CIO Digital Summit:
Building resiliency & embracing transformation for 2023 and beyond

28 - 30th November 2023, America 09:00 - 11:50 EST

CIO Digital Summit

In an era where transformation is accelerating at an unprecedented rate, IT leaders must respond with agility to challenges such as budget restraints, skills shortages, and siloed systems and mindsets. Collectively, we are moving closer to realizing the revolutionary potential of AI in the future of work, particularly the role of generative AI in unlocking our limitless creative and productivity potential. And we are also identifying a host of new and associated risks that the pace of technology change brings.

Within this summit, we explore the significance of modernizing the digital core and aligning business and IT objectives, as well as how to harness the power of next-gen technology. Laying strong foundations is crucial.

How do we foster an innovation-rich culture and mindset, and build resilience via people, process, and technology? Don't stand still; conquer the future with agility and innovation.

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Why Attend

Connect with 70+ senior leaders for a curated agenda focused on tackling your current business critical challenges and driving industry forward. Our summits are designed to help you.

New connections

Build new connections with likeminded senior leaders

Business trends

Stay current with emerging business trends

Key takeaways

Downloadable and actionable takeaways

New partnerships

Accelerate key projects through meaningful new partnerships

Insights

De-risk new projects by gaining a broad range of insights

New technologies

Understand the impact new technology can make

"What I enjoyed the most about it was the interactivity, it’s very rare that you get active participation"
Alex Boehme, CTO, H&M Group
"There was a lot of outreach after the event of individuals wanting to connect and I think that was a great by-product of speaking at the event"
Jeffrey Johnson, Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Security Officer, Siemens Health Affairs for North America
"I was blown away by the great logistics, diversity of attendees and incredible networking opportunities. I can honestly say I’ve never had so many new relationships and key opportunities from a single meeting."
Bill Sheahan, Vice President
"Congratulations to you all for pulling off a Hybrid Summit with Augmented Reality features that are truly unparalleled in the Industry! Collaborative, Interactive & showcasing leading edge technology ... GDS Summits really set the bar so high that a return to physical conferences might be re-evaluated in the Industry."
Christina Alexander Alexandropoulou, Director Of Security, Four Seasons
"I connected with peers that I know I’ll stay in touch with, including suppliers which have presented a fantastic opportunity for 7-Eleven Global in the future. It may well be the most valuable summit I’ve attended in many years."
Cynthia Richardson, Senior Director, Global Logistics & Merchandising
"The meetings and presentations added value, and needless to say, but that the venue for the Summit was exceptional."
Edward M Shubert, CPA Senior Director, McKesson Corporation
"I made quite a few contacts that will be beneficial to me."
Margaret Bond, Director of Cyber Security, Numotion
"It was one of the best events I have been to, particularly because of the format and topics. Really well done and to all of the team."
Lauren Goodwin, CIO

Event Agenda

Day one
Day two
Day three

09:00 - 09:10

09:00 - 09:10

Opening Remarks

09:10 - 09:40

09:10 - 09:40

Keynote

Digitally enabled business transformation
Moving from pockets of brilliance to an enterprise of excellence

09:45 - 10:20

09:45 - 10:20

Panel Discussion

Building resiliency & embracing transformation via people, process, and technology

10:20 - 10:30

10:20 - 10:30

Insight Break

10:30 - 11:30

10:30 - 11:30

Roundtables

Track 1: Unleashing the power of AI: Redefining workforce efficiency & driving business outcomes

Track 2: Modernizing the digital core: Uniting IT & business objectives

Track 3: Optimizing cloud-based solutions to drive true innovation and digital transformation

11:30 - 11:50

11:30 - 11:50

Debate

The future of work with generative AI: Limitless potential or limitless risk?

11:55 - 12:25

11:55 - 12:25

Headline Keynote

09:00 - 09:10

09:00 - 09:10

Opening Remarks

09:10 - 09:50

09:10 - 09:50

Panel

From data to decisions: Identifying insights & unlocking analytics for business success

09:55 - 10:05

09:55 - 10:05

Insight Break

10:05 - 11:05

10:05 - 11:05

Roundtables

Track 1: Unleashing the power of AI: Redefining workforce efficiency & driving business outcomes

Track 2: Modernizing the digital core: Uniting IT & business objectives

Track 3: Optimizing cloud-based solutions to drive true innovation and digital transformation

11:10 - 11:35

11:10 - 11:35

Innovation Exchange Keynote

Aligning culture and IT strategy: A winning formular

11:35 - 12:05

11:35 - 12:05

Headline Keynote

09:00 - 09:10

09:00 - 09:10

Opening Remarks

09:10 - 09:35

09:10 - 09:35

Keynote

Empowering possibilities: How to harness the power of AI

09:40 - 09:45

09:40 - 09:45

Trivia Quiz

09:45 - 09:55

09:45 - 09:55

Insight Break

09:55 - 10:00

09:55 - 10:00

Trivia Results

10:00 - 10:30

10:00 - 10:30

Masterclass

Information management at scale:
The internet changed everything. With AI, everything must change

10:30 - 11:15

10:30 - 11:15

Roundtable Leaders Panel

11:20 - 11:45

11:20 - 11:45

Closing Keynote

The evolving role of the CIO: Building resiliency & embracing transformation

11:45 - 11:50

11:45 - 11:50

5 Key Takeaways

Previous Speakers

Earl Newsome

Chief Information Officer

Ash Dhupar

Chief Data Officer

Srivatsan Raghavan

CIO

Tania Missad

SVP, Global Head Corporate Research, Data & Insights

Sandra Immerman

Vice President IT, Pharma Services Group

Sandy Aronson

Executive Director of IT

Michael Donahue

Senior Director, Hybrid Cloud Solutions

Dr. Lars Rossen

SVP, Chief Architect

Edward Marx

Former CIO, Cleveland Clinic

Aleksandar Lazarevic

Former Vice President Data & Analytics, HelloFresh

Lutz Beck

CIO

Kavita Cardozo

Senior Director of Technology

Robert Cain

SVP & CIO North America

Dan Wald

Director of Data Analytics, Mission Systems

Priya Narayan

Managing Director of Technology

An immersiveevent experience

Experience the new way to network with peers with interactive features including:

Audience Interaction

Engage with a virtual live audience just as you would at a physical event and create meaningful conversations.

Interactive Live Polling

Keep engaged through interactive live polling and gamification tools.

Direct connections

Ask your questions face-to-face with the speakers via our leading stage technology.

Relationship building

Build stronger connections with leading executives that you will take with you through your career

Intelligent interaction

Interactive quizzes gamify your experience

Thought Leadership

Content and insight from industry experts when it matters most

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