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Keynote Presentation
Visionary speaker presents to entire audience on key issues, challenges and business opportunities
Keynote Presentations give attending delegates the opportunity to hear from leading voices in the industry. These presentations feature relevant topics and issues aligned with the speaker's experience and expertise, selected by the speaker in concert with the summit's Content Committee." title="Keynote Presentations give attending delegates the opportunity to hear from leading voices in the industry. These presentations feature relevant topics and issues aligned with the speaker's experience and expertise, selected by the speaker in concert with the summit's Content Committee.
Executive Visions
Panel moderated by Master of Ceremonies and headed by four executives discussing critical business topics
Executive Visions sessions are panel discussions that enable in-depth exchanges on critical business topics. Led by a moderator, these sessions encourage attending executives to address industry challenges and gain insight through interaction with expert panel members." title="Executive Visions sessions are panel discussions that enable in-depth exchanges on critical business topics. Led by a moderator, these sessions encourage attending executives to address industry challenges and gain insight through interaction with expert panel members.
Thought Leadership
Solution provider-led session giving high-level overview of opportunities
Led by an executive from the vendor community, Thought Leadership sessions provide comprehensive overviews of current business concerns, offering strategies and solutions for success. This is a unique opportunity to access the perspective of a leading member of the vendor community." title="Led by an executive from the vendor community, Thought Leadership sessions provide comprehensive overviews of current business concerns, offering strategies and solutions for success. This is a unique opportunity to access the perspective of a leading member of the vendor community.
Think Tank
End user-led session in boardroom style, focusing on best practices
Think Tanks are interactive sessions that place delegates in lively discussion and debate. Sessions admit only 15-20 participants at a time to ensure an intimate environment in which delegates can engage each other and have their voices heard." title="Think Tanks are interactive sessions that place delegates in lively discussion and debate. Sessions admit only 15-20 participants at a time to ensure an intimate environment in which delegates can engage each other and have their voices heard.
Roundtable
Interactive session led by a moderator, focused on industry issue
Led by an industry analyst, expert or a member of the vendor community, Roundtables are open-forum sessions with strategic guidance. Attending delegates gather to collaborate on common issues and challenges within a format that allows them to get things done." title="Led by an industry analyst, expert or a member of the vendor community, Roundtables are open-forum sessions with strategic guidance. Attending delegates gather to collaborate on common issues and challenges within a format that allows them to get things done.
Case Study
Overview of recent project successes and failures
Case Studies allow attending executives to hear compelling stories about implementations and projects, emphasizing best practices and lessons learned. Presentations are immediately followed by Q&A sessions." title="Case Studies allow attending executives to hear compelling stories about implementations and projects, emphasizing best practices and lessons learned. Presentations are immediately followed by Q&A sessions.
Focus Group
Discussion of business drivers within a particular industry area
Focus Groups allow executives to discuss business drivers within particular industry areas. These sessions allow attendees to isolate specific issues and work through them. Presentations last 15-20 minutes and are followed by Q&A sessions." title="Focus Groups allow executives to discuss business drivers within particular industry areas. These sessions allow attendees to isolate specific issues and work through them. Presentations last 15-20 minutes and are followed by Q&A sessions.
Analyst Q&A Session 
Moderator-led coverage of the latest industry research
Q&A sessions cover the latest industry research, allowing attendees to gain insight on topics of interest through questions directed to a leading industry analyst." title="Q&A sessions cover the latest industry research, allowing attendees to gain insight on topics of interest through questions directed to a leading industry analyst.
Vendor Showcase
Several brief, pointed overviews of the newest solutions and services
Taking the form of three 10-minute elevator pitches by attending vendors, these sessions provide a concise and pointed overview of the latest solutions and services aligned with attendee needs and preferences." title="Taking the form of three 10-minute elevator pitches by attending vendors, these sessions provide a concise and pointed overview of the latest solutions and services aligned with attendee needs and preferences.
Executive Exchange
Pre-determined, one-on-one interaction revolving around solutions of interest
Executive Exchanges offer one-on-one interaction between executives and vendors. This is an opportunity for both parties to make key business contacts, ask direct questions and get the answers they need. Session content is prearranged and based on mutual interest." title="Executive Exchanges offer one-on-one interaction between executives and vendors. This is an opportunity for both parties to make key business contacts, ask direct questions and get the answers they need. Session content is prearranged and based on mutual interest.
Open Forum Luncheon
Informal discussions on pre-determined topics
Led by a moderator, Open Forum Luncheons offer attendees informal, yet focused discussions on current industry topics and trends over lunch." title="Led by a moderator, Open Forum Luncheons offer attendees informal, yet focused discussions on current industry topics and trends over lunch.
Networking Session
Unique activities at once relaxing, enjoyable and productive
Networking opportunities take various unique forms, merging enjoyable and relaxing activities with an environment conducive to in-depth conversation. These gatherings allow attendees to wind down between sessions and one-on-one meetings, while still furthering discussions and being productive." title="Networking opportunities take various unique forms, merging enjoyable and relaxing activities with an environment conducive to in-depth conversation. These gatherings allow attendees to wind down between sessions and one-on-one meetings, while still furthering discussions and being productive.
Wednesday, July 24, 2999 - CXO Think Tank Insurance
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Registration and Greeting
1:30 pm - 1:35 pm
Opening Remarks and Welcome Address 
1:35 pm - 2:25 pm
Governing Board Executive Visions Panel
The Role of the CIO: Business Challenger, Innovation Driver
Since the inception of the role, the focus of the CIO has primarily been one of Technologist and IT Operations Manager; selecting the tools and services necessary to support the business, and then efficiently and effectively operating them. This is a future of declining organizational value however as technology becomes increasingly democratized and other organizational groups take control over individual systems and data sets. CIOs need to recast themselves instead as Strategists and Business Innovators; leveraging their unique position at the crux of the organization to propose alternatives to the accepted way of doing things, and to drive organizational growth through business alignment and organizational change.
Takeaways:
- CIO's are at a fork in the road; they can continue to be Operational or evolve and become Transformational
- Transformation efforts cannot stop at the boundaries of the IT department, they must reach into the business as a whole, addressing process and defining new capability
- Visionary CIOs will move their departments from cost centers to value creators, and move themselves from executive afterthoughts to true organization leaders
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm
CXO Roundtable
Securing Divergent Endpoints
CXO Roundtable
From the Trenches to the Cloud
CXO Roundtable
Data Integration at the Scale of Mobile
3:20 pm - 3:50 pm
Keynote Presentation
Comprehending The Crushing Cost of Complexity
Enterprises live today in a world that is fast-paced, ever-changing, and focused on experience, innovation, and transformation; it is a world in which if you are not growing, you are failing and in which the pressure is intense. Unfortunately, too many enterprises are hamstrung and suffer from an inability to be quick and agile. This slowness is created by culture of complexity that leads to a lack of employee and customer engagement and an inability for people, and therefore businesses, to succeed. To address this issue, enterprises need to break out of the old way of doing things and refocus their priorities and activities around the mantra that user experience is king, and that every effort should be made to enhance it. In this session we will explore the impediments to exceptional user experience, their reasons for being, and being to understand why we haven't yet been able to overcome them.
Takeaways:
- Complexity is bred when people must adapt to the applications they use, rather than those applications adapting to the people that use them
- One-size-fits-all models no longer work in modern data-centric organizations because everyone absorbs data and interacts with technology differently
- The cost of complexity is hard to quantify in either direct (time and money) or indirect (culture) terms but it exists and absolutely must be addressed
3:55 pm - 4:40 pm
Partner Roundtable 
Trends in Mobile Application Development
Partner Roundtable
Data-Centric Security
Partner Roundtable
Using Cloud-Delivered Services to Enable Business Transformation
Partner Roundtable
Embracing the Internet of Things
4:45 pm - 5:30 pm
CXO Roundtable
NFV and SDN - Building the Network of the Future
CXO Roundtable
Dealing with the Surge in Public Sector Security Threats
CXO Roundtable
Ensuring Cloud Portability
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Networking Cocktail Reception
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm