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Seattle CIO Virtual Executive Summit
June 8, 2021 | 8:00am - 3:00pm PDT
June 8, 2021 | 8:00am - 3:00pm PDT
Collaborate with your peers
Come together with your peers virtually to tackle top business challenges through peer-driven content and discussions at the Seattle CIO Virtual Executive Summit.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today:
Seizing momentum – influencing and leading the enterprise
Thriving through uncertainty - empowering people and delivering value
Advancing and scaling strategic, outcome-based technologies
Co-Chairs

Brian Abrahamson
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
CIO

Anja Canfield-Budde
University of Washington
Associate Vice President, Information Management

Darren Challey
Amazon
Director - Director Security Operations and Technology (SOT) / Global Security Operations (GSO)

Chuck Markarian
PACCAR
Chief Information Security Officer

Sean Murphy
BECU
SVP, CISO

James Weaver
State of Washington
CIO
Agenda
Virtual Summit Keynote Session
The CIO and CISO Partnership: Creating Enterprise Agility While Reducing Attack Opportunities
Today’s workforce must be productive, connected, and secure no matter where they sit or what device they use. With this increase in employee flexibility, comes increased enterprise security concerns as companies reach the limits of legacy castle-and-moat security architectures. Technology leadership means using IT to create a better user experience. CIOs and CISOs must work together to provide a secure user experience that protects company assets.
Join this session to learn more about:
- Modernizing your network to reduce the technical and financial costs of internet-bound traffic
- Strengthening security posture by implementing frictionless processes, regardless of user location
- Getting granular visibility into user access activity
Virtual Summit Boardroom Sessions
Automating for the Road Ahead
Automation transforms work and simplifies how businesses operate. AI accelerates innovation by making every interaction, experience, and process more intelligent. Combining automation with AI will release $134B in labor value in 2022. Whether you want to automate complex operations or automate repetitive tasks, AI-powered automation can help.
Join this interactive conversation to discuss:
- How AI-powered automation is transforming the future of work
- Using machine learning and AI to help collect and analyze operational data
- Optimizing to reduce your manual processes by up to 80%
CIOs Connecting Business, Data, and Technology
According to Gartner, the challenge for many IT and business leaders today is to instill a culture of data-driven decision making across the organization. Those who want to exploit the potential of new data and advanced analytics capabilities at scale typically face numerous challenges. As CIO, it's critical to develop a strong, clear strategy connecting business, technology, and data and analytics to maintain your competitive advantage and mitigate these challenges.
In this session, CIOs will
- Discuss best practices for designing data and analytics programs
- Identify and define quick-win opportunities supporting the business data strategy
- Brainstorm technology and resource alignment
Networking Session
Meet the Speakers
Don't miss this opportunity to meet with CIO & CISO practitioners and industry thought leaders who shared their insights on the agenda. Come with questions and get ready to meet new friends in this casual session designed to foster peer connections and collaboration in the Seattle community.
REGISTER
Seattle CIO Program Manager
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