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Atlanta CIO Executive Summit

June 4, 2025 | Westin Atlanta Perimeter North

June 4, 2025
Westin Atlanta Perimeter North

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Governing Body Agenda Location Sponsors Contact

Governing Body Co-Chairs

Guy Brassard

Shaw Industries
Vice President & Chief Information Officer

Curtis Carver Jr.

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Vice President and CIO

Raghu Sagi

Carter's
EVP, Chief Information & Technology Officer

Regina Salazar

Novelis
SVP, Chief Information and Digital Officer

Harold Shannon

CoreCivic
VP, Technology and CIO

Grant Shih

Vestis
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

What to Expect

Interactive Sessions

Hear from CIO practitioners and thought leaders on how they're solving critical challenges impacting your role today in Keynote sessions, and join smaller, interactive discussions with your peers in Breakout and Boardroom sessions.

Community Networking

Make new connections and catch up with old friends in casual conversations during dedicated time for networking designed to better acquaint you with your Atlanta CIO community.

Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Connect with like-minded peers in a private, one-on-one setting through Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.

Agenda

June 4, 2025

morning afternoon

8:00am - 8:30am Registration & Breakfast

8:30am - 9:15am Keynote

We Are All Technologist Now — How AGCO is Democratizing AI

Viren Shah

Chief Digital and Information Officer

AGCO Corporation

Ivory Harris

CHRO

AGCO Corporation

Unlocking the full value of AI demands more than just technology expertise – it requires an intentional focus to federating technology across the organization. Through trusted collaboration and partnership in the C-Suite, AGCO is harvesting the power of AI solutions to provide best-in-class tools, up-level employee experience, and re-imagining how work gets accomplished unlocking further efficiencies.

Join Viren Shah, Chief Digital and Information Officer, and Ivory Harris, CHRO, as they pull back the curtain on:

Democratization of AI fostering innovation
Collaboration across the organization to capture AI value
Re-imagining ways of working with AI & Automation

9:15am - 9:40am Networking Break

9:40am - 10:25am Breakout Session

Building a Secure and Compliant AI-First Business

Kurt Roemer

Chief Security Strategist

Box

AI is quickly changing business landscapes and demanding a new way to secure your enterprise. AI agents have become integral members of the workforce and are accelerating content creation and collaboration, creating new threats and challenges for security teams. Building on a secure framework enables your organization to fully embrace AI-powered advancements while preserving trust, privacy, and content security.

Join this session to learn about:

Establishing a trusted AI environment to combat threats like shadow AI and data leakage
Managing generated content risks through permissions frameworks and guardrails
Using AI to empower security teams through automating tasks and contextual insights

9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom

Executive Boardroom Hosted by IBM

More details coming soon.

9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom

AI in Action — Identifying High-Impact Use Cases to Accelerate Value

Carlos Alves

Co-Founder & Chief Client Partner

OutSystems

The pressure is mounting to embed AI across the business to maintain a competitive edge, and capitalize on efficiency gains. Many executive teams are eager to rush into implementation and the pressure is on CIOs to deliver value from these investments quickly. In a world where AI is becoming easier to implement and the velocity of change keeps increasing, how can CIOs ensure they deliver engaging AI-powered solutions to maximize ROI without losing control of AI?

Join this boardroom to discuss:

Developing a clear AI strategy aligned with business goals with a focus on high-impact use cases with measurable value
Seamlessly integrating AI into existing workflows to drive organizational change
Identifying key investments that can accelerate the value of AI, such as low-code platforms

10:25am - 11:10am Networking Break

10:35am - 11:00am Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Connect with like-minded peers in a one-on-one setting through Evanta’s Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.

11:10am - 11:55am Breakout Session

Breakout Session Hosted by Leena AI

More details coming soon.

11:10am - 11:55am Executive Boardroom

The Future of ERP — Shifting the IT Operating Model

Desmond Whitt

VP & GM, Rimini Connect Solutions

Rimini Street

AI, hyperautomation, and unified user experiences are reshaping how we work and compete. Are these transformations valuable, necessary, or feasible? Engage with peers to explore strategies for funding and accelerating prioritized transformations while maximizing returns on existing software investments.

Join this session to discuss:

Modernizing applications through composable and adaptive ERP strategies
Building digital agility to adapt to evolving business needs and minimize disruptions
Enhancing IT systems to improve user experiences and boost operational efficiency

11:10am - 11:55am Executive Boardroom

Accelerating ROI with AI

Alberto Sandoval

Executive Director, Product Marketing & GTM

Lenovo

No business leader invests in technology for its own sake—they seek measurable improvements in productivity, agility, and business outcomes. AI is no different, but its rapid evolution can make it difficult to determine where to start and how to scale. The key to unlocking ROI lies in identifying high-impact use cases, optimizing AI adoption, and ensuring teams have the right tools and skills to drive sustainable value.

Join this boardroom to explore:

How to choose AI use cases that generate revenue, enhance productivity, and establish clear KPIs for ROI tracking
Navigating the evolving AI ecosystem to align technology investments with business priorities
Building and educating teams to support AI adoption, streamline implementation, and drive long-term impact

11:55am - 12:30pm Lunch Service

12:30pm - 1:05pm Keynote

Reducing Application Delivery Tech Debt from the Inside Out

Bradon Rogers

Chief Customer Officer

Island

As high volumes of sensitive data flow through web browsers, three in five organizations believe their current IT and security infrastructure makes the risk of data leakage likely or highly likely. This reflects the growing complexities of keeping data secure while dealing with legacy systems, inefficient application delivery methods, and outdated security controls. What is a modern approach to enterprise operations that simplifies IT while strengthening security?

Attendees will discover:

Why disparate IT and security solutions accumulate technical debt and bog down operations
How to articulate the business impacts of technology operations and security challenges beyond IT
New approaches to enterprise application delivery that enhance end-user productivity

1:05pm - 1:30pm Break

1:30pm - 2:15pm Breakout Session

How to Develop the Skills Needed to Realize Generative AI Results

Jose Ramirez

Director Analyst

Gartner

Enterprises that build superior learning capabilities will develop AI and other skills needed to out-compete their competition. Generative AI promises breakthrough benefits but these will not be realized, nor the risks mitigated, without upskilling and reskilling employees.

Join this session to explore:

Continuous learning capabilities to enhance AI skills for a competitive advantage
Proven practices to harness the benefits of generative AI in IT and across the enterprise
New case studies on maximizing generative AI benefits throughout IT and the organization

1:30pm - 2:15pm Executive Boardroom

Balancing Priorities — The CIO's Role in AI Value Creation

Stephanie Moore

Senior Vice President Marketing

Softtek

CIOs are responsible for implementing AI investments and strategies in ways that benefit both their internal IT teams and business leaders – balancing AI mania among executive leadership and opportunities for AI-enabled IT productivity improvements.

Join this boardroom session to discuss:

Navigating a complex AI environment to generate value
Managing AI investments to benefit all stakeholders
Articulating a compelling and realistic AI strategy

1:30pm - 2:15pm Executive Boardroom

Ensuring Trust and Security in Modern AI-Driven Communications

Atit Shah

Chief Security Officer

Dialpad

Communications technology is a vital component in the IT ecosystem that CIOs must prioritize for safeguarding. Adopting a comprehensive approach to security, compliance, and privacy minimizes risks associated with business communications and helps maintain trust and integrity in your critical systems.

Join this session to discuss:

Strengthening organizational security through robust data protection measures
Achieving compliance by aligning with key regulatory standards
Enhancing data privacy by protecting and managing user data responsibly

1:30pm - 2:15pm Executive Boardroom

Empowering Innovation with Modern Infrastructure

Juan Orlandini

CTO, North America

Insight

As organizations prepare for what’s next in the age of AI, strategic decision-making for infrastructure modernization is imperative. Modernization can enable the agility needed to meet changing organizational priorities, drive innovative projects, and future-proof the organization.

Join this session to discuss:

Leveraging AI for infrastructure modernization
Overcoming roadblocks on the path to modern infrastructure
Modernizing infrastructure to drive organizational goals

2:15pm - 3:00pm Networking Break

2:25pm - 2:50pm Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Connect with like-minded peers in a one-on-one setting through Evanta’s Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.

3:00pm - 3:45pm Breakout Session

Championing Change — CIO Workshop

In an age of continuous and pervasive technological advancement, change management has become a key focus for CIOs. Come together with peers to work through common scenarios and pitfalls CIOs are navigating today.

Join this workshop session to:

Validate ways of thinking and collaborate on shared challenges
Exchange proven strategies and practices across industries
Strengthen skills to drive change and transformation

3:45pm - 4:00pm Networking Break

4:00pm - 4:35pm Keynote

Law & Order — Cross Examining AI's Legal Boundaries

Eran Kahana

AI, Cybersecurity, and Intellectual Property Attorney

Guest Speaker

As AI technologies rapidly evolve, the laws and ethical standards designed to govern them lag behind, creating a mismatch in the pace of innovation and regulation. This misalignment often leads to inadequate alignment with core principles such as trustworthiness, safety, and ethics. For AI leaders, mastering governance strategies that drive alignment with these core principles is key to ensuring the organization’s risk profile is effectively managed.

Join AI, cybersecurity, and IP law expert Eran Kahana as he offers actionable insights on:

Navigating the ethics of cutting-edge AI
Deciphering global AI legislation dynamics
Mastering AI governance for risk mitigation

4:35pm - 4:45pm Closing Comments and Prize Drawing

4:45pm - 6:00pm Governing Body Reception

Governing Body Reception

Finish the day sharing lessons learned with your peers over light fare and drinks at this closing reception hosted by your governing body members.

June 4, 2025

morning afternoon

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