Join us in sunny Scottsdale, AZ, at the luxurious Fairmont Princess from August 11-13, 2025, as we mark the 27th Annual CIO 100 Symposium & Awards. This year, we’re pulling out all the stops to honor the best and brightest leaders and innovators in technology.
From engaging keynotes to unparalleled networking opportunities, the CIO 100 Symposium promises an agenda packed with inspiring stories, transformative insights, and cutting-edge strategies that redefine the future of IT leadership. And of course, we’ll culminate in a spectacular gala dinner to celebrate the 2025 CIO 100 Award winners and Hall of Fame inductees!
Why Attend?
Fuel Your Innovation: Learn from award-winning CIOs and explore how their groundbreaking projects are driving measurable business results.
Connect with the Best: Build meaningful connections with top industry leaders, forward-thinking peers, and innovative solution providers.
Be Inspired: Gain actionable insights from thought-provoking sessions, including expert panels, interactive roundtables, and hands-on deep dives.
Celebrate Excellence: Raise a toast to IT’s finest during our gala dinner and awards celebration, honoring those who have redefined what’s possible.
Let’s Make History Together
Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of IT’s most prestigious event. Whether you’re a seasoned leader or an aspiring innovator, the 2025 CIO 100 Symposium & Awards is your chance to connect, learn, and celebrate with the industry’s elite.
Let’s make the 27th year one for the books—see you in Scottsdale!
What happens at the CIO 100 Symposium & Awards
Dedicated programming for teams
Content focused on issues critical to driving innovation in technology, solving problems and enhancing team performance.
Real-world inside reports
Poster sessions and discussions around actual success (and failures) at the highest levels of enterprise IT.
Social interactions and network building
Like-minded executives gather in small group social interactions where new connections are made.
Designed to reflect the spirit of the Sonoran Desert, each of The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess’s luxury accommodations blend classic comfort, subtle hues of modernity, and tech-forward touches to create a perfect retreat across 11 distinct categories.
Global influencers will share powerful stories of how they confronted challenges — and created opportunities from them
View our speakers from the 2024 CIO 100 Symposium & Awards
Keynote Speaker
Christie Pearce Rampone
Former Captain, U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team4-time Olympian, 3-time Olympic Gold Medalist; 5-time Women’s World Cup Player, 2-time WoNT’s World Cup Winner
Christie Pearce Rampone’s life story exemplifies how humility, perseverance and hard work can be the perfect formula for success, on and off the field. It’s not always about lifting the trophy or the gold medal, but the lessons you learn when you loose as well. When you need to “pivot” some of the best opportunities arise and they can lead to some of your biggest successes.
Known for her lead by example approach to the game, Christie, known as “Captain America” wore the arm band from 2008 until she retired in 2017. She won three Olympic Gold Medals (2004, 2008, 2012), and played in five Women’s World Cups (1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015),winning two (1999, 2015), making her one of the most decorated players in US history.
Expert in Technology-Driven Innovation & Human Evolution; Stanford University Adjunct Professor; Futurist, Neuroscientist, and Technologist
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Lookman Fazal
Chief Information & Digital OfficerNJ Transit
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Abby Godee
Chief Experience OfficerPublicis Sapient
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Jeffrey Hojlo
Research Vice President, Future of Industry Ecosystems & Manufacturing InsightsIDC
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Sue Kozik
SVP & CIOBlue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana
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Dr. Nimita Limaye
Research Vice President, Life Sciences R&D Strategy and Technology, Health InsightsIDC
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Marci Maddox
Research Vice President, Digital Experience StrategiesIDC
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Shamim Mohammad
EVP & CITOCarMax
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Pavan Pidugu
Chief Technology OfficerFMCSA US DoT
Keynote Speaker
Christie Pearce Rampone
Former Captain, U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team4-time Olympian, 3-time Olympic Gold Medalist; 5-time Women’s World Cup Player, 2-time WoNT’s World Cup Winner
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Kader Sakkaria
Head of Global Data TechnologyGallagher
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Jerry Silva
Program Vice President, Financial InsightsIDC
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Meredith Whalen
Chief Research OfficerIDC
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Brian Martin
Head of AI in R&D Information Research & Research FellowAbbVie
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Chris Bruman
Chief Data & Analytics OfficerDow, Inc.
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Sathish Muthukrishnan
Chief Information, Data and Digital OfficerAlly Financial
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Michael Hites
CIOSMU
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Josh Harbert
President and Co-founderSustainableIT.org
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
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