Dallas CIO Executive Summit

In today’s fast-moving tech and security landscapes, disruption is inevitable—but it doesn’t have to derail your team’s performance. In this high-energy keynote, Dr. Vijay Pendakur will explore why disruption often leads teams to getting stuck and how this stagnation threatens business success. Using his Alchemy of Talent model, Dr. Pendakur will show how team complexity can become your superpower to conquer change. He’ll also share his three powerful catalysts that turn complexity into jet fuel for resilient, adaptable teams - and double-click on the first catalyst: trust.

Join this keynote to discover:

• The critical impact that stuck teams have on business performances
• How trust can unlock team potential and turn complexity into a competitive advantage
• Actionable strategies to navigate change & help teams perform at their best when it matters most

Communications technology is a vital component in the IT ecosystem that CIOs must prioritize for safeguarding. Adopting a comprehensive approach to security, compliance, and privacy minimizes risks associated with business communications and helps maintain trust and integrity in your critical systems.

Join this session to discuss:

• Strengthening organizational security through robust data protection measures
• Achieving compliance by aligning with key regulatory standards
• Enhancing data privacy by protecting and managing user data responsibly

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.

The future of business is rapidly evolving — a future where AI agents are part of the workforce, almost any process or workflow can be automated, and customers expect better, more intelligent experiences across their unstructured data. Whether that means automating loans or onboarding employees faster, applying intelligence to your unstructured data can be a pathway to stay ahead of the competition.

Join this interactive session to explore:

• Practical approaches to building an unstructured data strategy
• Robust content workflows and use cases for AI-first businesses
• Tips for optimizing while balancing your AI and security strategies

The speed of AI’s evolution—and the rapidly developing ecosystem that surrounds it—can create challenges in choosing the best path forward for your business. Is it more important to tackle employee experience or customer experience first? Should your organization start with people or process? When AI is everywhere, business leaders must find ways to cut through the noise, overcome decision-making paralysis, and stay focused on use cases that deliver value quickly. By aligning AI adoption with business objectives, organizations can drive productivity, enhance efficiency, and unlock meaningful outcomes.

Join this session to discuss:

• What AI readiness looks like and how to identify use cases that increase productivity and quickly deliver value
• Evaluating the constantly evolving AI ecosystem to make informed, agile decisions
• Overcoming AI-overwhelm to define a real and transformative AI vision that empowers employees and accelerates business impact

Leading CIOs seek to create a seamless user experience and leverage AI for superior customer outcomes. By creating more intimate and personalized interactions, AI can significantly improve client satisfaction and drive business growth.

Join this session to learn how to:

• Streamline processes and tailor AI insights for a better customer experience
• Capture and analyze customer interactions to derive actionable insights
• Increase the efficiency and effectiveness in customer-facing functions