Toronto CIO Executive Summit

Creating a true work culture of diversity, happiness and belonging is not impossible. Unfortunately, many leaders just don’t know where to start for fear of getting it wrong. The good news is we can all learn to positively relate and communicate around issues of DEI and leadership through our strengths! Positive Psychologist Dr. Kiki Ramsey has coined this Positively Diverse Leadership™.

In this presentation leaders will discover:

• A new and refreshing strength-based approach to DEI and leadership
• Why happiness is the key to employee engagement and retention
• How to become a Positively Diverse Leader and create true organizational transformation

Cybersecurity is not a technology problem. It's a business challenge. Today's CIO knows the focus should be on outcomes over output and a plan that never changes is a plan that will fail. How can you ensure these imperatives are understood by the board, C-level executives and business partners?

In this session, you’ll discuss:

• Obtaining support from fellow executives, business partners and the board
• Balancing immediate day-to-day cyber combat and long-term proactive capabilities
• The criticality of shifting from output to outcomes

97% of employees prefer hybrid work, which means it’s your job to help them stay productive from anywhere. But most companies still rely on old technology to support the new normal — preventing their people from getting the help they need. To deliver the experience your employees expect, it takes a faster approach to support: Conversational AI. 

Join this session to learn:

• Where industry leaders have deployed conversational AI to support hybrid work
• How the latest AI platforms can adapt to your unique environment while on the job
• Ways to automatically resolve employees' requests, such as IT issues and HR questions

With the arrival of 5G, growth opportunities for IoT continue to expand exponentially. Whether you’re focused on improving the way people live, work or play — is your organization taking advantage of this new reality?

Join this session to explore:

• Identifying windows of opportunity for IoT growth
• Getting the most out of the data and insights you’re gathering
• Upskilling employees to be literate in the changing technology of IoT

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 your program manager. 

While 2022 hangs in front of us like one giant question mark, digital technology stands – fully capable – to deliver more right answers than the world can imagine. But to deliver on the infinite promise of digital ingenuity, organizations must align around a comprehensive maturity model.

In this interactive session, join your CIO peers to benchmark:

• Organizational clarity around digital business – how your stakeholders collaborate and deliver
• Levels of digital maturity – where your business stacks up in the competitive landscape
• Gaps and opportunities for growth – where to invest and how to build competency

To support long-term innovation at speed and scale, organizations must create a culture of innovation that starts with the customer and works backward. By doing so, they build and maintain a “Day 1” culture that fosters innovation and surprises and delights customers.

In this boardroom, you'll discuss:  

• Mechanisms that help turn good intentions into action, and facilitate high-velocity decision-making
• Establishing a technical structure that supports rapid growth and change, reduces dependencies, and allows greater access to technology
• Organizing small, autonomous teams that own what they create, with the right resources to support rapid innovation

Smart organizations are fueling their operations with the power of data and AI. Through integrated technologies, a data fabric architecture enables dynamic and intelligent data flows and orchestration across any enterprise to create a network of instantly available information, empower people to do higher value work, and hyper-personalize digital experiences. However, only 2 of 10 firms have scaled their transformation and technology solutions.

Join this boardroom to discuss:

• Preparing your workforce for a data-first world
• Improving business outcomes through data-driven decisions and innovation
• How data and AI can deliver instant benefits to your organization today

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 your program manager.

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