Houston CIO Executive Summit

Governing Body members host this dinner for attendees to launch the event with an evening of peer networking.

As CIOs look for ways to bolster productivity and efficiencies across the enterprise, they are more and more reliant on emerging technologies, such as the enterprise browser. According to recent Gartner research, "Enterprise browsers will evolve to become the core platform for almost all of the day-to-day enterprise productivity and security software used by the workforce."

 Join this presentation to understand how CIOs can leverage emerging applications to transform the enterprise. In this session, we will share:

• Creating an employee experience centered on productivity and flexibility
• Reimagining how IT leaders can enable users while creating unique business value
• Benefits and possibilities for critical application protection

As the hype around generative AI continues to build, doing nothing is no longer an option. Maybe you already dove in headfirst; maybe you’re still testing the waters as your team contemplates practical use cases and implementation methodologies. This session will kick off with Ladd Laird, CIO of Honeywell Industrial Automation sharing their GenAI journey, then break into groups for peer sharing. No matter which approach your organization is taking to AI implementation, come to this interactive session ready to share, ask questions, collaborate and get inspired.

Pull up a seat to discuss:

• Practical Gen AI use cases
• Strategies for deploying at scale
• How companies are keeping up with the changing GenAI landscape

Getting total buy-in from leadership isn’t easy but can accelerate your initiatives and increase success and adoption. If you can learn to communicate with your board by leveraging data to tell a compelling story, IT’s effectiveness will be recognized — inspiring trust and future buy-in across the enterprise. 

Join this session to discuss: 

• Best practices for communicating with your board or executive team
• Using data to tell IT’s story
• Building relationships with stakeholders

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).

To reserve your seat, please contact: Stacie Cagney at Stacie.Cagney@evanta.com

Cybersecurity is no longer an objective reserved only for IT, it’s mission critical for senior executives and all board members. As a business leader in a quickly-changing landscape, you must balance following new regulations and educating company leaders about cybersecurity.

Join this session to discuss:

• Talking to and preparing your board for the new regulations
• Incident response plans and determining materiality of cybersecurity incidents
• Assessing information disclosure levels without compromising security procedures

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).

To reserve your seat, please contact: Stacie Cagney at Stacie.Cagney@evanta.com

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.

Why learn from one peer when you can learn from three? In this unorthodox, but effective, breakout session you’ll hear from multiple members of your community — each taking the floor for 10 minutes to share what they’ve gleaned from their time in leadership.

Within the current global temperature and looming recession, doing more with less is now the norm. Value assessment and creating efficiencies are essential to managing the bottom line, but that doesn’t mean innovation should be moved to the back burner.

Join this session to discuss:

• Prioritizing cost savings and efficiency improvements 
• Managing current technology costs and identifying new solutions
• Explaining innovation value to the board for long term growth

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).

To reserve your seat, please contact: Stacie Cagney at Stacie.Cagney@evanta.com

Generative AI ("Gen AI") has created an unprecedented wave of investment, and any organization who moves too slowly, or not at all, stands to be left behind as the AI boom takes shape. In this session, we will share how early adopters are formulating strategies and prioritizing investments for their Gen AI initiatives

Join this boardroom for a discussion on how leaders are:

• Establishing Centers of Excellence for responsible Gen AI programs and oversight
• Prioritizing technology investment areas targeted at fast early results
• Making Gen AI a foundational element of business planning and maximizing productivity improvements

Culture is one the biggest barriers of digital ambitions and outcomes. As CIOs strive to foster an adaptive and agile environment, they must empower the organization’s culture to embrace the new digital environment and advance the enterprise vision.

Join this session as your peers discuss:

• Fostering an innovative culture of collaboration and agility within IT and across the enterprise
• Influencing culture change to advance digital adoption and success
• Empowering the workforce to harness technology and innovation for better business outcomes