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Melissa Flicek
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
CIO
Tammylynne Jonas
Donaldson
Global CIO
Amy Landucci
Solventum
CIO
Tarek Tomes
State of Minnesota
CIO & Commissioner
Cub Foods
CIO
Andersen Corporation
Senior Vice President, Affiliate Retail Operations + Digital Experience
Minnesota Twins
SVP & CTO
Post Consumer Brands
CIO
Land O'Lakes
CIO
New Era Technology
EVP, IT
Affinity Credit Union
CIO
Gray Inc.
CIO
CB Shared Services
CTO
Cambria
EVP, IT
Maurices Incorporated
CIO
SunOpta
CIO & CISO
Hennepin Healthcare
CIO
Ramsey County
CIO
Johnson Brothers
CIO
Northern Tool + Equipment
SVP & CIO
University of Minnesota
CIO
Life Time
SVP, Technology
Fridley Public Schools
CIO
Allina Health
CIO
Great River Energy
VP & CIO
University of St. Thomas
CIO, VP, Innovation & Technology Services
Huntington Bancshares
Commercial CIO
Entegris
VP & CIO
Winnebago Industries
SVP & CIO
Medtronic
SVP & Global CIO
Intact Financial Corporation
Global CIO
Lakeshore Learning Materials
CTO
State of Minnesota
CIO, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
3M
Chief Information & Digital Officer
Agiliti
CIO
Aon Corporation US
CIO & VP, Reinsurance Technology
Miller Milling
Director, IT (CIO)
Sleep Number
CIO
Kraus-Anderson
CIO & Head of Digital Transformation
Medica
VP & CTO
Xcel Energy
SVP & CIO
Piper Sandler Companies
Chief Information & Operations Officer
Federated Insurance
EVP & CIO
Apogee Enterprises
CIO
Graco
Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Purpose Brands
CIO
Pearson Vue
VP, Technology & Product Engineering
H.B. Fuller Company
GVP & CIO
Daktronics
Director, IT
Ameriprise Financial
EVP & Global CIO
Fastenal
EVP, IT
Daikin Applied
Chief Digital Officer
Ergotron
GVP, IT
Mortenson
CIO
Minneapolis-Saint Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission
CIO
Hormel Foods
VP, IT Services
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The rapid pace of change requires IT and security leaders to transform operations for increased productivity and flexibility. As they try to simplify operations, they are finding that AI can help. CIOs and CISOs in our Philadelphia communities recently exchanged ideas on implementing AI strategies to optimize processes and create efficiencies – these are their takeaways.
READ ARTICLEThroughout his tenure as a CIO, Piero Azzalini, Group CIO at Fincantieri, has embraced all aspects of the CIO role, especially innovation. Here, Piero shares more about his career path, his current focus on AI, and about a pioneering application for physical AI and robotics at Fincantieri, one of the largest shipbuilding companies in the world.
READ ARTICLEDespite the rapid advancements in AI, enterprises are still challenged by scaling AI effectively and integrating it seamlessly into existing workflows. Recently, CIOs and CISOs in our Middle East Communities gathered for a Town Hall discussion on how to scale GenAI across the enterprise – these are their takeaways.
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