2026 Conference Topics

2026 Conference Topics at a Glance

The 2026 agenda delivered the latest technology, strategy and leadership insights across three key tracks, covering the challenges most critical to CIOs.

Artificial Intelligence

As teams race to drive greater innovation and business growth with their AI initiatives, the challenges of scaling and governing these expanding portfolios loom large. Learn how to think about these with strategy and vision, taking every complexity and hurdle in stride.

Articulating the Business Value of IT & AI

There’s an art and science to identifying and measuring the value of IT and your AI initiatives. Learn how you can craft a more impactful business value narrative and support it with metrics that your business leadership will care about.

Culture and Change

Create a culture that embraces continuous exploration and the quest for game-changing business practices and capabilities. Learn how to manage ongoing change and keep employees motivated and engaged.

Cybersecurity and Risk Management

Reframe cybersecurity as a business issue and manage risks in response to the disruption created by rapid changes in the digital world and a volatile geopolitical landscape.

Digital Business Transformation

Build, scale, refine and accelerate your digital business strategy. Shift toward the next era of digitalization focusing on autonomous business. Discover how to create new products and business models that transform the business.

Executive Influence

Top-performing leaders are people-centric and focus on relationships. Discover how to be a transformational leader, influence stakeholders and develop your interpersonal skills to amplify your impact.

Operating Models

Explore how to align operating models with enterprise, information and technology strategies, as well as how to adopt new operating models that are a better fit for the current environment.

Adaptive Strategy and Execution

Learn how to create and execute dynamic and adaptive strategies that build resilience and position your organization to thrive.

Evolution of Technology Leadership

The CIO role is evolving fast in every direction as tech footprints expand beyond IT. Examine your tech leadership roles and structures to future-proof your enterprise and fuel growth.