IN-PERSON

Minneapolis CIO Executive Summit

June 11, 2024 | Marriott Minneapolis West

June 11, 2024
Marriott Minneapolis West

Collaborate with your peers

Get together with Minneapolis's top CIOs to tackle shared business challenges and critical priorities facing your role today. Participate in this one-day, local program with peer-driven topics and interactive discussions with your true C-level peers.

Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today:

Building trust and reliability in data to enable business growth and optimization

Adopting the latest digital technologies and practices to stay relevant and drive innovation

Vetting your applications and infrastructure technology strategy to optimize resources

Minneapolis 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

Brett Craig

Target
CIO

Tammylynne Jonas

Donaldson
Global CIO

Mike Neill

C.H. Robinson
Chief Technology Officer

Carissa Rollins

Illumina
CIO

Tarek Tomes

State of Minnesota
CIO & Commissioner

What to Expect

Interactive Sessions

Hear from CIO practitioners and thought leaders on how they're solving critical challenges impacting your role today in Keynote sessions, and join smaller, interactive discussions with your peers in Breakout and Boardroom sessions.

Community Networking

Make new connections and catch up with old friends in casual conversations during dedicated time for networking designed to better acquaint you with your Minneapolis CIO community.

Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Connect with like-minded peers in a private, 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.

Agenda


June 11, 2024

7:45am - 8:30am  Registration & Breakfast

8:00am - 8:30am  Networking

Rising Together — Empowering Diversity in Technology

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Heather Mickman

CTO

Lakeshore Learning Materials

Women are vastly underrepresented in the technology field, yet their presence is crucial. Every single one of us has the ability to move this dial, to do our part to have impact in driving change. Together we can empower each other, our communities and create a better future for all of us. Join us for this intimate, informal space for women in leadership roles and their allies to freely discuss best practices, key challenges and mission-critical priorities. Come prepared to share ideas and forge new connections that can help empower each other to make an impact in your organizations and communities. 

This session is open to all genders and identities.

8:30am - 9:15am  Keynote

Words That Work — Executive Power Language

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Val Wright

Global Leadership & Innovation Expert, Author

Guest Speaker

For CIOs, the stakes are extraordinary in every conversation. Revenue of millions or billions is in jeopardy during board meetings, investor calls, media interviews, customer interactions and employee conversations. The most successful executives realize this and prepare what to say and when to say it with precision. Val Wright shares new ways to approach common business conversations.

Join this keynote to learn:

  • The power of the written word to demonstrate the value of technology
  • How to cultivate a dynamic relationship with your board and get positioned for board roles
  • Powerful retorts and feedback that overcome resistance every time and consistently delivers results

9:15am - 9:40am  Networking Break

9:40am - 10:25am  Breakout Session

Long Live the CIO!

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Carissa Rollins

CIO

Illumina

Increased digitization over the past 50 years turned CIOs from technical leaders to global business executives. How have you seen your own role evolve and what coming changes are you anticipating?

Join this peer chat to explore:

  • What business outcomes you’re trying to drive
  • How you’re strategically approaching those drivers
  • Ways to elevate the CIO role for influence across the C-suite and beyond

9:40am - 10:25am  Breakout Session

From Familiar to Future — Breaking the Barriers to IT Innovation

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Loren Hudziak

Customer Engineer Manager, ChromeOS

Google

IT leaders are under pressure to innovate their organization’s tech stack to meet the demands of modern business. While web-based apps, AI and other modern solutions offer a better user experience, advanced security and simpler management, many businesses are still critically dependent on legacy apps and systems. How can IT teams innovate their infrastructure without disrupting operations and end users? This session breaks down some common misconceptions about modernization and reveals a direct path for IT leaders towards more efficient, secure, and cost-effective endpoint management.

Join this session and breakout-style conversation with your peers to discuss:

  • What the modern endpoint looks like for enterprises today
  • How modernization unlocks the power of AI and sharpens your competitive edge
  • How to continue using legacy apps while you innovate

9:40am - 10:25am  Executive Boardroom

What Can You Actually Build with AI & Low Code?

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Sean Mee

Regional Vice President, Solutions Architecture - Americas

OutSystems

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Rudi Mohamed

CIO

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency

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Tony Peleska

VP and Head of Information Technology and Digital Transformation

Kraus-Anderson

Enterprises are increasingly embracing digital transformation efforts across industries. They are turning to a powerful combination — low-code solutions infused with Artificial Intelligence for application delivery. But what can you actually build with AI & low code?

Join your peers to discuss:

  • Speed of Delivery — Enabling rapid application development, allowing businesses to respond swiftly to market demands
  • Innovation — Integrating AI capabilities enhances drives continuous improvement
  • Scalability — Facilitating easy adaptation and expansion of applications

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: Zander Petersen at zander.petersen@evanta.com

10:25am - 11:05am  Networking Break

10:30am - 10:55am  Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Peer-to-Peer Meetings

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.

11:05am - 11:50am  Breakout Session

Establishing Your Emerging Technology Strategy

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Shawn Quant

Chief Info. & Operations Officer

Piper Sandler Companies

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Corey West

Chief Technology Officer

Piper Sandler Companies

With the rate at which technology is evolving, leaders often feel like they’re left playing catch up. How can you create an approach that enables your organization to leverage emerging technologies to benefit the entire organization?

Join this session as the team from Piper Sandler shares how they worked together to:

  • Build cross-functional collaboration
  • Vet potential ideas and business cases
  • Create business opportunities

11:05am - 11:50am  Breakout Session

Unlocking Full Cloud Potential — IT Enhancements for Today's Enterprise

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Uy Huynh

VP Solution Engineering

Island

While the vast majority of infrastructure has been upgraded and modernized to support the shift to the cloud, enterprise IT teams are still missing an equally seamless access method to deliver cloud-native apps and data to their end users. While traditional browsers have become the de-facto access point for the majority of business-critical applications, they lack the deep visibility and hyper-granular policy controls enterprises need. This results in IT leaders surrounding their browsers with layers of tech to meet those needs.

Join this breakout session to discover:

  • Why traditional cloud security methods undermine your modernization efforts and end-user experience
  • Embracing technological momentum to adapt to a "more-with-less" IT landscape
  • How enterprise CIOs are using this solution to bolster cloud security

11:05am - 11:50am  Executive Boardroom

Communicating the Value of IT

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Masood Ahmad

SVP, Head of Wealth Management Technology

U.S. Bank

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Hitesh Patel

Chief Information Officer

Sleep Number

Information technology has the potential to move from a back-office department to a crucial business driver. In order to do so, technology leaders must be able to tell a compelling story that highlights their team’s value to the rest of the organization.

Join this session to discuss:

  • Using data to tell IT’s story
  • Elevating IT to every aspect of the business
  • Evolving from sustainers to transformers

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: Zander Petersen at zander.petersen@evanta.com

11:50am - 12:35pm  Lunch Service

12:35pm - 1:10pm  Keynote

Optimizing for Agility — Network and Security Convergence

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Gerry Plaza

Field CTO - Chief Strategy Officer

Netskope

Integrating a complex ecosystem across all security areas can optimize defenses without simplifying adversaries’ challenges. This approach balances robust security with efficiency, crucial for navigating generative AI and tech advancements. Achieving this requires strategic selection and consolidation of platforms to enhance agility, reduce risk and maintain cost-effectiveness.

In this session, you’ll learn:

  • The composition of an effective security architecture
  • Value you can derive from a converged networking and security platform
  • Common consolidation mistakes people make and how to avoid them

1:10pm - 1:35pm  Break

1:35pm - 2:20pm  Breakout Session

Great (Leadership) Expectations

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Jeff Gerber

CIO

Johnson Brothers Liquor

As leaders, we know a good challenge from a trusted partner helps us grow beyond what we’re capable of on our own. How are we passing that favor along to the business leaders we manage? How do you set the right partnership expectations with your executive team and other business leaders? 

Join this interactive session as Jeff discusses:

  • Coaching your team to be impactful IT partners
  • Encouraging technology ownership throughout the organization
  • Leading technology transformation outside of the IT Department

1:35pm - 2:20pm  Executive Boardroom

Perfect Timing — Investing in Emerging Technologies

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Luke Anderson

CIO

Cub Foods

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David Ingham

Chief Information Officer

Allina Health

As the GenAI hype continues, CIOs know they must be strategic in their investments — prioritizing prevalent and impactful use cases that deliver real value. The next question on the list? Determining when to invest.

Join your fellow CIOs to discuss:

  • Learning from over-enthusiasm and unrealistic projections of innovation
  • Anticipating sustainable growth over quick wins
  • Evaluating business impact and choosing when to invest

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: Zander Petersen at zander.petersen@evanta.com

1:35pm - 2:20pm  Executive Boardroom

Navigating Data Trust to Success

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Ken Smith

Director, IT

Daktronics

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Ty Spratt

Chief Business Technology Officer (CBTO)

State of Minnesota

IT leaders face the critical task of ensuring data's trust and reliability —essential for informed decision making and strategic advantage. Aligning data strategies with business objectives ensures compliance but also positions data as a pivotal force for competitive differentiation.
Join your peers to discuss:

  • Establishing robust governance for data trust-building
  • Adopting technology to ensure data quality
  • Fostering organizational culture for data literacy

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: Zander Petersen at zander.petersen@evanta.com

2:20pm - 3:00pm  Networking Break

2:25pm - 2:50pm  Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Peer-to-Peer Meetings

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.

3:00pm - 3:45pm  Breakout Session

A Data & Analytics Dialogue

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Angie Schulke

Vice President - Applications, Data & Business Intelligence

Life Time

As organizations collect more and more data, it’s crucial for leaders to empower the enterprise to use that data to ensure better business outcomes. How are you creating an effective D&A strategy that enables the entire organization for growth and innovation?

Join this interactive session to discuss:

  • Utilizing analytics to drive business decision making
  • Balancing the benefits of data control with data democratization
  • Building a foundation for successful AI implementation

3:00pm - 3:45pm  Executive Boardroom

Application Rationalization

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TK Balaji

CIO

Post Consumer Brands

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Richard Walker

CIO

Bluestem Brands

CIOs are balancing an ever-increasing number of service providers, which requires a strong vendor and application rationalization strategy. How can leaders evolve their application strategies to optimize cost, increase operational efficiencies and remain agile in the face of constant change?

Join this session to discuss:

  • Incorporating effective contract management to avoid vendor lock-in
  • Creating architectures that evolve with ever-changing business requirements
  • Discontinuing legacy systems, modernizing and shifting to agile solutions

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: Zander Petersen at zander.petersen@evanta.com

3:00pm - 3:45pm  Executive Boardroom

Keeping Pace with Cyber Risk

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Amanda Alwy

Senior Vice President - North America Innovation & Information Technology I Region CIO

ManpowerGroup

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Dan McDermott

CIO

Tank Holding

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: Zander Petersen at zander.petersen@evanta.com

3:45pm - 4:10pm  Break

4:10pm - 4:45pm  Keynote

Accelerated Disruptive Innovation

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Tsuneo Fujiwara

Distinguished VP Analyst

Gartner

Enterprises are doubling down on innovation. Gartner conducted a survey of 300 innovation leaders across the globe. What are successful innovators doing differently?

Grab a chair as Tsuneo discusses:

  • Latest trends in innovation faced by CIOs
  • Strategies to become high maturity innovators
  • How to lead disruptive innovation as CIOs

4:45pm - 5:00pm  Closing Comments and Prize Drawing

5:00pm - 7:30pm  Networking

Arcade Afterparty — Governing Body Reception

Join your peers for dinner, drinks and Donkey Kong! The Minneapolis CIO Governing Body invites attendees to close this year's executive summit with an evening of peer networking — Skee-Ball & snacks included.

June 11, 2024

We look forward to seeing you at an upcoming in-person gathering


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Location


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Marriott Minneapolis West
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A block of rooms has been reserved at the Marriott Minneapolis West at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling 952-544-4400. Please mention Evanta Executive Summit to ensure the appropriate room rate.

Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of $199 USD (plus tax) is May 20, 2024.

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Zander Petersen

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zander.petersen@evanta.com