CIO Talk Network

Guest 1: Bill Kehoe

Title: CIO, King County, Washington

Guest 2: Greg Suhr

Title: Chief of Police, San Francisco, CA

Guest 3: Luther T. Reynolds

Title: Assistant Chief, Montgomery County (MD) Police Department

Crime never stops, and nor does the law in bringing it to justice. But as technology gets smarter, so do criminals, and local law enforcement should think of using all available resources to keep up. And when people’s lives are at stake, those leading the charge know it’s imperative to do all we can. So what do we mean when we talk about transforming law enforcement? What fundamental changes will it take, what is that dream state in policing, and how can new technologies, including messaging, social media, mobility, robotics and even “predictive policing” concepts raising increasingly sci-fi possibilities, help us get there?

Guest 1: Robert B. Steele

Title: Cook County Commissioner

Guest 2: Vikram Sobti

Title: CMIO, Norwegian American Hospital

While healthcare as an industry has made great strides in patience care and overall customer experience, state of Government supported health systems warrants serious attention. Lack of connectivity and interoperability among hospitals, rising re-entry and trauma cases related costs, inadequate reporting for securing federal funds is a partial list of issues plaguing the systems that need immediate attention. It requires cohesive effort from Government CIOs, Data Scientists, Policy Makers, and Researchers to solve this pressing problem. What is being done in this regard, challenges faced and results of related efforts?

Guest 1: John David Thompson

Title: EVP, Global Operations and Technology, CIO

Guest 2: Shawn Banerji

Title: CIO Practice, Russell Reynolds Associates, Inc.

Today's digital economy has positioned the IT department at the forefront of strategic growth and initiative in business, and the CIO has increasingly been exposed to business units across the board. The CIO more than anyone should be positioned to take up the helm of the CEO, yet the CIO that does is still the exception rather than the rule. As those who have taken this step will attest, knowing the business is not the same as leading it. How does the CIO acquire the skills, experience and mindset that helps them to become the complete package required of the CEO?

Guest 1: Bob Baskerville

Title: Chief Information Officer, Scripps Networks Interactive

Guest 2: Roger Kent

Title: Sr. Vice President & CFO, Allstate Technology & Strategic Ventures

Everyone tracks the Miles Per Gallon of their car for the simple reason that they want to know how much mileage they're getting for their money. Yet CFO's evaluate IT spend in terms of ROI; how much value creation will it produce for the dollar? Should the question become, how much "distance" are we really getting from our IT? How do we gauge cost efficiency within IT? What tools and parameters should we utilize for this measurement, and what is the MPG rating of today's IT model?

Guest 1: Hugh Miller

Title: CIO, City of San Antonio, TX

Guest 2: Jay Ferro

Title: CIO, American Cancer Society

IT is no longer the monolith it once was. External business units are creating challenges for CIOs traditionally looking to put everything under one roof. But instead of fighting the battle to continually fight turf wars, how do you knit all the solutions across business units together?With the rise of the Consumerization of IT, can the CIO become the Chief Integration Officer? How would it make sense to introduce this new role as the point person to ensuring the business stays coherent and connected, and how will they navigate the many technical challenges toward making an integrated business a reality?

Guest : Mark Barden

Title: Partner, eatbigfish and Author "A Beautiful Constraint"

Traditionally, constraints are seen as stumbling blocks or negative forces that prevent us from fulfilling our goals and desires. Can constraints be considered an ally and a powerful resource that can be effectively harnessed to achieve success?

Guest 1: Christopher R. Wood, MD

Title: CMIO, Loyola University Health System

Guest 2: Gerry Lewis

Title: VP of IT Strategy and Business Development, Ascension Health

The goal of the Healthcare industry has been to create an overall patient experience, one that gets patients to connect with doctors, to monitor their health activity at home and to be informed about their condition and needs. One third of Americans use social media research health conditions via social media and even make decisions on their care based on that information. How is Healthcare doing at tapping into that community via social media monitoring? How can it go beyond bolstering the brand to actually improving patient care and outcomes?

Guest : George Surdu

Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Comerica

Any truly successful leader realizes they can’t accomplish all they wish, nor did they get where they are, by doing it alone. Leaders can rally others and can create a shared vision or common goal. What’s more, they enable others to act and together overcome any roadblocks or obstacles on the path to success. But teamwork can only be sustained when a leader promotes mutual reliance in themselves and others on the team. How does a leader driving the bus manage to inspire the rest of the passengers on his or her journey?

Guest : Joe Topinka

Title: CIO, SnapAV, CIO Mentor

Information Technology has never been more important to the evolution and competitiveness of business than it is now. And yet responsibilities that would now be handed over to the Chief Digital Officers and Chief Data Officers are skills and competencies CIOs now need to develop in order to remain relevant. As more technology spending is being diverted outside the traditional IT budget and toward the consumer, CIOs need to adapt their best practices of traditional process management with the more fluid demands of technology and the customer. How are CIOs juggling these many hats and working to become a CIO who does it all?

Guest : Elizabeth King

Title: CIO, White Plains Hospital

Healthcare providers continue to face a wave of information required to maintain regulatory compliance, all while IT workers struggle to lower costs and utilize data to create a more patient-centric approach. But as regulations become more stringent and as standards are either lacking or vary across sources, both data retention and integration become major pain points of frustration, confusion and an ultimate drain on resources. What can the healthcare industry do to streamline the methods of retaining and integrating data and provide more opportunities for innovation?