Security remains in the crosshairs and has provided an opening for organizations to implement a Zero Trust framework. Dr. Zero Trust himself, Chase Cunningham, joins J.D. Miller for a sneak peek into Dr. Cunningham's talk at the upcoming CDM Media CIO/CISO Chicago Summit on September 9th. The two discuss how Zero Trust not only transforms network security but can be a business enabler, why organizations should lean on their security vendors, how to overcome FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt), and much more!

AI and Machine Learning continue to be on the minds of executives in their tech planning for this year and beyond. In 2021, the increase in AI usage across businesses will create $2.9 trillion of business value and 6.2 billion hours of worker productivity.

Akeel Attar is the founder and CEO of UK-based automation software provider, XpertRule. Akeel is a pioneer in the field of intelligent automation driving innovation for nearly 40 years. He sits down with J.D. Miller to talk about that journey and what to expect in AI and Machine Learning in the years to come that will likely impact your organization into the future.

After running over 200 digital events with top technology leaders in 2020 alone, our own J.D. Miller, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Communities, shares insights on how these executives are planning for AI and Cloud, tackling pandemic challenges, tech staffing issues, and more. The findings may surprise you.

Listen to this recent fireside chat where we turn the tables on J.D. and instead of asking the questions, he is in the hot seat and gives his take on top issues impacting CIOs and CISOs today.

Now more than ever, digital business requires that leaders shape technology to serve opportunity and respond to adversity. Business continuity is one of many complex business challenges creating unanticipated market turbulence. During these times of rapidly evolving risks and opportunities, CIOs must embrace new approaches to leadership and strategic decision making.

Jason Spencer, Global VP of IT, RR Donnelley joins J.D, Miller for a fireside chat at our recent Midwest Summit to discuss how CIOs and IT executives are providing digital business strategic planning tools and techniques to turn complexity and chaos into real strategy execution initiatives.

As many companies prepare to head back to the office, what does that mean for tech leaders? Hans Keller, CIO at Erickson Living joins CDM Media’s J.D. Miller as they examine the changes technology executives must embrace in the new workplace. This includes enhancing the employee and customer experience and embracing business transformation in a new way. Listen in as Hans reveals how tech leaders are turning complexity and chaos into real strategy execution initiatives.

Digital Transformation is accelerating at a rapid pace. The need to innovate quickly is driving many technology departments and is in the crosshairs of the executive leadership. Arun DeSouza, Chief Information and Privacy Officer at Nexteer Automotive Corporation joins us to dive into the new challenges with these added pressures. While we are looking to many tools to make digital transformation a reality, Arun tackles what the future looks like with human-centered design thinking, simplified workflows, and process animation. On top of that, how we approach the use of artificial intelligence with our data is going to be imperative as we look to accelerate for a new working world in the second half of this year. Arun sits down with J.D. Miller to give us a glimpse into his talk at the upcoming Midwest CDM Summit.

Cybersecurity jobs are the hottest in tech out there today. The pandemic greatly increased that demand. Deidre Diamond, Founder and CEO of CyberSN joins host, J.D. Miller, to dive into how the role of the Cyber Security executive has changed during the pandemic. She answers questions about outsourcing versus hiring and also shares her predictions around how the role will continue to evolve in the years to come. Not only that, but she dives into the challenge of getting more women into cybersecurity and how women in technology can gain a bigger seat at the executive table.

Today's environment has accelerated the pace of digital evolution. Companies are struggling with digital innovation (such as AI) as they adjust to the associated challenges. As such, leaders in more agile organizations have a great opportunity to make adjustments, while those in larger organizations suffer through uninspiring, and potentially career-limiting, short-term results.

Dirk Ramhorst, CIO at Wacker Chemie (and speaker at our upcoming Deutschland Summit) joins CDM Media’s J.D. Miller to talk about transformation and how in order to speed up your organization, you need to slow down your innovation – and it’s ok.

What auto suppliers can do now to increase supply chain resilience

The last year has highlighted for the world what supply chain practitioners have always known—efficient supply chains keep the world running.

While stories about toilet paper and vaccine scarcity will be shared among families for years to come, automotive suppliers will have many of their own, including how the microchip supply chain impacted car production, or what it was like to move production around the globe based on public health restrictions.

Join Peter Maithel (Infor, Industry & Solution Strategy Director for Automotive)and Doug Bellin (AWS, Business Development, Industry 4.0 and Smart Factory) as we discuss the 3 key areas where automotive suppliers can focus to achieve supply chain resilience: visibility, collaboration, and transparency.

Ransomware is keeping healthcare security up at night. Joining us is Michael Meyn, CISO at Integra Managed Care, to dive into advanced security and resilience in healthcare. Michael shares with CDM Media’s J.D. Miller how best to focus on ransomware and discuss industry readiness around it and other security threats.

Healthcare providers are one of the hardest hit and most vulnerable industries for two reasons:

1. Personal health information can sell for hundreds of dollars per record and is often resold to multiple threat actors.

2. Security of health systems is typically driven by compliance and not by proper security hygiene.

Listen to find out how the healthcare industry is attacking this threat vector today and into the future.