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IN-PERSON

Detroit CIO Executive Summit

November 3, 2021 | Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center

November 3, 2021
Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center

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Collaborate with your peers

Get together with Detroit'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:

Seizing momentum – influencing and leading the enterprise

Thriving through uncertainty - empowering people and delivering value

Advancing and scaling strategic, outcome-based technologies

Detroit CIO Governing Body

The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the summit agenda, ensuring that all content is driven by CIOs, for CIOs.

Co-Chairs

Martin Bally

Stellantis
CISO

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David Behen

La-Z-Boy
VP & CIO

Brent Cieszynski

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer

Earl Duby

Lear Corporation
VP & CISO

Russ Gordon

BorgWarner
Chief Information Security Officer

Richard Hook

Penske
EVP & CIO

Fred Killeen

General Motors
Chief Information Security Officer

Raman Mehta

Johnson Electric
SVP & CIO

Sangy Vatsa

FIS Global
EVP, Chief Technology and Digital Officer

Erik Wille

American Axle Manufacturing
CISO

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 Detroit 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

CIO AGENDACISO AGENDA

November 2, 2021

6:00pm - 8:30pm  Governing Body Welcome Reception

Governing Body Private Dinner

Exclusive to Governing Body members and select guests, this dinner is a can’t-miss opportunity to connect with your peers prior to tomorrow’s Executive Summit. Please join your colleagues for an evening of good food, wine, and lively networking.

November 3, 2021 - morning

7:30am - 8:15am  Registration & Breakfast

8:15am - 8:30am  Opening Comments

8:30am - 9:00am  Keynote

CIO & CISO Vision for Strategy & Leadership

Ryan Talbott headshot

Ryan Talbott

CIO

BorgWarner

Zahira Gonzalvo headshot

Zahira Gonzalvo

Senior VP, Chief Information Security & Privacy Officer

Flagstar Bank

Sangy Vatsa headshot

Sangy Vatsa

EVP, Chief Technology and Digital Officer

FIS Global

CIOs & CISOs are key to secure, digital business acceleration. As digitalization ecosystems expand – including cloud migration, remote work and third-party services – IT & Security leaders must overhaul their approach to strategy and leadership to ensure integration, continuity and adaptation. What is the ultimate goal? To create the building blocks for an agile and resilient organization. 

Join this keynote and learn how to: 

  • Define an IT & Security-centric strategic vision for digital business 
  • Move from a reactive to proactive strategy 
  • Practical steps to becoming a more effective, progressive, and self-aware leader

9:00am - 9:15am  Break

9:15am - 10:00am  Breakout Session

Embracing ML/AI – Practically Applying in Product Development

David Kepczynski headshot

David Kepczynski

Chief Information Officer, GE Research

GE Power

When it comes to artificial intelligence and machine learning, executives want practical examples of how colleagues are making real, actionable progress. Join David Kepczynski as he shares how he's successfully leveraged AI and ML in his environment.

This session will explore:

  • Specific use cases and outcomes of AI and ML projects
  • Digital engineering and how AI and ML can be implemented into product development
  • Strategies to unlock the full potential of AI and ML

9:15am - 10:00am  Executive Boardroom

Close the Innovation Gap with Automated Workflows

Gary Cassell headshot

Gary Cassell

Global Industry Lead - Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Appian

Mark Guthrie headshot

Mark Guthrie

IS&S Director & CIO

AM General

Matt Logar headshot

Matt Logar

CIO

Gentherm

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 CIOs and CISOs). To reserve your seat, please contact: Samantha Flaherty at Samantha.Flaherty@evanta.com.

10:00am - 10:30am  Networking Break

10:30am - 11:15am  Breakout Session

Talent Talk — Filling the IT Hiring Gap

David Behen headshot

David Behen

VP & CIO

La-Z-Boy

Kelly Knepley headshot

Kelly Knepley

CIO

DexKo Global

Growing the tech talent pool will require organizations, executives and higher education institutions to get creative in how they work together to develop and deploy talent.

In this session you will:

  • Determine strategies to connect organizations to the talent pipeline
  • Brainstorm recruitment and retention strategies
  • Hear from people in the community who are working to solve the gap

10:30am - 11:15am  Executive Boardroom

Beyond the Hype – Embracing the Hybrid Cloud

Kevin Berch headshot

Kevin Berch

Director, Global Market, Sell and Service IT

Ford

Mike Arkison headshot

Mike Arkison

CIO

Great Lakes Wine & Spirits, LLC

Customers are demanding more convenient digital experiences, but security threats are growing and a complex, ever-changing web of regulations extends across the globe. How can businesses digitally transform with cloud – ensuring they have a secure environment where customers’ data is not compromised – while dealing with application sprawl and siloed data? The answer is clear – a secure and open hybrid cloud architecture, but the path to getting there is murky.

In this discussion, we will explore:

  • Strategies to unify existing cloud and on-premise environments and create a bridge to tomorrow’s infrastructure
  • The untapped value across complex hybrid infrastructure
  • How to take control of decentralization and manage, maintain and optimize enterprise systems

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 and CISOs). To reserve your seat, please contact: Samantha Flaherty at Samantha.Flaherty@evanta.com

11:15am - 11:25am  Break

November 3, 2021 - mid-afternoon

11:25am - 12:40pm  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.

11:45am - 1:15pm  Lunch Service

12:40pm - 1:00pm  Break

1:00pm - 1:05pm  Lunch Comments

1:05pm - 1:35pm  Keynote

Building Bridges between IT & OT – Enabling Smarter Operations

Rajeev Puri headshot

Rajeev Puri

Chief Technology Officer

Kyndryl

Operations is at a premium with workforce and supply chain challenges. Machine telemetry is driving a larger pipeline and universe of data. Availability is critical. OT security risks are real. How can organizations accelerate modernization of OT capabilities while integrating with IT and enabling Smarter Operations?

In this keynote explore:

  • Modernization of the plumbing
  • Driving cost efficiencies with digital transformation
  • Illustrative use case

1:35pm - 1:50pm  Break

November 3, 2021 - afternoon

1:50pm - 2:35pm  Executive Boardroom

CIOs Connecting Business, Data and Technology

Chris Bruman headshot

Chris Bruman

Global Director, Enterprise Systems Services

Dow

David Kepczynski headshot

David Kepczynski

Chief Information Officer, GE Research

GE Power

According to Gartner, the challenge for many IT and business leaders today is to instill a culture of data-driven decision making across the organization. Those who want to exploit the potential of new data and advanced analytics capabilities at scale typically face numerous challenges. As CIO, it's critical to develop a strong, clear strategy connecting business, technology, and data and analytics to maintain your competitive advantage and mitigate these challenges. 

In this session, CIOs will:

  • Discuss best practices for designing data and analytics programs
  • Identify and define quick-win opportunities supporting the business data strategy
  • Brainstorm technology and resource alignment 

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 and CISOs). To reserve your seat, please contact: Samantha Flaherty at Samantha.Flaherty@evanta.com.

2:35pm - 3:05pm  Networking Break

3:05pm - 3:50pm  Breakout Session

Navigating Digital Transformation

Gregg Garrett headshot

Gregg Garrett

Founder & CEO

CGS Advisors

The world is connecting, and it changes everything that you thought you knew. New potential business models are being introduced into the environment. The basis for how companies will compete is changing. There will be a race to acquire the necessary capabilities to stay ahead of the competition. Firms will react at heterogeneous speeds, and industries will be disrupted. The race has already begun... are you in it?

You will leave this session with:

  • An understanding that technological discontinuities always result in industry disruption
  • Strategies that stretch beyond the plant floor and include Connected Work, Connected Products, Connected Customer, etc.
  • A fire lit to prepare for the change that is happening

3:05pm - 3:50pm  Executive Boardroom

Developing a Strategic Approach to Applications Rationalization

Daryl Dellinger headshot

Daryl Dellinger

North American CIO

Continental Automotive

Kelly Knepley headshot

Kelly Knepley

CIO

DexKo Global

Dan Rainey headshot

Dan Rainey

CIO

Detroit Water & Sewerage Department

According to Gartner research, CIOs will increase their enterprise software spending by nearly 9% in 2021. As they upgrade legacy software and expand their offerings, technology leaders must pay careful attention to business alignment in order to maximize the value of their applications, advance key digital initiatives, and remain agile in the face of constant change.

Join this boardroom to discuss best practices around:

  • Aligning your application footprint with your enterprise’s strategic objectives
  • Formulating principles for modernizing your application portfolio
  • Creating architectures that can evolve to meet ever-changing business requirement

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 and CISOs). To reserve your seat, please contact: Samantha Flaherty at Samantha.Flaherty@evanta.com

3:50pm - 4:05pm  Break

4:05pm - 4:10pm  Closing Comments

4:10pm - 4:40pm  Keynote

You’ve Been Breached — Now What?

Martin Bally headshot

Martin Bally

CISO

Stellantis

Erik Wille headshot

Erik Wille

CISO

American Axle Manufacturing

When it comes to security vulnerabilities, CISOs know that it is no longer a question of if they’ll suffer a cyberattack, but when that attack will occur. Bad actors are becoming faster and more sophisticated, which means security and technology leaders need to have their incident response program locked in and ready to deploy at a moment's notice.

In this keynote, explore:

  • How to prepare before a breach happens
  • Actions to take in the middle of a breach
  • Security strategies to implement after the breach

4:40pm - 5:10pm  Closing Reception & Prize Drawing

November 2, 2021

6:00pm - 8:30pm  Governing Body Welcome Reception

Governing Body Private Dinner

Exclusive to Governing Body members and select guests, this dinner is a can’t-miss opportunity to connect with your peers prior to tomorrow’s Executive Summit. Please join your colleagues for an evening of good food, wine, and lively networking.

November 3, 2021 - morning

7:30am - 8:15am  Registration & Breakfast

8:15am - 8:30am  Opening Comments

8:30am - 9:00am  Keynote

CIO & CISO Vision for Strategy & Leadership

Ryan Talbott headshot

Ryan Talbott

CIO

BorgWarner

Zahira Gonzalvo headshot

Zahira Gonzalvo

Senior VP, Chief Information Security & Privacy Officer

Flagstar Bank

Sangy Vatsa headshot

Sangy Vatsa

EVP, Chief Technology and Digital Officer

FIS Global

CIOs & CISOs are key to secure, digital business acceleration. As digitalization ecosystems expand – including cloud migration, remote work and third-party services – IT & Security leaders must overhaul their approach to strategy and leadership to ensure integration, continuity and adaptation. What is the ultimate goal? To create the building blocks for an agile and resilient organization. 

Join this keynote and learn how to: 

  • Define an IT & Security-centric strategic vision for digital business 
  • Move from a reactive to proactive strategy 
  • Practical steps to becoming a more effective, progressive, and self-aware leader

9:00am - 9:15am  Break

9:15am - 10:00am  Breakout Session

Protect your Data or Pay the Price?

Scott Sadlocha headshot

Scott Sadlocha

VP, Chief Information Security Officer

United Wholesale Mortgage

The risk of attacks is top-of-mind for all organizations today as threat actors become more sophisticated and their impact increasingly detrimental. Cybersecurity professionals must have the right strategy and tools in place to prevent, detect and respond quickly to breaches to avoid reputational risk or paying a hefty sum.

Join this benchmarking session to discuss:

  • Taking ransomware protection to the next level
  • Strategies to defend against bad actors
  • Challenges and best practices in managing major security events

9:15am - 10:00am  Executive Boardroom

Do You Speak Risk?

Michael Muha headshot

Michael Muha

CISO & CPO

WorkForce Software

Russ Gordon headshot

Russ Gordon

Chief Information Security Officer

BorgWarner

Added to the list of bona fides for today’s information security leader is a multilingual mandate for speaking the languages of risk. Business risk, legal risk and more all intertwined with an effective security strategy, yet the owners of each area don't always see eye to eye. Where business units aren't looking at risk the same way, an opportunity opens for malicious actors.
Join this session to discuss:

  • Successful examples of cross-functional partnerships in risk management
  • Metrics that effectively describe risk within, and outside of, security
  • Tips for leveraging risk discussions to gain support for security

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 and CISOs). To reserve your seat, please contact: Samantha Flaherty at Samantha.Flaherty@evanta.com

10:00am - 10:30am  Networking Break

10:30am - 11:15am  Breakout Session

Activating a Cybersecurity Force for a New Era

Troy Ament headshot

Troy Ament

Field CISO, Healthcare

Fortinet

With an increase in threat vectors comes the increased need for a sound cybersecurity program. CIOs must take a proactive approach in ensuring cybersecurity risk is considered at every step, even in times of rapid disruption.

Join this session for a discussion on:

  • Managing third parties and holding them to cybersecurity standards
  • Quantifying, measuring, and communicating risk across the organization
  • Upskilling your cybersecurity teams to stay ahead of emerging threats

10:30am - 11:15am  Executive Boardroom

Strengthening Your IAM Program

Garrett McManaway headshot

Garrett McManaway

Senior Director & CISO

Wayne State University

Janette Barretto headshot

Janette Barretto

Global Security, Risk, & Enterprise Architecture Manager

Yazaki North America

Mo Wehbi headshot

Mo Wehbi

Director, Information Security & PMO

Penske

Moving beyond outdated tech and into a world of efficient, seamless access isn’t impossible. Fine-tuning IAM strategies is an important goal of CISOs across the country.

In this boardroom, you’ll discuss with your peers:

  • How to tailor an IAM strategy with limited resources
  • When to rely on legacy technology versus investing in new technology
  • What training is needed to strengthen your IAM program

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 and CISOs). To reserve your seat, please contact: Samantha Flaherty at Samantha.Flaherty@evanta.com.

11:15am - 11:25am  Break

November 3, 2021 - mid-afternoon

11:25am - 12:40pm  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.

11:45am - 1:15pm  Lunch Service

12:40pm - 1:00pm  Break

1:00pm - 1:05pm  Lunch Comments

1:05pm - 1:35pm  Keynote

Building Bridges between IT & OT – Enabling Smarter Operations

Rajeev Puri headshot

Rajeev Puri

Chief Technology Officer

Kyndryl

Operations is at a premium with workforce and supply chain challenges. Machine telemetry is driving a larger pipeline and universe of data. Availability is critical. OT security risks are real. How can organizations accelerate modernization of OT capabilities while integrating with IT and enabling Smarter Operations?

In this keynote explore:

  • Modernization of the plumbing
  • Driving cost efficiencies with digital transformation
  • Illustrative use case

1:35pm - 1:50pm  Break

November 3, 2021 - afternoon

1:50pm - 2:35pm  Breakout Session

Pen Test your Board Pitch — An Interactive Exercise

Rachelle Putnam headshot

Rachelle Putnam

Director, Information Technology

General Dynamics Land Systems

 Pitching to the board is a skill that must be mastered. CISOs and CIOs are tasked to use visuals, communicate business value and synthesize complex information in a way that makes sense. Join this interactive session to identify the holes in your board pitch—and improve them for the next time you’re in the hot seat.

In this interactive session, you will work in a group to:

  • Create and deliver a board pitch
  • Receive real-time feedback on your pitch
  • Learn best practices and strategies for communicating with your board

1:50pm - 2:35pm  Executive Boardroom

Taking a Strategic Approach to Third-Party Risk

Michele Brown headshot

Michele Brown

Sr. Manager, IT Risk Management & Compliance

General Motors

Pamela Hensley headshot

Pamela Hensley

Director, Information Security

AAA Life Insurance

Homyar Naterwala headshot

Homyar Naterwala

Head of Cyber Security

GE Capital

For many businesses, third-party vendors have become an important source of strategic advantage and business value. Yet outsourcing is not without its risks. As these external partnerships become increasingly complex, the need for a new strategic approach to vendor risk management is clear.

Join this session to discuss:

  • Ways to partner across the c-suite on third-party risk efforts
  • New approaches for managing third, fourth, and even fifth-party partners
  • Strategies that will help you make the best choices for your organization

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 and CISOs). To reserve your seat, please contact: Samantha Flaherty at Samantha.Flaherty@evanta.com

2:35pm - 3:05pm  Networking Break

3:05pm - 3:50pm  Breakout Session

Navigating Digital Transformation

Gregg Garrett headshot

Gregg Garrett

Founder & CEO

CGS Advisors

The world is connecting, and it changes everything that you thought you knew. New potential business models are being introduced into the environment. The basis for how companies will compete is changing. There will be a race to acquire the necessary capabilities to stay ahead of the competition. Firms will react at heterogeneous speeds, and industries will be disrupted. The race has already begun... are you in it?

You will leave this session with:

  • An understanding that technological discontinuities always result in industry disruption
  • Strategies that stretch beyond the plant floor and include Connected Work, Connected Products, Connected Customer, etc.
  • A fire lit to prepare for the change that is happening

3:05pm - 3:50pm  Executive Boardroom

Leveraging Automation to Keep Pace with Threats

Bob Bacigal headshot

Bob Bacigal

AVP, Information Security

Amerisure Insurance

T.J. Fields headshot

T.J. Fields

CISO

Oakland County

Automation in the world of information security allows teams to move swiftly in the face of persistent threats. Efficiently employing actionable threat intelligence is key to staying ahead of the next wave of threats.

Join this interactive boardroom and discuss:

  • The future of security automation
  • How automation and orchestration are playing a role in today’s security stack
  • Strategies to reduce response time and incident impact

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 and CISOs). To reserve your seat, please contact: Samantha Flaherty at Samantha.Flaherty@evanta.com.

3:50pm - 4:05pm  Break

4:05pm - 4:10pm  Closing Comments

4:10pm - 4:40pm  Keynote

You’ve Been Breached — Now What?

Martin Bally headshot

Martin Bally

CISO

Stellantis

Erik Wille headshot

Erik Wille

CISO

American Axle Manufacturing

When it comes to security vulnerabilities, CISOs know that it is no longer a question of if they’ll suffer a cyberattack, but when that attack will occur. Bad actors are becoming faster and more sophisticated, which means security and technology leaders need to have their incident response program locked in and ready to deploy at a moment's notice.

In this keynote, explore:

  • How to prepare before a breach happens
  • Actions to take in the middle of a breach
  • Security strategies to implement after the breach

4:40pm - 5:10pm  Closing Reception & Prize Drawing

REGISTER

We look forward to seeing you at an upcoming in-person gathering

Location

Venue & Accommodation

Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center
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What you can expect onsite

Evanta, with support and agreement from the host venue, is following the latest guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). People who are in a public environment, who are fully vaccinated*, no longer need to wear a mask. Those who are not fully vaccinated should continue to wear face masks indoors and in some outdoor settings.

We encourage you to stay home if you are not feeling well or believe you may have been exposed to COVID-19, regardless of your vaccination status. If an attendee does not feel well on-site, we will work with the venue to coordinate additional health and safety support.

Evanta will also implement the following measures at the conference:

  • Increased cleaning and sanitizing of the event space
  • Decreased capacity and minimized congestion where possible across the venue, including more space in aisleways
  • Touchless or reduced contact interactions throughout the program

*For the purposes of this guidance, people are considered fully vaccinated for COVID-19 ≥2 weeks after they have received the second dose in a 2-dose series or ≥2 weeks after they have received a single-dose vaccine.

Learn more about our onsite health and safety measures.


A block of rooms has been reserved at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling 877-901-6632. Please mention N/A to ensure the appropriate room rate.

Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of $189 USD (plus tax) is October 10, 2021.

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For inquiries related to this community, please reach out to your dedicated contact.

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samantha.flaherty@evanta.com