CIO VISIONS Leadership Summit 2018 | Quartz | 28 October 2018 | Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel, 1551 Thoreau Dr N, Schaumburg, IL 60173, USA

Key Themes

CIO Leadership & Innovation:
• How to Personalize A.I. and Customer Engagement
• Leadership Challenges and the Resistance in Changing Processes
• Strategies on IT Governance – Budgeting and Prioritization
• Vendor Relations & Contract Negotiations
• How to Strive in an Environment Where Stated Goals Do Not Match Observed Behavior
• Understanding the Mechanics of Teaching & Delivering
• Managing IOT Infrastructure Growth Without the Infrastructure Staff

Cloud Strategy:
• Advantages & Disadvantages of Public vs Private Cloud
• Staffing Changes in a Cloud Environment
• Controlling Cloud Costs: Leveraging Cloud to Drive Your IT Cost Down
• Challenges & Opportunities When Switching to the Cloud
• Developing a Mobile Cloud Strategy for Business
• Cloud Based Initiatives How to Support Cloud vs. Security
• Network Integration Between Public and Private Cloud
• The Future of VoIP & It’s Reliability

Cyber Security:
• Security Protocols: Network Security/Cyber Security/Data Security
• The Use of AI in Data Security: Today’s Opportunities and Challenges
• Successful Data Governance Approaches
• Lowering the Risk of a Data Breach When Using the Cloud
• Protecting Unstructured Data: How Secure Do I Need to Be?
• Network Visibility and Integration with Security Needs
• BYOD-Wireless Protection: Implementing Company-Wide Phone Wipes
• How Do We Make It Easier to Keep Ourselves and Our User Communities Safe?
• Integration of Security into Strategic Planning Processes and Operations
• Security vs. Ease of Access
• Disaster Plans & Business Continuity

2018 Speakers

Rafael Diaz
CTO, Northrop Grumman

Nick Curcuru
VP, Big Data, Mastercard

Jeffrey Fudge
Director of IT Operations, Ashley Furniture Industries

Raphael Morozov
CTO, Eurofins DMS

Adam Bricker
VP of IT, Westmoreland Coal Company

Corey Thompson
VP of IT, Pacific Drilling

Beach Clark
VP of IT, Georgia Aquarium

Michael Smith
CIO, American Academy of Family Physicians

George Khalil
ISO, City of Riverside

Vennard Wright
CIO, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission

Jason Allen
CIO, Yello

Kirk Nugent
Information Technology Director, Wallace State Community College

Pam Click
CIO (Divisional), TIAA

Jason James
CIO, Optima Healthcare Solutions

Tom Jackson
CIO, Vice Chancellor of IT, North Carolina A&T State University

Gaurav Bhatia
Chief Digital Officer, NewDay USA , LLC

Zane Burnett
VP Digital Innovation & Technology, Alain Pinel Realtors

William Tran
CIO, Berkley Risk Administrators Company, LLC

Chad Mead
CTO, SUPERVALU

George Finney
CSO, Southern Methodist University

Georgiana Wagemann
Director of Sales, Darktrace

JD Sherry
CRO, Remediant

Dave Packer
VP Product & Alliances, Druva

Curtis Peterson
SVP of Cloud Operations, RingCentral

William H. Wolfe II
Lead Global Enterprise Architect for Dover Corporation, SilverPeak