CIO Exchange: Strategies, Tactics, and Best Practices to help you thrive in 2022

2020 was a bear, 2021 has been a beast – 2022 is the year of the tiger. Are you ready?

Join us as executive Research Adjunct Advisor, Alizabeth Calder, shares market observations and guidance to help you enhance your organization’s resiliency, improve agility, and accelerate innovation as digital-first business strategies become the norm. Then over dinner discuss, debate, and exchange perspectives with your fellow CIOs about 2022 challenges and opportunities. Discussion topics include:

• How design thinking accelerates innovation 
• Setting your cloud optimization strategy 
• What the board needs to know about ransomware

Enjoy a luxurious Three-Course Dinner while you listen to presentations from some of the greatest minds in technology, headed by Research Adjunct Advisor, Alizabeth Calder. The dinner will take place at Arc Butcher & Baker, a beautiful Americana restaurant on Newport Beach. 

Food with a focus on flame, flavor and finesse where every item is crafted over open fire in a kitchen where there is nowhere to hide. Our goal is to embrace the lost love of simplicity, while inspiring the palate with classic dishes that focus on fresh, farmed and vibrant ingredients. Cast iron, wood and clay make up all the serving dishes to further emulate the natural appeal and inherent passion dedicated to every nuance. 

Our wine program suits both an old world palate and a new world fan. We offer the finest wines from Europe as well as the best from California. Our beer selection will be sure to impress even the most refined beer-drinker, all our beers are local and hand-selected to match our dishes perfectly.

Speaker: Alizabeth Calder | Research Adjunct Advisor

Alizabeth Calder, an adjunct analyst with IDC's IT Executive Programs (IEP), is the former CIO of HomeEquity Bank, a contributing writer to IT World Canada, and a best-selling author and sought-after keynote speaker.  She focuses on bridging the gap between the technology sector and the leaders who provide the governance and investment needed to succeed.
Prior to her current role, Alizabeth has been the CIO at firms including IBM, Loyalty Group (a Division of Alliance Data) and CML Healthcare.  Her more than 35-year technology career includes transformational success in banking, financial services, transportation, logistics, healthcare, analytics and professional services.  Alizabeth is a recognized thought leader on digital oversight and Board engagement, including strategies to close the value gap and deliver the right level of digital maturity to have a long term impact.  Alizabeth has also been an expert in cybersecurity since the 1980’s, providing a unique bridge for Directors and C-Level executives on one of their most critical risk considerations.

• Certified director in the Canadian Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD.D)
• Member of the US-based National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD)
• CERT certified Director (Cyber Security qualification), Carnegie Mellon University
• Master of Business Administration, Ivey Business School
• Certified in IT Strategy and Planning, IBM
• Adjudicator for the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) CIO of the Year Awards
• Author of Duty of Care; An Executive’s Guide in the Digital Era and bestseller Growing Up; Practical Strategies for Sustainable Business Growth

Our partners at IDC are constantly working to bring current, relevant data that CIOs need to companies like yours. Join the conversation to ensure that the insights we bring you are useful & applicable in your work scenarios. Complete the survey and receive a split of Moët & Chandon champagne.*

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