2023 SCSIM Summit

ABOUT THE SUMMIT

This summit delivers world class thought leadership, content and discussions that matter most to the future of IT, and insights to help navigate and overcome related organizational challenges.

WHY ATTEND?

SCSIM’s remarkable differentiator is that our membership is heavily comprised of industry practitioners which enables greater focus on key insights most important to CIOs.

Through collaboration with peers and an agenda designed by CIOs, we share best practices and relevant leadership topics influenced by various perspectives to support growth and enablement for our local audience.

THEME

The IT Leadership Imperative of the Future

WHO CAN ATTEND?

Attendees all represent end user roles at the companies they serve and are in a decision-making capacity (Director, Director IT, VP IT, CIO, CISO and CTO).

THE TOPICS

Emerging Technologies and Trends - Your Roadmap to the Future

Tom Soderstrom, Director, Chief Technologists, AWS

The future is around the corner! What will our IT environments look like in 2025? What trends are we seeing today that will benefit us in the next few years?

Please join Tom Soderstrom (Director, Chief Technologists at AWS) with Joel Manfredo (CIO, MPIPHP) and Nancy Kim Yun (SVP NSS Partners) in a fireside chat on the future of IT.

The IT Organization: Future Workforce Needs and Innovative Ways to Organize

Liem Vu, CEO, Technossus
Brandon Johnson, SVP, CIO, Korn Ferry
Shahn Alware, Managing Director, KPMG
Ken Venner, SVP, CIO, Sierra Space

Many companies are hiring Product Managers, Data Scientists, Machine Learning engineers, and AI specialists. Join us to find out what roles will be needed and what structure will support the future of IT?

What's Next with Data Privacy and Impacts to IT/Cybersecurity

Jeff Farinich, CISO/ SVP Technology Services, New American Funding
Ira Ham, CISO, MediaAlpha
Demetrios Lazarikos (Laz), President and Co-Founder, Blue Lava
Rich Lindberg, CISO / VP Information Security, JAMS

Governments around the world are tightening data privacy laws that mandate protections with massive financial penalties for noncompliance. This panel of privacy experts is convened to discuss changes in privacy law and new requirements for information technology and cyber security implementations. Join us for key insights and five takeaways to drive thought leadership in your own privacy programs.

Navigating the Threat Landscape

Andrew Bereczky, CISO, AAA
Jeffrey Aguilar, CISO, LA County
Jenai Marinkovic, CISO, GRCIE.org
Wael Younan, CIO/CISO, CalOptima

Security threats to our businesses are continuously expanding and evolving, at exponential pace. This panel of Cybersecurity leaders will discuss the threats their industries are facing, their key navigational strategies in this landscape, as well as challenges they anticipate on the horizon.

KEYNOTE: Achieving Extraordinary Outcomes

Dr. Iris Firstenberg

Adjunct Professor of Management and Organizations, UCLA Anderson School of Management

To seize opportunities and achieve extraordinary outcomes, creative thinking is essential at all levels of an organization. A powerful story of outstanding leadership will demonstrate the potent thinking strategies that increase innovative possibilities, reduce uncertainty, and help an organization maintain a strategic advantage in a constantly changing competitive business world.

KEYNOTE: Leadership and Motivation - Leading Through a Crisis and Developing Intrinsic Motivation to Move Forward

Mark Pollock

Explorer, Speaker and Founder, Strive Management

Unbroken by blindness in 1998, Mark Pollock became an adventure athlete, racing in deserts, mountains and The Poles, ultimately becoming the first blind person to race to the South Pole. Now, after a catastrophic spinal cord injury left him paralysed, he is on a new expedition. This time exploring the intersection where humans and technology collide to cure paralysis in our lifetime. Mark’s story and keynote session will provide insights into the mindset and decision making required to deal with challenges, regardless of where they come from, to help us become more resilient and achieve more over time.

THE KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Dr. Iris Firstenberg
Adjunct Professor of Management and Organizations, UCLA Anderson School of Management

Achieving Extraordinary Outcomes

Dr. Iris Firstenberg is an Adjunct Professor of Psychology, UCLA and Adjunct Professor of Management at UCLA Anderson. She specializes in strategies for creative problem solving and innovative thinking.

Dr. Firstenberg also conducts seminars on creativity and innovation for a wide cross- section of Fortune 500 organizations, including companies in aerospace, software, automotive, healthcare, entertainment, defense, telecommunications, energy, financial services, retail, and pharmaceuticals, as well as government agencies such as NASA.

Her latest book, Extraordinary Outcomes: Shaping an Otherwise Unpredictable Future (John Wiley & Sons, 2014), provides a practical framework to help organizations navigate in a world of uncertainty.

Dr. Firstenberg is the recipient of the 2002 UCLA Department of Psychology Faculty Distinguished Teaching Award and the 2011 UCLA Extension Distinguished Teaching Award.

Mark Pollock
Explorer, Speaker & Founder, Strive Management

Leadership & Motivation — Leading Through a Crisis and Developing Intrinsic Motivation to Move Forward

Sometimes we choose our challenges, sometimes our challenges choose us. What we decide to do about them is what counts. Unbroken by blindness in 1998, Mark Pollock became an adventure athlete, racing in deserts, mountains and The Poles, ultimately becoming the first blind person to race to the South Pole. Now, after a catastrophic spinal cord injury left him paralyzed, he is on a new expedition. This time exploring the intersection where humans and technology collide to cure paralysis in our lifetime. Mark’s story and keynote session will provide insights into the mindset and decision making required to deal with challenges, regardless of where they come from, to help us become more resilient and achieve more over time.

THE AGENDA

8:00am – 9:00am	Registration, Networking and Continental Breakfast
9:00am – 9:15am	SCSIM Welcome - Sarah Richardson
9:15am – 10:00am	Morning Keynote: Achieving Extraordinary Outcomes - Dr. Iris Firstenberg Adjunct Profession of Management and Organizations UCLA Anderson School of Management
10:00am – 10:45am	Topic 1 - Emerging Technologies and Trends - Your Roadmap to the Future
10:45am – 11:00am	Break
11:00am – 11:10am	Philanthropy
11:10am – 11:55am	Topic 2 - The IT Organization: Future Workforce Needs and Innovative Ways to Organize
11:55am – 1:00pm	Lunch/Networking
1:00pm – 1:45pm	Topic 3 - What's Next with Data Privacy and Impacts to IT/Cybersecurity
1:45 pm – 2:30pm	Topic 4 - Navigating the Threat Landscape
2:30pm – 2:45pm	Break
2:45pm – 3:30pm	Afternoon Keynote: Leadership and Motivation -Leading Through a Crisis and Developing Intrinsic Motivation to Move Forward - Mark Pollock Explorer, Speaker and Founder, Strive Management
3:30pm – 3:45pm	Wrap Up
3:45pm – 5:00pm	Cocktails/Networking

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