CIO 100 Awards & Conference

August 17-19 2026 Omni PGA Frisco Resort & Spa

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CIO 100 Awards & Conference 2026

Name: CIO 100 Awards & Conference
Start: 2026-08-17T13:00+00:00
End: 2026-08-19T22:00+00:00
Location: Omni PGA Frisco Resort & Spa

Omni PGA Frisco Resort & Spa

August 17-19, 2026

Omni PGA Frisco Resort & Spa

August 17-19, 2026

100 Award Winners | Fortune 500 CIOs | 50+ Speakers | 3 Days | One CIO Community

See what’s working inside leading enterprises as CIO Hall of Fame inductees, CIO 100 honorees, and technology leaders share how they’re scaling AI, accelerating transformation, and delivering measurable business results.

For more than four decades, the CIO 100 Awards has recognized organizations that use technology to drive business value, innovation, and competitive advantage. Today, the CIO 100 Awards & Conference brings together the leaders behind those achievements to share what’s working—and what’s next.

CIO 100 – Where CIOs and IT Leaders Connect, Learn, and Grow

Executive-level discussions with CIO peers at a premier CIO conference
Career-building programming for future CIOs and rising technology experts
Deep-dive workshops on AI, data, cybersecurity strategy, security governance and operating models
Informal CIO networking events that help senior IT leaders build real relationships

What the Best CIOs Are Doing Differently

Learn how leading CIOs are turning technology investments into business outcomes

Why The Industry's Top Technology Leaders Attend CIO 100

Current CIOs

Connect with peers navigating AI, digital transformation, governance, cybersecurity strategy and growth.

You’ll engage with peers on:

The initiatives delivering meaningful ROI
The investments that didn’t perform as expected
AI implementation realities across the enterprise
Evolving leadership expectations from boards and executive teams
Organizational structures and operating model changes
Strategies for accelerating innovation without adding unnecessary risk

Future CIOs

Accelerate your leadership journey through the Next CIO program and build the visibility, relationships and skills needed for the next step.

Future CIOs gain access to:

Candid conversations about what changes at the C-level
Leadership insights from CIOs navigating complex organizations
Small-group working sessions focused on influence and enterprise impact
Peer networking with leaders on similar career paths
Practical discussions around executive communication and strategic leadership

Award Winners

Reconnect with fellow innovators and continue the conversations that began with your CIO 100 recognition.

CIO 100 gives award winners an environment to:

Share how initiatives were implemented and scaled
Discuss lessons learned and unexpected challenges
Compare how projects evolved after launch
Collaborate with peers solving similar enterprise problems
Build relationships with leaders delivering measurable business impact

Leave with ideas you can use

From The 5 Moves CIOs Are Making Now to 25 Years of CIO Lessons in 45 Minutes, CIO 100 is designed to help technology leaders learn from real-world experiences, practical successes and lessons learned at one of the best CIO conferences for networking.

How organizations are scaling AI beyond pilots
Lessons from transformation initiatives that failed—and what leaders learned
New operating models for the hybrid workforce
Strategies for proving ROI and funding innovation
The leadership skills required to become the next CIO

Explore the Agenda

Go Inside Real-World Initiatives from CIO 100 Honorees

The Innovation Showcase gives attendees direct access to the teams behind award-winning projects, creating opportunities to ask questions, exchange ideas and learn how innovation is being applied in real-world environments across AI, data, cloud, cybersecurity and enterprise technology.

Mastercard
Morgan Stanley
Lenovo
Johnson & Johnson
JLL
Guardant Health
Keck Medicine at USC
Zuora