Key Themes

• close Cybersecurity
  Protecting yourself and your company are always top priority. Cover a wide breadth of cyber security initiatives including protocol, network and data protection, operational integration, balancing visibility needs and much more. Minimize the possibility of breaches using AI and learn how to plan for the worst to minimally impact business continuity.
• close Staff Training, Retention & IT Leadership
  Navigating between technology initiatives and managing your staff can be profoundly challenging. The sharp learning curve detracts from communication, understanding of progress, strategy acceptance and appropriate resource allocation. Blow past these challenges to keep your company ticking upwards while keeping everyone onboard. Taking the lead in today’s organization is crucial for the CIO. With the ever-changing environment of new technologies, shifts in strategies and expanding technical needs, the expectations of being an IT leader are very different from 5 years ago. Learn from qualified professionals on how to transform and lead your team to success in this.
• close Data Storage and Analytics
  Data is abundant, and this is where you learn how keep it clean and make it profitable. Review analytics platforms, apply machine learning and asses other techniques for locating and sifting through your gold mine.
• close Artificial Intelligence
  Explore strategies for leveraging the artificial intelligence to drive down costs and the security implications that come with it. Dive deeper to understand the impact on employees, mobile strategy and more.
• close Cloud Strategy
  In a fast-evolving industry, how do you navigate the digital disruption and stay ahead of emerging trends? This theme will cover some of the best technologies that some of the top marketing teams are using & what trends you should be looking out for. Cloud gives companies a competitive advantage and has proven to be much more reliable, secure and easier to employ.
• close Automation
  Automation plays a large role in operations and application performance management. Learn how organizations and their CIOs are optimizing the use of automation technologies, moving from simple process improvement to true process transformation.
• close DevOps Strategy
  When everything needs to be done yesterday, and even when it does not, operational strategy can make or break the future success of your applications and technology. Learn top practices, emerging trends, discuss old ones like Agile, and stay on the bleeding edge of technology to accelerate your push forwards without breaking the bank, or the back end.
• close Network and Communication Systems
  Network and Communication Systems are essential when sharing secure information within your organization. There are many useful process management tools, such as direct messaging, video conferencing, help desk, etc. Using these tools can help create a productive workflow and employee correspondence can be easily managed.
• close Digital Transformation
  The data produced by our digital systems and processes borders on overwhelming. In this track we will discuss the best practices for IT Leaders to set up their organizations for success during their digital transformation and how to identify the data that matters most.
• close Remote Work Challenges and New Cyber Risks During a Global Pandemic
  The outbreak of COVID-19 has caused massive disruption across the globe. Many organizations have had to set up their employees to work remotely. Creating new communication norms and collaboration tools has become essential. Phishing emails have presented major cybersecurity challenges and risks. Without implementing proper security protections and policies for remote work many organizations are vulnerable to cyberattack. Exchange ideas and learn how experienced executives are navigating through this difficult time and trying to maintain a secure network.