Guest 1: William Fandrich

Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Guest 2: Frank Johnson

Title: Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Digital Officer (CDO), City of Baltimore

Digital Transformation is top of your mind as an IT Leader. What are your challenges dealing with People, Policies, Processes, Pocketbook, and Politics? Are others facing the same issues? How are your peers handling these 5Ps of Digital Transformation?

Guest : Daniel Gandarilla

Job Title : Vice President and Chief Learning Officer, Texas Health Resources

Organizations have a lot of institutional knowledge. And, there is no lack of resources to get new ideas, how-to tips, and options to explore. Still, many face challenges in getting ready to embrace what’s new and changing. What’s the recipe to bridging this knowledge-readiness gap?

Guest 1: Lisa Bodell

Title: Author, Why Simple Wins

Guest 2: Ed Toner

Title: Chief Information Officer, State of Nebraska

Complexity is killing the ability of many companies to innovate and adapt. So, simplicity can be a competitive advantage. Imagine what it’d be like where everyone only engages in essential and meaningful work. How can leaders rebuild their organizations with Simplicity in its DNA?

Guest 1: Somesh Nigam

Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Analytics & Data Officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana

In the Digital era, Data and Analytics should be at the very core of every business. They should drive strategy, innovation, and operational efficiencies. It needs a supporting culture adopted by employees, customers, and partners. What does such a culture look like and what does it take to build it?

Guest 1: Ruth Bolton

Title: Professor of Marketing at the W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University

If you don’t know what a customer is worth, you don’t know what you should spend to get or keep one. How can IT be re-engineered and run with core focus on maximizing Customer Lifetime Value?

Guest 1: Daren Hubbard

Title: Chief Information Officer, Wayne State University

Guest 2: Dr. Jonathan Reichental

Title: Chief Information Officer, City of Palo Alto

Michelangelo saw an image in a block of marble and chiseled it out, removing the extra. While there are other reported barriers to digital transformation, Culture tops the list. Risk aversion, lack of customer-centricity, and siloed mindset are holding the organization back. How can leaders chisel out the extra to develop a conducive culture for the digital age?

Guest 1 : Bob Baskerville

Title : Chief Information Officer, Scripps Networks Interactive

Guest 2 : Veneeth Purushotaman

Title : Chief Information Officer, Fortis Healthcare

You must keep learning to grow as a leader to expect and respond to emerging challenges. You’re always busy, and there are no academies or crash courses available. It needs to happen through experimentation as part of your personal and work day. How do you enter and stay in learning mode, set challenging learning goals, experiment, and reflect on the results to learn?

Guest : Peter Ambs

Title : CIO, City of Albuquerque

The Analysts are predicting the rewards of adopting IoT to be over Trillion Dollars. But most organizations are struggling to justify investments beyond Proof of Concept (POC). Some don’t have enough use cases for monetization. Others report that the changes required to embrace IoT are too expensive and complicated. What would it take to get from POC to Profits?

Guest 1: Brian Haugabrook

Title: CIO, Valdosta State University

To deliver on business promises, CIO needs a core team of lieutenants. They should be a mix of dreamers, analytical thinkers, collaborators, and warriors. When you hired them, they were all seasoned professionals. They had the right skills, experience, and attitude. They were an exact match for the role. And, they were in the right mix. With frequent and ongoing changes, it doesn’t stay that way. How do you keep this inner team relevant?

Guest : Ann E. Joyce

Title : Executive Vice President - Chief Information Officer, Chico's FAS

How can a sales organization of a company transform itself in order to experience a pleasurable selling experience – which in turn improves the buying experience of a customer?