St. Louis CIO Executive Summit

Join your fellow Governing Body members for an interactive night. Be prepared to participate as we kick the night off with the famed whisper challenge, as seen on Jimmy Fallon, and finish with a local improv group.

Months after the implementation deadline of GDPR, there are still plenty of reasons for data privacy to keep you up at night and, moreover, inspire action. Peter Hogan of Post Holdings educated his team early on GDPR before it was abuzz in the headlines, and has a plethora of advice for those looking to do better in the future. But how can your organization shift from data privacy panic to maintenance mode?

In this keynote, you will hear:

• A retrospective on Post Holding’s successful early compliance steps
• Data privacy laws across the globe
• Tactics for drafting a blueprint of next-steps

Technology knowledge is no longer a differentiator. Real change is now driven by leadership, confident learning, and communication. In order to move forward with transformation of any kind, these three factors need to work together towards the common good of the organization and client.

LaQuinta will cover why:

• Leadership, learning, and communication are the value propositions that drive innovation
• User experience must be top of mind
• Everyone needs to be involved in change management to insure buy-in

Finding new tech innovation is the first hurdle, but figuring out how to best engage with the company is the magic behind the matchmaking process. Mary Louise Helbig and PJ Amini share their first-hand experience on how organizations can satisfy their appetite for innovation by engaging with emerging tech companies to adopt new technologies.

Join Helbig and Amini as they discuss:

• Creating a partnership mentality
• Understanding your current appetite for external innovation
• Identifying implementation and engagement options for adopting new innovation

70% of applications have migrated to the cloud, yet most cloud apps suffer from monthly disruptions. Leading organizations are embracing a business-first networking model that conforms to business requirements, then uses automation and machine learning to make it work instead of forcing the business to conform to the constraints of the network. The rise of the Business-First SD-WAN is driving IT leaders to rethink their wide area networks. Join your peers for a candid discussion around the challenges that many enterprises face across their network and how SD-WAN can be part of the solution.

Organizations with a robust security strategy have a host of tactics when it comes to preventing cyberattacks. But what is the best way to tackle these threats consistently and effectively?

In this breakout, Bob Jamieson will address:

• The importance of shifting your mindset towards offensive countermeasures for long-term, deliberate success
• Tools his team used to triumph over attackers, including chatbots and change management
• The challenges of having a defensive strategy without the tech to support it

Organizations that build an intelligent edge today will be the dominant force of tomorrow. In order to join the ranks of these future-forward competitors, your team will need to go beyond business intelligence to deliver widely applicable insights.

In this breakout, you’ll learn:

• How to transform your organization into a data-driven, intelligent enterprise
• Ways to harness traditionally counteractive forces such as convenience and security
• Ecosystem solutions to help manage data securely while remaining agile

In a business environment driven by technology, the ongoing evolution of the cloud, the emergence of multicloud architectures, and the redefined data center are essential considerations for IT executives. With their promise of greater agility, enhanced service levels, and innovation enablement, these offerings present an attractive path for the enterprise seeking to leverage every advantage. But no two organizations are the same, and charting a course amid a cacophony of tools, providers, and promises is an increasingly complex endeavor. In this session, you and your peers will examine the present and future of the cloud and build strategies for navigating them to ensure maximum agility, security, and emerging multicloud architecture best practices.

You’ve spent time and resources building a team of creative thinkers who lend an edge to your organization overall. But one cybersecurity misstep from the untrained employee can unravel your entire strategy. What tools and philosophies can you incorporate as an IT leader to help bridge this gap in security-savviness?

In this keynote, you will discover:

• How tools like AI and machine learning can bolster employee productivity
• IT benefits and security challenges surrounding a creative workforce
• Ways to look beyond formal IT training when fostering security-consciousness