Minneapolis CIO Executive Summit

Join the Minneapolis CIO Governing Body and invited guests for an evening of music, dinner and wine as we kick off this year's summit. Along with a night of peer networking, we'll be working with non-profit "Together We Rise" to pack duffle bags for children entering foster care.

New technology is not enough to transform a business. To enable change, IT needs leadership buy-in, the organization’s trust and, maybe most importantly, a collaborative culture — only then can Business and IT run arm in arm through their transformation journey.

Join this session as Casey’s Manisha Datye shares her experiences in:

• Graduating from order taker to trusted business partner
• Defining success by value delivered, rather than tasks completed
• Overcoming deeply entrenched internal resistance to change

The world is changing. Employees, clients and companies are evolving as we enter the next phase of the pandemic. What are they thinking, where are they going - A CIO's point of view.

Join this session to discuss:

• Defining the new “normal” that works for your company
• Providing a modern, flexible experience for employees and customers
• Brainstorming creative ways to keep employees engaged

Actionable data is key to remain competitive in the marketplace. Yet, the growing volume of data spread across many clouds and applications presents a challenge for data governance and protection. A data fabric architecture can abstract away the technological complexities to provide ‘always on’ reliable compliance.

Join this interactive boardroom to discuss:

• Reducing compliance and audit costs and risks
• Balancing data protection with innovation through highly automated governance
• Leveling up governance and compliance efforts by automatically applying policies and rules to data assets at scale

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: Tori Herson at tori.herson@evanta.com

The Zero Trust framework is based on the principle of "never trust, always verify." As ransomware attacks continue to impact organizations today, how can your enterprise best protect itself without interrupting core business operations?

Join this keynote as ThreatLocker’s Danny Jenkins discusses:

• The Zero Trust security framework and why it’s important
• How to adopt Zero Trust for endpoints
• The technologies needed to take control of your environment in the fight against ransomware

Your digital transformation journey must be efficient, effective and secure. Where does cybersecurity fit into your post pandemic IT and digital enablement? With the recent shift in IT priorities, your CISO should be a strategic thinker and an ally who promotes security readiness as you shape your company or organization’s success.

In this session, you will explore:

• The components of an effective cybersecurity strategy that drive your program and reduce risk
• Strategies that ensure the major building blocks of your IT transformation are secured
• Ways to evolve your cybersecurity strategy to align with line of business goals

Two major priorities for CIOs are enabling employees to work more productively and improving the customer experience. Creating a holistic communications system around delivering positive experiences can achieve gains for both priorities. How can these changes support the kind of hyper-personalization and knowledge accumulation that delivers customer satisfaction at every step of the journey?

This session will address:

• Developing a strategic communications system with the customer journey in mind
• Creating customer experience synergies by blending capabilities like unified communications and contact centers
• Real-world challenges and strategies to overcome them

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: Tori Herson at tori.herson@evanta.com

With an ever-changing technology landscape, innovation is increasingly critical to leadership and the enterprise at large. Not only are companies using advanced technology to reengineer decision making, but to innovate and iterate for the future. How can CIOs blaze a trail, across industries, to develop the next cutting-edge trends?

Join this session as CIOs discuss:

• Exploring the metaverse and digital twins
• Harnessing the power of NFTs
• Positioning innovation within the enterprise

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: Tori Herson at tori.herson@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.

Navigating the modern talent landscape has CIOs searching for solutions to engage their teams and build up new talent. With employee expectations at an all-time high, it's time to get creative.

Join this interactive session to debate and collaborate about team building scenarios including:

• Hiring the right people – identifying the qualities that really matter
• Hiring from within – creating an environment where leaders can grow
• Exploring employee potential – diversifying skill sets

Customer experience (CX) has become a key priority for modern enterprises, and today’s CIOs are increasingly using data to understand their customers as a critical element of their comprehensive IT strategy. How can IT departments use data to evaluate the gap between what your company delivers and what customers expect?

Join your peers to discuss:

• Using data to elevate the customer experience and drive new ways of doing business
• Creating a comprehensive culture of innovation rooted in measurable outcomes
• Improving CX as a market differentiator

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: Tori Herson at tori.herson@evanta.com

Gartner research shows the demand for custom applications and services continues to increase. With high demand for a modern application ecosystem, CIOs are innovating and building the skills among their team to build greater efficiencies.

Join this session as your peers explore: 

• Building a framework that allows you to modernize faster 
• Adopting low-code, no-code application platforms 
• Assembling a skilled team amid a talent crisis

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: Tori Herson at tori.herson@evanta.com

As a farmer-owned cooperative, Land O’Lakes has deep roots across rural America. It sees first-hand how the digital divide hits rural citizens. So when life took a dramatic digital shift and everyday activities like schoolwork, business and even doctors’ appointments moved online, Land O’ Lakes decided it was time to make rural broadband a priority.

Pull up a seat as CTO Teddy Bekele shares how one organization is:

• Transforming both business and community
• Furthering the use of precision agriculture technology
• Fostering innovation that changes lives