Chicago CIO Executive Summit

Join the Chicago CIO Governing Body as we kick off the 2023 Executive Summit at Chicago's AceBounce! We're serving up a night filled with ping pong and shuffleboard — it's the perfect backdrop for dinner, drinks and networking.

To lead resilient and innovative organizations, CIOs must stay up to date with emerging technology. How are you communicating opportunities and concerns across the enterprise when new trends hit the headlines?

Join this interactive session to discuss communicating:

• Generative AI concerns and opportunities
• Adoption versus mitigation to key stakeholders
• ESG strategy that is now possible with new technologies

Why learn from one peer when you can learn from three? In this unorthodox, but effective, breakout session you’ll hear from multiple members of your community — each sharing a 10-minute version of their recent successes, struggles and stalemates.

Earlier this year, The Treasury Department warned about potential vulnerabilities caused by financial institutions relying on a small number of providers for cloud-computing services. What are the broad implications how do you adapt and determine the best way forward? Enterprises need to have a strategy and roadmap to future proof the business and ensure IT resiliency against an evolving regulatory landscape.

Join this session to discuss:

• Mitigating risk for increased business resiliency
• Hosting applications and workloads with confidence
• Driving security and compliance as regulations evolve

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 CIOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: Katherine Williams at katherine.williams@evanta.com

Rigid legacy software, scarce engineering talent and high hurdles for security and compliance are stressing application development teams. In today’s digital-first workspaces, how can leaders engage their customers where they want, manage uncontrolled costs and maximize scarce technical resources to remain competitive?

Join your peers to discuss:

• Improving satisfaction by engaging customers when and where they want
• Leveraging AI for app development and end user engagement

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 CIOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: Katherine Williams at katherine.williams@evanta.com

Amid flattened budgets and economic uncertainty, a renewed focus on building distinct customer experiences proves vital to maintaining a competitive advantage. Organizations must leverage both existing IT resources and innovative new digital solutions to create meaningful customer interactions that boost profitability.

Join this session to learn about:

• Strategies for creating a unified customer experience
• Innovative industry case studies with lessons for all enterprises
• Utilizing data as a strategic asset to create new revenue streams

With a recession inching its way out of the shadows, CIOs are expected to drive out costs in order to create growth opportunities. As you navigate these economic pressures, now is the time to lean on colleagues with the experience you need.

Grab a seat, and have your questions ready, as your peers discuss:

• Fostering your relationship with the CFO
• Playing defense and offense as you navigate IT spending
• Aligning IT investments to the organization’s strategic business aspirations

Customer data and insights are the foundation of a competitive advantage and the prerequisite to cutting-edge customer experiences. In a fast-moving marketplace, what does a sound data strategy look like when focused on customer-centricity, product development, hyper-personalization – all to generate meaningful business outcomes.

Join this session to discuss:

• Developing a data strategy focused on the customer
• Elevating the role of customer information throughout the organization
• Leveraging advanced technologies to understand and act on customer behavior

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 CIOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: Katherine Williams at katherine.williams@evanta.com

As the economy is continually disrupted by socio and political conflicts, many organizations have looked to grow or pivot to keep up with the ever-changing world. Whether these changes come from external factors, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, organizational shifts or new leadership structures, CIOs are constantly driving business change and leading the organization to greater levels.

Join this session to discuss:

• Leveraging IT’s leadership and insights when evaluating and executing change
• Anticipating potential challenges and agility needs while growing and/or transforming
• Championing a value-driven, experience-led approach across people and technology

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 CIOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: Katherine Williams at katherine.williams@evanta.com

Traditional training and skills development is falling behind when it comes to responding to future-of-work shifts. Organizations are now looking within to find employees who value learning and can evolve with the quickly changing landscape. By creating a strategy that elevates current employees through upskilling, business leaders will help create a company culture that values growth and continuous learning.

Join this session to discuss:

• Supporting a company culture that values learning
• Creating strategies for easy access and personalized learning plans for employees
• Pushing for continuous learning as technology evolves

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 CIOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: Katherine Williams at katherine.williams@evanta.com

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.

 As organizations continue to evolve, incorporating advanced technology to increase efficiency and improve the customer experience reinforces the need to mature your cybersecurity strategy. However, aspects that make improvements possible, such as mobile computing, convergence of IT and operational technology (OT) environments, and Internet-of-Things (IoT) offerings often make it challenging. Maintaining a robust security posture requires security essentials that protect a business from internal and external threats across all network environments.

Join Willi Nelson, Fortinet’s CISO for Operational Technology, as he discusses:

• Arming decisions with advanced threat intelligence for a proactive defense
• Reducing cyber risk when providing access to operational and business systems
• Exposing potential threats early in the attack kill chain to before damage occurs

In an era of rapid digital transformation, software engineering organizations are pivoting toward a product-centric software delivery model to unlock innovation and foster agility. This roundtable delves into the complexities of adopting the product-centric paradigm, examining its impact on company culture and processes, and offering valuable insights to guide organizations on their transformative journey.

Join your peers to discuss:

• Exploring the potential of product-centricity to drive innovation and digital growth
• Identifying essential success factors and securing the necessary sponsorship for a seamless product-centric transition
• Sharing best practices to empower organizations embarking on their product-centric journey

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 CIOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: Katherine Williams at katherine.williams@evanta.com

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. 

In this session, CIOs will:

• 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 CIOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: Katherine Williams at katherine.williams@evanta.com

Everyone is talking about it, but only those measuring, tracking, and sharing it are making an impact. DEI metrics go beyond internal data and must be shared externally to benchmark organizations and keep them accountable. What gets measured, gets done.

Join your peers to discuss:

• Tracking and successfully benchmarking DEI data and analytics
• Creating successful internal initiatives on representation and opportunity
• Dedicating resources to opportunity on ramps for non-traditional career paths

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 CIOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: Katherine Williams at katherine.williams@evanta.com

CIOs are some of the most intelligent and influential people on the planet. Their understanding of business, economics and technology provides enormous opportunities to help influence their communities and industries. Former CIO Jennifer Hohman does just that, using her intrinsic knowledge of value creation and problem solving to make a global impact on human rights and environmental citizenship.

Join this session, as Jennifer illustrates how CIOs can influence change by:

• Applying common IT methodologies to solve global issues
• Leveraging your knowledge and leadership to create solutions for the greater good
• Shaping the way leaders overcome challenges using traditional IT approaches