Global CIO Community
Executive Summit

Semi-formal attire | Join your peers and trusted partners for an opportunity to network and mingle ahead of the gala keynote and dinner.

Daymond John, Founder/CEO of FUBU and star of ABC’s Shark Tank, has been a phenomenally successful business person for over 25 years. Along his entrepreneurial journey, through his many successes as well as failures, he has learned a few things about getting the best out of business and life. The keys to success include learning how to establish the right mindset and following a few fundamental principles Daymond calls his "S.H.A.R.K Points”.

Members of the Global CIO and CISO communities will receive exclusive access to:

• Live and unrecorded insights on developing your unique brand of executive leadership
• Guidance on identifying, cultivating and managing powerful business partnerships
• Post-keynote meet and greet opportunities

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It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the constant stream of new developments in AI — especially when many CIOs are made to feel like they only have two options: be an innovator or be irrelevant. As executives everywhere look to your example, how are you striking the balance as both an ambitious and conscious technology leader?

Join this session to discuss:

• Differentiating authentic value from overhyped AI solutions
• Managing expectations and the unprecedented demand to adopt new technology
• Considering the greater impact of AI on society

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As digital business priorities touch every part of the enterprise, the partnership between CFOs and CIOs is indispensable for steering technology investments and spurring innovation. Effective partnership is key to synchronizing financial strategies with technological progress.

Join this session to discuss:

• Fortifying the CFO-CIO alliance to facilitate data-driven IT ROI decisions
• Unifying approaches to IT investments and implementing projects with measurable outcomes
• Strategies for reinvesting IT-driven productivity savings

Connect with like-minded peers in a one-on-one setting through Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.

CIOs face the dual challenge of integrating AI into their IT financial management processes while ensuring AI investments across the organization yield measurable returns. Overcome these challenges to effectively use AI to streamline IT financial management, understand costs, track expenditures, and justify broader AI investments (or not).

Join this session to learn:

• Utilizing AI to enhance efficiency in IT financial management tools
• Strategies for measuring the success of AI investments across the organization
• Aligning AI spending with strategic business objectives

As businesses move beyond AI experimentation to true implementation, CIOs are uniquely positioned to lead the charge. This session explores the concept of AI-nomics—the framework for scaling AI across enterprise to achieve clear ROI. We’ll look at current trends in AI implementation, as well as how considerations around technology, talent and trust all play a role in helping CIOs prioritize AI investments at a global scale.

Join peers in this boardroom to explore:

• Understand the fundamentals of AI-nomics
• AI considerations like employee productivity, security & compliance, revenue and data infrastructure
• Explore how other CIOs globally are creating measurable value through AI

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In the pursuit of measuring the ROI of artificial intelligence, organizations worldwide are falling into the trap of optimizing processes that are on the verge of becoming obsolete. Instead, technology leaders should shift their attention to the parts of their businesses that require comprehensive AI transformation – ensuring they remain competitive and resilient in an increasingly interconnected and AI-driven world.

Join this keynote for strategies on:

• Accurately assessing the ROI of AI
• Guiding your team as you communicate responsibility shifts
• Identifying areas that require total AI transformation

Data proves that CIOs and CxOs who co-own digital delivery with cross-functional teams are 1.5 to 2 times more likely to meet or exceed outcome targets from digital initiatives. In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, how can CIOs grow the digital vanguard with a collaborative leadership approach that drives significant business outcomes?

Join this session to explore:

• Nurturing digital vanguard CxOs to advance an enterprise-wide culture of collaboration
• Exploring critical success factors of CIOs who make it easier to lead and build digital together with IT
• Enabling business-led innovation through emerging technologies such as low-code/no-code and AI

Leading CIOs seek to create a seamless user experience and leverage AI for superior customer outcomes. By creating more personalized interactions, across varied cultural preferences, AI can significantly improve client satisfaction and drive business growth.

Join this session to learn how to:

• Streamline processes and tailor AI insights for a better customer experience
• Capture and analyze customer interactions to derive actionable insights
• Increase the efficiency and effectiveness in customer-facing functions

CIOs are increasingly focused on demonstrating their department’s value and steering organizational direction through strategic IT initiatives. By measuring IT's impact on strategic business growth and leveraging a robust digital employee experience (DEX), CIOs can ensure consistency, scalability, and compliance across international operations. A well-crafted DEX strategy not only enhances operational efficiency but also optimizes IT assets, fostering collaboration and aligning technological advancements with global business goals.

Join this session to discuss:

• Improving operational efficiency and business outcomes
• Measuring IT impact on strategic business growth
• Leveraging DEX to improve optimization and visibility of global IT assets

Connect with like-minded peers in a one-on-one setting through Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.

As AI and quantum computing accelerate innovation, CIOs must lead critical shifts in organizational structures, culture and enterprise architecture to unlock measurable value from rapid innovation. This keynote will provide practical insights for navigating transformation effectively, demonstrating to a skeptical c-suite how modernization drives economic value, resilience and competitive advantage.

Join this session to learn about:

• Prioritizing enterprise architecture modernization to build a resilient, adaptable foundation essential for integrating AI and quantum capabilities
• Evaluating organizational roles and culture to proactively capitalize on AI and quantum opportunities
• Translating IT strategy into actionable plans to demonstrate measurable outcomes and gain C-suite support for technology adoption

Join your peers and trusted partners for cocktails and refreshments to cap off the day and gear up for the final summit day on Friday.

Across the globe, organizations are grappling with the challenge of securing sensitive data as it traverses web browsers. Many acknowledge that their current IT and security frameworks increase the likelihood of data breaches. This highlights the intricate task of protecting data while managing outdated systems, inefficient application delivery, and obsolete security measures. What innovative strategies can streamline enterprise operations, enhance security, and adapt to a global landscape?

Attendees will discover:

• Identifying and addressing technical debt caused by fragmented IT and security solutions
• Communicating the broader business impacts of technology and security challenges
• Adopting new methods for enterprise application delivery to improve productivity worldwide

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Connect with like-minded peers in a one-on-one setting through Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.

Implementing technology innovation processes takes a multitude of strategies and resources. Gartner’s Technology Innovation Playbook breaks down the techniques, tools and tactics necessary to execute on tech evolution.

CIOs will walk out of this interactive workshop with:

• Immediately actionable next steps to organize for technology innovation
• A roadmap bespoke to CIO needs
• Learnings from peers on best practices to develop and scale innovation initiatives