
Southern California CIO Community
Town Hall
September 23, 2020 | 1:00pm PDT
September 23, 2020
1:00pm PDT
Leveraging Greater Influence and Deeper Business Engagement
Participate with your CIO peers in the Southern California community in small, breakout discussions on a mission-critical priority for IT leaders. These informal discussions allow you to share your insights and learn from the lessons, approaches and experiences of a diverse group of peers in virtual breakout rooms.
Join fellow CIOs in the Southern California community to discuss:
Accelerating and deepening IT/business engagement – and dissolving that boundary to create value
Reframing CIO leadership and your role in core business strategy
Translating influence into action and creating an agile organization to capture opportunity quickly
Discussion Leaders
Members of the Southern California CIO community will lead the interactive discussion and share lessons learned.

Randi Levin
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
CIO
Panelist

Jim Puerner
Bragg Companies
CTO
Panelist

Lance Ralls
Belkin
CIO
Moderator

Robert Valle
Mazda Motor of North America
CIO and Vice President - Information Technology
Panelist
Agenda
September 23, 2020
1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Leveraging Greater Influence and Deeper Business Engagement
This year, CIOs withstood crises to bring instant stability and sustained productivity to their organizations. By rising to the challenge under tremendous scrutiny, they challenged peers across the enterprise to reimagine what is possible when technology takes the lead. With change in the air, opportunity abounds – and the business is listening. How will you take advantage of this moment to cement your strategic influence?
Join this CIO Town Hall to discuss:
- Accelerating and deepening IT/business engagement – and dissolving that boundary to create value
- Reframing CIO leadership and your role in core business strategy
- Translating influence into action and creating an agile organization to capture opportunity quickly
Apply to Participate
Apply to participate in the Southern California CIO Community Town Hall.
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