Dallas CIO Executive Summit

New cloud technologies and consumption models have become an essential component of enterprise transformation strategies to delight today’s empowered customers. However, these new technologies also represent a nightmare of complexity and operational risk, making the transformation journey perilous. Learn about the new strategies through which enterprises are successfully consuming modern infrastructure and transforming their innovation rate and economics, allowing companies to focus on their core business. We will discuss:

• New paradigms for using infrastructure to compete and thrive
• What IT transformation leaders seek from their cloud infrastructure
• Successful examples of enterprise of IT transformation

Welcome to the latest technology inflection point – where automation and related advances can revolutionize work flows, cut costs and ramp up revenue. In this session, CIO Rajesh Nagarajan and his colleague Tele Fernandes offer an early look into how Robotic Process Automation is changing the way Celanese digitizes work. They will cover:

• How automation strategy enables productivity gains while fortifying capabilities
• How to scale up deployments as part of an integrated emerging technology roadmap
• What next steps can lead to the eventual intelligent enterprise

Whether you’re pitching a transformative idea or updating the state of the IT union — presenting to a board or a subcommittee requires persuasive skills that must be mastered. CIOs are tasked to communicate business value and synthesize complex information in a way that makes sense. Join this interactive session to improve your executive pitch for the next time you’re in the hot seat. In this interactive session, you will work in a group to:

• Create and deliver a board or subcommittee pitch
• Receive real-time feedback on your pitch
• Learn best practices and strategies for communicating with executive leadership 

Calling all CIOs tapping in to the evolving world of AI and data analytics — your peers want to discuss how to leverage this powerful tag team in transformation. This Wipro-inspired boardroom is an in-depth exploration of the requirements and challenges involved in a successful AI-driven data revolution. Come ready to exchange:

• Real world examples and war stories about AI and data analytics
• Best practices to take advantage of these transformative tools throughout the enterprise

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:

Annie Bogart  |  971-717-6661

Whether you’re running an aggressive cloud-first strategy or floating along in the hybrid cloud, each CIO’s cloud journey is a relevant roadmap for peers in pursuit of the configuration sweet spot. This boardroom draws on the collective wisdom of technology leaders at various stages of cloud migration. Come ready to exchange views from your collective cloud experience and discuss:

• New business capabilities the cloud has unlocked
• Embracing the full value of cloud and what may be holding you back
• Navigating cloud implementation to ensure maximum agility and security

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:

Annie Bogart  |  971-717-6661

CIOs — think back to the very beginning. If you were starting over, what would you do differently? What advice would you pass along to first-time CIOs? In this panel discussion, Theresa Meadows draws from her vast experience, while Robert Ruch and Bob Rosen reflects on their first 180 days in the role to consider:  

• How to shape your strategy and your technology team to make an immediate impact
• How to influence relationships and effectively partner across the business
• What standards and leadership traits define a successful CIO?

How often do you take a hard look at IT productivity? Do your standards vary? With oil prices on the rise again, Steve McLaurin reflects on the tough choices he had to make when his industry was scraping the bottom of the barrel. Learn how, through adversity, a CIO forged a lean, mean technology team. McLaurin will cover:

• How to develop the right framework for decision-making regardless of external factors
• How to organize a team around a growth mindset
• How to review vendor relationships and strengthen trusted partnerships

Caught up in the burgeoning demand to innovate at breakneck speed, how do CIOs deliver on time while keeping control of the IT enterprise? This boardroom session will address the challenges of fulfilling business needs in the driven digital age, including: 

• How CIOs can maintain strategic influence over digital initiatives
• How to create stronger partnerships within the business to stay on top of demand

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:

Annie Bogart  |  971-717-6661

The Internet of Things and automation advancements have enabled manufacturing and other industries to modernize factories, reduce operational costs and raise efficiency. Join this boardroom for a deep dive into what you’re peers are doing to capitalize on Industry 4.0 projects. Among the key topics you’ll cover:

• What Industry 4.0 success looks like, and advice for those starting the journey
• The inherent hurdles innovative projects create, such as change management and reskilling staff
• Best practices to cultivate the relationship between IT and OT to drive execution

What do you want most from your CEO? Of his boss, Tom Leverton, Chris Boult says, “I know exactly where I stand.” Join the CEC Entertainment duo for a fireside chat about the CEO/CIO partnership and how they’re using data to drive strategic investments across the enterprise. Leverton offers insights from CEO’s perspective to discuss:

• The changing role of data and its availability in today’s world that enables better decision making and investment opportunities
• Why a strong CEO/CIO partnership is a key to success and how that breeds collaboration across the C-suite
• Lessons on how a CIO can be effective when working with the board