The quality of speakers and content is excellent. Worth blocking time to attend. Look forward to future events.

Joel Munch, Contract CIO - Colorado Hospital Association

Collaborating with likeminded peers is key to staying informed in a constantly evolving world. These roundtables provide that platform for learning and engaging with colleagues and experts in a friendly engaging environment.

Chuck Disfriend, IT Manger - Willamalane Park & Recreation District

Exceeded my expectations for a virtual CIO forum, well planned and executed with no disruptions. Topics and speakers were very enriching, virtually engaging and thought provoking. Talk Shifts tips were practical yet profound, this alone was a true gift to take away from the event.

Kevin Wilkins, CIO - City of Fort Collins

When it comes to hosting events whether they be in person or virtual Premier Connects is best in class. The events are well organized, well moderated and contains relevant topics with impressive speakers.

George Reichert, CIO - Genworth Financial

Premier Connects CIO conference is the one conference I make sure I attend every year it comes to town. I have always come away a more informed and empowered CIO.

Michael Pompey, CIO - Philadelphia Youth Network

Speakers

We have worked diligently to put together a stimulating and focused agenda, bringing together experts, visionaries and professionals from the IT industry. We look forward to sharing this exciting conference with you.

Dr. Rebecca Homkes

London Business School, Strategic Management Centre Lecturer, Director

Allison McCall

US Department of Commerce, NTIS CIO

Pritha Mehra

United States Postal Service CIO & EVP

Wei Xie

CBRE Research Director

Jeffery Verity

USI Insurance Services SVP, Regional Technology & Government Contracting Practice Leader

Pete Peterson

City of Oakland CIO & CTO

Robert DeVito

Google Chrome Global Director, Customer & Partner Sales Engineering

Agenda | YOU SURVIVED, NOW LET'S THRIVE

11am – 2pm EST

Welcome & Introductions From Reset to Thrive: How to Lead a Growth Journey

  • Host
    Dr. Rebecca Homkes, Lecturer, Director, London Business School, Strategic Management Centre
Uncertainty challenges leadership teams to adapt, and to navigate their organizations through a journey of surviving (stabilizing the business with a growth mindset) to resetting (updating the existing direction and plans) in order to thrive or dramatically grow and prosper. Dr. Homkes will kick off our discussions by discussing the Survive Reset Thrive journey and how to lead the transition from reset to thrive. She will share stories of successful companies that are building robust organizations for growth and provide insights of how you can do the same! Then she will introduce her B.L.A.S.T framework that describes successful high-growth companies and their teams prepare for a successful growth path. She will challenge us as CIOs to embrace the challenge and build organizations ready to blast off and grow!

Opening Keynote A Closer Look at 2021s Most Innovative CIOs

Globally and across a range of industries, 2020 took existing patterns of activity for CIOs and sped them up radically and unexpectedly. Some organizations were more prepared than others. However, a select few overachieving teams solved these challenges in remarkably creative ways. In this session, we will dig deeper on strategies that allow for companies to not only survive, but thrive. In addition, we will explore companies who ‘broke the mold’ in 2020 and the strategies they plan to adopt as they take on 2021.

General Session The Way Forward

  • Presenter
    Wei Xie, Research Director, CBRE
The pandemic has completely disrupted how we live, work and play. Join an expert from CBRE discuss their thoughts on The Way Forward for the economy and commercial real estate, especially as conditions evolve due to a new U.S. administration and the vaccine.

General Session The Business Case for Cyber Insurance

  • Panelist
    Jeffery Verity, SVP, Regional Technology & Government Contracting Practice Leader, USI Insurance Services
Hear from an industry leading insurance broker to discuss key marketplace factors and dynamics that drives the need for all organizations to procure some level of Cyber Insurance coverage. The discussion will include an overview of what is happening today in the insurance marketplace, how it is impacting insurance renewals, and what kinds of risk control services are available from the insurance marketplace.

General Session Improving Citizen Experience with a Citizen 360' View

When Pete Peterson began working for the City of Oakland he was plopped into the middle of a "Tech Disinvestment". The city hadn't made any major technology investments since 2008, was dealing with 1,100 servers, and had hundreds of legacy applications. His team made an investment in digital transformation and completely changed the infrastructure of their systems and how their citizens interact with their government. In this presentation, Pete goes over these key challenges and why his team ultimately decided to go with a low-code platform solution.

General Session Challenge the Rules of Security: Transform the Threat Surface to Proactive Control

  • Presenter
    Robert DeVito, Global Director, Customer & Partner Sales Engineering, Google Chrome
With the dramatic increase in distributed workforces and the growing adoption of cloud applications, companies face unprecedented levels of IP, data, and identity sprawl beyond the enterprise firewall. Every endpoint is an entry into your business, cybercriminals have more ways to break in than ever before, and human error on the inside is a constant risk. Historically, endpoint security has been a zero-sum game—with the odds inevitably stacked against IT. But rather than protect devices, what if you could just control the security of them?

In this presentation, see how Chrome OS and Chrome Browser are secure by design—embedding security into every workflow to provide proactive protection for users, devices, applications, and data, wherever work happens. This is cloud-first security control in the hands of the modern businesses that will thrive moving forward.

Closing Remarks Are you Ready to Grow?

  • Host
    Dr. Rebecca Homkes, Lecturer, Director, London Business School, Strategic Management Centre
We will pull together key insights and end with a call to action including recapping shared guidance on how CIOs can lead their organizations, accelerate learning and thrive through 2021 and beyond.

CIO Industry Forum | Government

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