Minneapolis CIO Community
Inner Circle
June 21, 2022 | Windows on Minnesota
June 21, 2022
Windows on Minnesota
Expand your network and engage with peers
Join the Gartner Minneapolis CIO Community Inner Circle, an intimate dinner event offering facilitated, roundtable discussions and informal networking with CIO peers. Explore a timely, peer-driven topic and exchange ideas in a collaborative setting designed to surface candid perspectives and actionable insights.
Engage with peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today:
Leveraging data & analytics to improve the customer experience
Using data & analytics to accelerate internal decision making
Minneapolis CIO Governing Body
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the discussion topics and agenda, ensuring that all content is driven By CIOs, For CIOs®.
Governing Body Co-Chairs

Tammylynne Jonas
Donaldson
Global CIO

Justin Kershaw
Cargill
Corporate VP & CIO

Don Monk
General Mills
VP and CIO, Technology and Solutions, Global Business Solutions

Mike Neill
C.H. Robinson
Chief Technology Officer

Carissa Rollins
Illumina
CIO

Tarek Tomes
State of Minnesota
CIO & Commissioner
Agenda
June 21, 2022
4:30pm - 5:30pm Executive Networking Reception
5:30pm - 6:45pm Discussion Topics
Accelerating the Dream of Digital with Data
Kelly Aronson
Chief Information Officer
Andersen Corporation
José Blanco
Sr. Vice President of Information Technology
Wells Fargo
Ross Gilbertson
SVP & CIO
Northern Tool + Equipment
Doug Koch
CIO
Edina Realty
Greg Woods
Chief Information Officer
POET
Keri Olson
VP, Data and AI Product Management and Development
IBM
Rapid digital acceleration of the past two years continues to put pressure on CIOs to leverage data for customer insights and actions, as well as inspire faster, fact-based decision-making across the business. As the demand for data and analytics rises for the enterprise, consumers are also demanding personalized experiences dependent upon data.
The expectations from consumers and internal stakeholders have caused CIOs to architect more sophisticated ecosystems to drive insights, inspire data sharing, and optimize decisions, with a goal of influencing stakeholders on both ends of the value chain - consumers and business leaders. Ultimately, if CIOs can inspire faster actions from the consumer and quicker decisions from business leaders, they can accelerate toward their digital aspirations.
In this interactive conversation, CIOs will have the opportunity to discuss their role in leading a data-driven enterprise by utilizing data internally and externally to influence value and business outcomes.
Topic 1: Leveraging data & analytics to improve the customer experience
- How are you driving an organizational culture that prioritizes learning, experimentation and innovation with the customer in mind?
- How are you capturing and using data to improve the customer experience?
- What automation practices are you putting in place to accelerate consumer actions?
Topic 2: Using data & analytics to accelerate internal decision making
- What nuances are you creating in your enterprise architecture to support a data ecosystem?
- How are you enabling self-service data and analytics to support business leaders?
- How are you measuring the business outcomes that have been influenced by data and analytics?
6:45pm - 7:15pm Networking Break
7:15pm - 8:30pm Summary Discussion & Dinner
8:30pm - 9:30pm Social Hour
Apply to Participate
Each application is carefully vetted to ensure members meet established criteria, preserving the quality of the network and enabling meaningful, peer‑level discussions among leaders from the world’s leading organizations.
Once you submit your application, a Community Program Manager will schedule a conversation to understand your priorities and interests and complete onboarding, including access to year‑round community events.
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Windows on MinnesotaCommunity Program Manager
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