
Minneapolis CIO Community
Executive Summit
December 2, 2025 | Sheraton Bloomington Hotel
December 2, 2025
Sheraton Bloomington Hotel
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with Minneapolis's top CIOs to tackle shared business challenges and critical priorities facing your role today. Participate in this one-day, local program with peer-driven topics and interactive discussions with your true C-level peers.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today:
Modernizing The IT Operating Model to Enable Business Agility
Connecting IT Investments to Business Outcomes Through Strategic Alignment
Enhancing Leadership Capabilities to Build a Culture Rooted in Trust and Accountability
Minneapolis CIO Governing Body
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the summit agenda, ensuring that all content is driven By CIOs, For CIOs®.
Governing Body Co-Chairs

Marc Carlson
Land O'Lakes
CIO

Melissa Flicek
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
CIO

Tammylynne Jonas
Donaldson
Global CIO

Amy Landucci
Solventum
CIO

Tarek Tomes
State of Minnesota
CIO & Commissioner
What to Expect
Agenda
8:00am - 8:30am Registration & Breakfast
8:30am - 9:15am Gartner Keynote
AI Economics — Quantifying Cost, Risk & Value

Frances Karamouzis
Distinguished VP Analyst
Gartner
CIOs need to demonstrate value. CFOs need to calculate value. Everyone in the C-Suite needs to collaborate to CREATE Value. The level of AI spending is so significant that the C-Suite must ensure a rigorous, repeatable approach to the economics of AI initiatives. This is often called financial operations (FinOps) of AI. Join Frances Karamouzis, Distinguished VP Analyst at Gartner as she shares insights into how CIOs can strengthen their approach to communicating the value of AI, while executing at speed and scale.
Join this keynote to:
- Explore a FinOps-driven approach to manage AI, GenAI and agentic AI investments
- Understand the full economic picture of value, cost and risk
- Gain a shared approach the entire c-suite can use to align around AI investments
9:15am - 9:40am Networking Break
9:40am - 10:25am Breakout Session
From Pilot to Production — Accelerating AI Strategies

Jenny Larsson
Global CIO
Intact Financial Corporation
The rapid integration of artificial intelligence is redefining the pace at which organizations must operate to remain competitive. How can leaders move beyond the pilot phase, evolve into an AI capable organization and manage the complexities of AI adoption in a quickly evolving landscape?
Join this session to hear about:
- Accelerating use case development and productivity gains
- Transitioning from exploration to real-world value
- Leadership insights on aligning people and culture for sustainable adoption
Whether you're scaling your first successful pilot or rethinking your AI roadmap, this session will equip you with the tools and mindset to lead your organization into the next phase of AI maturity.
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Elevating the Digital Customer Experience

Marty Otten
VP IT
Illumina
According to Gartner, by 2026, at least 70% of organizations will be mandated to acquire composable Digital Experience Platform (DXP) technology. DXPs that foster innovation toward customer-centricity are essential for delivering impactful digital experiences and business outcomes.
Join this session to discuss:
- Aligning platform strategy with evolving customer expectations
- Utilizing the full potential of data and AI for personalized experiences
- Anticipating the next wave of digital experience innovation
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Building a Strong AI Governance Plan
Hosted by BDO USA

Kirstie Tiernan
Partner - Digital Transformation
BDO USA
As AI adoption accelerates, CIOs must lead with clarity on risk and compliance. Many organizations struggle to define where to begin, but foundational governance decisions are critical for long-term success.
Join this session to discuss:
- Establishing clear roles and responsibilities for AI oversight
- Mapping existing policies to regulatory and business risks
- Operationalizing compliance across the enterprise to ensure future-ready governance
10:25am - 11:10am Networking Break
10:35am - 11:00am Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Connect with like-minded peers in a one-on-one setting through Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.
11:10am - 11:55am Breakout Session
Fusion Teams — Winning with Cross-Functional Integration

Marc Carlson
CIO
Land O'Lakes

Ananth Krishnan
Director - Digital Transformation & Organizational Agility
Land O'Lakes
Discover how Land O’Lakes is reimagining the role of technology by embedding multidisciplinary Fusion Teams within business units — breaking down silos, accelerating value delivery and transforming IT into a strategic enabler.
Join this session to learn how they:
- Secured buy-in through shared ownership between business and technology leaders
- Established modular, composable technology aligned to business strategy
- Refined team structures, reporting and decision-making through real-world pilots and continuous learning
11:10am - 11:55am Breakout Session
The ROI of Creativity

Noah Scalin
Artist, Innovation Consultant
Guest Speaker
The World Economic Forum named creativity one of the top must-have skills for success in all industries. It is the key to thriving in this era of rapid innovation and change. But very few organizations have truly invested in the development of this essential capability. Why? Because creativity is considered too intangible to measure, too messy to fit into a strategic plan or simply something that is only for a few specially talented people. In this engaging presentation, Artist/Author Noah Scalin pulls back the curtain on his own creative practice to explain the real ROI of creativity.
In this session, we will learn:
- Why creativity is a crucial skill for fostering innovation at your organization
- How to use creativity strategically for long-term impact
- Simple strategies that anyone can use to innovate, grow and inspire others
11:10am - 11:55am Executive Boardroom
Data Governance — The Good, The Bad & The Accountable
Leveraging good quality data enables strategic decision making, but obtaining and defining “good data” isn’t a simple task. Organizations can fail to clarify data value and ownership, factors that often contribute to quality issues.
Join this session to discuss how to:
- Identify and articulate the value of good data to internal stakeholders
- Engage business partners and data owners to take accountability for data quality
- Encourage data literacy to enable self-sustaining, data-driven decision making
11:10am - 11:55am Executive Boardroom
Upskilling for an AI-Integrated World
According to Gartner, by 2026, AI will augment 50% of office workers in global enterprises. When IT talent demand outweighs supply, CIOs must face skills gaps head on and create a future-proof talent strategy.
Join this session to discuss:
- Preparing your workforce for AI Implementation
- Identifying employee skills to build upon
- Prioritizing talent planning for long term success
11:55am - 12:30pm Lunch Service
Apply to Participate
Apply to participate in the Minneapolis CIO Community Executive Summit.
Gartner facilitates exclusive, C-level communities by personally qualifying and understanding the priorities, challenges and interests of each member.
Our selective approach maintains the high quality of the network and ensures top-level discussions with peers from the world’s leading organizations.
Each application will be reviewed, and once your participation is confirmed, you will have access to year-round community programs.
Location
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Sheraton Bloomington Hotel at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling 952-656-5920.
Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of $133 USD (plus tax) is November 10, 2025.
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