IN-PERSON

Minneapolis CIO Inner Circle

March 27, 2024 | Surly Brewing Co.

March 27, 2024
Surly Brewing Co.

Collaborate with your peers

Join Minneapolis'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:

Managing ongoing AI expectations with business stakeholders

Cutting through complexities to define long-term AI ambition

Ensuring responsible AI adoption and journey planning outside of IT

Minneapolis CIO Governing Body


The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the discussion topics and 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

Agenda


March 27, 2024

4:30pm - 5:30pm  Executive Networking Reception

5:30pm - 6:45pm  Discussion Topics

Managing Business Expectations — How a CIO Controls the Narrative

Marina Kaganovich headshot

Marina Kaganovich

Americas Financial Services Executive Trust Lead

Google Cloud

Kelly Aronson headshot

Kelly Aronson

CIO

Andersen Corporation

TK Balaji headshot

TK Balaji

CIO

Post Consumer Brands

Ben Davis headshot

Ben Davis

EVP & CIO

Cambria

George McNulty headshot

George McNulty

CBTO

State of Minnesota

Priya Senthilkumar headshot

Priya Senthilkumar

Vice President, Technology and Product Engineering

Pearson Vue

Chris Sullivan headshot

Chris Sullivan

CIO

Self Esteem Brands

Business leaders have high expectations about AI and other emerging technologies that CIOs must manage. As such, CIOs must have robust strategies in place to not only manage these technologies, but also communicate their benefits and risks. Executives across the organization all have their own thoughts and priorities around what the technology should be used for, but as a CIO, how do you keep control of this narrative and ensure effective deployment to drive digital business success?

As c-level and board expectations continue to rise around emerging technologies, coupled with minimal IT increased budgets and resources, what are the key levers CIOs are using to grow partnerships, better align with the business on these powerful technologies, and mitigate risks?

Join your peers to discuss how CIOs and their messaging are truly resonating with stakeholders on these emerging technologies.

Topic 1: Managing Ongoing AI Expectations with Business Stakeholders

  • What’s the current direction your organization is taking on Generative AI? Are other departments inline with IT’s direction or are they taking another route?
  • How are you communicating the benefits and risks to the board as the technology continues to iterate? What are the most effective use cases to share?
  • As a CIO, how are you ensuring responsible AI adoption and journey planning outside of IT? Do you have a governance plan in place or are you governing as you go?

Topic 2: Deciding your AI Ambition

  • How are you cutting through AI complexities to define your long-term AI ambition for the organization? Who is involved in setting this north star?
  • What measures are you putting in place to secure data sets and mitigate the risk of sophisticated attacks that exploit these technologies?
  • What will the overall implication on the workforce be with your strategy? Do you see AI as an enhancement or a replacement for the workforce?

6:45pm - 7:15pm  Networking Break

7:15pm - 8:30pm  Summary Discussion & Dinner

8:30pm - 9:30pm  Social Hour

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


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