Minneapolis CIO Executive Summit

The art of Improv is the art of thinking on your feet, and whether at the comedy club or in the board room, these skills are pivotal to success. In addition to making people laugh, Stevie Ray trains executives on how to apply the quick-thinking strategies of Improv to the challenges of business. In this engaging keynote, Ray reveals Improv techniques that can give executives an edge in negotiations, board communication, managing their teams and more.

Net neutrality is the one issue that affects everyone in the tech, media and entertainment industries. It determines how businesses start, who makes a profit, and the very future of communications in our time. Learn from the man who coined the phrase and successfully advocated for the adoption of a net neutrality rule what the concept really means, where it came from, and how it affects the business models of the telecom companies, internet companies and the entertainment industry. Wu understands better than anyone else the politics, business, and philosophy that are involved in the net neutrality debate.

What do mobile apps, checkout lines, call centers and websites have in common? To the data-driven CIO, these unique channels can all revolve around a single customer’s buying habits. Organizations are now grappling with the challenge of measuring a single user’s behavior across a spectrum of commercial platforms, where understanding that common thread can enable new levels of customer service and business intelligence. Merging these different technological silos is no easy task. In this panel, technology leaders share how their organizations are grappling with the challenge to optimize omnichannel and leverage the resulting insight for results. 

The future of work continues to evolve, and every day that future is brought closer by the accelerating business demands of digital transformation, emerging cultural norms and the capabilities of new technologies and innovations. Digitally-enabled businesses must strive to be more global and work outside their normal bounds. The session will explore the growing demand for transparency and less hierarchy in the workplace alongside the advent of real-time communications tools. Hear use cases from firms that are on the leading edge of implementing more data-driven decision making, AI-enabled processes and new models for information security.

In an increasingly mobile world, the multinational corporation can fit in the customer’s pocket. Business leaders are seeking to leverage the disruptive powers of mobile technology, and to harness those opportunities, all eyes are on the CIO. What are the key challenges technology executives are facing to achieve their organization’s goals in mobile? What new and innovative applications of mobile technology are transforming the way business is done? In this interactive boardroom discussion, CIOs will discuss best practices and challenges in mobile technology.

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:

Lydia Gavino

971-271-6870

lydia.gavino2@evanta.com

Data is the lifeblood of the organization, and to enable healthy business growth, it must flow freely. CIOs are building the infrastructure that allows the free movement of this critical business intelligence, yet seamlessly linking silos of information across manufacturing, finance, retail and more is no small task. In this interactive discussion, CIOs will discuss ways they are enabling the discovery of cross-functional insights, efficiencies and opportunities through data analytics strategies that serve the enterprise as a whole.  

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:

Lydia Gavino

971-271-6870

lydia.gavino2@evanta.com

Diversity and inclusion are core values at Cargill, goals that are a key part of the global agriculture company’s strategy for success. For the IT function, these beliefs foster a culture that keeps current employees engaged while promoting a healthy pipeline of tech talent. What can technology executives do to inspire a culture of diversity and inclusion at their own organizations? Join Cargill leaders for a panel that explores the initiatives that are promoting the company’s diverse workforce and supporting its overall business goals.   

IT leadership veteran Garrett Gleason joins OutSystems' Mike Hughes to share how automation and low-code methodology is helping to accelerate digital transformation and innovation for a new startup within Thrivent Financial, and how low-code methods can help other organization innovate faster and more efficiently.

Organizations are constantly looking to the CIO for the next big business-enhancing innovation, and in today’s technology landscape, many of those opportunities are in the cloud. Technology executives must understand the business value of migrating to the cloud, while also having a firm grasp on the most effective ways to get there. A veteran of cloud migration, Amazon Web Services’ Miriam McLemore will draw on her experience as the former Corporate CIO of The Coca-Cola Company to moderate this peer-driven discussion on driving business value with the cloud.

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:

Lydia Gavino

971-271-6870

lydia.gavino2@evanta.com

Corporate directors often lack the technology background for nuanced discussions of IT. Yet boards of directors are still acutely interested in harnessing the disruptive opportunities of new technology, and the CIO is expected to deliver. The best CIO board presenters are savvy communicators who can focus on the right metrics and the right message. Go inside the mind of the board in this peer-driven roundtable discussion, and learn how some of your peers are making an impact in the boardroom.

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:

Lydia Gavino

971-271-6870

lydia.gavino2@evanta.com

Move over, Silicon Valley – Twin Cities innovation is taking center stage. From cutting-edge supply chain strategy to lifesaving medical devices, Midwest minds are revolutionizing the way the world works. Join leaders from some of the Twin Cities’ most well-known companies for a keynote celebrating the region as a technology powerhouse, and join the movement to attract the top talent that will fuel this growing trend.