CIO 100 Leadership Live Boston: Event Agenda & Sessions
Gain actionable strategies, learn from leading IT executives, and connect with peers tackling today’s most pressing technology challenges. This one-day, in-person event is designed to help you accelerate innovation and drive business impact.
Thursday, September 24
Pre-registration required. Register here.
(attendance is limited to those who are director-level or below)
Grab breakfast and coffee, find a seat, and meet the people you’ll be learning alongside all day.
Hear from CIOs who’ve been in the chair, the decisions that defined them, the projects that nearly broke them, and the lessons they wish someone had handed them earlier. Curated excerpts from the CIO Leadership Live interview series, selected because they’re honest and insightful.
Includes interviews with: Annie Baymiller, EVP & Global CIO, Owens Corning; Chris Nardecchia, CIDO, Rockwell Automation; Sastry Durvasula, Chief Operating, Information & Digital Officer, TIAA; Bob McCowan, Former CIO, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Deborah Youmans, VP & CIO, MITRE
Today’s bold CIOs are rewriting the rules of business transformation, and they’re doing it in real time, under real pressure, with real stakes. Join us to hear from a select group of courageously innovative technology leaders who will share the successes that are moving their organizations forward, along with the learn-from-failure moments that are reshaping their playbooks. These leaders help stakeholders rethink everything, from culture and talent, to how we work and architect the future of the business, to leveraging new operating models and technology strategically. No theory. No platitudes. No pretenders. Just practitioners speaking to practitioners, with candor, humility, and practical wisdom you can use to lead your team and company through transformation in the age of AI.
As organizations race to scale AI, many are discovering that technology alone isn’t enough. Sustainable transformation requires alignment across business processes, data, governance, and people. In this fireside chat, Jim Chilton draws on decades of enterprise leadership and insights from his new book, Enterprise Coherence in the Age of AI, to explore how CIOs can simplify complexity, lead organizational change, and build the foundation for AI that delivers lasting business impact.
Many organizations have moved beyond AI experimentation. Far fewer have embedded AI into the fabric of the enterprise. In this session, PwC explores the architectural, operational, and organizational decisions that separate successful AI transformation from stalled pilots. Through practical examples, learn how leading enterprises are modernizing operations, redesigning workflows, and creating the governance needed to scale AI with confidence and deliver lasting business value.
Coffee, vendor conversations, and the hallway discussions that can be just as engaging as the sessions. Take the time. These unplanned moments often become the ones you remember most.
Transformation rarely goes according to plan. CIOs break down the real costs behind major initiatives, including budget overruns, organizational friction, and failed bets. This session focuses on what leaders learned the hard way and how they course-corrected to deliver results that stuck.
Join a conversation of your choice to listen, learn and share experiences around the table.
Unlocking AI ROI with TBM-Driven Cost Visibility, hosted by Apptio
AI-Ready Data Infrastructure, hosted by Fivetran
AI-Powered Workflow Automation, hosted by GUIDE
Data Governance for an AI-Enabled Organization, hosted by Unframe
AI ROI: Winners vs. Losers, hosted by Zoho
Enjoy lunch with fellow leaders, and connect with our sponsors to explore solutions that can support your most pressing challenges.
Healthcare and global risk management have more in common than you might think. Both operate in environments where resilience, trust, cybersecurity, AI governance, and operational continuity are non-negotiable. Join two enterprise technology leaders for a candid discussion on balancing innovation with reliability, scaling AI responsibly, and leading transformation in organizations where technology has become mission critical.
Most enterprises now face the same choice on the path to AI transformation: buy a point tool, build in-house, or partner. Salumeh Companieh, CIO of Cushman & Wakefield, joins Unframe’s Jacquelyn Goldberg for a candid look at C&W’s decision framework for evaluating AI investments, how a single use case in lease extraction became the seed of an enterprise-wide data foundation, and the specific kind of role clarity and shared ownership that let a fast-moving product actually translate into business impact rather than another stalled pilot. For any CIO weighing real AI transformation against another round of point solutions, this session offers a candid look at what a real AI partnership requires from both sides.
Top investors share where they are placing bets, which technologies are overhyped, and what signals CIOs should pay attention to. This session helps technology leaders separate real innovation from noise and align their roadmaps with where the market is heading. Come with questions!
The pace of change is accelerating. In this closing conversation, CIOs reflect on what’s coming next, from AI economics to organizational redesign. Attendees will leave with a clear sense of priorities and the decisions that will define success in the near future. Come with questions!
The day’s conversations don’t have to end here. Drinks, connections, and chat with attendees and speakers.