Wednesday, April 1, 2026
7:30 AM - 8:20 AM
 
 
8:20 AM - 8:25 AM
 
Al Lindseth
8:25 AM - 9:10 AM

Hear from CIOs and AI leaders on where AI is moving from experimentation into production, where pilots stall, and what it truly takes to scale AI responsibly—delivering real enterprise value without increasing risk.

Sean Barnes Al Lindseth Rennu Varghese Marc Crudgington Sean McCall
9:10 AM - 9:55 AM

Top CISOs and a CISO-turned-CIO distill the most important lessons from today’s threat landscape—and what CIOs can do to enable resilience and control without slowing the business.

Al Lindseth Jay McMickle Bemi Anjous Stuart Wagner
9:55 AM - 10:25 AM
  • Two live demos from CGI showing how high-value ideas move from experimentation into production
  • How fine-tuned open-source LLMs can provide greater control, cost flexibility, and stronger alignment with enterprise data policies
  • How a CGI accelerator for data accounting and reconciliation shortened time-to-value and improved accuracy in complex, data-intensive operations
Olu Obafemi
10:25 AM - 10:40 AM
 
 
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM

• Why your cyber recovery time is dramatically longer than your disaster recovery plan assumes

• Identity as the new front line: why 90% of breaches succeed through compromised identity, and why removing attacker persistence matters more than detection

• Scaling AI agents safely: the governance and "undo" capabilities enterprises need to scale AI 

Ryan Edwards
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

Leading CIOs share real stories of where digital and technology transformations get stuck, what changes the trajectory, and what it takes to deliver meaningful results in today’s operating environment.

Sean Barnes Al Lindseth Ellison Scudder BRANDON CAVALLARO Archana Shah
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

Award-winning CIOs and a CEO who moved from technology to the business reflect on the experiences, challenges, and decisions that shaped their leadership journeys— and the lessons that sustained long-term success.

Al Lindseth Brian W. Freed Myra Davis Antonio Marin
12:30 PM