Evanta: CIO Ohio

Join a powerful network of C-level peers

Connect with a local community of like-minded peers who share similar challenges and priorities. Access the collective expertise of CIOs from diverse experiences, backgrounds and industries. Members of the community come together several times a year to connect with each other, exchange ideas and best practices, and validate strategies and solutions.

Join your local community for exclusive access to:

Programs

Participate in year-round gatherings both in person and virtually with your local peer group
Engage in unparalleled collaboration through in-depth discussions on the most critical and relevant issues
Network with like-minded peers facing the same challenges as you

Insights

Exchange ideas, strategies and solutions validated by peers
Gain exclusive access to community insights, including best practices and survey results, to benchmark your organization with others
Learn how other leaders approached their challenges by leveraging peer-recommended partners

Connections

Make new connections through facilitated networking opportunities, including curated 1:1 peer meetings
Grow and enhance your career through an exclusive network and mentorship
Build lasting relationships and stay connected with peers and colleagues

Ohio CIO Governing Body

A regional Governing Body leads the Ohio CIO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CIOs, for CIOs.

Governing Body Co-Chairs

Michael Erickson

Baptist Health
CISO

Lisa Heckler

CareSource
CISO

Ryan Kean

Total Quality Logistics
CIO

Phani Konduru

BrightSpring Health Services
Chief Digital & Technology Officer

Governing Body Members

Debi Brobst

ProMedica
CIO, Acute/Ambulatory

Liam Durbin

Marzetti
Chief Information Officer

Ryan Hale

Lithko Contracting
CIO & Director of Strategic Initiatives

Matt Hough

Cintas
VP & CIO

Rick Huff

Paycor
CIO

Tricia Julian

Baptist Health
CIO

Dawn Paquette

GE Aerospace
CIO

Atul Pawar

Wiley
Group V.P Enterprise Applications and Integrations

Grant Smiley

Ameritas
VP, Technology & Operations

Brett Starr

Cincinnati Insurance Company
VP, Business Intelligence & Data Management

Richard Thorp

Swissport
CTO

Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today.

Strengthening Partnerships for Wider Business Impact
Illustrating IT and Security's Value through Business-first Initiatives
Shaping the Efficient Enterprise with AI & Automation

Upcoming Programs

IN-PERSON

May 16, 2024 | 1 day

Ohio CIO Executive Summit

Duke Energy Convention Center

Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.

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- Organization revenue of $500M+

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"Being a member of an Evanta community is a great privilege. Having the opportunity to network and learn from each other in a safe environment offers pragmatic and real time support."

SUE LIDERTH, CIO, EMEA
THE COCA-COLA COMPANY

"I seek contact with like-minded peers who deal with the same strategic or tactical challenges, and I look forward to exchanging ideas, talking about approaches, and getting hints from the Evanta group."

MANFRED BOUDREAUX-DEHMER, CIO
NATO

“It’s great being a member of the Evanta Community, because you can reach out at any time to peers that you’ve met.”

RHONDA GASS, VP & GLOBAL CIO
STANLEY BLACK & DECKER

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At the Middle East CIO & CISO Executive Summit, Taha Tkito, CIO at Americana Foods, shared lessons learned from his team's journey in unifying IT infrastructure across a vast manufacturing organization. Here, he discusses the five defining moments of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) digital transformation.

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PEER PRACTICES | APRIL 17, 2024

6 Influential CIOs Offer Their Advice on ESG Initiatives

With emerging technologies, generative AI, legacy systems and increasing expectations from stakeholders, knowing how to tackle sustainability through IT can be tough. We asked six CIOs who are members of Evanta communities what they are currently doing to achieve their goals for ESG and sustainability – these are their takeaways.