Over two days at Gartner CIO Leadership Forum 2023, the agenda focused on the CIO role as the leader of the digital experience while building leadership and executive skills needed to accelerate innovative business and technology strategies.
Agenda
Attendees gained more insights into CIO strategies, leadership skills growth and technology at Gartner CIO Leadership Forum 2023 in Phoenix, AZ.
2023 day highlights
Gartner Opening Keynote: Amply Your Impact
Speakers: Irving Tyler, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Christie Struckman, VP Analyst, Gartner
Hung LeHong, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Discussed the challenges CIOs face as executives and the heads of IT and focused on helping CIOs produce material returns and drive value throughout their organization.
Featured session: CEO Concerns 2023 - Implications and Actions for CIOs
Speaker: Dave Aron, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Our fresh global CEO survey shed light on how business leaders are rethinking their strategies and explained how new directions in 2023 will impact the technology-related agenda.
Featured session: Opportunities and Threats for CIOs in Evolving Leadership Dynamics
Speaker: Gabriela Vogel, Senior Director Analyst, Gartner
Covered the dynamics between CIOs and C-suite members as duties have become inreasingly interconnected, communal, and overlapping, making problem-solving more of a challenge. We addresed these changes to leadership, along with opportunities and threats.
Featured Session: 3 Strategic Technology Trends for CIOs to Watch
Speakers: Marty Resnick, VP Analyst, Gartner
Discussed the strategic technology trends have significant disruptive potential and set the stage for innovation over the next five years.
Featured session: CIO Value Propositions for C-Suite Partners
Speaker: Irving Tyler, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Discussed how the CIO role must provide new forms of executive leadership value to all CxOs - guiding CIOs to construct new value propositions for each of their peers so they can create and deliver the maximum business impact and advance their ambitions.
Featured session: The Modern Career Path: Focus on Building Career Portfolios, Not Career Paths
Speaker: Christiane Groth, VP, Gartner
Discussed how IT employees with diverse backgrounds and career aspirations demand personal growth opportunities, flexibility and autonomy in job interest alignment with diverse paths for building their career experiences.
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Sunday, February 26, 2023 / 02:30 PM - 07:30 PM MST
Registration and Information
Registration and Information hours for the day.
Sunday, February 26, 2023 / 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM MST
Welcome Reception
We are excited to get back together at CIO Leadership Forum in Phoenix! Please join us at our Welcome Reception on Sunday, February 26 from 6:00pm – 7:30pm. Don't miss this opportunity to meet your peers as we prepare for a great conference!
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 08:30 AM - 09:45 AM MST
Networking Breakfast
Join other attendees for breakfast before the day's sessions.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 08:30 AM - 09:45 AM MST
Women CIO Networking Breakfast
Debra Christmas, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Join us for this exclusive event tailored for women CIOs hosted by Gartner Executive Programs, giving you the opportunity to meet and interact on common topics and interests prior to the beginning of the conference.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 08:30 AM - 09:45 AM MST
Midsize Enterprise Networking Breakfast - Security
Guru Rao, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Continue the conversation with your midsize enterprise peers at this exclusive breakfast. Discussion topic: what security initiatives do you see as priorities for 2023?
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM MST
Gartner Zone Open Hours
Demo our latest tools and gain insights that showcase how to maximize your Gartner benefits. Explore how CIOs can measure and track critical digital KPIs with the Digital Execution Scorecard, get connected with your Peer community and learn to confidently manage the technology purchasing life cycle with BuySmart. Select the file in Conference Materials below to learn more about Rapid Digital Execution Scorecard. Your Garnter.com or CIO Leadership Forum credentials are required for login.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 08:30 AM - 07:00 PM MST
Registration and Information
Registration and Information hours for the day.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM MST
Gartner Keynote: Amplify Your Impact
Irving Tyler, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Christie Struckman, VP Analyst, Gartner
Hung LeHong, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
CIOs face challenges as executives and as the heads of IT. Join us for the Gartner Opening Keynote in which we'll focus on helping CIOs produce material returns and drive value throughout their organization.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM MST
Refreshment Break
Join us for refreshments in a brief break between sessions.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM MST
CEO Concerns 2023 — Implications and Actions for CIOs
Dave Aron, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Business conditions are volatile and uncertain. Our fresh global CEO survey sheds light on how business leaders are rethinking their strategies. We will explain how new directions they take in 2023 will impact the technology-related agenda.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM MST
Opportunities and Threats for CIOs in Evolving Leadership Dynamics
Gabriela Vogel, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
The digitally accelerated world is changing the dynamics of leadership and expecting more from CIOs. CIOs must understand the dynamics of their relationships with other C-suite members as duties have become increasingly interconnected, communal, and overlapping, making problem-solving more difficult and increasing time spent in ELT positions rather than functional leadership roles. In this session, we will examine the changes to leadership dynamics and the opportunities and threats and CIO.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM MST
Gartner Futures Lab: Linking Data-Driven Decision Making Into Business Value
Marty Resnick, VP Analyst, Gartner
Remember the days of "decision support?" We've gone full circle. A major theme moving forward is how to become a data-driven company and make data-driven decisions. But much more concrete than before. Why will decision making become the next competitive differentiator? How can we link data-driven decisions to business value? How can we manage more interconnected decision making? What are the limitations of being data-driven?
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM MST
The Secrets to Unlock the Power of Human-Centric Leadership for CIOs
Bruce Robertson, Distinguished VP, Advisory, Gartner
Employees demand leaders take a more human approach, leading with greater authenticity, empathy and adaptivity. CIOs must develop their courage, commitment and confidence, and adopt a more human-centric approach to leadership to elevate their people.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM MST
Roundtable: CIO Talent Retention and Acquisition
Tom Rad kiewicz, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Danielle Clapp, Executive Partner, Gartner
Join this lightly facilitated discussion as we exchange best practices and challenges around the key drivers impacting talent retention, talent development and talent sourcing. Explore the importance of leveraging internal talent marketplaces, a connected and versatilist leadership, and the presence of agile learning practices to cultivate a growth mindset and rejuvenate the Employee Value Proposition.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM MST
Roundtable: How CIOs Can Increase Innovation and Capacity by Showing up as Allies for LGBTQ+ Community
Fariba Anderson, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Greg Loos, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
CIOs who take DEI seriously and show up as allies for the LGBTQ+ community have a better chance of attracting and retaining talent. Subsequently, they have a better chance to increase innovation and capacity with the power of inclusivity. At this roundtable, we will exchange ideas to overcome the challenges that stand in the way of CIOs creating a more inclusive work environment for LGBTQ+ members.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM MST
Women CIO Roundtable: Go Beyond Stereotypes and Blaze Your Path to Success
Kathy Ameche, VP, Executive Partner, Gartner
Izella Dornell, VP, Executive Partner, Gartner
Despite substantial gains, stereotypes and challenges for female leaders still impact their growth and influence, resulting in a leadership gap. As more diverse leaders take high-ranking roles, all genders should implement leadership that propels successful women in technology. This discussion will address navigating the evolving landscape and leading with courage across a multigenerational workforce in unique working environments.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM MST
Workshop: Be Great at Stakeholder Management So Your Organization Can Be Great at IT
Steve Heck, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Scott Kennedy, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Effective stakeholder relationship building and management is a critical skill every CIO needs to be effective, influential and respected as an enterprise executive. This workshop will focus on those things you must do well to elevate your stakeholder relationships and impact so your organization can be great at IT.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM MST
Workshop: A Practical Guide to Evolving Your Operating Model
Scott Mairs, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Steven Carter, VP, Executive Partner, Gartner
This workshop will offer a practical way to apply the components of service and product operating models to improve delivery speed and increase business stakeholder satisfaction. Attendees will understand each component, how it fits into the overall operating model pattern and how it impacts ways of working across the enterprise. Exercises will focus on identifying and removing barriers with actionable next steps.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM MST
Workshop: Gamifying Cybersecurity — A Day in the Life of a Cybercriminal
Carl Deal, VP, Executive Partner, Gartner
Walter Harmon, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
This interactive “gamified” workshop is designed to actively involve senior leaders, board members, and business stakeholders to boost their awareness of cybersecurity by flipping their perspectives by looking through the lens of the attacker’s point of view. This workshop also serves as an approach to identifying potential gaps and actions required to bolster the security efforts of the enterprise.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM MST
Workshop: Leadership in Motion - Building our Next Generation of Leaders that Deliver with Digital Dexterity
Carolyn Damon, VP, Executive Partner, Gartner
Sandra Donatelli, VP, Executive Partner, Gartner
Executive leaders must prioritize identifying and closing critical business and operational capability gaps prior, or be ready to accept less than optimal results for their strategic efforts. This workshop will provide a framework to identify, prioritize, and build development plans that help level up your teams competencies and deliver on the promise of next generation leadership.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM MST
Workshop: 7 Big DEI Mistakes and How CIOs Can Avoid Them
Brian Morgan, Executive Partner, Gartner
Rick Holgate, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Common but avoidable mistakes can keep organizations from achieving DEI advancement. This workshop shows CIOs the DEI pitfalls to evade and how to develop a measurable action plan that leads to progress on this key organizational priority.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM MST
Beyond Profit — Learn What Leading Innovators Are Doing Differently
Tsuneo Fujiwara, VP Analyst, Gartner
Innovation has moved beyond the experimental exploration of new revenue or efficiency opportunities and is now seen as a core capability used for strategic risk mitigation, external sustainability goals, corporate brand and reputation, and other goals with less obvious direct monetary value. This mandates new funding criteria, new governance approaches and new mindsets. Learn what leading innovators are doing differently.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM MST
Let the C-Suite See You: Be Heard and Influence Peers
Jose Ramirez, Sr Principal Analyst, Gartner
Communication stalemates are a constant roadblock for CIOs trying to drive change, secure resources, and achieve results. It is time to change how you communicate your messages to your peers and the board in today's human-centric world. Learn how to amplify your communication skills to be heard and let the C-Suite see you as an integral executive leader.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM MST
OKRs, KPIs and ODMs: How CIOs Can Use Them for Maximum Impact
Vimarsh Bakaya, VP, Advisory, Gartner
Objectives and key results are sometimes confused with key performance indicators and outcome-driven metrics. In this session, CIOs will learn when and how to use them separately or together for maximum impact on IT and business goals. We'll share practical examples of how CIOs can use these methods to track strategy execution, measure performance and demonstrate business value.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM MST
Case Studies in Agile Talent Management to Develop and Retain Business Technologists
Miles Gibson, VP, Research, Gartner
Despite their critical value to digital strategies, business technologists continue to suffer from low levels of engagement and recognition. Progressive CIOs and CHROs are instilling greater role fluidity and flexibility in assignments for all technologists, within IT and beyond. This session features practical examples of how to leverage digital badges, internal gig marketplaces and other innovative tactics to recognize, motivate and develop staff with critical digital skills.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 12:15 PM - 01:00 PM MST
Roundtable: ERP Transformation - Dealing With the Business
Maridan Harris, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Joe Sims, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
ERP initiatives are often associated with high costs and limited value. Many IT leaders find themselves in a position where they simultaneously justify costs to the board and ringfence the budget against changing business demands. This roundtable offers the opportunity to exchange experiences and ideas to optimize handling of business stakeholders and steer the ERP initativie to success.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 12:15 PM - 01:00 PM MST
Roundtable: Digital Business Acceleration - Mastering the Journey from Projects to Products
Brian Baker, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Jason Grossman, Executive Partner, Gartner
Contribute with your peers to a discussion on what progress has been made toward moving from a Project-based operating model to a Product-based model. How long did it take your teams and business partners to understand what it means? Did you go big bang with many products or incrementally with just a few? What stumbling blocks got in your way? Where did you source your Product Mangers?
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 12:15 PM - 01:00 PM MST
Roundtable: Communicating Business Value of Digital Initiatives & Technology Investments (Exclusive to Midsize Enterprise Attendees)
Greg Chi, Executive Partner, Gartner
Paul Garner, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Join this Roundtable discussion with peers at midsize enterprises (MSEs) to share how to develop and communicate the business value of IT (BVIT) effectively, and to link technology investments and business outcomes.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM MST
Women CIO Luncheon — Developing Future-Ready Leaders
Christiane Groth, VP, Advisory, Gartner
Since 2020, 67% of organizations have increased investment in leadership skills offerings through their learning and development function. However, fewer than 50% of organizations have changed their leadership criteria or expectations within the past year, despite significant changes brought about by the pandemic. Join in the discussion over lunch to hear the three imperatives to develop future-ready leaders.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 12:30 PM - 02:00 PM MST
Networking Lunch
Join other attendees for lunch and take advantage of the opportunity to network and catch up on the day's activities so far.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM MST
Gartner’s Growth Survey Reveals 3 Potent Catalysts
Dave Aron, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
This session will be the first showing of the results of Gartner's growth survey, based on responses from approximately 200 CxOs globally, about how they are planning to grow. Moreover, the role of IT/digital in that growth.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM MST
Digital Products Will Transform Your Enterprise … and IT
Hung LeHong, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Erin Neus-Cheong, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
CIOs have been steadily increasing their digital product know-how, starting with employee-facing digital products and customer-facing channels/portals. It's now time to go further. Revenue-generating and venture-building digital products are forcing a convergence in all parts of the organization. This is not a solo IT journey. Learn how this product journey will transform the whole enterprise and IT, and be prepared to chart your course.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM MST
Improve Your Digital Execution With KPIs From Top Performers
Chet Geschickter, VP Analyst, Gartner
Through times on economic uncertainty, enterprises look to optimize their digital business initiatives but struggle to execute and measure the right activities to support their efforts. Data and analysis from Gartner's Digital Execution Scorecard shows how CIOs can measure and track critical digital KPIs, across four cohorts, where top performers significantly outperform their peers.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM MST
Executive Insights: The Evolving CIO: Expanding the Role of the CIO to Expand Human Possibilities
Christopher Nardecchia, Senior Vice President and Chief Digital & Information Officer, Rockwell Automation (ROK)
Enterprises are no longer operating on traditional processes and machinery, so why should enterprise CIOs be traditional? The traditional CIO drives strategic vision, operational excellence, change leadership and the development and implementation of information technology initiatives and architecture across the enterprise. The modern CIO maintains these responsibilities, but they look to the future and embrace the potential to what is possible. To stay competitive and keep up with modern processes and technology, we must consider a more progressive approach to the role of CIO. Today, it is necessary for enterprises to have a CIO that can manage and drive the digital transformation and data analytics agenda for the entire enterprise. These new age CIOs deliver new opportunities that shape the future of the enterprise, design new products and define new business models.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 02:00 PM - 02:45 PM MST
Roundtable: CIO Value Propositions for C-Suite Partners
Bob Trotter, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Darren Sawyer, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
The CIO role must provide new forms of executive leadership value to all CxOs.
This roundtable offers the opportunity to exchange experiences and ideas to accelerate the construction of value propositions for key executive stakeholders.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 02:00 PM - 02:45 PM MST
Roundtable: Manage Stagflation/Inflation – Smarter Spending Cost-Efficiency Ideas
Marc Andonian, VP, Executive Partner, Gartner
Renee Macklin, Executive Partner, Gartner
Economic outlooks for economies across the globe continue to fluctuate. Leaders face elevated inflation and waning economic growth risks stagflation. In a stagflation scenario, business investment decreases and job options shrink, while higher prices destroy demand, reducing growth further. In this facilitated discussion, peers will exchange ideas on approaches to mitigate an economic downturn.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 02:00 PM - 02:45 PM MST
Roundtable: Cybersecurity Risk Preparation and Response Planning (Exclusive to Midsize Enterprise Attendees)
Guru Rao, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Vincent Wang, Executive Partner, Gartner
Midsize enterprise CIOs need to be prepared for cybersecurity risks and implement best practices in response planning. Share your experiences with your peers during this interactive discussion.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM MST
Workshop: 7 Big DEI Mistakes and How CIOs Can Avoid Them (Repeat)
Brian Morgan, Executive Partner, Gartner
Rick Holgate, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Common but avoidable mistakes can keep organizations from achieving DEI advancement. This workshop shows CIOs the DEI pitfalls to evade and how to develop a measurable action plan that leads to progress on this key organizational priority.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM MST
Workshop: Creating Compelling Metrics to Win Approval for Your Key Initiatives
Michael O'Brien, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Mark Kenneth, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
This workshop will help CIOs create and communicate metrics, KPIs, and dashboards that will improve and influence decision-making toward your desired outcomes. Participants will be given a use case, and using what is learned in this workshop, craft convincing and persuasive metrics to win over leadership. This workshop is practical and actionable, with approaches you can start using the day you get back from the conference.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM MST
Workshop: Be Great at Stakeholder Management so Your Organization Can Be Great at IT (Repeat)
Steve Heck, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Scott Kennedy, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Effective stakeholder relationship building and management is a critical skill every CIO needs to be effective, influential and respected as an enterprise executive. This workshop will focus on those things you must do well to elevate your stakeholder relationships and impact so your organization can be great at IT.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM MST
Leadership Exchange: Which Hybrid Work Models Retain Staff and Power Their Performance?
Graham Waller, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Chuck Price, Executive Partner, Gartner
Elaine Hicks, Executive Partner, Gartner
Rob Meilen, VP, Executive Partner, Gartner
Ron Aderhold, Executive Partner, Gartner
Adam Aaseby, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
This highly interactive, discussion-based session will bring CIOs together to explore which future of work model attributes drive desired talent outcomes. This means finding the optimum balance of remote versus office working, autonomy versus control, and flexibility versus standardization in today’s competitive tech talent marketplace. Join your peers for this unique opportunity to share experiences, identify best practices and discover trends.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 02:45 PM - 03:15 PM MST
Adaptive Governance Principles for the Era of Fusion Teams
Jaime Capella, Distinguished VP, Research, Gartner
Using an empirical, quantitative analysis of more than 1,200 teams, we have distilled a set of actionable, adaptive governance principles that must inform the governance styles for fusion teams that blend IT and business technologists.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 02:45 PM - 03:15 PM MST
Use Cyber Value Metrics to Manage Security Aligned to Your Business
Paul Furtado, VP Analyst, Gartner
Gartner is benchmarking 16 cybersecurity value metrics to enable peer comparisons at the board level. Use these metrics to measure and manage security budget and business value delivery. This changes how organizations measure, report and invest in security from the budget to the board.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 02:45 PM - 03:15 PM MST
Executive Insights: Leading Your Industry Through the Power of Tech-Driven Change
Akash Khurana, Executive Vice President and Chief Information and Digital Officer, Wesco
The CIO’s role is becoming more pivotal to effectively leverage technology-driven change to meet secular trend needs and advance organizations’ market position. Join us for this enlightening example of leveraging technology to drive optimizations for the business and new platforms and products to drive revenue growth.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 02:45 PM - 03:15 PM MST
The Culture Twin: Lead Your Enterprise Culture Change
Bruce Robertson, Distinguished VP, Advisory, Gartner
CIOs find that the main barriers to their enterprise's digital ambitions do not come from the IT organization but from the rest of the business areas. Many CIOs are mandated to create a digital mindset in their companies. Others are not explicitly mandated but feel the pressure of the expectation to lead this mindset shift. In this session, CIOs will learn how to change their enterprise culture.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 03:00 PM - 03:45 PM MST
Roundtable: CIO Talent Retention and Acquisition (Repeat)
Tom Rad kiewicz, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Danielle Clapp, Executive Partner, Gartner
Join this lightly facilitated discussion as we exchange best practices and challenges around the key drivers impacting talent retention, talent development and talent sourcing. Explore the importance of leveraging internal talent marketplaces, a connected and versatilist leadership, and the presence of agile learning practices to cultivate a growth mindset and rejuvenate the Employee Value Proposition.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 03:00 PM - 03:45 PM MST
Roundtable: Digital Business Acceleration - Mastering the Journey from Projects to Products (Repeat)
Brian Baker, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Jason Grossman, Executive Partner, Gartner
Contribute with your peers to a discussion on what progress has been made toward moving from a Project-based operating model to a Product-based model. How long did it take your teams and business partners to understand what it means? Did you go big bang with many products or incrementally with just a few? What stumbling blocks got in your way? Where did you source your Product Mangers?
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 03:00 PM - 03:45 PM MST
Roundtable: ERP Transformation - Dealing With the Business (Repeat)
Maridan Harris, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Joe Sims, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
ERP initiatives are often associated with high costs and limited value. Many IT leaders find themselves in a position where they simultaneously justify costs to the board and ringfence the budget against changing business demands. This roundtable offers the opportunity to exchange experiences and ideas to optimize handling of business stakeholders and steer the ERP initativie to success.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM MST
How to Shift Executive Mindsets to Embrace Volatility
Kevin Smith, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
The industrial mindset of maximizing stability and managing risk as the key to driving growth continues to dominate among business executives – despite continuous and increasing market, social and cultural volatility accompanying the transition to the digital age. Adjusting executives' mindset is critical to finding the growth opportunities that always arise amid a volatile world. This session provides options for CIOs to lead this shift.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM MST
CIO Opportunities for Sustainability Leadership: Case Study Profiles
Miles Gibson, VP, Research, Gartner
CEOs are asking CIOs to contribute to enterprise sustainability goals, which are growing in visibility, both by leading the IT function and playing a stewardship role at the enterprise level. This session will give you practical steps (drawn from case studies of leading CIOs) to make a difference in sustainability by helping with assessment, measurement and emerging technology evaluation.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM MST
How to Deal With Difficult Workplace Personalities in Your Teams
Gabriela Vogel, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
At work, difficult people exist; they may make everything about themselves, obsess over details and assume you are out to get them. As work becomes more interrelated, communal and overlapped, leaders must develop effective strategies for coping with these individuals and the stress they may bring to the firm. In this session, we'll look at how to spot a difficult personality and what to do about it to prevent a disruptive confrontation.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM MST
4 Steps to Marketing, Funding and Executing Innovation in Uncertain Economic Times
Tsuneo Fujiwara, VP Analyst, Gartner
Economic headwinds impacting enterprises make it easy for executive leaders to delay innovation. However, in the long run, those that had the courage to innovate have come out ahead. Leverage Gartner's enterprise value equation framework to market internally, obtain seed money, staff resources, and deliver innovation creatively in uncertain economic times.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM MST
Refreshment Break
Join us for refreshments in a brief break between sessions.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 04:30 PM - 05:15 PM MST
Guest Keynote: Storytelling for Business
Matthew Luhn, Award Winning Filmmaker, Director, Former Lead Storyteller and Animator at Pixar Studios,
Storytelling is the #1 business skill necessary to connect, motivate, and lead people in today’s world. Stories compel us to engage in experiences, learn lessons, and define our values and ourselves within our organization. Matthew Luhn, a 20-year Pixar story veteran, will share his experience creating and developing 10 blockbuster films at Pixar, and provides practical strategies that will teach and inspire you to connect more effectively with others on an emotional level. Matthew uses the power of storytelling to bridge the gap between business and heart, driving your story toward one unforgettable selling point.
Please note, this keynote will only be available live at the conference.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 05:30 PM - 06:00 PM MST
Exclusive Book Signing with Guest Keynote Speaker Matthew Luhn (Please note that quantities are limited and participation will be first come, first served)
Matthew Luhn, Award Winning Filmmaker, Director, Former Lead Storyteller and Animator at Pixar Studios,
Join us for an opportunity to meet Guest Keynote Speaker Matthew Luhn and receive a complimentary signed copy of his book: The Best Story Wins: How to Leverage Hollywood Storytelling in Business and Beyond. Please note that quantities are limited and participation will be first come, first served.
Monday, February 27, 2023 / 05:30 PM - 07:00 PM MST
Special Event: Southwestern Celebration!
Join our Special Event under the stars to unwind with your peers while enjoying a Southwestern-inspired menu and performances showcasing local cultures.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 07:30 AM - 08:30 AM MST
Exclusive Invitational Program: How Top CIOs Prove IT’s Business Value
Chet Geschickter, VP Analyst, Gartner
Vimarsh Bakaya, VP, Advisory, Gartner
Elaine Hicks, Executive Partner, Gartner
Darren Sawyer, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Kevin Hollister, VP, Executive Partner, Gartner
In this exclusive Invitational Program, we reveal common execution breakdowns and how CIOs and senior IT leaders can use key performance indicators (KPIs) to establish performance improvement roadmaps. Plus, we share the KPIs that differentiate top performers in digital revenue generation, and how you can prioritize actions to help your organization navigate economic headwinds and demonstrate IT’s business value. You also will hear examples from current and former CIOs on how they’ve successfully proven IT’s business impact.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 07:30 AM - 08:45 AM MST
Networking Breakfast
Join other attendees for breakfast before the day's sessions.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 07:30 AM - 08:45 AM MST
Women CIO Networking Breakfast
Erin Griffin, VP, Team Manager, Gartner
Join this exclusive event tailored for Women CIOs hosted by Gartner Executive Programs, giving you the opportunity to discuss hot topics with like-minded women and allies.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 07:30 AM - 08:45 AM MST
Midsize Enterprise Networking Breakfast - Talent Planning
Michael O'Brien, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Join your peers at this exclusive breakfast to kick-off your midsize enterprise attendee experience at this year's CIO Leadership Forum. See how other midsize enterprises are planning for talent in response to changing IT labor market dynamics for 2023.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 07:30 AM - 05:00 PM MST
Registration and Information
Registration and Information hours for the day.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM MST
Gartner Zone Open Hours
Demo our latest tools and gain insights that showcase how to maximize your Gartner benefits. Explore how CIOs can measure and track critical digital KPIs with the Digital Execution Scorecard, get connected with your Peer community and learn to confidently manage the technology purchasing life cycle with BuySmart. Select the file in Conference Materials below to learn more about Rapid Digital Execution Scorecard. Your Garnter.com or CIO Leadership Forum credentials are required for login.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 09:00 AM - 09:45 AM MST
Guest Keynote: Disability & Innovation
Haben Girma, Disability Rights Lawyer and Author,
Disabled people are the largest historically underrepresented group, numbering over one billion worldwide. Reaching a group of this scale creates value for everyone. Organizations that prioritize accessibility benefit by gaining access to a much larger audience, improving the experience for both disabled and nondisabled people, and facilitating further innovation. Join us for an engaging presentation where Haben Girma will share how she became an advocate and what we can do to make our communities more inclusive.
Please note, this keynote will only be available live at the conference.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 09:45 AM - 10:15 AM MST
Refreshment Break
Join us for refreshments in a brief break between sessions.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM MST
3 Strategic Technology Trends for CIOs to Watch
Marty Resnick, VP Analyst, Gartner
Strategic technology trends have significant disruptive potential and set the stage for innovation over the next five years. Enterprises must examine the business impact of these trends and adjust business operations appropriately or risk losing competitive advantage to those who do. These are trends that IT cannot afford to ignore as they deal with the uncertainty driven by global change.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM MST
CIO Value Propositions for C-Suite Partners
Irving Tyler, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
The CIO role must provide new forms of executive leadership value to all CxOs. This session will guide CIOs to construct value propositions for each of their peers so they can create and deliver the maximum business impact and advance their ambitions.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM MST
The Modern Career Path: Focus on Building Career Portfolios, Not Career Ladders
Christiane Groth, VP, Advisory, Gartner
IT employees with diverse backgrounds and career aspirations demand personal growth opportunities, flexibility and autonomy in job interest alignment with diverse paths for building their career experiences. Learn how to take an agile, adaptive and portfolio approach to creating and managing career paths for building a diverse, future-ready IT workforce.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM MST
Lessons Learned from CIOs Implementing “Products”
Vimarsh Bakaya, VP, Advisory, Gartner
Many CIOs and IT leaders want to organize around “products,” or fit business and IT resources together into a new organizational model and operating structures defined as products (or value streams or capabilities). This session will use real world examples from CIOs who have been on this journey to share lessons learned and pitfalls on:
-Assessing operating model readiness
-Defining and piloting product teams
-Transforming IT resources and processes to run ‘products’ at broader scale
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM MST
Roundtable: Manage Stagflation/Inflation – Smarter Spending Cost-Efficiency Ideas (Repeat)
Marc Andonian, VP, Executive Partner, Gartner
Renee Macklin, Executive Partner, Gartner
Economic outlooks for economies across the globe continue to fluctuate. Leaders face elevated inflation and waning economic growth risks stagflation. In a stagflation scenario, business investment decreases and job options shrink, while higher prices destroy demand, reducing growth further. In this facilitated discussion, peers will exchange ideas on approaches to mitigate an economic downturn.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM MST
Roundtable: CIO Value Propositions for C-Suite Partners (Repeat)
Bob Trotter, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Darren Sawyer, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
The CIO role must provide new forms of executive leadership value to all CxOs.
This roundtable offers the opportunity to exchange experiences and ideas to accelerate the construction of value propositions for key executive stakeholders.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM MST
Workshop: Use Storytelling to Gain Approval for Your Top Initiatives
Debra Christmas, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Nick Reddall, VP, Executive Partner, Gartner
With the growing economic headwinds, the competition to getting initiatives approved will only intensify. Learning to become an effective storyteller can be a superpower that allows you to gain considerable influence in your organization and get approval for your initiatives.
When making decisions on initiatives, decision-makers often need to *feel* a decision is right, and this feeling is driven by their emotional side. A skilled storyteller can hack a decision-maker's "gut" and create a new context to win approvals.
Learn the fundamentals that are core to every single story and how to create a compelling narrative - then compete with other tables for the best story to win approval for your initiative.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM MST
Workshop: A Practical Guide to Evolving Your Operating Model (Repeat)
Scott Mairs, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Steven Carter, VP, Executive Partner, Gartner
This workshop will offer a practical way to apply the components of service and product operating models to improve delivery speed and increase business stakeholder satisfaction. Attendees will understand each component, how it fits into the overall operating model pattern and how it impacts ways of working across the enterprise. Exercises will focus on identifying and removing barriers with actionable next steps.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM MST
Workshop: Preparing for Your Next CHRO Conversation (Exclusive to Midsize Enterprises)
Amy Denkenberger, Executive Partner, Gartner
Miles Gibson, VP, Research, Gartner
Steve Bozzo, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Build a narrative and supporting talk track for your upcoming CHRO conversation. CIOs must work closely with CHROs to build a talent strategy that will support a successful digital journey. This workshop will feature facilitated discussions and group exercises.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM MST
Leadership Exchange: Using Outcome-Driven Metrics for Security Effectiveness
Paul Furtado, VP Analyst, Gartner
Gregory Flaherty, Executive Partner, Gartner
Jim Finwick, Executive Partner, Gartner
David Goldberg, VP, Executive Partner, Gartner
Lee Allen, Executive Partner, Gartner
Paul Stoddard, Executive Partner, Gartner
This highly interactive, discussion-based session will bring CIOs together to explore how outcome-driven metrics (ODMs) can improve executive understanding of cyber risk. In this session, we will discuss how to develop and articulate the ODMs that can be leveraged. Join your peers for this unique opportunity to share experiences, identify best practices and discover trends.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM MST
Research Discussion: Built for Speed -- The Corporate Center as Accelerator of Fusion Teams
Jaime Capella, Distinguished VP, Research, Gartner
Enterprises that succeed in scaling fusion teams deliver new digital capabilities faster while simultaneously achieving greater efficiency. But they also approach Agile as a wide-ranging new way of working, rather than just a software engineering methodology. This highly-interactive, discussion-based session will show how CIOs have helped their C-Suite peers pivot the culture of corporate functions (IT, HR, Finance, Procurement, Legal, etc.) toward agile ways of working, in support of fusion teams.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM MST
4 Tactics to Amplify Your Influence
Christie Struckman, VP Analyst, Gartner
CIOs spend much of their day influencing others – peers, bosses, employees, vendors – to do the right things for the organization. Or to stop doing the wrong things. But a well-articulated argument, bolstered with data, is not as impactful as one would like it to be. Learn the four tactics that are easy to use and surprisingly impactful at influencing others.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM MST
How Composable Architecture Will Help You Master The Pace Of Business Change
Yefim Natis, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Composability promises business a modern agility, resilience, adaptability and growth. But the cost of getting there is the effort of overcoming the inertia of familiarity bias and taking the risk of change. The key issues we will cover include composable thinking (a change of mindset is essential for sustainable digital modernization), the starting point (to implement a sustainable strategy of innovation through composability) and the roadmap.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM MST
How to Get Hybrid Work Right (and the Impact of Getting It Wrong)
Tori Paulman, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
CIOs are struggling with higher attrition and higher demand for flexibility from the workforce. Getting hybrid right can have a huge impact on talent attraction and retention. This session will intersect the most recent data about hybrid worker preferences with the lessons learned in the early phases of the return to the workplace. Attendees will leave with a plan to support workplace experience and collaboration in the hybrid world.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM MST
Power Employee Performance and Productivity With Human-Centric Work
Graham Waller, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
The pandemic experience and dynamic talent market has reset work norms, while often distracting leaders from the fundamentals of productivity. This session will provide CIOs clarity of the human-centric work practices that make IT employees more productive and high-performing.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM MST
Roundtable: CIO Value Propositions for C-Suite Partners (Repeat)
Bob Trotter, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Darren Sawyer, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
The CIO role must provide new forms of executive leadership value to all CxOs.
This roundtable offers the opportunity to exchange experiences and ideas to accelerate the construction of value propositions for key executive stakeholders.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM MST
Women CIO Roundtable: Go Beyond Stereotypes and Blaze Your Path to Success (Repeat)
Izella Dornell, VP, Executive Partner, Gartner
Denise McCurdy, Executive Partner, Gartner
Despite substantial gains, stereotypes and challenges for female leaders still impact their growth and influence, resulting in a leadership gap. As more diverse leaders take high-ranking roles, all genders should implement leadership that propels successful women in technology. This discussion will address navigating the evolving landscape and leading with courage across a multigenerational workforce in unique working environments.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM MST
We Just Crafted a Compelling IT EVP, Now What?
Lily Mok, VP, Team Manager, Gartner
Much effort has gone into redefining and identifying the IT EVP to be more human-centric and attract and retain IT Talent. Now it is time to bring these EVP attributes to life. Living these attributes is essential for building a diverse and inclusive workforce. This session will show examples of how organizations develop and deliver a compelling EVP to retain and attract top talent in the rapidly changing work world.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM MST
CIO Resolutions 2023 — Tactics for Better Personal Performance
Brandon Germer, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
For over twenty years Gartner has offered a "new years resolutions" set of self-improvement ideas to help CIOs sharpen their performance in the job. Every year we suggest new tactics, relevant to the changing demands of this rapidly evolving role.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM MST
It’s Time to Rethink Outdated ROI Formulas With a New Enterprise Value Equation
Donna Scott, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Traditional ROI models do not assess opportunities to deliver sustainable value to diverse stakeholders. Gartner's new enterprise value equation integrates profits and shareholder returns with environmental, social, governance and community concerns in an iterative process that delivers sustainable value.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM MST
Executive Insights: Digital Ambition – Leading Talent, Tech, and Transformative Change
Tim Dickson, Chief Information Officer, Generac Power Systems
Learn how Tim Dickson, CIO of Generac Power Systems, has led the transformation of his IT organization and the company through a digital lens.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM MST
Gartner Book Signing: When Machines Become Customers
Don Scheibenreif, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Billions of machine customers are headed your way. Will you and your organization be ready? Meet Don Scheibenreif, Gartner Distinguished VP Analyst and co-author of Gartner’s latest groundbreaking book, When Machines Become Customers for a special book signing. Please note that quantities are limited and participation will be first come, first served.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 12:15 PM - 01:15 PM MST
Midsize Enterprise Networking Lunch - CIOs as Business Leaders
Kathy Ameche, VP, Executive Partner, Gartner
As business leaders look to digital investments to drive growth, CIOs at midsize enterprises must find new ways to collaborate and engage effectively on technology. Join your midsize enterprise peers for lunch, and discuss the role of CIOs as business leaders.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 12:15 PM - 01:45 PM MST
Networking Lunch
Join other attendees for lunch and take advantage of the opportunity to network and catch up on the day's activities so far.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 01:30 PM - 02:15 PM MST
Focus Groups: Developing the Gartner CIO Executive Effectiveness Diagnostic
Irving Tyler, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Gartner is developing a powerful CIO executive effectiveness formula and diagnostic to help CIOs perform at the highest level of executive effectiveness. Getting input and guidance from CIOs ensures the diagnostic is truly powerful.
In this session we will present our proposed formula defining CIO executive effectiveness and the questions we are posing to produce a diagnostic CIOs can use to evaluate themselves and discover their strengths and areas that are not as effective. These traits can then be incorporated into a development strategy to support greater success and business impact.
Please attend this collaborative session to review and provide your perspectives to help us test our initial models and concepts so we can build highly effective content and tools CIOs can use to elevate their executive impact.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 01:45 PM - 02:15 PM MST
How Do You Create Strategy When the World Is Constantly Changing?
Brandon Germer, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Strategy defines our path to success. But faced with the impacts of climate change, the pandemic, geopolitical tensions, inflationary pressure and recession, identifying and navigating the right path can be difficult. This session will provide CIOs with the steps they need to create an IT strategy that is both resilient to change and flexible to cope with disruption.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 01:45 PM - 02:15 PM MST
Ten Unconventional Techniques to Attract Technology Talent
Jose Ramirez, Sr Principal Analyst, Gartner
Everyone is struggling to attract and retain digital talent. This session highlights multiple unconventional and underutilized approaches to recruiting and accessing digital talent. Learn effective techniques for finding and leveraging these sources to shrink your talent gaps.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 01:45 PM - 02:15 PM MST
C-Suite Perspectives for the CIO
Chris Howard, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Great CIOs are part of great executive teams. The success of enterprise initiatives depends on effective understanding and collaboration across roles. In this session, Gartner’s Global Chief of Research, Chris Howard, will highlight research from across Gartner’s full spectrum of executive advice, including leadership visions for your peers. The goal is to give you insight into what your peers need to accomplish and how you can help.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 01:45 PM - 02:15 PM MST
Cultivate Digital Leaders Across the Enterprise
Kevin Smith, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Imagine cultivating and deploying nonIT, functional group digital leaders into all parts of the enterprise — to lead and accelerate digital dexterity and execution from within the business units.
CIOs can cultivate these leaders in a formalized way. Democratizing digital delivery by design requires not only nonIT group technology owners in business areas but also skilled digital leaders working alongside them, helping CIOs orchestrate such democratization.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 01:45 PM - 02:30 PM MST
Roundtable: ERP Transformation — Dealing With the Business (Repeat)
Maridan Harris, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Joe Sims, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
ERP initiatives are often associated with high costs and limited value. Many IT leaders find themselves in a position where they simultaneously justify costs to the board and ringfence the budget against changing business demands. This roundtable offers the opportunity to exchange experiences and ideas to optimize the handling of business stakeholders and steer the ERP initiative to success.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 01:45 PM - 02:30 PM MST
Roundtable: How CIOs Can Increase Innovation and Capacity by Showing up as Allies for LGBTQ+ Community (Repeat)
Fariba Anderson, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Greg Loos, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
CIOs who take DEI seriously and show up as allies for the LGBTQ+ community has a better chance of attracting and retaining talent. Subsequently, they have a better chance to increase innovation and capacity with the power of inclusivity. At this roundtable, we will exchange ideas to overcome the challenges that stand in the way of CIOs creating a more inclusive work environment for LGBTQ+ members.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 01:45 PM - 02:30 PM MST
Roundtable: Communicating Business Value of Digital Initiatives & Technology Investments (Exclusive to Midsize Enterprise Attendees) (Repeat)
Greg Chi, Executive Partner, Gartner
Paul Garner, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
(Repeat) Join this Roundtable discussion with peers at midsize enterprises (MSEs) to share how to develop and communicate the business value of IT (BVIT) effectively, and to link technology investments and business outcomes.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 01:45 PM - 03:15 PM MST
Workshop: Gamifying Cybersecurity — A Day in the Life of a Cybercriminal (Repeat)
Carl Deal, VP, Executive Partner, Gartner
Walter Harmon, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
This interactive “gamified” workshop is designed to actively involve senior leaders, board members, and business stakeholders to boost their awareness of cybersecurity by flipping their perspectives by looking through the lens of the attacker’s point of view. This workshop also serves as an approach to identifying potential gaps and actions required to bolster the security efforts of the enterprise.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 01:45 PM - 03:15 PM MST
Workshop: Leadership in Motion - Building our Next Generation of Leaders that Deliver with Digital Dexterity (Repeat)
Sandra Donatelli, VP, Executive Partner, Gartner
Carolyn Damon, VP, Executive Partner, Gartner
Executive leaders must prioritize identifying and closing critical business and operational capability gaps, or be ready to accept less than optimal results for their strategic efforts. This workshop will provide a framework to identify, prioritize, and build development plans that help level up your teams competencies and deliver on the promise of next generation leadership.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 01:45 PM - 03:15 PM MST
Workshop: Use Storytelling to Gain Approval for Your Top Initiatives (Repeat)
Debra Christmas, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Nick Reddall, VP, Executive Partner, Gartner
With the growing economic headwinds, the competition to getting initiatives approved will only intensify. Learning to become an effective storyteller can be a superpower that allows you to gain considerable influence in your organization and get approval for your initiatives.
When making decisions on initiatives, decision-makers often need to *feel* a decision is right, and this feeling is driven by their emotional side. A skilled storyteller can hack a decision-maker's "gut" and create a new context to win approvals.
Learn the fundamentals that are core to every single story and how to create a compelling narrative - then compete with other tables for the best story to win approval for your initiative.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 01:45 PM - 03:15 PM MST
Workshop: Creating Compelling Metrics to Win Approval for Your Key Initiatives (Repeat)
Michael O'Brien, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Mark Kenneth, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
This workshop will help CIOs create and communicate metrics, KPIs and dashboards that will improve and influence decision-making toward desired outcomes. Participants will be given a use case and using what is learned in this workshop, will craft convincing and persuasive metrics to win over leadership. This workshop is practical and actionable, comprising great approaches.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 01:45 PM - 03:15 PM MST
Leadership Exchange: Having a Futurist Mindset to Deal With Uncertainty Today
Marty Resnick, VP Analyst, Gartner
Russell Joyner, Executive Partner, Gartner
Mark Medeiros, Executive Partner, Gartner
Mo Gomes, VP, Executive Partner, Gartner
Ram Rao, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Jeff Bergeron, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
This highly interactive, discussion-based session will bring CIOs together to explore how taking a more futurist mindset helps in dealing with the uncertainties of today, such as economic headwinds, talent shortages, continued disruptions and so forth. This discussion will help to turn the keynote message into more practical ideas. Join your peers for this unique opportunity to share experiences, identify best practices and discover your inner futurist.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM MST
Digital Platforms for the Era of Fusion Teams: Real-World CIO Examples
Jaime Capella, Distinguished VP, Research, Gartner
CIOs must ensure that fusion teams can seamlessly access the capabilities required to build architecturally sound and secure solutions. Join this session to understand how leading CIOs at Chevron, NIKE and others have modernized platforms to support the work of technologists within and outside of IT.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM MST
Outcome-Driven Leadership Is About ... Well, Outcomes
Christie Struckman, VP Analyst, Gartner
CIO’s opportunities and responsibilities are expanding, with a greater focus on delivering business outcomes. CIOs need to orchestrate peers, partners and the IT organization toward the business objectives. With a small, but powerful set of practices, CIOs will be the outcome-driven leader the organization needs.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM MST
Customer Experience Was the First Big Thing — Customer Value Proposition Is the Next
Don Scheibenreif, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Are great customer experiences enough these days? Since all enterprises are good at CX, what differentiates an enterprise in front of its customers? Customers want better products and offers, in addition to a great CX. So, why is it that many enterprises only focus their digital efforts on improving CX? This session helps CIOs and digital leaders expand beyond CX and into the next big focus area — building compelling value propositions of products and offers.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 03:15 PM - 03:45 PM MST
Changing Funding Models and Driving Digital Success
Chet Geschickter, VP Analyst, Gartner
CIOs must evolve how digital initiatives are funded and show their impact on business outcomes and enterprise performance. Follow this digital business funding transformation roadmap to attract funding, increase autonomy and maximize flexibility for your digital business initiatives.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 03:15 PM - 03:45 PM MST
Strategic Workforce Planning in the Age of Disruption
Lily Mok, VP, Team Manager, Gartner
The economic uncertainty, heightened competition for tech talent and emerging changes in the employee-employer relationship are driving an urgent need for CIOs to build talent intelligence that informs the design of the future workforce. Join this session to learn about how you can get ahead with an agile, data-driven approach to strategic workforce planning that enables an adaptable workforce to deliver on your mission critical priorities.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 03:15 PM - 03:45 PM MST
How CIOs Can Power Up Their Allyship in 2023
Tori Paulman, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
CIOs have an outsized opportunity to contribute to improved DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) by acting as an ally to people in marginalized or underrepresented groups. However, many opportunities are missed because they are unsure exactly what to do, or are afraid their actions might make things worse. In this session, CIOs will learn the top behaviors and actions they can take to become super allies.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 03:15 PM - 04:00 PM MST
Roundtable: CIO Talent Retention and Acquisition (Repeat)
Tom Rad kiewicz, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Danielle Clapp, Executive Partner, Gartner
Join this lightly facilitated discussion as we exchange best practices and challenges around the key drivers impacting talent retention, development and sourcing. Explore the importance of leveraging internal talent marketplaces, a connected and versatilist leadership and the presence of agile learning practices to cultivate a growth mindset and rejuvenate the employee value proposition.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 03:15 PM - 04:00 PM MST
Roundtable: Digital Business Acceleration — Mastering the Journey From Projects to Products (Repeat)
Brian Baker, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Jason Grossman, Executive Partner, Gartner
Contribute with your peers to a discussion on what progress has been made toward moving from a project-based operating model to a product-based model. How long did it take your teams and business partners to understand what it means? Did you go big bang with many products or incrementally with just a few? What stumbling blocks got in your way? Where did you source your product managers?
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 03:15 PM - 04:00 PM MST
Women CIO Roundtable: Go Beyond Stereotypes and Blaze Your Path to Success (Repeat)
Izella Dornell, VP, Executive Partner, Gartner
Denise McCurdy, Executive Partner, Gartner
Despite substantial gains, stereotypes and challenges for female leaders still impact their growth and influence, resulting in a leadership gap. As more diverse leaders take high-ranking roles, all genders should implement leadership that propels successful women in technology. This discussion will address navigating the evolving landscape and leading with courage across a multigenerational workforce in unique working environments.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 03:45 PM - 04:15 PM MST
Refreshment Break
Join us for refreshments in a brief break between sessions.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 04:15 PM - 05:00 PM MST
Gartner Closing Keynote: A Collective Vision for the Next Year
Chris Howard, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
To wrap the CIO Leadership Forum, Gartner’s Global Chief of Research will synthesize the conference’s core messages and suggest future directions for the remainder of 2023. He will emphasize the opportunities of innovation and how you can capitalize on them to sustain your enterprise even in an uncertain economy where global issues dominate.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / 05:00 PM - 06:30 PM MST
Women CIO Reception and VIP Opportunity with Guest Keynote Haben Girma
An event tailored for Women CIOs hosted by Gartner Executive Programs, giving you the opportunity to interact and connect with peers and meet guest Keynote, Haben Girma, who will be available during the reception exclusively for the WCIO community. This event offers the perfect backdrop for making connections and continuing conversations.