IT - SUMMIT

CIO Digital Summit:
Creating innovative digital experiences

2 - 4th May 2023, America 09:00 - 12:41 EST

CIO Digital Summit

Despite the challenges in the global economy there is a real sense of optimism in IT organizations with increased budgets and the return on new digital channels starting to show. This optimism could be short-lived as customers and employees hold their loved brands to a whole new standard of experience. To keep up, companies will have to embrace a whole new toolbox of cultural and digital technology!

Join 70+ senior IT leaders on business-critical challenges and disruptive technology and drive your industry forward collaboratively.

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Why Attend

Connect with 70+ senior leaders for a curated agenda focused on tackling your current business critical challenges and driving industry forward. Our summits are designed to help you.

New connections

Build new connections with likeminded senior leaders

Business trends

Stay current with emerging business trends

Key takeaways

Downloadable and actionable takeaways

New partnerships

Accelerate key projects through meaningful new partnerships

Insights

De-risk new projects by gaining a broad range of insights

New technologies

Understand the impact new technology can make

"What I enjoyed the most about it was the interactivity, it’s very rare that you get active participation"
Alex Boehme, CTO, H&M Group
"There was a lot of outreach after the event of individuals wanting to connect and I think that was a great by-product of speaking at the event"
Jeffrey Johnson, Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Security Officer, Siemens Health Affairs for North America
"I was blown away by the great logistics, diversity of attendees and incredible networking opportunities. I can honestly say I’ve never had so many new relationships and key opportunities from a single meeting."
Bill Sheahan, Vice President
"Congratulations to you all for pulling off a Hybrid Summit with Augmented Reality features that are truly unparalleled in the Industry! Collaborative, Interactive & showcasing leading edge technology ... GDS Summits really set the bar so high that a return to physical conferences might be re-evaluated in the Industry."
Christina Alexander Alexandropoulou, Director Of Security, Four Seasons
"I connected with peers that I know I’ll stay in touch with, including suppliers which have presented a fantastic opportunity for 7-Eleven Global in the future. It may well be the most valuable summit I’ve attended in many years."
Cynthia Richardson, Senior Director, Global Logistics & Merchandising
"The meetings and presentations added value, and needless to say, but that the venue for the Summit was exceptional."
Edward M Shubert, CPA Senior Director, McKesson Corporation
"I made quite a few contacts that will be beneficial to me."
Margaret Bond, Director of Cyber Security, Numotion
"It was one of the best events I have been to, particularly because of the format and topics. Really well done and to all of the team."
Lauren Goodwin, CIO

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Past Programme

Day one
Day two
Day three

09:00 - 09:15

09:00 - 09:15

Opening Remarks

Intro & Diamond Commentary

09:15 - 09:45

09:15 - 09:45

Keynote

Beyond Digital Transformation – When IT Actually Leads Organisational Transformation

09:45 - 10:25

09:45 - 10:25

Panel Discussion

The Future of IT Delivery- Driving Innovation and Transformation at Scale

10:25 - 10:35

10:25 - 10:35

Insight Break

10:35 - 11:25

10:35 - 11:25

Roundtables

Track 1: Optimizing the Cloud To Leverage Transformation

Track 2: The Future of Analytics and BI

Track 3: Utilizing Digital Tools to Improve Business Outcomes

11:25 - 11:30

11:25 - 11:30

Short Break

11:30 - 12:10

11:30 - 12:10

Masterclass Breakouts

12:11 - 12:41

12:11 - 12:41

Headline Keynote

09:00 - 09:10

09:00 - 09:10

Opening Remarks

09:10 - 09:40

09:10 - 09:40

Keynote

Bold Leadership

09:42 - 10:22

09:42 - 10:22

Panel Discussion

Utilizing Data & Analytics to Enable Better Business Outcomes

10:22 - 10:32

10:22 - 10:32

Insight Break

10:35 - 11:25

10:35 - 11:25

Roundtables

Track 1: Optimizing the Cloud To Leverage Transformation

Track 2: The Future of Analytics and BI

Track 3: Utilizing Digital Tools to Improve Business Outcomes

11:26 - 11:56

11:26 - 11:56

Innovation Exchange Keynote

Creating a Security- Conscious Corporate Culture

11:58 - 12:30

11:58 - 12:30

Closing Prime Keynote

09:00 - 09:10

09:00 - 09:10

Opening Remarks

09:10 - 09:40

09:10 - 09:40

Keynote

09:41 - 10:21

09:41 - 10:21

Panel Discussion

Leadership Innovation: People, Process, & Technology

10:22 - 10:32

10:22 - 10:32

Insight Break

10:30 - 11:20

10:30 - 11:20

Roundtable Leaders Panel

11:30 - 12:00

11:30 - 12:00

Innovation Exchange Keynote

Enabling Innovation – The new close collaboration between R&D and IT

12:01 - 12:31

12:01 - 12:31

Closing Keynote

12:31 - 12:41

12:31 - 12:41

Insight Break -Closing Comments

Previous Speakers

George Marootian

Executive Vice President, Head of Technology

Ken Pfeil

Chief Data Officer

Jake Margolis

CISO

Dr. Satyam Priyadarshy

Managing Director, Chief Data Scientist

Marina Bellini

Former Chief Information & Digital Officer ABInBev, BAT & PepsiCo Latin America

Roman Stanek

CEO

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Experience the new way to network with peers with interactive features including:

Audience Interaction

Engage with a virtual live audience just as you would at a physical event and create meaningful conversations.

Interactive Live Polling

Keep engaged through interactive live polling and gamification tools.

Direct connections

Ask your questions face-to-face with the speakers via our leading stage technology.

Relationship building

Build stronger connections with leading executives that you will take with you through your career

Intelligent interaction

Interactive quizzes gamify your experience

Thought Leadership

Content and insight from industry experts when it matters most

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