Washington, DC CIO Community
Executive Summit
November 17, 2026 | Convene at 1201 Wilson Blvd
November 17, 2026
Convene at 1201 Wilson Blvd
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with Washington, DC'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:
Resilience by Design
Technology at the Business Core
The Strategy to Lead What's Next
Washington, DC 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

Ryan Boulais
Bunge
Global Chief Information Security Officer

Demetris Charalambous
Bank Fund Staff Federal Credit Union
CIO

Massimo Favro
NVR
CISO

Patricia Pichardo
Duracell
Global CIO & SVP IT
What to Expect
Agenda
8:00am - 8:30am Registration & Breakfast
8:30am - 9:15am Gartner Keynote
Redefining Possibility — Harnessing Agentic AI for Organizational Impact
Jasleen Kaur Sindhu
VP Analyst
Gartner
As organizations dive deeper into AI, agentic technologies are already disrupting industries and redefining what’s possible. The challenge now is learning how to harness agentic AI to drive transformation, spark innovation, and achieve measurable ROI. Competing in an AI-driven ecosystem requires more than simply deploying new capabilities, it demands strategic integration and forward-thinking leadership.
Join this keynote session to explore:
- Strategies for integrating agentic AI into your organizational design
- How to navigate the buy-versus-build decision
- What top AI companies are doing differently to achieve success
9:15am - 9:40am Networking Break
9:40am - 10:25am Breakout Session
When AI Moves Faster Than Trust — Control, Integrity, and Recovery
Hosted by Rubrik
Jason Cook
Field CTO Americas
Rubrik
AI is scaling faster than organizations can control. As systems act autonomously across data and workflows, the real risk is loss of control, integrity, and recoverability. Establishing operational trust ensures systems are governed, impact is contained, and operations are restored when failure occurs.
Join this session to explore how to:
- Maintain control as AI systems act autonomously
- Ensure integrity of data and decisions under real-world conditions
- Recover to a clean, trusted state when AI-driven systems fail
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Defending AI with AI - Optimizing Organizational Design, Agents, and Cost
Hosted by Microsoft Corporation
Kevin Thomas
Chief Security Advisor
Microsoft Corporation
Join this interactive discussion with fellow CIOs and CISOs on the operating implications of agentic security with a particular focus on optimizing organizational design, agents, and cost. What is working, what is not, and what comes next?
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Digital Trust As Your Competitive Edge
Hosted by Outtake
Alex Dhillon
Founder & CEO
Outtake
Your board wants AI. Your business is already running it. AI governance is maturing fast, but the gap is the external perimeter, where agents act, brands live, and AI attacks now scale rapidly. Closing this gap is not just about protecting the business — it is what makes enterprise AI safe to scale.
Join this session to discuss:
- Navigating governance in the era of context poisoning and external visibility gaps
- Responding to the rise of fake infrastructure targeting enterprise brands
- Owning digital trust to position CIOs and CISOs at the center of the AI conversation
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
AI Agent Governance — Securing The New Frontier
Hosted by Palo Alto Networks
Daniel Kroese
Vice President, Global Policy
Palo Alto Networks
AI agents autonomously plan, reason, invoke tools, maintain memory, and execute multi-step tasks with limited human intervention. The actions they take can be consequential, irreversible and fast. This session explores modern AI governance techniques: how people, processes, and technology can work in concert to advance the mission needs of your agentic enterprise without sacrificing security and trust.
Join this session to learn about these three steps:
- Step 1: Continuous inventory
- Step 2: Identity-first controls for all agents
- Step 3: Human-in-the-loop for high-impact agents
11:10am - 11:55am Breakout Session
Closing the AI Capability Gap — Prioritizing AI Investments That Create Business Value
Anand Kangala
CIO
Trex Company
Brett Farmer
Director of AI
Trex Company
Organizations aren't short on AI ideas. They're short on practical ways to decide where to start. This executive breakout session introduces the Help Me. AI Adoption Framework, a practical approach for building enterprise AI capabilities and prioritizing investments that create lasting business value. Participants will gain a practical framework they can immediately apply to strengthen AI investment decisions and portfolio planning.
Participants will learn to:
- Diagnose why AI initiatives struggle to scale and deliver business value
- Prioritize AI investments using a structured, capability-based approach
- Build a sequenced AI portfolio that balances near-term value with long-term transformation
11:10am - 11:55am Executive Boardroom
Integrating Enterprise Agents — A Practical Playbook
Hosted by IBM
Mike Durham
Sr. Director, Solutions Architects
IBM
AI agent adoption cannot happen in isolation from existing applications, APIs, MCPs, and governance models. To move from experimentation to execution, CIOs and CISOs require a practical playbook to separate the signal from the noise.
Join this session to explore how to:
- Evaluate where agents add meaningful value versus introducing risk
- Address practical adoption tradeoffs across real operating environments
- Gain a concrete framework for evaluating enterprise fit
11:10am - 11:55am Executive Boardroom
Boardroom Blind Spots — What Leaders Wish Their Boards Knew
Misalignment between boards and technology leaders can leave organizations exposed to unseen risks and missed opportunities. Too often, critical decisions are made without a full understanding of IT and cybersecurity complexities—or the unique perspectives of board members. Bridging this gap requires clear communication, shared priorities, and a tailored approach to stakeholder engagement.
In this session, executives will explore how to:
- Identify the most common blind spots that hinder effective board oversight
- Understand and adapt to the personas and priorities of their board members
- Communicate technology and security issues in ways that drive alignment and action
11:55am - 12:30pm Lunch Service
Apply to Participate
Each application is carefully vetted to ensure members meet established criteria, preserving the quality of the network and enabling meaningful, peer‑level discussions among leaders from the world’s leading organizations.
Once you submit your application, a Community Program Manager will schedule a conversation to understand your priorities and interests and complete onboarding, including access to year‑round community events.
Location
Venue & Accommodation
Convene at 1201 Wilson BlvdParking and Arrival Notes:
Metro: Venue is located 2 blocks from Rosslyn Station.
Parking is available in the 1800 N. Lynn Street garage daily between 6:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Parking is $8.00 for a half day, $17.00 for a full day. To enter the main lobby from the parking garage, follow the GREY SIGNS to "OFFICE LOBBY". Take the elevator to the lobby (L) and check in at the welcome desk.
Street Entry: The entrance of the building is between N Lynn St and N Moore St. Enter through the main lobby of Central Place Tower on 1201 Wilson Blvd.
Community Program Manager
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