Session Two Breakouts
1:10 - 2:10pmConnect, collaborate and learn in our interactive and growth-driven breakouts.
During each session time-slot, three concurrent breakouts will be offered.
Session Two Breakouts
1:10 - 2:10pm
Delaware & Franklin Ballrooms
Inclusive Tech:
How to Unlock Innovation to Drive Better IT Outcomes
Successful technology initiatives hinge on solving the right problems for the right people and achieving the desired outcomes. As IT leaders, we often rely on methodologies like Agile and tools like User Personas to guide us, but they can fall short in overcoming "business as usual" thinking. This mindset doesn't help us solve today's complex problems, and it often results in IT products that aren't easy for users, cost too much, or don't bring the expected business benefits.
In this session, our panelists will showcase successful IT products that benefited from "cognitive diversity"—an approach that brings together different perspectives and ways of thinking. They'll discuss how organizations can foster this type of innovation across a range of IT initiatives, from building custom mobile apps and AI models to deploying enterprise SaaS systems. Finally, they will discuss the kinds of individuals and mindsets that should be around the table and techniques that empower them to question assumptions, take risks, and create especially great solutions.
By the end of the session, you'll walk away with three actionable steps to immediately unlock innovation within your organization.
Chief Diversity Officer - VP, Diversity, Equity + Inclusion,
Cardinal Health
Meet Devray
AVP - Diversity, Equity & Inclusion + Community Relations,
Grange Insurance
Meet Carrie
Managing Director - Head of Technology Deposits Platform,
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Meet Oscar
Cyber Culture Fusion:
Business Partnerships in the Digital Realm
While cyber security is often a technical discussion, a human element is also pervasive and needs to be addressed holistically. Our goal is to go beyond the preaching of how to keep organizations safe and move into real world examples where the CISO/CIO/Business come together to solve and manage security with people in mind.
Chief Innovation + Technology Officer,
Central Ohio Transit Authority - COTA
Meet Sophia
Fast-Tracking Your Team's Path to Senior Leadership Excellence
How do we identify and develop high-potential technologists on our teams to support them becoming tomorrow’s senior leaders?
Whether for succession-planning, employee-retention, or just building our community, it’s critical that we provide pathways for growth to our rising leaders. What are key indicators of senior-leader potential, and what development tools are available?
These rising leaders will need to augment their technical strengths with fiscal literacy, EQ, and the confidence to be vulnerable. As we explore what’s worked – and what hasn’t – you’ll hear potential steps you can take to better develop your teams’ rising leaders.
Associate Vice President, Nationwide Financial Technology,
Nationwide Insurance
Meet Yetunde
SVP, Chief Strategy Officer for Operations + Technology,
Associated Bank
Meet Tonjia
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