Detroit CIO Community
Virtual Executive Summit
June 17, 2021 | 8:00am - 1:30pm EDT
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Collaborate with your peers
Come together with your peers virtually to tackle top business challenges through peer-driven content and discussions at the Detroit CIO Virtual Executive Summit.
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
Governing Body Co-Chairs

David Behen
La-Z-Boy
VP & CIO

Richard Hook
Penske
EVP & CIO

Raman Mehta
Visteon
Vice President and Chief Information Officer

Randall Mott
General Motors
Senior VP, Global IT & Chief Information Officer

Brom Stibitz
State of Michigan
Director & State CIO

Sangy Vatsa
FIS Global
EVP, Chief Technology and Digital Officer
What to Expect
Connect with your CIO community through a variety of different session formats at the upcoming Virtual Executive Summit. You'll have the opportunity to listen, engage and create lasting relationships with like-minded peers.
Agenda
June 17, 2021
11:15am - 11:45am EDT Networking
Meet the Speakers
Don't miss this opportunity to meet with CIO practitioners and industry thought leaders who shared their insights on the agenda. Come with questions and get ready to meet new friends in this casual session designed to foster peer connections and collaboration in the Detroit community.
11:45am - 12:00pm EDT Break
12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT Virtual Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Meet virtually for in-depth conversations with your colleagues
8:00am - 8:45am EDT Virtual Summit Keynote
Inflection Point Detroit — Co-Chairs' Leadership Lessons
                        David Behen
VP & CIO
La-Z-Boy
                        Richard Hook
EVP & CIO
Penske
                        Brom Stibitz
Director & State CIO
State of Michigan
                        Sangy Vatsa
EVP, Chief Technology and Digital Officer
FIS Global
While organizations worldwide reassess offerings and delivery models in the wake of unprecedented disruption, stalwart industries and leaders in Greater Detroit stand poised at another vital inflection point. This opening keynote leans on the collective wisdom of your Co-Chairs, inviting audience participation as they reflect on:
- 2020 — key lessons learned; how they evolved as leaders through a year of uncertainty
 - 2021 — key priorities; how their business had changed and how they’re responding
 - 2022 forward — key difference-makers looking ahead; the future of technology and CIO leadership
 
8:45am - 9:00am EDT Break
9:00am - 10:00am EDT Virtual Summit Boardroom
Automating for the Road Ahead
Hosted by IBM
                        Richard Heitmann
VP, IBM Automation
IBM
                        Scott Bennett
CIO
Lear Corporation
                        Kelly Knepley
CIO
DexKo Global
Automation transforms work and simplifies how businesses operate. AI accelerates innovation by making every interaction, experience, and process more intelligent. Combining automation with AI will release $134B in labor value in 2022. Whether you want to automate complex operations or automate repetitive tasks, AI-powered automation can help.
Join this interactive conversation to discuss:
- How AI-powered automation is transforming the future of work
 - Using machine learning and AI to help collect and analyze operational data
 - Optimizing to reduce your manual processes by up to 80%
 
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9:00am - 10:00am EDT Virtual Summit Boardroom
Forge the Path to Business Alignment With Low-Code Automation
Hosted by Appian
                        Malcolm Ross
Vice President, Product Strategy & Deputy CTO
Appian Corp
                        Mike Rogers
CIO
Nexteer
In a highly disruptive and digital environment, hyper-automation and agility are critical to the transformation and optimization of business operations. To keep pace, organizations are increasingly looking to empower their technology-savvy workforce with low-code automation platforms to modernize legacy systems, improve customer experience and ignite innovation.
Join this boardroom discussion to explore how CIOs are:
- Improving critical business processes with low-code automation platforms
 - Leveraging talent across the business to enable scalable enterprise ready innovation
 - Managing the pros and cons of democratized technology
 
9:00am - 10:00am EDT Virtual Summit Boardroom
Digital Experience – Executing to Win
Hosted by Twilio
                        Amjed Al-Zoubi
Chief Information Officer
Amerisure Insurance
                        Chris Bruman
Global Director, Enterprise Systems Services
Dow
                        Brandon Penn
Global Head, Twilio Foundry
Twilio
Consumer trends speak volumes: Digital experience is the new order – and a winning game plan tracks with increasing digital demands. As the rules of engagement shift, a CIO is well-positioned to guide the organization from digital ambition to execution.
This interactive, peer-driven discussion will cover:
- Identifying digital opportunities that drive adoption and customer satisfaction
 - Optimizing digital platforms to build business capabilities
 - Delivering value through deeper external and internal engagement
 
9:00am - 10:00am EDT Virtual Summit Boardroom
CIOs Promise: Delivering Data & Analytics
                        Anita Klopfenstein
CIO
Little Caesars
                        Cynthia Weaver
VP, Information Technology
Walbridge
Faced with demands for modernization, cost optimization and digital business transformation, CIOs are looking at how data and analytics programs can support expanding their digital business and increasing their D&A maturity. After a D&A strategy is set, IT leaders must execute and deliver on the intended business outcomes.
Join your peers in discussing:
- Approaches to leveraging technology and resources to support D&A program and improve business outcomes
 - Best Practices for building out new business process and executing change management across the enterprise
 - Management of cultural shifts in the organization
 
10:00am - 10:15am EDT Break
10:15am - 11:15am EDT Virtual Summit Keynote
Transcending to the New, Hyper-Connected Industry
Hosted by HCL Technologies
                        Sukant Acharya
Senior Vice President & Global Business Head
HCL Technologies
                        Justin Beltramo
VP & Global Head Manufacturing
HCL Technologies
                        David Kepczynski
Chief Information Officer
GE Research
Accelerated by global disruption, industries have rapidly reached an historic inflection point. Enabled by next-generation technologies, transformation no longer happens in pockets. To lead the wave of transformation, organizations will need to create seamlessly connected ecosystems that create opportunities for new businesses models and revenue growth, while driving costs down through efficiencies. Join this keynote and its integrated panel to hear from experts on the momentous path to the new hyper-connected industry.
June 17, 2021
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