5-Part On-Demand Series: How CIOs Can Drive Value in 2025 and Beyond

Session 1: AI Strategy 

Find out what 600+ viewers joined to learn about setting the right AI strategy for CIOs.

Rated: 4.7 out of 5

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According to Gartner, 21% of CEOs say AI is the top disruptive technology for their organization, and a fear of missing out may drive their behaviors. Despite the outlandish AI hype, turning the promise of AI into reality is not a given: 49% of leaders highly involved in AI report that their organizations struggle to estimate and demonstrate the value of AI. Plus, CIOs are under pressure as AI also raises the stakes on technology readiness, including security, infrastructure, process and development capabilities. So, how can CIOs set an AI strategy, get started with use cases, and determine and realize measurable business value? 

• Align with CEO’s and business leaders’ technology vision

• Educate the CEO and board around AI

• Set an AI strategy that produces measurable results

Session 2: Cybersecurity

Join 1.3k + viewers who discovered how CIOs can protect their organizations from emerging cyber risks. 

Rated: 4.7 out of 5

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CIOs need to act as an executive first and a functional business leader second. One functional area of continued importance with a multitude of challenges is cybersecurity. Increasingly advanced threats continue to emerge from a wider set of global factors. News can rapidly snowball and put an organization, CIO and CISO reputations at risk. Plus, it remains challenging to find and retain critical cybersecurity talent. Furthermore, 44% of C-suites and boards are less confident that their CISOs can deliver on key priorities. This leads to a burning question asked by your CIO peers: How can I protect my organization from constantly increasing and evolving security threats? 

• Enable your cybersecurity team to make effective risk-based control decisions

• Build a cybersecurity program that reflects the unique business context of your organization

• Design the cybersecurity function for agility and continuous improvement 

Session 3: Data and Analytics 

Find out what 200+ viewers who joined this session learned about partnering with data and analytics as a CIO to drive business enablement and innovation.

Rated: 4.8 out of 5

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According to the 2024 Gartner CIO Agenda Survey, 80% of CIOs have expanded their role, with 18% leading non-IT functions. CEOs and business leaders are now calling for development and operation of technology within all business functions. However, according to Gartner, 27% of chief data analytics officers (CDAOs) say that the lack of business stakeholder involvement and support is the most pressing challenge they face. In order for CIOs to drive a modern and actionable data and analytics (D&A) strategy to set the right foundations and deliver business outcomes, they need to elevate the CIO-CDAO relationship. Doing so will help establish a unified vision and scope for D&A, identify challenges and develop a partnership by focusing on business enablement and technology innovation. So, how do you create a realistic and effective data and analytics strategy aligned to business goals, stakeholders and use cases? 

• Gain insight into how you can position D&A initiatives effectively in your organization

• Learn the 5 steps to drive a modern and actionable D&A strategy

• Leave with 3 actions to elevate your CIO-CDAO relationship

Session 4: Business Value of IT

Join 450+ CIOs and technical professionals who discovered how to demonstrate the business value story of IT.

Rated: 4.7 out of 5

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Demonstrating the value of IT to the board and CEO has never been more critical for a CIO. According to Gartner, 70% of digital leaders have not significantly advanced toward digital transformation goals. But,  technology investments have increased across the organization, leaving CIOs with greater responsibility and less direct control. CIOs looking to showcase the business value of IT investments need to focus on what their stakeholders value, building an IT value story and effectively communicate that value. So, how can CIOs effectively demonstrate the value of IT and their investments?  

• Gain actionable guidance on how you can better demonstrate the value of IT in your organization

• Learn how to tell a run and change value story 

• Understand how to elevate your value conversations to go beyond outlining what IT does

Session 5: IT Talent

Join 200+ viewers who discovered how CIOs can design a future-proof talent strategy.

Rated: 4.6 out of 5

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In the age of AI, amongst all CIO priorities, designing an organization and talent strategy remains at the top. CIOs need to know how to address this with today’s challenges as, according to Gartner, 79% of CIOs and senior IT leaders had planned to increase their IT staff levels in 2024, projecting 5% average growth rate for full-time equivalents. With high demand for skills like GenAI, AI/machine learning (ML), cybersecurity, analytics and data platforms, there is a risk for compensation outbidding. Plus, CIOs also need to look for force multipliers, such as business technologists, who reside outside of IT to fulfill the promise of their digital transformation agendas. What actions can CIOs take to stay ahead of competition and hire top IT talent?  

• Gain an action plan to hiring top IT talent 

• Understand how to best position yourself in the market to gain top talent 

• Learn why CIOs need to pay attention to hiring IT talent

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