Leadership Unscripted

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Digital Event

Leadership Unscripted is a non-commercial PLACE where InspireCIO members connect with other CIOs working on similar challenges. Relationships grow through regular members-only interaction and engagement between CIOs you know - and those you don't - creating leadership advantage.Each program features an inspiring 15-minute leadership keynote with a prominent InspireCIO member or ORBIE winner, but participating in spontaneous, member-led table conversations - the unscripted part - is what makes Leadership Unscripted unique.

Liftoff! Welcome New Members

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Capital City Club

Join your GeorgiaCIO colleagues on January 26 for a member-focused conversation hosted by Frank Bell, Founder of InspireCIO, on maximizing the value of GeorgiaCIO and the InspireCIO Leadership Network. You will have the opportunity to meet and welcome our newest CIO members.With over 800 national members and growing, InspireCIO is a strategic resource for CIOs to gain leadership advantage through the collective knowledge & experience of CIO peers. Everyone wins when leaders engage and share ideas, experiences, and best practices in a collegial, member-centric environment.InspireCIO is conscious of the current health crisis and will be taking measures to promote wellness and safety at all in-person events. Please practice mask and social distancing guidelines posted at all venues.

Conversations over Dinner

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM The Capital Grille

Women's Event

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Eclipse di Luna

National Nominee Event

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Digital Event

The Nominee Event will recognize the 2022 CIO of the Year ORBIE nominees - CIOs driving innovation through crisis & transforming organizations in unprecedented ways

Inside Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

4:00 PM - 6:30 PM Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

National Finalist Event

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Join Us Online

The Finalist Event will recognize the 2022 CIO of the Year ORBIE finalists - CIOs driving innovation through crisis & transforming organizations in unprecedented ways

Leadership Unscripted

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Digital Event

Leadership Unscripted is a non-commercial PLACE where InspireCIO members connect with other CIOs working on similar challenges. Relationships grow through regular members-only interaction and engagement between CIOs you know - and those you don't - creating leadership advantage.Each program features an inspiring 15-minute leadership keynote with a prominent InspireCIO member or ORBIE winner, but participating in spontaneous, member-led table conversations - the unscripted part - is what makes Leadership Unscripted unique.

Member Breakfast

7:30 AM - 9:30 AM North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)

Chapter Officers Forum

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Hotel Avalon - Rotunda

Leadership Unscripted

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Digital Event

Leadership Unscripted is a non-commercial PLACE where InspireCIO members connect with other CIOs working on similar challenges. Relationships grow through regular members-only interaction and engagement between CIOs you know - and those you don't - creating leadership advantage.Each program features an inspiring 15-minute leadership keynote with a prominent InspireCIO member or ORBIE winner, but participating in spontaneous, member-led table conversations - the unscripted part - is what makes Leadership Unscripted unique.

Nominee Reception

3:30 PM - 6:30 PM Invesco

The Nominee Reception will recognize the 2022 CIO of the Year ORBIE nominees - CIOs driving innovation through crisis & transforming organizations in unprecedented ways. The program will include a leadership keynote.

Advisory Board Meeting

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

N/A

Finalist Video Interviews

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Womble Bond Dickinson, LLP

Leadership Masterclass with Bob DeRodes

3:00 PM - 6:45 PM 725 Ponce

Innovation Showcase South

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Digital Event

The Innovation Showcase South features member-invited, early-stage companies in a virtual, non-commercial format – specifically designed to create an efficient environment for evaluating new ideas and connecting with companies that pique your interest. This is a great opportunity to bring your subject matter experts (cybersecurity, data, etc.), with you as your guest. 

Finalist Reception & Dinner

4:00 PM - 8:00 PM Atlanta Athletic Club

The Finalist Reception honors CIO finalists. Attendance is limited to CIO finalists, CIO members, CIO guests and select sponsor executives. The Finalist Dinner is the most exclusive event in the CIO of the Year program. This multi-course dinner, with a chef-introduced menu and sommelier-selected wine pairings, celebrates CIO finalists and is attended by CIO members and select sponsor executives.

Inside Cox Automotive

3:30 PM - 6:00 PM Cox Enterprises

Cox Automotive is focused on “Transforming the way the world buys, sells, owns, and uses Vehicles”. Cox Automotive is a market leader in software solutions for automotive dealers, the largest player in the automotive wholesale market, and operates well known consumer brands such as AutoTrader and Kelly Blue Book. Please join David Brooks (CTO), Mitch Gersten (CIO), and Marianne Johnson (Chief Product Officer) to hear about Cox automotives digital transformation from dozens of independent acquisitions to a cohesive, product driven organization.   

Leadership Unscripted featuring Glen Jackson

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Digital Event

Leadership Unscripted is a non-commercial PLACE where InspireCIO members connect with other CIOs working on similar challenges. Relationships grow through regular members-only interaction and engagement between CIOs you know - and those you don't - creating leadership advantage.Each program features an inspiring 15-minute leadership keynote with a prominent InspireCIO member or ORBIE winner, but participating in spontaneous, member-led table conversations - the unscripted part - is what makes Leadership Unscripted unique.

CIO of the Year ORBIE Awards

7:15 AM - 10:30 AM Cobb Galleria

For over 20 years, the CIO ORBIE Awards have recognized technology executives for leadership, innovation and excellence in this rapidly growing, CIO-led national professional association.

Advisory Board Meeting

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Digital Event

N/A

Tech the Halls

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Star Metals Atlanta

Liftoff! Welcome New Members Event

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Atlanta Athletic Club

Join your GeorgiaCIO colleagues on January 25th for a member-focused conversation hosted by GeorgiaCIO Chair, Marica Calleja-Matsko, Chief Information Officer at OneDigital, on maximizing the value of GeorgiaCIO and the Inspire Leadership Network. You will have the opportunity to meet and welcome our newest CIO members.

National Finalist Event

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Digital Event

Inside Chick-fil-A

10:30 AM - 1:30 PM Hatch Innovation Services

Chick-fil-A’s “Hatch” Innovation Center serves as an incubator and accelerator for what is new and what is coming next, increasing the speed of adoption for over 2,700 restaurants and 170,000 team members.Woody Faulk, VP Innovation & New Ventures, will lead our tour, sharing the technology and strategy driving Chick-fil-A’s commitment to innovation, leading them to be rated #1 in customer satisfaction by ACSI for 8 years in a row. 

Nominations Open

8:00 AM - 8:15 AM Digital Event