Greater Cincinnati IT Symposium

EVENT THEME:

“Thriving in the Age of Disruption

-- IT Leadership, AI, & Business Strategy”

In today’s rapidly shifting landscape, IT Leaders are at the forefront of harnessing the disruptive power of AI to drive innovation, resilience and productivity while navigating business and economic challenges. At this year’s Greater Cincinnati IT Symposium – “Thriving in the Age of Disruption”, you’ll gain actionable insights and strategies to balance transformative growth with cost optimization, leverage AI to unlock new efficiencies, enhance decision-making, and future-proof your organization.

Learn from, and network with, curated industry experts, CIOs, and fellow IT peers from our Region to explore real-world solutions for AI integration, fostering agility, and driving transformative business outcomes. Whether you're experimenting with or scaling AI initiatives, building a future-ready IT infrastructure, or transforming your IT organization, this conference is your gateway to thriving in this ever-evolving digital era.

Gain actionable insights from curated industry experts, CIO’s, and IT peers to explore:

· Today’s IT Leader – Driving Business Strategy and Innovation

· Modern Application Stack – Balancing Innovation with Practical Realities

· Future of IT Infrastructure – Cloud, Security, and DevOps Trends

· Data-Driven Enterprises – From Analytics to AI-Powered Insights

· IT Organizations -- Talent, Culture, and the Future of IT Work

As always, the agenda will be structured to facilitate valuable peer connections across the top IT organizations in our Region. Last year, 300 Senior IT Leaders – CIO’s, CTO’s, CISO’s, CDOs, and SMEs (subject matter experts) from 30+ companies participated in the IT Symposium.

CONTENT AT A GLANCE

BALLROOM/KEYNOTE SESSIONS

OPENING KEYNOTE SESSION:

“The Role of Technology in Shaping and Delivering Business Strategy”

David Burns – Global CIO, GE Aerospace

Phil Wickler – Chief Transformation Officer, GE Aerospace

In the past, CIOs participated in the development of a company's business strategy, but it was predominantly the business strategy that drove the IT strategy. However, in today's fast-paced and ever-changing digital landscape, technology, especially AI, helps shape the business strategy.

Join GE Aerospace’s David Burns, Chief Information Officer, and Phil Wickler, Chief Transformation Officer, as they discuss the two-way interplay between technology, AI, and GE Aerospace’s business strategy.

”Birds of a Feather” Lunch Table Conversations

One of the key objectives of the IT Symposium -- and a differentiator from most other IT conferences -- is that we proactively encourage the establishment and growth of local peer networks of professionals with common job responsibilities. We will have lunch tables designated by topic to allow individuals to opt-in to a lunch discussion among peers with similar interests/job responsibilities.

Communities / Table Topics:

Security
Enterprise Architecture
Talent/Organization
Application Development
Data/Analytics
Product/Project Management/PMO
Infrastructure/DevOps

CLOSING KEYNOTE SESSION:

“AI = Accelerating Innovation”

Adam Burden – Global Innovation Lead & Chief Software Engineer, Accenture

Enterprises are beginning to see their AI proofs of concept transition into longer-term value. But that’s just the start of the story: in fact, we’ve barely scratched the surface of the impact that AI will create as an amplifier and accelerator of other technologies.

Adam Burden will highlight what he’s seeing across enterprises with AI today and explain how today’s AI investments are already becoming a force multiplier for industry-wide innovation. Join the conversation to learn how IT leadership is poised to drive their organizations’ largest waves of future change and value creation.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS