that Honeywell Quantum Solutions and Cambridge Quantum Computing would combine to form the largest, most advanced standalone quantum computing company in the world, setting the pace for what is projected to become a $1 trillion quantum computing industry over the next three decades. Since the announcement, Jeff Miller, CIO, Honeywell Quantum Solutions and his team have been at an all-out sprint building an entire IT infrastructure from scratch while navigating a cultural switch to a lean, mean, and cloud-based environment.

Join this session as Jeff shares his insights on:

• Assessing and aligning your applications footprint with the enterprise’s strategic objectives
• Navigating change management with cross-cultural complexities
• Moving from hardware-based culture to software-based environments

The diversity and pace of business demand for data and analytics far exceeds the ability to meet it through existing governance capabilities. Initiatives must be connected to business strategy and organizational workflow in order to be successful.

Join this session to discuss:

• Components of an effective data governance program
• Successful governance business cases that influence key stakeholders
• How to establish an end-to-end data governance strategy to meet evolving global requirements

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 C-level executives). To reserve your seat, please contact your event Program Manager.

 One of the biggest challenges facing the modern CIO is balance. When it comes to business transformation, the sky is the limit…until you run into budget, time and resource constraints. How can CIOs balance these real limitations while encouraging their teams to dream big and come up with outside the box solutions?

Join this session to discuss:

• Crafting a technology and cultural transformational strategy
• Successful frameworks that allow space for a “test fast, learn quick” environment
• Strategies for enabling and securing a hybrid WFH workforce

The benefits of mindful leadership read like a fantasy wish list ­– better self-awareness, wider emotional intelligence, reduced stress, increased clarity and productivity at work. Leaders who tap into the deeper dimension of life through commitment and practice are more able to bring their authentic selves to work and establish a new paradigm for leadership, talent development and workforce performance that increases engagement, productivity and top-line business results. Building upon leadership principles and emerging research, and sharing his own experiences, Ash Mahajan presents a compelling case for mindful leadership and shares tools and techniques that allow you to invest in the deeper dimension of your life with positive impacts in your work as a technology leader, and in the lives of those you support and love.

Join this session to discuss:

• Reframing the alignment between your personal well-being and professional accomplishments
• The scaffolding and structure that can help you make sense of and leverage the vast amount of resources in this space, from apps and books, to training and retreats
• The continuum of practice and improvement in this space as individuals and as leaders

As CIOs shift focus from survival and recovery to renewal and redesign, processes and structures related to driving innovation, increasing collaboration and shaping culture across the enterprise are being reimagined. Successful IT departments can accelerate agility by automating cross-functional workflows throughout the business to allow the organization to reach new heights.

This boardroom will address strategies for:

• Fostering a business-first mindset within IT and fueling a culture of innovation and agility
• Leveraging talent across the business to enable scalable enterprise ready innovation
• Improving critical business processes with low-code automation platforms to free up valuable resources

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 C-level executives). To reserve your seat, please contact your event Program Manager.