Chicago CIO Executive Summit

Delivering business critical applications safely is a delicate balancing act. The user experience is frequently compromised as application, infrastructure, and security teams negotiate the adoption of new services. Unfortunate trade-offs are sometimes necessary to address operational needs for the sake of maintaining security, but these trade-offs can make certain use cases unfeasible or diminish their value to the organization.

In this session, we will discuss:

• Revolutionizing workspaces by balancing productivity, security, availability, and user experience.
• How quickly new technologies like the enterprise browser can be adopted to provide a competitive advantage
• Strategies for reducing the effort required to deliver applications and enhance organizational operations

A spin-off presents an opportunity for IT to drive value, promote an innovative culture, and build an effective team. However, the CIO must balance planning for the new company while minimizing disruption to current employees and customers. Eric Firer shares how the lessons learned through Kellanova’s spin-off can be applicable to many aspects of IT.

Join this session to discuss:

• Defining an IT operating model to organize talent, processes, technology and data
• Building a high-performing team to make an impact and execute business goals successfully
• Leading effective communication and change management through complex transformation

CIOs face several challenges when presenting to the board of directors. By communicating in business terms and focusing on optimizing shareholder value and managing risk, CIOs can ensure the board understands how IT investments drive overall business success. As a CIO, CFO and a board member, Janet Zelenka shares her unique perspective on how to successfully demonstrate IT’s value to the board.

Join this session to discuss:

• Bridging the technical and business language gap to ensure the board understands the significance of IT initiatives
• Ensuring that IT projects are closely aligned with the overall business strategy and demonstrating how they support key business goals
• Providing clear evidence of IT projects driving ROI or managing risk

Asana’s State of IT research reveals that 77% of IT leaders feel responsible for leading AI transformation within their organization. Saket Srivastava, CIO at Asana, leads this discussion on the ways AI is transforming from a personal tool to an organizational productivity teammate that helps accelerate growth.

Join this peer roundtable to discuss:

• Building the right foundation for AI implementation
• Deploying AI tools at scale across teams and workflows
• Delivering greater ROI at every level

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: Katherine Williams at Katherine.Williams@evanta.com

As technology continues to evolve, cyber threats are right there matching that growth stride for stride. How are you developing your cybersecurity strategy to keep up with the risks posed by emerging technologies?

Join this session to discuss:

• Mitigating risks and improving resiliency
• Complying with regulatory requirements
• Developing cybersecurity talent and skills

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: Katherine Williams at Katherine.Williams@evanta.com

Connect with like-minded peers in a one-on-one setting through Evanta’s Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.

Everyone wants to have a cool product, but what matters ultimately is end user experience. That’s what First Student had in mind for FirstAlt — an alternative student transportation solution that went from ideation to market in just nine months.

Join this session to learn how the team:

• Overcame the challenges of launching a startup with an enterprise
• Engaged partners across the organization
• Stayed focused on the customer

CEOs are enacting new post-crisis strategies to deal with geopolitical risks and talent challenges; leveraging AI and sustainability. Join this session as Don Scheibenreif, Distinguished VP Analyst at Gartner, breaks down Gartner’s annual global CEO survey to shine a light on the agenda shifts that CIOs should anticipate next.

As CIOs seek to drive business value from data and analytics initiatives, they face both cultural and technical challenges. CIOs must partner with the business in creating a long-term analytics strategy that enables the organization to make data driven decisions.

Join this boardroom to discuss:

• Evolving data governance efforts to power accuracy in reporting and analytics
• Overcoming technical obstacles and cost pressure to ensure analytics programs get prioritized
• Building a business case to create a strategy that has measurable outcomes and results

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: Katherine Williams at Katherine.Williams@evanta.com

Now more than ever, organizations globally are looking at cyber attacks and business disruptions through a new lens of severity. With the stakes high, CIOs are evaluating how to create a resilient IT strategy in alignment with the broader organization.

Join this session to discuss with your peers:

• How to respond and adapt quickly to disruptions or unplanned changes
• Diversification of tooling to reduce risk
• Tactics for a cyber-resilient future

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: Katherine Williams at Katherine.Williams@evanta.com

To successfully lead transformation, IT leaders must consider technology, processes, and people. Mike Giresi shares the strategies he’s implementing at Molex to improve customer value, employee experience and business outcomes in an ever-evolving business landscape.

Join this keynote to discuss:

• The five key elements for transformation
• Scaling technology effectively
• Building a clear vision and aligning the organization effectively

Governing Body members host this reception for attendees to enjoy an evening of peer networking.