Toronto CIO Inner Circle

In a business environment long driven by technology, once-refreshing ideas like “disruption,” “transformation” and “innovation” have begun to take on the drone of buzzwords. While these concepts show up everywhere, they still hold great meaning for the organizations and leaders able to embrace them. In this dinner conversation, you and your CIO peers will reclaim the future of enterprise IT strategy from jargon peddlers. You’ll examine the real-world impact of emerging technologies, the necessity of rapid change, and the practical approaches to fostering innovation. Come prepared to share successes, ask questions and reimagine leadership for tomorrow’s tech-driven enterprise.

Topic 1: Redefine: The Digital Enterprise

• What are your real life use cases building a roadmap for a digital strategy?
• How do you secure organization-wide support for digital initiatives?
• How do you demonstrate ROI on these initiatives?

Topic 2: Redefine: Innovation in a Digital Space

• Is your business culture ready to embrace digital transformation and innovation?
• What is your strategy on innovation — buy or build?
• How do you steer your organization toward new technologies (AI, machine learning, smart devices)?

Topic 3: Redefine: Customer Engagement in a Digital World

• What partnerships within the business are you leveraging to build a customer experience?
• How are you engaging third parties to understand the customer?
• How can you move from customer-focus to true customer engagement?