New York CIO Executive Summit

It is widely known that diverse organizations not only outperform less-diverse competition – they drive higher profits and innovation. The TechPACT is a non-profit organization with a mission to achieve diversity and representation in the technology community and to help close the digital divide.

Join two of the TechPACT’s founding CIOs – Dean Del Vecchio and Janet Sherlock – for an informal talk about:

• The TechPACT’s journey and vision – and what you can do as a leader to perpetuate greater technology diversity
• Meaningful actions organizations are taking to reduce the digital divide and create equal opportunity on a level playing field
• Strategies to attract, retain and mentor diverse, talented technologists advancing through their careers

Equipped with a structured, well-governed strategy, CIOs and CISOs can simplify and refine their company’s IT and security landscape, control costs and reap more benefits from doing business in the digital age.

In this session, you will explore:

• Creating a culture of awareness
• Measuring and communicating risk
• Implementing actionable intelligence

Atti Riazi has witnessed the digital marketplace emerge and erupt in her 35 years in the CIO chair. Facing skyrocketing consumer demand for easy-to-access digital products and services, Riazi asks a bold question of technology leaders: “Are you a digital dragon, or a dinosaur?” Chau Banks of Clorox and Riazi offer multi-industry perspectives on what it means to be a digital dragon in the hyperconnected world – soaring beyond aging process to delight end users in new ways, including:

• Creative digital approaches to meet-and-exceed customer expectations
• Operational and platform changes to achieve a competitive edge
• Convergence of technology and business to elevate customer experience

Smart organizations are fueling their operations with the power of data and AI. Through integrated technologies, a data fabric architecture enables dynamic and intelligent data flows and orchestration across any enterprise to create a network of instantly available information, empower people to do higher value work, and hyper-personalize digital experiences. However, only 2 of 10 firms have scaled their transformation and technology solutions.

Join this boardroom to discuss:

• Preparing your workforce for a data-first world
• Improving business outcomes through data-driven decisions and innovation
• How data and AI can deliver instant benefits to your organization today

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 your program manager.

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The world has become a very different place, and the way we work is forever changed. It took a major wakeup call to stir us into action. For most companies, the response to the challenge was about technology and digital transformation, but it should be more than that. It needs to center on driving the best possible human experience – sustaining human connection - so individuals and the companies they work for can thrive.

Join this interactive roundtable to discuss:

• Leveling the playing field for both in-office and remote employees so all experiences are equal
• Bringing together employee experience and customer experience to enhance productivity and increase customer satisfaction
• Making every interaction better via computing intelligence, allowing employees to work their way

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@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.

One of the biggest challenges facing the modern CIO is balance. When it comes to business transformation, the sky is the limit…until you run into budget, time and resource constraints. How can CIOs balance these real limitations while encouraging their teams to dream big and come up with outside the box solutions?

Join this panel to discuss:

• Crafting a technology and cultural transformational strategy
• Successful frameworks that allow space for a “test fast, learn quick” environment
• Strategies for enabling and securing a hybrid WFH workforce

In recent months, there has been a dramatic shift in the workforce, and organizations are now faced with meeting the demands of a hybrid world. In this hyper-competitive environment, CIOs are asking, “Where do we go from here?”

Join two technology leaders from the media industry for a human-centered discussion on IT culture, employee engagement and leadership in the new, post-pandemic world. They will cover:

• Lessons learned during a global crisis and what to expect going forward
• Giving a voice to employees – creating a self-help environment with cross-functional teams
• Enabling seamless operations with a the new remote/hybrid/in-person workforce

Digital infrastructure has made it easier for many organizations to purchase the capability they need to close key gaps. But the next competitive advantage in the digital ecosystem comes from creating unique user experiences. As technology and data leaders reach the “build” stage for their products and services, it will be essential to develop the right teams – and the right culture – to meet demand and thrive.

In this roundtable, you and your peers will discuss:

• Establishing the digital foundation to create customized products and services for internal and external customers
• Developing a talent base to support the next phase of digital evolution
• Building a culture of innovation and agility that is a differentiator in the marketplace

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@evanta.com

As more employees express a post-pandemic desire for flexible work arrangements, IT organizations must adapt to these shifting priorities. Creating new hybrid work environments require an agile, flexible, resilient approach to improving digital experiences – while maintaining employee productivity and future growth. In this session, your CIO peers will discuss:

• How to mitigate IT challenges that accompany the shift to a hybrid workforce model
• How AI/advanced technologies ease the burden of work-from-anywhere user demands
• How to scale employee self-service experience to support business growth

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@evanta.com

Technology is the backbone of every organization, and today’s CIO must have the acumen to inspire innovation across the enterprise. Join John Georgatos as he narrates his transformative journey, catapulting MDC Partners (now Stagwell) from a decentralized holding company to an agile digital enterprise that helped merge, and change the legacy transformation blueprint.

In this session, John will illustrate:

• Accelerating transformation efforts – fast decisions = better outcomes
• Laying the foundations for future growth – efficiency & savings, security, standardization
• Constructing the centralized digital enterprise – eliminating complexities, creating a more agile and simple environment

Digitization of e-commerce has opened up new avenues of growth and profit, and technology leaders are capitalizing on that potential in a variety of ways. This discussion highlights best-in-class approaches to fulfilling what customers want and expect in this new era of digital business. Learn and interact with our panel as they address:

• Achieving growth with a consistent, human-centered focus on e-commerce
• Leveraging data and predictive analytics to improve customer engagement and supply chain logistics
• Partnering across the business to expand offerings through digital channels

A common element in every digital transformation is buying and customizing software to create compelling user experiences that improve business processes. But figuring out how multimillion-dollar software investments are driving advancements across the enterprise is difficult when CIOs lack visibility and insights into digital assets. Additionally, the risk of creating a poor user experience is high when there are no UI standards and the cross-application nature of the users’ work isn’t considered.

Join this boardroom with your CIO peers to discuss:

• How to drive user adoption and better digital transformation outcomes
• How to gain deeper visibility and insights into your tech stack
• How to take action on those insights through greater efficiency and agility

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@evanta.com

The role of an enterprise CIO has historically included a large focus on the administration, operation and management of all employee systems. However, this is evolving. Zylo data shows that IT’s ownership of software budgets is now less than 25% of all software spend across the enterprise as software purchasing and administration becomes decentralized. 

 Join this executive roundtable discussion to learn how CIO’s are:

• Evolving the software management ecosystem to enable and empower employees
• Balancing software controls and governance with the freedom and flexibility of a SaaS environment
• Modernizing SaaS governance models – pivoting with the shifting enterprise

According to a Gartner survey, 7 out of 10 boards are demanding digital acceleration, yet a Boston Consulting Group study found that 70% of digital transformation initiatives fail. How do you flip the odds to ensure success?

Join this keynote to examine:

• If it’s not the tech, then what are the top reasons digital initiatives fail
• What Gartner says could stifle digital workplace progress through 2030
• The imperative for CIOs: prioritizing culture, people, and change management