Southern California CIO Executive Summit

As the former CIO at SpaceX, Ken Venner saw his share of crazy ideas come to life. For instance, rockets returning from space can now land instead of being a throw-away vehicle that splashes into the sea. In this keynote, Venner shares an insider’s look into:

• How the “just-go-for-it” mentality at SpaceX paved a path to agile, iterative thinking
• How rapid innovation was applied to IT, moving from brainstorm/design/investigate to release/deploy/expand
• How talent was leveraged within SpaceX to capitalize on creative, out-of-the-box thinking

Governing Body members host this dinner to launch the event with an evening of peer networking and insights.

Despite having access to a wealth of data, enterprises still struggle to effectively deliver trusted insights to the entire workforce — preventing them from realizing the full value of their data investments. Overcoming this challenge takes pervasive adoption of trusted analytics.

This session covers:

• Mastering the next wave of Enterprise Intelligence with zero-click analytics
• Empowering your workforce to get more from tools they use, every day
• Using mobile productivity apps to impact every business role and function

Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. was admittedly late to the game when it came to cybersecurity, but the creation of a captive finance company with lots of PII required the company to step on the gas. Discover how the enterprise’s CIO and CISO quickly and efficiently:

• Put together a program of people, processes and technology
• Leveraged vendors and tools to jump straight into to the latest and greatest cloud-type solutions
• Built a SOC, which has no on-premise staff but provides 24-7 coverage, on a shoestring budget

Organizations are constantly looking to the CIO for the next big business-enhancing innovation, and in today’s technology landscape, many of those opportunities are in the cloud. A veteran of cloud migration, Amazon Web Services’ Jake Burns – formerly with Live Nation Entertainment – moderates this peer-driven discussion on:

• Why technology executives must understand the business value of migrating to the cloud
• Why IT leaders must have a firm grasp on the most effective ways to get there
• How the cloud can truly drive business value

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 C-level executives). To reserve your seat, please contact Dennis Keenan at dennis.keenan@evanta.com or 503-912-4569.

Enterprises aspire to maximize their return on investment from data, and to quickly take advantage of the latest innovations in analytics, mobility, cloud, and AI/machine learning. Yet too many organizations struggle with disparate data systems, inconsistent data, closed architectures, and tools that only empower a fraction of the workforce. In this peer-driven discussion, discover:

• What industry leaders are doing to overcome these challenges and transform their businesses
• How to apply the right tools and structure to balance counteractive forces, such as agility vs. governance
• How to empower individuals and teams with access to those tools, while establishing a single version of truth

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 C-level executives). To reserve your seat, please contact Dennis Keenan at dennis.keenan@evanta.com or 503-912-4569.

From a chip that tracks tire wear to robotics, self-guided vehicles in plants and factory automation, Yokohama Tire Corporation of North America is bringing manufacturing out of the dark ages. In this session, CIO Wasi Ahmed shares:

• The challenges, successes and gained efficiencies related to Yokohama’s automation initiatives
• New automation technologies – such as using a monorail system with robotic hands and ATVs to pick up and move tires
• How in-plant labor is reduced by 25 percent without a single layoff, and how they’re training employees to new skillsets
• How this manufacturing-based journey is applicable to other industries

Randi Levin has seen her share of challenges in an IT career that has spanned across industries – public, private and non-profit. One lesson learned? Leadership transcends all industries. In this insightful session, she shares:

• The significance of trusting your gut, especially if you know what you believe in is right for the organization
• How to champion change and not let others’ opinions fuel self-doubt
• The unintended consequences of bold leadership and surviving the unanticipated
•  The critical importance of acknowledging your people AND your vendor partners

Legacy endpoint management tools are slow, costly and inaccurate, leaving organizations open to disruption and challenged to realize the benefits of digital transformation. In this interactive session, we’ll cover:

• Why legacy approaches to endpoint management are holding back your digital transformation efforts
• How to maximize resource efficiency — and keep your team productive — by investing for cost optimization, speed and extensibility
• Why true visibility and control goes well beyond asset management and provides real-time data for better decision-making

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 C-level executives). To reserve your seat, please contact Dennis Keenan at dennis.keenan@evanta.com or 503-912-4569.

As a proven entrepreneur and seasoned CIO with more than 27 years in technology and the energy industry across North America, Kevin Chase shares his thoughts on how he empowers his organization to successfully lead transformation, enabling his business partners to maximize their use of new digital innovation. Learn how he:

• Develops IT strategy, priorities and objectives
• Assesses current technology and digital capabilities
• Defines a digital framework for improved confidence of future investments
• Creates organizational alignment for optimized delivery and operations
• Builds and expands digital capabilities through a culture of innovation