Seattle CIO Community
Virtual Executive Summit

Most organizations will continue to have some portion of the workforce remain remote long after Covid-19 distancing requirements are behind us. As CIOs grapple with the challenges of a hybrid workforce, they must embrace innovative technology roadmaps that are more agile, adaptive and, most importantly, people-centric. When done correctly, IT can amplify their impact throughout the organization to truly reimagine the future of work.  

In this virtual boardroom, you’ll discuss:

• Using new technology capabilities to deliver secure remote work solutions and future-proof your organization
• Leveraging managed services to maximize productivity, capitalize on new technologies, and drive key business initiatives
• Challenges and insights around managing distributed workforces long-term

Moving to the cloud is essential for companies who want to drive faster innovation, rapid scalability, persistent high performance, and always-on customer engagement. Leverage the experience of your peers to learn best practices for maximizing your move to the cloud.

Part case study, part interactive dialogue, this session will explore:

• Benchmarks for measuring the successes and opportunities of your cloud migration
• Strategies for better data utilization, greater innovation and less friction on the journey
• Tactics for evolving third-party relationships from “vendor” to “strategic partner”

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.

Organizations continue a push for greater agility and efficacy, and almost all paths involve the cloud. CIOs and CISOs continue to play a crucial role in ensuring cloud assets operate smoothly and securely, and as the pace of transformation accelerates, security leaders must run even faster to keep up.

Join this fireside chat to learn more about:

• The latest trends in securing cloud operations
• Communication strategies for ensuring security is at the forefront of deployments
• Balancing on-prem and cloud in an era of remote work

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 CIOs, 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

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%

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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

Meet virtually for in-depth conversations with your colleagues