New York CIO Executive Summit

She answers to “FlyGirl” and make no mistake – Vernice FlyGirl Armour earned those wings. She flew the AH-1W SuperCobra attack helicopter during Operation Iraqi Freedom and became the first African-American female combat pilot in U.S. Armed Forces history. Drawing inspiration and leadership lessons straight from the heat of battle, FlyGirl challenges executives and organizations to “get gutsy” by harnessing the power of a Breakthrough Mentality Mindset and overcoming personal and professional setbacks. FlyGirl now travels the globe with one mission and one goal: to give you “permission to engage” your teams like never before.

Organizations that thrive, those that not only survive industry change but are the ones leading it, often have one thing in common: a strong culture. Establishing a strong and unified culture helps employees align around a strategic vision, and pivot and evolve when needed. In this keynote, Michael Smith examines the approaches he's taken in his career to developing a strong culture, one that brings out the best in his teams and organizations to help inspire breakthrough innovation and drive growth.

As widespread and welcome as digital disruption may be, technology is simultaneously redefining roles along the C-suite. If you’re a CIO, what does this mean for you? Is a chief digital officer supporting your strategic efforts or threatening your turf? Join our distinguished panel of leading chief digital officers for a frank discussion on how digital leadership roles are evolving, blending and effectively aligning around a common platform. How can CIOs and CDOs co-exist, and even better, combine forces to drive transformation at their companies? In the enlightened pursuit of a true digital customer experience, hear about the core capabilities will define the coming decade.

Digital Transformation, powered by IoT and AI, changes the way products are designed, manufactured, sold, delivered and serviced. It changes business processes, management practices and information systems. It changes everything about the nature of customer relationships, customer expectations, the supply chain, pricing models and customer service. And it changes the nature of work. The benefits are breathtaking and no industry will remain untouched. Ed Abbo will discuss the application of AI, IoT and model-driven software architectures to realize digital transformation of the enterprise.

Data is the lifeblood of the organization, and to enable healthy business growth, it must flow freely. CIOs are building the infrastructure that allows the free movement of this critical business intelligence, yet seamlessly linking silos of information across manufacturing, finance, retail and more is no small task. In this interactive discussion, CIOs will discuss ways they are enabling the discovery of cross-functional insights, efficiencies and optimized solutions through data analytics strategies that serve the enterprise as a whole.  

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:

Monica Mast

971-222-2385

Technology talent is a precious commodity. From developers to security professionals, the demand for workers is outpacing the supply. Add in the flight risk for current staff, and CIOs face an uphill battle to attract and retain the tech talent they need. For 50 minutes, set aside the war for talent and join your peers for a constructive dialogue focused on best practices to grow and retain the ranks of technology workers across the region.

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:

Monica Mast

971-222-2385

As technology races to match the pace of business, it becomes ever more important to get clarity on where you’re going and how you and your executive team will get there together. What is your collective IT vision for 2020 and beyond? How well does it dovetail into your organization’s comprehensive strategy? Instead of watching another brilliant IT blueprint collect dust on the shelf, devise your next winning game plan. Allen Look shares his vision for how to create a technology strategy that responds to marketplace demands, earns executive team buy-in throughout and deploys critical capabilities to achieve ultimate success.

As organizations blaze the transformational path of new digital opportunity, the relevant CIO must be at the wheel — aligning all stakeholders, maneuvering past obstacles and driving higher aspirations.  Humberto Matas advocates for bold execution around clearly defined business goals to command full investment in digital initiatives. From strategy and design through data and delivery, discover how influential CIOs can aim far beyond technology prowess to realize an organization’s digital promise.

As more companies put augmented reality, virtual reality and mixed reality to the test, is your technology team a frontrunner in this space or playing the wait-and-see game? This boardroom covers all the bases in the emerging technology field, from how AR/VR is being applied in business today to how these immersive solutions will change the industry. There are no wrong questions — only the exciting promise of discovering answers — in this peer-driven exchange of how to better organize and take advantage of everything emerging. 

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:

Monica Mast

971-222-2385

Organizations need to continuously revamp their technologies to stay competitive and focus on the changing needs of their customers. Constantly increasing speed and vastly growing amounts of data, emerging trends like microservices, IoT, cloud and artificial intelligence greatly increase complexity in IT. At the same time, each new advancement unlocks previously unknown possibilities. André Christ explores what companies need to consider when transitioning to new technologies and how enterprise architecture can help to make digital transformation a success.