Executive Summit

Sensitive data movement can be risky but restricting it outright can create operational and security challenges. In an era of agentic AI, generative AI, and emerging quantum computing, organizations need security frameworks that protect data while ensuring agility. This session explores how modern security platforms enable secure data flow, adapt to diverse use cases and prepare for the post-quantum encryption (PQE) shift.

Join this keynote to learn:

• How to choose the right secure access method for each use case
• Why security must be adaptive to risk, user behavior and AI-driven interactions
• How to prepare for post-quantum encryption and its enterprise security impact

Multicloud networking gaps like lateral movement and containerization threaten operations, while cloud network segmentation, visibility, and automated policies can drive measurable results. Aligning these controls with IT strategy and governance can sustain innovation and cost-effective growth.

Join this session to discuss:

• Integrating cloud network security into enterprise risk and resilience strategies
• Implementing close visibility and segmentation gaps across multicloud environments
• Demonstrating innovation, cost efficiency, and resilience to stakeholders

To deliver value, an enterprise’s AI strategy must align with business priorities and be supported by quality data, proper governance and guardrails.

Join this session to discuss:

• Identifying business goals that align with AI’s capabilities for meaningful implementation
• Detecting and overcoming pain points
• Measuring value and ensuring ROI from AI initiatives

Enterprise application architectures are increasingly complex, leading to technical debt and maintenance challenges, often stifling innovation. CIOs must strategically align business and IT to effectively manage and modernize applications.

Join this session to discuss:

• Balancing innovation with cost of modernization
• Overcoming common application modernization challenges
• Setting measurable goals for modernization success

Connect with like-minded peers in a 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.

In this interactive session, CIOs will engage in focused discussions within industry-specific small groups to identify and address top priorities. This collaborative setting fosters the exchange of insights and strategies tailored to unique industry challenges, enabling leaders to drive organizational success.

Participants will benefit from:

• Peer experiences for innovative solutions
• Industry-tailored, actionable takeaways
• Cross-industry sharing of tested tactics

CIOs face a common challenge: how to align organizations for agility, performance, and lasting impact. Peers will share perspectives, compare experiences, and explore practical approaches to organizational health with immediately applicable peer-driven insights.

Join this roundtable to discuss:

• Breaking down silos to create strategic cohesion and agility across the enterprise
• Unlocking team potential through clarity, alignment, and accountability
•  Applying leadership practices that actually drive continuous improvement

As the landscape of IT within organizations transforms, it is imperative for CIOs to establish a seamless connection between IT strategies and the overarching business goals and priorities.

Join this session to discuss:

• Harmonizing IT strategies with the core objectives and goals of the business
• Elevating IT's role as a pivotal driver of business value
• Cultivating a culture within IT that is driven by business imperatives

Technology and business leaders are under increasing pressure to demonstrate the business value of IT investments and align technology priorities with organizational outcomes. Traditional IT metrics—focused on uptime, budget, and project delivery—often fail to resonate with business leaders or drive informed investment decisions. Outcome-Driven Metrics (ODMs) offer a transformative approach, directly linking technology performance to business value.

Join this session to hear about:

• Moving beyond operational reporting by identifying and building metrics hierarchies that connect technology to business outcomes
• Utilizing ODMs to guide executive conversations and clarify risk, value, and cost trade-off
• Connecting investments in technology readiness to business performance, customer satisfaction, and financial results—enabling proactive risk management and business enablement

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