
Denver CIO Virtual Executive Summit
June 15, 2021 | 8:00am - 3:00pm MDT
June 15, 2021 | 8:00am - 3:00pm MDT
Collaborate with your peers
Come together with your peers virtually to tackle top business challenges through peer-driven content and discussions at the Denver CIO Virtual Executive Summit.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today:
Adopting a right-sized cloud strategy
Empowering teams with automation
Bolstering the employee experience
Governing Body Co-Chairs

Alan Cullop
DaVita
CIO

Chuck Fredrick
National CineMedia
CIO

Randall Frietzsche
Denver Health
CISO

Stephen Katsirubas
Hunter Douglas
Chief Information Officer

Chris McLaughlin
Johns Manville
Chief Information Security Officer

Steve Oberg
DaVita
CISO

Craig Richardville
SCL Health System
CIO

Purnima Wagle
DCP Midstream
CIO

Trent Krause
Graebel
CIO
What to Expect
Connect with your CIO community through a variety of different session formats at the upcoming Virtual Executive Summit. You'll have the opportunity to listen, engage and create lasting relationships with like-minded peers.
Meet the Speakers
Don't miss this opportunity to meet with CIO practitioners and industry thought leaders who shared their insights on the agenda. Come with questions and get ready to meet new friends in this casual session designed to foster peer connections and collaboration in the Denver community.
Agenda
June 15, 2021
11:00am - 12:00pm MDT Virtual Summit Boardroom
Modern IT Operations
Hosted by Insight Enterprises

Trent Krause
CIO
Graebel

Sridhar Vasudevan
Sr. Principal Architect
Insight Enterprises
Businesses have to be agile and innovative in order to successfully attain or maintain a competitive edge. Yet, there remains a critical need for IT to provide developer friendly services, modern platforms delivered in optimum processes, shift operations and security early in the software product lifecycle, governance around cost control, vendor management, data protection, and disaster recovery. Modern IT Operations is about this very balance between innovation and governance — an operating model that integrates shared IT services with developer requirements ensuring that developers can drive the business forward without setting the stage for problems, breaches, and cost overruns down the road.
During this session, we will discuss:
- Shifting to modern and hybrid platforms that make your business more nimble and responsive
- Bridging the gap between internal groups to ensure IT Ops can deliver what developers need
- How IT operates in a hybrid cloud environment
- Modernize processes for security and operations governance
11:00am - 12:00pm MDT Virtual Summit Boardroom
Accelerating Security at the Pace of the Business
Hosted by Citrix Systems, Inc.

Mike Ellerhorst
Director of Information Security
Vail Resorts

Vishal Ganeriwala
VP, Product Marketing
Citrix Systems, Inc.
In 2020, the multi-decade process of turning the digital enterprise inside out accelerated instantly. We’ve now passed an inflection point – most cyber assets live outside the old “walls” of the organization and cybersecurity controls must be scalable, flexible and reliable. How are CIOs partnering with CISOs to establish a security strategy that is an enabler of the digital business rather than an obstacle?
In this interactive session, you’ll discuss:
- Redesigning cybersecurity architecture to enable the work-from-anywhere culture
- Foundational technologies to support a global cybersecurity mesh
- Re-conceptualizing traditional ideas of how to approach security within the enterprise and shifting the business mindset
12:00pm - 12:30pm MDT Networking
Meet the Speakers
Don't miss this opportunity to meet with CIO & CISO practitioners and industry thought leaders who shared their insights on the agenda. Come with questions and get ready to meet new friends in this casual session designed to foster peer connections and collaboration in the Denver community.
12:30pm - 12:45pm MDT Break
8:00am - 8:45am MDT Virtual Summit Keynote
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – The Human Imperative

Purnima Wagle
CIO
DCP Midstream

Veena Dandapani
Global Head Product Strategy & Management
Western Union

Al Gardner
Vice President, Information Technology and Security
Inspirato

Christine Vanderpool
Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer
Florida Crystals Corporation
Research shows that diverse teams are more innovative and productive, but it's no secret that IT and cybersecurity positions have a diversity shortage. It is imperative that leaders take responsible for promoting diversity and CIOs and CISOs are uniquely positioned to lead the organization in fostering inclusion. With the new hybrid workforce, the opportunity to cast a wider net in order to build diverse teams is a moment that should not be wasted.
Join this session to discuss:
- Accelerating innovation and business outcomes through the added advantage of having diversity and inclusion
- Path to creating a psychologically safe place at work
- The importance of establishing a support system to hire more diverse candidates
8:45am - 9:00am MDT Break
9:00am - 10:00am MDT Virtual Summit Boardroom
Fueled by the Power of Data
Hosted by IBM

Hemanth Manda
Director of Information Architecture
IBM

Benjamin Partout
CIO
Federal White Cement
Smart organizations are infusing the intelligence of AI and the agility of hybrid cloud to better predict and shape future outcomes and automate decisions and processes. As a result, organizations can empower people to do higher value work and hyper-personalize digital experiences. However, only 2 of 10 firms have scaled AI solutions.
Join this boardroom to discuss:
- Preventing project stall due to data complexity, talent scarcity, and a lack of trust in AI systems
- Scaling AI across the organization with the right approach and architecture
- Leveraging AI technologies and data science tools to proactively optimize workflows and experiences
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9:00am - 10:00am MDT Virtual Summit Boardroom
Forge the Path to Business Alignment with Automation, Agility and Innovation
Hosted by Appian

Dolores Mears
CIO
Hensel Phelps Construction

Marc Wilson
Founder & Chief Partner Officer
Appian Corp

Steven Michaels
Vice President & Chief Technology Officer
SCL Health System
In a highly disruptive and digital environment, hyperautomation and agility are critical to the transformation and optimization of business operations. To keep pace, organizations are increasingly looking to empower their technology-savvy workforce with low-code automation platforms to modernize legacy systems, improve customer experience and ignite innovation.
Join this boardroom discussion to explore how CIOs are:
- Improving critical business processes with low-code automation platforms
- Leveraging talent across the business to enable scalable enterprise ready innovation
- Managing the pros and cons of democratized technology
10:00am - 10:45am MDT Virtual Summit Keynote
The Executioner’s Song – Putting Your Cloud Strategy into Practice
Hosted by Google Cloud

Eric Ranta
Director, North America Cloud Value Advisors
Google Cloud

Craig Richardville
CIO
SCL Health System
You’ve done all the leg work of building a robust cloud strategy – business alignment, clear expectations, and the right partners. But taking the step from strategy to execution can bring your efforts to their knees. From decisions on control and configuration to data access and adoption, reaping the rewards of the cloud requires a systematic, comprehensive approach.
Join this session to discuss:
- The most successful approaches to driving rapid cloud adoption across the enterprise
- Collaboration across the C-suite on data ownership, cloud controls and cloud security
- Ongoing metrics to track the success of your implementation strategy
10:45am - 11:00am MDT Break
12:45pm - 2:15pm MDT Virtual Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Peer Meetings
Meet virtually for in-depth conversations with your colleagues
June 15, 2021
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