New York CIO Executive Summit

Well into the fourth industrial revolution, it is more apparent than ever that massive disruption has rocked the societal and industrial foundations on which we built our civilization. A theorist, futurist and special advisor to the United Nations, Radia Funna developed the “Theory of the Exponential Human” or “xHuman” to explain the co-evolution of man, machine and code. In this keynote, Funna considers how the rise of the xHuman is disrupting everything from innovation to diversity. She challenges CIOs to evolve and embrace how to:

• Lead and advise traditional IT to the frontlines of frontier technology
• “React from the front” to drive next generation organizational strategy
• Explore opportunities in what she has coined a “gender-neutral economy” defined by the human relationship to machines

As predicted, software ate the world, disrupting industries across the board. For something so ubiquitous, however, its creation remains a mostly manual process with an ever-widening gap between demand and available talent. It’s time that changed. In his keynote, OutSystems CEO Paulo Rosado will cover how AI and machine learning will:

• Affect the future of application development
• Bridge the talent gap
• Make your software creation more automatic, adaptable and self-evolutionary
• Turn development into a 100% creative endeavor by eliminating repetitive, boring tasks

Join a distinguished panel of CMOs to discuss one of the most vital C-suite partnerships in the digital age. This panel explores modern marketing and how the quest for the next gen experience creates new opportunities for technology and marketing synergy.

It can be a struggle when it comes educating people and raising the bar in corporate cyber hygiene. You can test and review security awareness concepts again and again, but how do you make it stick? Join Michael Cena as he shares how the power of video inspired a shift in the security culture at A+E Networks. Cena will the point the lens toward:

• Visual elements that motivate people to make cybersecurity hygiene a part of their daily routine
• Valuable strategies to put sizzle into your organization’s awareness program
• How CIOs can partner to promote greater cybersecurity hygiene

Whether you view them as opportunities or threats, innovation and disruption are impacting your business. Technology has flooded an already-crowded marketplace with nimble competitors — driving a necessity to embrace new ideas. In this collaborative conversation, you and your peers will explore this alchemy, focusing on:

• Ways to drive business growth and differentiation through innovation
• Tools to maximize bandwidth for innovation, such as outsourcing and automation
• Executing on the nuts and bolts of innovation strategy

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:   Monica Mast | 971-222-2385

Learn how Heineken’s IT leader deployed a retooled IT team to meet the overflowing demand for innovation. Anna Ransley reveals how to ramp up IT productivity while forming stronger business-wide partnerships in a few bold moves:

• Train and develop end-to-end “IT ninjas” who bring depth and agility
• Insert technology into strategic conversations to become a front-end partner
• Rally support around “Here’s how I can bring value,” instead of, “What’s in it for me?”

You’re in the hot seat, about to make a crucial IT elevator pitch to your company’s board of directors. What do you lead with? What do you leave out? How do you get to the point and earn pivotal project support? Our panel of battle-tested board presenters offer tips from the front lines, including:

• Appropriate messaging, approach and style to influence the board
• The importance of prewiring the room to identify technology allies
• Addressing risk and making a business case that will resonate with the board

If the hype is real — that blockchain today is like the internet in the 90s — more CIOs are going to want to go beyond theory and dig into its enormous potential. This boardroom will delve into the benefits of blockchain/distributed ledger technology. You will cover:

• The technology behind blockchain and the value it can create
• Blockchain’s potential impact and what an organization needs to become blockchain-ready
• Roadblocks to overcome

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:   Monica Mast | 971-222-2385

There is more to AI than meets the eye. Atefeh Riazi and Earl Newsome agree on that. But two of New York’s most respected CIOs take different sides on how artificial intelligence will impact the future of business, the economy and society as whole. “The shift is coming,” Riazi says. “We need to understand the shift.” Moderated by subject-matter expert Farhan Shah, who advocates for “Responsible AI,” Riazi and Newsome debate the issues, including:

• Will AI create jobs or cost jobs? When AI becomes the norm, how will that impact organizational structures?
• How will AI impact larger forces, such as the environment?
• How should organizations address the bias in both algorithms and data?
• How should organizations move toward responsible innovation?