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CIO New York Summit | Feb. 26, 2019 | Convene - 117 W 46th Street - New York, NY, USA
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Keynote Presentation
Visionary speaker presents to entire audience on key issues, challenges and business opportunities
Keynote Presentations give attending delegates the opportunity to hear from leading voices in the industry. These presentations feature relevant topics and issues aligned with the speaker's experience and expertise, selected by the speaker in concert with the summit's Content Committee." title="Keynote Presentations give attending delegates the opportunity to hear from leading voices in the industry. These presentations feature relevant topics and issues aligned with the speaker's experience and expertise, selected by the speaker in concert with the summit's Content Committee.
Executive Visions
Panel moderated by Master of Ceremonies and headed by four executives discussing critical business topics
Executive Visions sessions are panel discussions that enable in-depth exchanges on critical business topics. Led by a moderator, these sessions encourage attending executives to address industry challenges and gain insight through interaction with expert panel members." title="Executive Visions sessions are panel discussions that enable in-depth exchanges on critical business topics. Led by a moderator, these sessions encourage attending executives to address industry challenges and gain insight through interaction with expert panel members.
Thought Leadership
Solution provider-led session giving high-level overview of opportunities
Led by an executive from the vendor community, Thought Leadership sessions provide comprehensive overviews of current business concerns, offering strategies and solutions for success. This is a unique opportunity to access the perspective of a leading member of the vendor community." title="Led by an executive from the vendor community, Thought Leadership sessions provide comprehensive overviews of current business concerns, offering strategies and solutions for success. This is a unique opportunity to access the perspective of a leading member of the vendor community.
Think Tank
End user-led session in boardroom style, focusing on best practices
Think Tanks are interactive sessions that place delegates in lively discussion and debate. Sessions admit only 15-20 participants at a time to ensure an intimate environment in which delegates can engage each other and have their voices heard." title="Think Tanks are interactive sessions that place delegates in lively discussion and debate. Sessions admit only 15-20 participants at a time to ensure an intimate environment in which delegates can engage each other and have their voices heard.
Roundtable
Interactive session led by a moderator, focused on industry issue
Led by an industry analyst, expert or a member of the vendor community, Roundtables are open-forum sessions with strategic guidance. Attending delegates gather to collaborate on common issues and challenges within a format that allows them to get things done." title="Led by an industry analyst, expert or a member of the vendor community, Roundtables are open-forum sessions with strategic guidance. Attending delegates gather to collaborate on common issues and challenges within a format that allows them to get things done.
Case Study
Overview of recent project successes and failures
Case Studies allow attending executives to hear compelling stories about implementations and projects, emphasizing best practices and lessons learned. Presentations are immediately followed by Q&A sessions." title="Case Studies allow attending executives to hear compelling stories about implementations and projects, emphasizing best practices and lessons learned. Presentations are immediately followed by Q&A sessions.
Focus Group
Discussion of business drivers within a particular industry area
Focus Groups allow executives to discuss business drivers within particular industry areas. These sessions allow attendees to isolate specific issues and work through them. Presentations last 15-20 minutes and are followed by Q&A sessions." title="Focus Groups allow executives to discuss business drivers within particular industry areas. These sessions allow attendees to isolate specific issues and work through them. Presentations last 15-20 minutes and are followed by Q&A sessions.
Analyst Q&A Session 
Moderator-led coverage of the latest industry research
Q&A sessions cover the latest industry research, allowing attendees to gain insight on topics of interest through questions directed to a leading industry analyst." title="Q&A sessions cover the latest industry research, allowing attendees to gain insight on topics of interest through questions directed to a leading industry analyst.
Vendor Showcase
Several brief, pointed overviews of the newest solutions and services
Taking the form of three 10-minute elevator pitches by attending vendors, these sessions provide a concise and pointed overview of the latest solutions and services aligned with attendee needs and preferences." title="Taking the form of three 10-minute elevator pitches by attending vendors, these sessions provide a concise and pointed overview of the latest solutions and services aligned with attendee needs and preferences.
Executive Exchange
Pre-determined, one-on-one interaction revolving around solutions of interest
Executive Exchanges offer one-on-one interaction between executives and vendors. This is an opportunity for both parties to make key business contacts, ask direct questions and get the answers they need. Session content is prearranged and based on mutual interest." title="Executive Exchanges offer one-on-one interaction between executives and vendors. This is an opportunity for both parties to make key business contacts, ask direct questions and get the answers they need. Session content is prearranged and based on mutual interest.
Open Forum Luncheon
Informal discussions on pre-determined topics
Led by a moderator, Open Forum Luncheons offer attendees informal, yet focused discussions on current industry topics and trends over lunch." title="Led by a moderator, Open Forum Luncheons offer attendees informal, yet focused discussions on current industry topics and trends over lunch.
Networking Session
Unique activities at once relaxing, enjoyable and productive
Networking opportunities take various unique forms, merging enjoyable and relaxing activities with an environment conducive to in-depth conversation. These gatherings allow attendees to wind down between sessions and one-on-one meetings, while still furthering discussions and being productive." title="Networking opportunities take various unique forms, merging enjoyable and relaxing activities with an environment conducive to in-depth conversation. These gatherings allow attendees to wind down between sessions and one-on-one meetings, while still furthering discussions and being productive.
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 - CIO New York Summit
8:00 am - 8:45 am
Registration & Networking Breakfast
8:45 am - 8:55 am
Welcome Address & Opening Remarks 
Moderated by:
Vittorio Cretella, Former CIO, Mars 
8:55 am - 9:25 am
Keynote Presentation
Bringing Down the Barriers
With the role of the CIO expanding, CIOs are being pushed to increase digital business by using IT in ways that deliver cost saving methods and increased levels of productivity, as well as new opportunities. However, many believe that current methods for these opportunities have reached their end. As a result, it is time to reconfigure these methods in new, unique ways.
Takeaways:
- Latest strategies or methods to increase digital business
- How to confront resiliency or resistance to new digital initiatives
- The different types of behavioral patterns or mindsets to confront
Presented by:
ViJay Viswanathan, CISO, Keurig Dr. Pepper
9:30 am - 10:00 am
Keynote Presentation
Case Studies in Digital Transformation: Learnings Along the Journey
We will explore key learnings from various industries and verticals on the good, the bad and the ugly of digital transformation. We will have an opportunity to not only be exposed to successful use cases, but also ask the hard questions behind those successes.
Takeaways:
- One of the best ways to learn is to hear the stories of success (and failure) from companies similar to yours
- Asking questions of HOW the journey unfolded are just as important as the end result
10:05 am - 10:30 am
Executive Exchange
Think Tank
IoT - Benefits, Challenges, Risks
The Internet of Things (IoT) is the network of physical objects (Things) that use sensors to capture data and embedded connectivity to exchange it over the internet to drive new value creation. Things' can be computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, objects, animals or people. The anticipated benefits of IoT range from new revenue to cost efficiency and innovation. But what is today's reality? What do we need to be concerned about and address pro-actively?
Takeways:
- Benefits of IoT
- Key IoT challenges and risks need to be addressed
- Benefits and issues with IoT Big Data
Presented by:
Timothy Reed, SVP, Information Systems & Technology, EMCOR Building Services
Think Tank
How Augmented Analytics Will Help Your Organization
Augmented Analytics focus on specific areas of augmented intelligence, using machine learning to enhance how data and analytics are presented and shared. As the capabilities of this technology advance rapidly, it is pivotal to understand these advancements.
Takeaways:
- Learn more about Augmented Analytics' role as a key feature of data preparation and management, process management, process mining and data science platforms
- How to optimize the decisions and actions of all entire team, not just those of analysts and data scientists
- Using Augmented Analytics to automate the process of data preparation, insight generation and insight visualization
10:30 am - 10:40 am
Morning Networking Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:10 am
Executive Exchange
Thought Leadership
Designing the Digital Workplace
Employees are consumers of digital technologies such as IoT, AR and VR. The plethora of mobile devices has enabled them to work where they want and when they want which has raised the bar on employee expectations for tools and capabilities from their employers. In order for companies to retain the best and get the most out of their employees, it is vital to design and continually update the digital workplace. We will discuss the current trends as well as share case studies of successful digital workplace implementations.
Takeaways:
- Highly skilled employees will demand a mobile and efficient workplace
- Keeping these skilled employees fully engaged and passionate about your company is critical to achieving the desired digital transformation
Sponsored by:
Celonis
11:15 am - 11:40 am
Executive Exchange
Think Tank
AI-Driven Development
Due to market shifts, the need for collaboration between professional data scientists and application developers is no longer necessary. Today, professional developers can operate alone using predefined models to deliver the top, AI-enhanced solutions. These models allow for developers to utilize tools tailored to integrating AI capabilities into your organization's solution.
Takeaways:
- Learn more about how to utilize predefined AI integration models
- Learn how to apply AI to various data sciences, application development and testing functions
- Understand the potential benefit of self-governing programs over large data sets
Presented by:
Henna Karna, CDO, AXA
Think Tank
The Birth of Digital Twins
In the near future, it is predicted that digital twins or the digital representation of a real-world system will exist for billions of different things. The implication of digital twins will be base-line and simple at first, but as developments take place, digital twins will improve their ability to collect and present the right data and apply the right analytics in order to respond effectively and efficiently.
Takeaways:
- Understanding the opportunity for digital twins in your organization and how to implement them
- How digital twins create more dynamic processes for an organization's business model
- Covering the business implications of digital twins for your organization
11:45 am - 12:10 pm
Executive Exchange
Executive Boardroom 
Machines Are Friends Not Foes: Cognitive Computing Accelerates the Journey
Popular movies, books and television shows typically position advanced technology as a threat to humanity and all we hold dear. Yet cognitive computing technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Natural Language Processing and Augmented Reality (AR) are helping CIOs and CISOs make better decisions faster. We will discuss how cognitive computing can help us navigate the acceleration of activity and decisions that we are experiencing on our digital transformation journeys.
Takeaways:
- New cognitive computing technologies can be unnerving and difficult to trust
- Used properly, cognitive computing technologies such as AI, ML and AR can provide data to humans in such a way to enable us to better prioritize the decisions we must make and make those decisions more effectively
Sponsored by:
Tableau Software
12:15 pm - 12:40 pm
Executive Exchange
Thought Leadership
Digital Transformation - Architecting Your Digital Edge
The digital economy is forcing enterprises to transform how they connect customers, partners, employees and operations. Today's market leaders credit their speed and business advantages to their digital platform. Equinix will discuss how an Interconnection Oriented Architecture (IOA(TM)) can redefine the digital edge, providing competitive advantage in today's market. By outlining the four key use cases that all enterprises need to solve for digital, Equinix will provide a roadmap for building a digital ready architecture.
Sponsored by:
Equinix
Dan Eline, Head of Solutions Marketing, East Region, Equinix
12:40 pm - 1:25 pm
Working Lunch & Panel
The Revitalizing Change in the Role of the CIO
A CIO's role, goals and objectives have drastically changed over the years as most CIOs supervise teams and units beyond their IT department. Because of these changes in responsibilities, a CIO's success is measured in greater business metrics. As a result, the role of a CIO has become both more attractive and more demanding.
Takeaways:
- What are the significant changes regarding the role of the CIO?
- How to keep up with the changing requirements
- How to properly measure a CIO's success
Moderated by:
Alizabeth Calder, SVP CIO, HomeEquity Bank
Panelists:
Kenn Kern, CIO, District Attorney Office, New York
Jazz Tobaccowalla, CIO, Celgene
Chirag Arora, CISO, Crum & Forster
Allen Hsiao, Vice President & Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Yale New Haven Health
Lance Braunstein, CIO, E*Trade
1:30 pm - 1:50 pm
Executive Exchange
Executive Boardroom
Big Data and Analytics at the Next Level
The explosive growth of data volume and data variety that have characterized this new big data era are set to head in a steeper upward trajectory as IoT moves from being a fringe technology, to a mainstream capability. When a single Boeing 787 is able to capture 70Tb of data per flight from thousands of individual sensors throughout the vehicle, just imagine the data volume that can be captured when not just every plane, or even every vehicle, but every device and every individual is streaming a constant set of status information. Data growth by itself however is only a small portion of the story, as to have value this data must be analysed in essentially real-time in order to create actionable outcomes.
Takeaways:
- Big data today may be big, but every single one of the v's that compose it (Volume, Variety, Velocity, Veracity and Value) is set to increase exponentially as a result of IoT
- The ability to analyse, interpret, and find meaning in this vast sea of data will be single biggest differentiator in enterprise success
- Enterprises will have to walk a fine line when it comes to privacy of the information they collect to ensure the continued ability to do so
Sponsored by:
AVADO Learning
1:55 pm - 2:20 pm
Executive Exchange
Executive Boardroom
Driving Digital Transformation: Proactive Path vs. Reactive Response
Shakespeare wrote that we should be afraid of greatness as "some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them". This is true today as well for CIOs and CISOs. Digital transformation will happen, the only question being will the CIO drive it or will it be thrust upon them. We will discuss how to be a proactive voice in driving your company's digital transformation journey instead of waiting and responding to the voice of others.
Takeaways:
- Digital transformation is happening with or without our actions
- The most successful CIOs will drive this transformation from a proactive point of view instead of reacting to internal and external voices
Sponsored by:
Tata Communications
2:25 pm - 2:50 pm
Executive Exchange
Think Tank
Enhancing Your Edge
Edge computing is computing topology in which the content collection and delivery are placed closer to their endpoints. The goal of edge computing is to keep the traffic and processing local to eliminate delays and reduce traffic. Currently, edge computing is being driven by IoT and requires processing to be close to the end rather than on a centralized cloud server. However, rather than creating brand new architecture, cloud computing and edge computing will evolve into centralized service executing on centralized servers, on-premise servers and on the edge devices themselves.
Takeaways:
- Review your organization's progress within edge computing.
- How to adapt centralized service execution.
- The future of edge computing and its potential capabilities
Think Tank
Immersive Experiences
Virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) are changing the way in which people perceive the digital world. This perception change and interaction experience presents unique opportunities for the immersive user experience.
Takeaways:
- Discuss the shift from individual devices that have separated user interface technologies to a multichannel experience
- Discuss how immersive technologies provide benefits such as use, scalability, and new types experiences your organization, customers and employees.
- Learn more about the challenges facing the immersive technologies implications
Presented by:
Samir Saini, Commissioner and CIO, City of New York
2:55 pm - 3:20 pm
Executive Exchange
Executive Boardroom
Network Complexity Causes Outages - Understand Your Network Better and Avoid Failures
Imagine a future where you have zero network outages related to change management and configuration?a future where your network is managed smoothly, behaves reliably, and doesn't pose business risk.
Forward Networks is revolutionizing the way large networks are managed. Forward's advanced software delivers a "digital twin" of the network, enabling network operators to verify intent, predict network behavior, quickly deploy changes, and simplify network management. Forward's robust network verification platform results in stronger, more reliable networks, reduced outages, and reduced business risk.
Join Jeff's presentation to learn more.
Sponsored by:
Forward Networks
3:20 pm - 3:30 pm
Afternoon Networking Coffee Break
3:35 pm - 4:00 pm
Executive Exchange
Think Tank
The Latest in Blockchain
Entire industries are reshaped with the implementation of blockchain due to its promise to enable trust, provide transparency and reduce friction, as well as lowering costs and improving cash flow. Currently, financial institutions, governments and many other institutions have a centralized trust model that adds delays and friction costs to its transactions. Consumers are warmly welcoming blockchain and its ability to provide an alternative trust model and removing the need for central authorities in monitoring transactions.
Takeaways:
- Cover the latest advancements in blockchain implementations
- Reasons why it is significant to at least begin evaluating blockchain even if you're not looking to implement it immediately
- What roadblocks your organization may run into with blockchain implementation
Presented by:
Vanessa Fernandes, CTO- Emerging Technologies, Itau-Unibanco
Think Tank
Working in Smart Spaces
A smart space is an environment in which users and technology-enabled systems interact in increasingly open, connected, coordinated and intelligent ecosystems. The goal of a smart space is to come together and create a more immersive, collaborative and automated experience for a target set of people and industries.
Takeaways:
- Discuss the latest innovations of smart space in regards to smart cities, digital workplaces, smart homes and more
- The future of smart spaces as technology continues to be a more essential part of our daily lives
- Elements of smarts spaces that are important to be aware of
4:05 pm - 4:30 pm
Executive Exchange
Think Tank
NGA Data Services, Integrated Program Office (IPD)
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) delivers world-class geospatial intelligence that provides a decisive advantage to policymakers, warfighters, intelligence professionals and first responders.
Anyone who sails a U.S. ship, flies a U.S. aircraft, makes national policy decisions, fights wars, locates targets, responds to natural disasters, or even navigates with a cellphone relies on NGA.
NGA is a unique combination of intelligence agency and combat support agency. It is the world leader in timely, relevant, accurate and actionable GEOINT. NGA enables the U.S. intelligence community and the Department of Defense (DOD) to fulfill the president's national security priorities to protect the nation.
- Operates the NGA Open Data Store (ODS)
- Manages Massive Complex Datasets
- Data Ingest, Conditioning, Safeguarding and Storage
Presented by:
Matthew Benden, Chief Cloud Systems Security & Engineering, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Bill Holt, Deputy Director Data, Sec, Info Eng, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
4:35 pm - 5:00 pm
Executive Exchange
Think Tank
Enterprise Architecture: Secret weapon of CIOs in Managing Digital Transformation Risks - Intelligent Automation!
Today's tech savvy business managers want to know if their internal IT team understands business needs and customer experience expectations. Technology Solutions are expected to be platform-based with deep integration leveraging AI & ML as part of the design, not an afterthought. Immediately after rollout, business needs real-time data and efficiency increase with investment in technology. Join us to review role of Intelligent Automation in managing risks of Digital Transformation journey continued with AI & ML.
Presented by:
Bala Kalavala, Director of Enterprise Architecture, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts
Think Tank
GDPR Causing Confusion with Cloud Technology
Security is and will continue to be an issue within cloud technology especially with recent regulations such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Because of the advantages and opportunities of the cloud, organizations will likely rush into cloud technologies without being fully aware of the security risks. After GDPR came into effect, there is now an even greater responsibility on organizations to manage their data compliantly as they continue transformations towards the cloud.
Takeaways:
- How GDPR affects your organization's security and cloud services
- Discuss the threats that cloud technologies present and how your organization may be more vulnerable
- Regulations' impact on the future of cloud security
5:00 pm - 5:15 pm
What's the Next Stop On the Transformation Journey?
Our Governing Board will summarize the learnings from the day and discuss the path forward for building an ongoing community of CIOs, where common issues can be addressed and success stories can be shared.
Takeaways:
- Building an ongoing community with your peers can be an invaluable resource for tackling the digital transformation projects ahead of you
- Sharing stories of success (and failures) is not reserved to a one-day CIO Summit, but should be shared on a regular basis with your peers
Moderated by:
Vittorio Cretella, Former CIO, Mars
5:15 pm - 6:00 pm