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Washington, DC CIO Executive Summit
December 14, 2021 | Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill
December 14, 2021
Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with Washington, DC's top CIOs to tackle shared business challenges and critical priorities facing your role today. Participate in this one-day, local program with peer-driven topics and interactive discussions with your true C-level peers.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today:
Seizing momentum – influencing and leading the enterprise
Thriving through uncertainty - empowering people and delivering value
Advancing and scaling strategic, outcome-based technologies
Washington, DC CIO Governing Body
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the summit agenda, ensuring that all content is driven by CIOs, for CIOs.
Governing Body Co-Chairs
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Mike Gordon
Lockheed Martin
VP & CISO
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André Mendes
Department of Commerce
Acting CIO
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Shamim Mohammad
CarMax Inc
EVP, Chief Information and Technology Officer
Christopher Porter
Fannie Mae
CISO
What to Expect
Agenda
December 13, 2021
December 14, 2021
7:30am - 8:15am Registration & Breakfast
8:15am - 9:00am Keynote
Rising to the Occasion — The Information Executive's Growing Power and Responsibility
![Ryan Boulais headshot Ryan Boulais headshot](https://resources.eventbeyond.com/evantaconnect/production/profile/243720_1605889405.jpg?9924)
Ryan Boulais
CISO
AES Corporation
![Jamie Holcombe headshot Jamie Holcombe headshot](https://resources.eventbeyond.com/evantaconnect/production/profile/363022_1605896846.jpg?7001)
Jamie Holcombe
Chief Information Officer
United States Patent & Trademark Office
![Roberta Hyland headshot Roberta Hyland headshot](https://resources.eventbeyond.com/evantaconnect/production/profile/369990_1622135670.jpg?9704)
Roberta Hyland
Chief Data Officer
National Student Clearinghouse
With threat levels and vulnerabilities becoming more advanced in today’s hybrid workplace, company leadership is depending on the CIOs, CISOs, CDOs and other information executives to take charge, anticipate attacks and limit risks. Building relationships and successfully wielding the power of your position is crucial in this new, shifting environment.
Today’s CIOs and CISOs should know:
- How to speak to leadership in relatable, business-focused terms
- How to best utilize the budget and manpower secured inboard negotiations
- What it takes to not only survive but grow stronger, in an ever-challenging business climate
9:00am - 9:15am Break
9:15am - 10:00am Breakout Session
Never Waste a Breach — Lessons from a Ransomware Survivor
![Randy Marchany headshot Randy Marchany headshot](https://resources.eventbeyond.com/evantaconnect/production/profile/14457.jpg?8892)
Randy Marchany
CISO
Virginia Tech
They say you can’t know the impact of a ransomware attack until you’ve lived through one. But what if that’s not entirely true? What if you could gain all the post-breach wisdom of a cyber attack veteran, without putting your company at risk?
Get ready to learn:
- The keys to a quick and painless ransomware recovery
- How to avoid paying into bad actors
- Real-life tools and techniques for identifying and protecting your most sensitive data
9:15am - 10:00am Executive Boardroom
Connecting Business, Data, and Technology
![Lawrence Anderson headshot Lawrence Anderson headshot](https://resources.eventbeyond.com/evantaconnect/production/profile/365675_1630431187.jpg?8991)
Lawrence Anderson
Deputy CIO
Department of Commerce
![Kamalika Sandell headshot Kamalika Sandell headshot](https://resources.eventbeyond.com/evantaconnect/production/profile/252513.jpg?9283)
Kamalika Sandell
CIO
New Jersey Institute of Technology
According to Gartner, the challenge for many IT and business leaders today is to instill a culture of data-driven decision-making across the organization. Those who want to exploit the potential of new data and advanced analytics capabilities at scale typically face numerous challenges. It's critical to develop a strong, clear strategy connecting business, technology, and data and analytics to maintain your competitive advantage and mitigate these challenges.
In this session, we'll:
- Discuss best practices for designing data and analytics programs
- Identify and define quick-win opportunities supporting the business data strategy
- Brainstorm technology and resource alignment
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 your event Program Manager, Haydn McKee (haydn.mckee@evanta.com).
9:15am - 10:00am Executive Boardroom
Sorting and Protecting New APIs in the Era of Public Cloud
Hosted by Axway
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Chris McCauley
Vice President, API Strategy & Platform Adoption
Axway
![Nicolas Leshock headshot Nicolas Leshock headshot](https://resources.eventbeyond.com/evantaconnect/production/profile/109470_1623855798.jpg?6057)
Nicolas Leshock
CIO
General Dynamics
![Ryan Boulais headshot Ryan Boulais headshot](https://resources.eventbeyond.com/evantaconnect/production/profile/243720_1605889405.jpg?9924)
Ryan Boulais
CISO
AES Corporation
SaaS and public cloud services are driving a fundamental paradigm shift and a resulting API explosion. As we do our best to navigate this newly-grown jungle of connectivity, it can be hard to notice system vulnerabilities.
Let’s start talking about:
- Ways to manage and protect these seemingly-endless connections
- Best practices for distributing APIs through Cloud and SaaS
- The public cloud transition process and why it doesn’t necessarily mean starting over
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 your event Program Manager, Haydn McKee (haydn.mckee@evanta.com).
10:00am - 10:30am Networking Break
10:30am - 11:15am Breakout Session
Managing Knowledge Workers, Tele-work Jealousies and Enterprise Risk
![Howard Spira headshot Howard Spira headshot](https://resources.eventbeyond.com/evantaconnect/production/profile/6113_1605896102.jpg?3285)
Howard Spira
Senior Vice President and CIO
Export-Import Bank of the United States
During the workplace evolution, Howard Spira, SVP and CIO of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, was brave enough to commit his ideas regarding a metamorphic work culture to publication. Now, still admittedly mid-journey, he's eager to refine these findings with your help.
Join Howard to workshop:
- Workplace culture maintenance techniques
- Solutions for a tired and risk-susceptible talent pool
- Ways of staying ahead of our new and often-challenging work dynamics
10:30am - 11:15am Breakout Session
Driving an Agenda That Enables and Transforms Your Business
Hosted by Google Chrome Enterprise
![Robert DeVito headshot Robert DeVito headshot](https://resources.eventbeyond.com/evantaconnect/production/profile/403164_1593697652.jpg?1539)
Robert DeVito
Global Director, Customer & Partner Sales Engineering
![Kevin Coyne headshot Kevin Coyne headshot](https://resources.eventbeyond.com/evantaconnect/production/profile/223027.jpg?9153)
Kevin Coyne
Director for the Office of Technology Evaluation
U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security
![Chris Nelson headshot Chris Nelson headshot](https://resources.eventbeyond.com/evantaconnect/production/profile/198089_1639181766.jpg?3488)
Chris Nelson
EVP & CIO
Beacon Roofing
One of the biggest challenges facing the modern CIO is balance. When it comes to business transformation, the sky is the limit…until you run into budget, time and resource constraints. How can CIOs balance these real limitations while encouraging their teams to dream big and come up with outside-the-box solutions?
Join this panel to discuss:
- Crafting a technology and cultural transformational strategy
- Successful frameworks that allow space for a “test fast, learn quick” environment
- Strategies for enabling and securing a hybrid WFH workforce
10:30am - 11:15am Executive Boardroom
Vulnerability Management — Prioritizing Zero-Day Threats
Hosted by deepwatch
![Brett Conlon headshot Brett Conlon headshot](https://resources.eventbeyond.com/evantaconnect/production/profile/199642_1622067483.jpg?7642)
Brett Conlon
Chief Information Security Officer
Edelman Financial Engines
![Jerry Stabile headshot Jerry Stabile headshot](https://resources.eventbeyond.com/evantaconnect/production/profile/431824_1639182755.jpg?3270)
Jerry Stabile
Area Vice President
deepwatch
![Mark Booth headshot Mark Booth headshot](https://resources.eventbeyond.com/evantaconnect/production/profile/129855_1606158406.jpg?4834)
Mark Booth
CIO
Perdue Farms
Identifying, classifying and mitigating vulnerabilities continues to be a cornerstone of CISOs overarching risk management strategy. But how are you prioritizing and mitigating zero-day vulnerabilities?
Join this boardroom discussion to learn how to:
- Ensure you have visibility of your organization's assets, threats, and vulnerabilities
- Decrease your time to remediate vulnerabilities by leveraging new approaches, tools, and people
- Profile assets by function, services, environment, and life cycle
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 your event Program Manager.
11:15am - 11:25am Break
December 13, 2021
December 14, 2021
Location
Venue & Accommodation
Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol HillParking
For parking and directions please follow this link https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/washington-dc/hyatt-regency-washington-on-capitol-hill/wasrw/maps-parking-transportation
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling 1-800-233-1234. Please mention G-GART to ensure the appropriate room rate.
Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of $185 USD (plus tax) is November 22, 2021.
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