CIO 100 Symposium & Awards 2024 | Foundry | 5 August 2024 | The Broadmoor, 1 Lake Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80906, USA

Experience “Destination Excellence” at the event, where the spotlight shines on 100 award winners and a new class of CIO Hall of Fame inductees. Dive into compelling narratives on leadership, innovation, and cutting-edge technology adoption, from generative AI to quantum computing.

Designed to empower IT leadership and their teams, this event promises relaxed networking opportunities, insightful keynotes, and presentations showcasing award-winning projects. Engage with industry experts, explore solutions, and forge meaningful connections that elevate organizational readiness.

Discover a diverse array of session formats tailored to your interests, including the renowned leadership masterclass featuring candid discussions from top CIOs. Explore digital poster presentations for practical insights and real-time Q&A with project leaders.

Join us for an immersive experience where emerging technology meets real-world impact, guiding IT executives towards meaningful connections and strategic focus. Don’t miss this essential event for shaping the future of IT leadership.

Topics on the agenda include:
• Data management and governance
• Reducing technical debt to increase innovation in technology (the cost of reworking a software solution that was built with shortcuts or compromises or not maintained properly)
• Cost optimization – particularly related to cloud Scaling AI for new business models
• Scaling AI for new business models
• Aligning cybersecurity strategies with business imperatives
• Breakthrough team performance
• Scaling AI for new business models
• Aligning cybersecurity strategies with business imperatives
• Breakthrough team performance

2024 Speakers

KEYNOTES:

Poppy Crum
Expert in Technology-Driven Innovation & Human Evolution; Stanford University Adjunct Professor; Futurist, Neuroscientist, and Technologist

Jay Chaudhry
CEO, Chairman and Founder, Zscaler

Christie Pearce Rampone
Former Captain, U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team; 4-time Olympian, 3-time Olympic Gold Medalist; 5-time Women’s World Cup Player, 2-time World Cup Winner

MODERATORS:

Dan Roberts
Host, Tech Whisperers Podcast; CEO, Ouellette & Associates

Daniel Saroff
GVP, Consulting and Research, IDC

Lee Rennick
Executive Director, CIO Communities

Charles Pelton
Contributing Editor, CIO, CSO, and Network World, Foundry, an IDG Inc. Company

Lane Cooper
Contributing Editor, CIO, Foundry, formerly IDG Communications, Inc.

HOST:

Allice Shandler
Events Director, IDC

SPEAKERS:

Brian Alvey
CTO, WordPress VIP

Shelia Anderson
SVP & CIO, Aflac

Nate Borges
VP, Global Engineering, Secureworks

Chris Bruman
Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Dow, Inc.

Leah Cooper
Chief Digital Officer, Sedgwick

David Crolene
Vice President of Data, Analytics & AI, EXL

Steve DeLaura
Sales Director, HPE

Brian Alvey
CTO, WordPress VIP

Shelia Anderson
SVP & CIO, Aflac

Nate Borges
Digital Poster Representative

Nash Borges
VP, Global Engineering, Secureworks

Chris Bruman
Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Dow, Inc.

Jay Chaudhry
CEO, Chairman and Founder, Zscaler

Leah Cooper
Chief Digital Officer, Sedgwick

Dr. Poppy Crum
Expert in Technology-Driven Innovation & Human Evolution; Stanford University Adjunct Professor; Futurist, Neuroscientist, and Technologist

Corey Farrell
SVP, Infrastructure & Operations, Digital & Technology, Pearson

Lookman Fazal
Chief Information & Digital Officer, NJ Transit

Abby Godee
Chief Experience Officer, Publicis Sapient

Sara Govindarajan
CTO, Mattel

Lance Gruner
Executive Vice President, Global Customer Care, Mastercard

Josh Harbert
President and Co-founder, SustainableIT.org

Loveena Harwani
Senior Director, Product Management, Kaiser Permanente

Michael Hites
CIO, SMU

Jeffrey Hojlo
Research Vice President, Future of Industry Ecosystems, Innovation Strategies, & Energy Insights, IDC

Sue Kozik
SVP & CIO, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana

Hari Lakshminarayanan
Managing Director, Global Information Services, Applied Materials

Scott Likens
Principal, PwC

Dr. Nimita Limaye
Research Vice President, Life Sciences R&D Strategy and Technology, Health Insights, IDC

Marci Maddox
Research Vice President, Digital Experience Strategies, IDC

Brian Martin
Head of AI in R&D Information Research & Research Fellow, AbbVie

Ed McLaughlin
President and Chief Technology Officer, Mastercard

Shamim Mohammad
EVP & CITO, CarMax

Sathish Muthukrishnan
Chief Information, Data and Digital Officer, Ally Financial

Pavan Pidugu
Chief Technology Officer, FMCSA US DoT

Rick Ralph
Chief Information Officer, Town of Morrisville

Christie Pearce Rampone
Former Captain, U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team; 4-time Olympian, 3-time Olympic Gold Medalist; 5-time Women’s World Cup Player, 2-time WoNT’s World Cup Winner

Dan Roberts
Host, Tech Whisperers Podcast; CEO, Ouellette & Associates

Kader Sakkaria
Head of Global Data Technology, Gallagher

Jill Schaffler
Vice President of Enterprise Applications, TruStone Financial Credit Union

VK Shankar
VP, Digital Surgery Platform, J&J MedTech

Kevin Shea
Vice President, Digital Surgery Platform, Johnson & Johnson MedTech

Jerry Silva
Program Vice President, Financial Insights, IDC

Marykay Wells
Chief Information Officer, Pearson

Meredith Whalen
Chief Research Officer, IDC

Lee Rennick
Executive Director, CIO Communities

Allice Shandler
Events Director, IDC

Patrick Dey
VP, Data and Enterprise Transformation, Rockwell Automation

Joe Essenfeld
CEO / Co-founder, FORA

Corey Farrell
SVP, Infrastructure & Operations, Digital & Technology, Pearson

Lookman Fazal
Chief Information & Digital Officer, NJ Transit

Abby Godee
Chief Experience Officer, Publicis Sapient

Nari Gopala
Chief Digital Officer, Kaiser Permanente

Sara Govindarajan
CTO, Mattel

Lance Gruner
Executive Vice President, Global Customer Care, Mastercard

Loveena Harwani
Senior Director, Product Management, Kaiser Permanente

Michael Hites
CIO, SMU

Jeff Hojlo
Research Vice President, Future of Industry Ecosystems, Innovation Strategies, & Energy Insights, IDC

Sue Kozik
SVP & CIO, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana

Hari Lakshminarayanan
Managing Director, Global Information Services, Applied Materials

Scott Likens
Principal, PwC

Nimita Limaye
Research Vice President, Life Sciences R&D Strategy and Technology, Health Insights, IDC

Aidan Lynch
Partner, PwC

Marci Maddox
Research Vice President, Digital Experience Strategies, IDC

Naveen Manga
Chief Technology Officer, Marriott International

Brian Martin
Head of AI in R&D Information Research & Research Fellow, AbbVie

Steve Mayzak
Search & AI GTM Specialist, Elastic

Ed McLaughlin
President and Chief Technology Officer, Mastercard

Shamim Mohammad
EVP, Chief Information & Technology Officer, CarMax

Sheldon Monteiro
EVP, Chief Product Officer, Publicis Sapient

Bryan Muehlberger
Global CIO, Lumiyo

Sathish Muthukrishnan
Chief Information, Data and Digital Officer, Ally Financial

Aldo Noseda
VP, CIO, Eastman

Rohan Patel
US Business Model Reinvention Leader, PwC

Pavan Pidugu
Chief Technology Officer, FMCSA US DoT

Rick Ralph
Chief Information Officer, Town of Morrisville

Kader Sakkaria
Head of Global Data Technology, Gallagher

Jill Schaffler
Vice President of Enterprise Applications, TruStone Financial Credit Union

VK Shankar
VP, Digital Surgery Platform, J&J MedTech

Kevin Shea
Vice President, Digital Surgery Platform, Johnson & Johnson MedTech

Jerry Silva
Program Vice President, Financial Insights, IDC

Michael Smith
CIO, The Estée Lauder Companies

Hussain Tameem
Associate Director, Solution Partner, Regeneron

Marykay Wells
Chief Information Officer, Pearson

Meredith Whalen
Chief Research Officer, IDC

Bryan Wise
CIO, 6sense

2024 Sponsors

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• Publicis Sapient
• PwC
• Zscaler

GOLD SPONSORS:
• HPE GreenLake
• WordPress VIP

EXECUTIVE SPONSOR:
• RingCentral, Inc

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Dialpad
• Elastic
• EXL
• Fora
• KPMG LLP

BRONZE SPONSORS:
• AgilityHealth
• Apptio
• BMC
• Compucom
• Delphix by Perforce
• HCL Software
• HGS
• Netskope
• OutSystems
• Percona
• Proggio
• Rocket Software
• Slalom
• Turing
• UDig