Boston CIO Executive Summit

What enables organizations to innovate and grow regardless of size? It is more than just unique technology, market position, or funding. Val Wright has seen how the influence and culture of the executive team drives results throughout the organization.

You will learn how to:

• Translate and demonstrate business value from your IT strategy
• Create understanding and belief with your teams, board, and CEO
• Drive change that impacts profit, revenue, and market share

Imagine this, if you could rebuild your organization from the ground up today using all of the latest technology, tools, and business processes, where would you start? Guy Hadari believes a holistic approach to digitalization is crucial, and he’ll walk us through how to define a strategy that begins with big picture clarity and leads to digital transcendence.

Join Hadari as he shares:

• Tactics for getting buy-in for digital transformation across the enterprise
• Methodologies for overcoming isolated and uninformed opinions
• Strategies for taking technology out of the digital conversation

As the fourth industrial revolution gains speed fueled by emerging technology, business operations are lagging behind. Organizations need to embrace Business 4.0 and implement a unified vision for research and innovation.

Join as Saswati Collam unpacks:

• The current state of innovation which CIOs operate in today
• A model that focuses on personalization, value creation, risk mitigation
• A culture of innovation at scale

The internal changes that digital transformation are driving are just as important as the external changes. New technology now provides methods and tools to help empower employees. Let’s make sure we are utilizing them to the best of our ability.

Come prepared to discuss the following questions:

• How are CIO’s building out their digital transformation agendas?
• What key processes are being digitized in order to deliver better employee productivity?
• How are organizations enabling stakeholders to deliver on digital transformation initiatives?

Data is the lifeblood of any 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 distribution is no small task.

In this boardroom discussion, we will:

• Discover cross-functional insights
• Uncover efficiencies, inefficiencies, and opportunities through data analytics strategies
• Focus on serving the enterprise as a whole

What do employees highlight when asked about their work? Does your employment brand shine through? Ginger Gregory believes that culture is the most important piece of the talent story.

Hear insights from Biogen’s culture journey like:

• Promoting internal and external brands that attract employees
• Creating a desirable culture by being consistent and relevant
• Linking arms with colleagues to bolster buy-in and avoid silos

When the inevitable happens, what are your first steps to getting your enterprise back online? David Querusio has navigated two infrastructure outages in the recent past and will walk you through his journey to successfully resolve one in less than 28 hours. Then it’s your turn. In this interactive session, David will pose a scenario and it is up to each table to collaborate on a solution. Use this time to ideate with peers and brainstorm new ways to minimize the loss of revenue, reputation and customers when your next outage occurs.

IT systems are often an afterthought during the acquisition process, but they are usually the first thing to rise to surface as an issue with the new organization. Different systems, applications, and organizational structures all make integration a difficult process. Executed thoughtfully and successfully, IT integration can unlock a whole new level of potential for a growing enterprise.

Join the conversation around:

• IT’s leadership when evaluating mergers and acquisitions
• Thinking through potential challenges and opportunities before they arise
• Prioritizing systems, deciding which ones to keep and which ones to retire

Blockchain presents an enormous opportunity for business-focused CIOs, but the depth of awareness around its potential remains fragmented at best – even at the executive level. Moving from hype-cycle concept to practical reality requires a deeper understanding of the technological possibilities, profound business impact, and long-term evolution of blockchain. Would-be disruptors and agile competitors are introducing new business models and ways of thinking, and to keep pace, CIOs need information.

In this interactive session we will:

• Lean into the technology behind blockchain
• Sort through the noise to find real value
• Uncover the impact blockchain is going to have on the entire organization