Houston CIO Community
Inner Circle
May 4, 2023 | The Bell Tower on 34th
May 4, 2023
The Bell Tower on 34th
Expand your network and engage with peers
Join the Gartner Houston CIO Community Inner Circle, an intimate dinner event offering facilitated, roundtable discussions and informal networking with CIO peers. Explore a timely, peer-driven topic and exchange ideas in a collaborative setting designed to surface candid perspectives and actionable insights.
Engage with peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today:
Accelerating High Growth and Digitally-Driven Outcomes
Thriving through Volatility - Empowering People, Resiliency and Insights
Orchestrating Change - Influencing Culture and Creating Value
Houston CIO Governing Body
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the discussion topics and agenda, ensuring that all content is driven By CIOs, For CIOs®.
Governing Body Co-Chairs

Jennifer Hohman
Seadrill
Chief Information Officer & Vice President

Alina Parast
ChampionX
SVP & CIO

Paula Smetana Stuart
Crescent Energy
CIO

Michael Thompson
Gulfport Energy Corporation
Vice President & Chief Information Officer

John Varkey
Waste Management
VP, Enterprise Digital Services

Sudhakar Virupakshi
Buckeye Partners
Chief Information Officer

Sean Barnes
Nine Energy Service
VP, Corporate Operations

David Cain
CVR Energy
VP & CIO

Vagesh Dave
McDermott International
Global VP/ CIO
Agenda
May 4, 2023
4:30pm - 5:30pm Executive Networking Reception
5:30pm - 6:45pm Discussion Topics
Digitally-Driven Outcomes, Quicker Business Decisions
Dolly Kripalani
Head of Digital Transformation - HR
Onsemi
Kendall Knight
Chief Information Officer
Loomis
Sindhu Menon
Chief Information Officer
Harris County, TX
Noel Malcaba
CIO
Bristow Group
As global economic and political volatility continue, the enterprise is looking at IT to accelerate digital ecosystems in order to create an avenue for high growth and quicker benefits. To respond to this increased demand, CIOs are scaling productivity by solving business challenges with product-centric teams and architecting sophisticated ecosystems to ensure insights are delivered to key decision makers.
Organizations are moving beyond the stage of ‘transformation’ and now demanding digital execution, as they position the enterprise to weather economic storms and unpredictable setbacks in the future.
Join your peers to discuss how CIOs are capturing the outcomes of digital execution.
Accelerating Decision Making For Timely Value Realization
- Describe your current and ideal data ecosystem?
- Has the demand for self-service data and analytics risen for your organization? What are you doing to enable business leaders with dashboards and insights in real time? Has that affected your data governance strategy?
- Have you seen the level of adoption that you’d like from leaders to impact quicker decision making? What steps have you taken to identify value realization and measure outcomes obtained by data and analytics?
Digital Talent & Product Centricity for Speedy Outcomes
- What sort of roles are you hiring for in the coming year? Are they more business focused or technology focused?
- Many CIOs have turned toward the organization of fusion teams to operate in a more product-centric way. How have you done this? What benefits are you seeing? How are you changing mindsets, while supporting agile journeys?
- How do you start building your tech-environment and work environment for the future workforce?
6:45pm - 7:15pm Networking Break
7:15pm - 8:30pm Summary Discussion & Dinner
8:30pm - 9:30pm Social Hour
Apply to Participate
Each application is carefully vetted to ensure members meet established criteria, preserving the quality of the network and enabling meaningful, peer‑level discussions among leaders from the world’s leading organizations.
Once you submit your application, a Community Program Manager will schedule a conversation to understand your priorities and interests and complete onboarding, including access to year‑round community events.
Location
Venue
The Bell Tower on 34thMore Information
Parking
Complimentary Valet Parking
Community Program Manager
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