CIO 100 Leadership Live Boston

September 24, 2026 The Westin Waltham Boston

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CIO 100 Leadership Live Boston: IT Leadership & Innovation

Name: CIO 100 Leadership Live Boston 2026
Start: 2026-09-24T09:00+00:00
End: 2026-09-24T17:00+00:00
Location: Westin Waltham

The Leadership Forum for Today's CIOs - and Tomorrow's

The Westin Waltham Boston

September 24, 2026

In-Person

The Westin Waltham Boston

September 24, 2026

In-Person

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ONE COMMUNITY. EVERY STAGE OF THE CIO JOURNEY

Whether you’re already in the CIO role, preparing for it, or leading a critical area of enterprise technology, you’ll join the same community shaping the future of IT leadership across New England.

CIO 100 Leadership Live Boston is where established leaders share lessons learned, emerging leaders build relationships, and the region’s technology community comes together to learn from one another. Join New England’s technology leadership community for a day of candid conversations, practical insights, and meaningful peer connections.

What to Expect:
• Peer-led conversations
• Highly interactive sessions
• Executive roundtables
• Networking with Boston’s technology leadership community

Why CIO 100 LEADERSHIP LIVE IS DIFFERENT

Most conferences are built around presentations. Leadership Live is built around conversations.

Instead of sitting through slide-heavy sessions, you’ll spend the day engaging with senior technology leaders who are actively leading change inside their organizations today.
Every session is designed for participation. Every moderator is an experienced technology journalist. Every speaker is selected because they’re doing the work, and sharing lessons learned from the front lines.

What Makes CIO 100 Leadership Live Different:
• Editorially curated content
• Conversations instead of presentations
• Practitioners instead of keynote celebrities
• Audience participation built into every session
• Editorial moderation that drives meaningful discussion
• A regional community of technology leaders

Who Should Attend

Designed for executives leading enterprise technology strategy, including:

• CIOs, CTOs, and CISO
• Senior technology executives driving business transformation and innovation
• Enterprise architecture, infrastructure, data, and platform leaders
• Next-generation CIO candidates and emerging technology executives

Featured Speakers taking stage in Boston

Hear from fellow peers & mentors on up-skilling your teams...

Speaker

Chad Wright

CIOBoston Dynamics

Moderator

Dan Roberts

Host, Tech Whisperers Podcast; Founder, AI Practitioners for Practitioners (P4P) Network

Speaker

Jim Chilton

5x CIO; EVP, Enterprise Ventures, SNHU; AuthorEnterprise Coherence in the Age of AI

Moderator

Joan Goodchild

ContributorCSO, CIO

Speaker

Josh Drew

Market DirectorRobert Half

Speaker

Mona Bates

SVP & CIDOBAE Systems, Inc

Moderator

Lane Cooper

Contributing EditorCIO

Speaker

Paul Hlivko

CIOOptum Financial

Speaker

Sal Companieh

CIDOCushman & Wakefield

Speaker

Scott Gardner

CIOMGX Beverage Group

Speaker

Terry Carpenter

CIOMIT Lincoln Laboratory

2026 Theme: The Leadership Event for Enterprise Innovation & Emerging Technology

Innovation Showcase: Discover how past CIO 100 award winners are evolving their most celebrated initiatives. You’ll gain firsthand insight into new iterations, real-world results, and practical use cases you can take back to your own organization—ideal for leaders thinking about enterprise AI adoption and how to apply those wins to your organization’s roadmap to accelerate innovation.

Next CIO Luncheon: Career Advancement & Community: Join fellow nominees from the greater Boston area for an exclusive career development luncheon, featuring a candid interactive conversation and Q&A with seasoned technology leaders. This session focuses on practical IT leadership skills, visibility strategies, and peer networking to accelerate your career.

TechCrunch VC Briefing: What’s Next in Tech: Hear directly from top venture capital voices in a fast-paced 30-minute session on emerging technologies. This panel delivers insider perspectives on what’s gaining traction, what’s poised to disrupt, and where enterprise leaders should focus next.

Discover actionable insights from CIO 100 Award winners, Hall of Fame CIOs, and industry leaders driving enterprise AI adoption, data modernization, cloud strategy, and organizational transformation.

Boost your career trajectory through elevated programming designed to support rising IT executives, including exclusive Next CIO content for emerging leaders and practical guidance for your IT modernization roadmap.

Unlock the capabilities, strategic vision, and future‑ready skills you need to lead with confidence in 2026 and beyond.

Connect with peers and mentors in meaningful ways, building a powerful network that strengthens your leadership journey.

Topics on the agenda include:

You will leave CIO 100 Leadership Live Boston with:

• Practical ideas you can implement immediately
• Honest lessons from leaders navigating enterprise transformation
• New connections across New England’s technology community
• Fresh perspectives on leadership, innovation, and what’s next

Join New England’s Technology Leadership Community

Spend a day learning from peers, sharing experiences, and building relationships with the leaders shaping the future of enterprise technology.

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