
Detroit CIO Inner Circle
October 4, 2022 | Gem Theatre
October 4, 2022
Gem Theatre
Collaborate with your peers
Join Detroit's top CIOs for an intimate networking dinner and facilitated discussion on key business challenges. Enjoy a relaxed evening of dinner and drinks with your peers to share best practices, make new connections and build professional relationships.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today:
Designing a holistic secure digital framework
Workforce and partnership strategies for digital success
Detroit 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

Brent Cieszynski
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer

Earl Duby
Lear Corporation
VP & CISO

Russ Gordon
BorgWarner
Chief Information Security Officer

Richard Hook
Penske
EVP & CIO

Fred Killeen
General Motors
VP of Global Information Technology & CIO

Raman Mehta
Johnson Electric
SVP & CIO

Jeff Small
Great Lakes Water Authority
CIO

Sangy Vatsa
FIS Global
EVP, Chief Technology and Digital Officer

Erik Wille
American Axle Manufacturing
CISO
Agenda
October 4, 2022
4:30pm - 5:30pm Executive Networking Reception
5:30pm - 6:45pm Discussion Topics
Using Digital Acceleration to Sculpt an Enterprise Change

Janette Barretto
Global Security, Risk, & Enterprise Architecture Manager
Yazaki North America

Tim Colby
Regional Director
Axonius

Jim Darrow
Director, IT
Detroit Tigers

Craig James-Heer
CISO
Gordon Food Service

David Kepczynski
Chief Information Officer, GE Research
General Electric

Fareed Mohammed
CISO and Head of Technical Architecture
Dow

Karla Thomas
Vulnerability Manager
Lear Corporation
The ability to pivot nimbly in a rapidly changing world can be a major asset. However, making the transition demands the reimagining of business models, technology strategies and company culture—all at the same time. Restructuring a segregated project management model reaps major rewards at the divisional and enterprise-wide levels.
Innovation and progress are the lifeblood of a robust enterprise. With a more complex operating model comes the need for a much more robust security strategy. To improve business outcomes, the forward-thinking leader is continuously adopting new technologies and protecting existing assets.
In this interactive conversation, CIOs & CISOs will have the opportunity to discuss what organizations are doing to embrace the digital era.
Topic 1: Embracing an Age of Agility
- What are you doing to create an agile enterprise culture?
- How are you implementing a continuous delivery model
- How are you fostering rapid innovation?
Topic 2: Securing the Next Wave of Technology
- How are you embracing new technologies and innovative improvements?
- How are you combining high visibility and zero trust to protect individual and collective assets?
- What advancements are needed for a more robust security strategy?
6:45pm - 7:15pm Networking Break
7:15pm - 8:30pm Summary Discussion & Dinner
8:30pm - 9:30pm Social Hour
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