Minneapolis CIO Executive Summit

Few CIOs have mastered implementing an agile strategy without any pushback on deadlines, deliverables and budget concerns. Getting past a waterfall delivery structure and getting buy-in from the board or executive team is a difficult conversation. In his opening keynote, Michael Connly will discuss his story on saving money to help the bottom line.

In this keynote you will hear:

• A specific case study on a truly agile approach to transformation
• How to push past the budget questions – because you don’t know what you don’t know yet
• Keeping your team fast, focused and functional

Any given gesture - a nod, a point of the finger - unconsciously communicates powerful ideas and feelings that have tangible consequences. Top executives are generally proficient in their ability to interact with others, but the stakes are raised during high-level negotiations, reporting to the board, inspiring and empowering senior managers or dealing with tricky internal matters.

Join body language expert Chris Ulrich as he shares:

• Why every movement and action is magnified in high-level situations
• Tools and techniques to build rapport quickly
• How executives can communicate more effectively

There is a technology talent problem in the Twin Cities that we are all affected by, but what is the actual solution?  Come together with your peers to start discussion actual solutions to this widespread challenge.

In this breakout, we will:

• Hear from visionaries in the community who are working to solve the gap already
• Discuss ideas on how to recruit, retain and relocate talent
• Brainstorm creative solutions such as automation and machine learning

As technology continues to be the primary driver of business capability, CIOs have stopped being looked to as simply providers of internal technical support. IT executives must modernize the enterprise to move to value-based, iterative approaches to technology implementation and utilization while also driving cultural change. This session explores:

• Enterprise platform strategy vs. siloed, single-purpose technology stack
• How do CIOs align IT investments to business top priorities?
• How does IT make smarter decisions with real-time analytics across the entire IT value chain?

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 Franklin Kessler franklin.kessler@evanta.com.

APIs and API management have become essential to how enterprises deliver applications in and across clouds. They help build and connect modern applications, increase execution times at scale to optimize costs and use analytics and machine learning to make smarter decisions.

This interactive session explores:

• How to build transformation strategies across the business with APIs in mind
• How to measure ROI on your API strategy, including tracking early wins and demonstrating value
• How your API platform aids innovation and shortens your maturity curve for emerging technologies

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.

As we continue to prioritize GDPR guidelines, we know there are going to be additional changes on the horizon.  April Carlson, Chief Privacy Officer at Mayo Clinic, will be present for a Q&A session on all things privacy related.

This interactive conversation includes:

• An overview of how Mayo Clinic approached GDPR
• Benchmarking and partnership suggestions so we all win
• How to set yourself up for future success

As we make sense of all the agile opportunities in our roles, giving our teams a platform to think outside the box is imperative.  Let’s explore together and get creative with some examples of team collaboration and innovation.

In this interactive session, we will:

• Get a specific example of TCF Bank's Hackathon journey
• Collaborate on ways to implement creative sessions at your organization
• Discuss how to pivot with roadblocks such as time, budget, or resources

Gone are the days when IT was the CIO role’s sole focus. Join Andy Van Solkema to discuss new ways to evolve to meet the demands of the business by using the currency of data to inform new ways of working by being a resource for feedback and insights.

In this session, we will explore:

• How data solves business problems
• Who you are partnering with and how are they using data?
• How are you sparking imagination from the access of data?

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 Franklin Kessler at Franklin.Kessler@evanta.com

CIOs must quickly and continuously assess where and how they prioritize resources – from legacy systems to cutting edge technologies – to transform at scale. But how do you navigate that operational transformation to increase digital aptitude and speed while ensuring continuity?

Join this discussion to gain practical strategies for spurring the pace of transformation, including:

• Aligning with business needs and creating an agile and iterative feedback loop so that delivery can happen more rapidly
• Enabling and empowering your teams to provide input on the transformational process
• Resources and approaches used to overcome your greatest bottlenecks
• Frameworks for mapping to the best partners and tools to aid decision-making

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 Franklin Kessler franklin.kessler@evanta.com.