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Knowing When to Stop: Making the Hard Call on AI Investments
Most AI initiatives start with strong executive support, big goals and serious money. The harder moment comes later, when the cost to finish starts to outrun the business value the project was supposed to deliver. This panel looks at how CIOs judge a struggling AI initiative: how they tell a temporary setback from a fundamental problem, and how they decide whether to continue, redirect, scale back or stop. The discussion covers business cases that shift after launch, implementation costs nobody planned for, platform limits, sunk cost bias, and executive expectations that outpace reality. It also covers how to present a hard decision to the CEO and the board as disciplined governance, not failure.
We will bring in a vendor perspective, and it will be candid. The vendor is not on stage to defend a decision. They are there to describe how they see clients hit this wall and what the warning signs look like from their side of the table.
CIO Panel
The Role of the CIO in Five Years
This topic gets a lot of stage time, so the panel needs to skip the usual forecasts and deal with the concrete changes already happening. As AI moves into core operations, the CIO´s job shifts from running systems to owning outcomes. Accountability for how AI performs across the enterprise lands on the CIO´s desk, technology budgets spread across business units, and the line between IT and the business keeps getting thinner. The panel looks at what CIOs will be measured on, who they will report to, how the technology organization will be built, and which skills will separate the CIOs who lead the business from the ones who get pushed back into infrastructure.
CIO Panel
The Impact of Technology in Professional Sports
Professional sports have become one of the most technology intensive businesses around. Teams use data and analytics to drive player performance, health, scouting and roster decisions. Wearables and tracking systems produce huge volumes of athlete data, which raises real questions about privacy and ownership. Venues have become small cities with their own networks, ticketing, cashless payments and mobile experiences, all built to handle extreme peak loads on game day. Streaming, media rights and connected fan engagement are changing how revenue gets made. With franchises this visible, cybersecurity is also a board level concern.
This panel looks at how sports organizations use technology to compete on and off the field, and what enterprise CIOs can take back to their own companies: decisions made in real time, clear links between technology and results, careful handling of sensitive personal data, and running operations built around peak demand.
Brian Benn
Talk Show
With more than three decades of experience in technology and leadership, including roles at NASA, the U.S. Department of Defense, and Atlanta Housing Authority, Brian Benn, CIO of Clark Atlanta University, takes on the role of interviewer for this Talk Show. Recognized for his work in digital transformation, cybersecurity, and innovation, Brian will lead a dynamic and strategic conversation with the guest, exploring the challenges shaping today’s technology agenda, career experiences, and the decisions that are defining the future of IT.
Ameet Shetty
Talk Show
An award-winning Data, Analytics, and Technology Executive, Ameet Shetty goes on stage to offer input, drawing on comprehensive experience as a CIO, CDO, CDAO, and CTO at prominent multinational organizations. Ameet is the Enterprise CIO of RaceTrac, one of the largest private companies in the U.S., and before that established IT infrastructure and Data Science/Engineering across companies such as Equifax, Pilot Company, and McDonald’s Corporation, helping them significantly escalate their revenue, ROI and YoY growth.
Granted to professionals and organizations that have distinguished themselves through influence, innovation, and resilience among their peers at the national level. Our awards recognize achievements marked by excellence, strategic vision, and positive impact, reaffirming a commitment to development, competitiveness, and transformation.
Previous edition's award winners
Notabile Global Excellence in Leadership Award
Farid Abdelkader
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Notabile Global Innovation and Transformation Award
Melanie Thomas
BRIDGEPOINTE TECHNOLOGIES
Notabile Outstanding Personality in Networking Award
Paulo Sérgio dos Santos
WEG
Notabile Award - Best Company in Innovation
EPSON
Notabile Award - Best Company in Networking
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Coffee Break and Cocktail
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Keynote
A guest expert addresses highly relevant topics for the participants’ professional routine, connecting trends, challenges, and opportunities directly to the event’s theme. The objective is to spark reflection, generate strategic insights, and inspire executives with a current and practical market perspective.
CIO Panel
Activity conducted by a moderator, with the participation of invited C-Levels, who meet to discuss strategic issues related to the theme of the event.
The panel promotes the exchange of experiences, different market views and practical discussions, enriching the content with real perspectives of the executive´s day-to-day.
Main Stage
The Main Stage is the main content room of the event, where all participants gather to follow the main presentations, keynotes and panels.
It is the central space for the exchange of knowledge, strategic alignment and inspiration, bringing together the most relevant themes of the program for the entire audience.
Relax & Relate
Light-hearted moments brought by isles of flavors and scents, in which all participants of the event can unwind and talk about the activities of the day.
Smart Track
The Smart Track is a 10-minute objective presentation, held in the main room of the event, in which market solutions and innovations are presented to all participants.
The format is dynamic and to the point, ideal for highlighting value propositions, trends, and differentials in a clear and efficient way.
Speech
An institutional session of approximately 5 minutes, led by a solution provider, aimed at presenting its activities, positioning, and key differentiators. The presentation is brief and direct, delivering clear information aligned with the event’s context and the participants’ profile.
Talk Show
A dynamic conversation format that puts a CIO in the spotlight to share their journey, experiences, and vision for the future of technology. Led by an interviewer, the talk show combines strategic questions, real-life stories, and reflections on the challenges, decisions, and transformations experienced by the executive, creating engaging, authentic, and relevant content that brings the audience closer to the experiences of a technology leader.
Testimony
Presentation by a guest C-Level, who shares his experience as an IT manager, offering the perspective of those who experience the sector on a daily basis and connecting his reflections to the central theme of the event.
4Interacting
An exclusive closed-door meeting in which the provider leads a session of approximately 20 minutes with a pre-organized group of C-level executives.
Each session enables a structured conversation with experience sharing, insights, discussion of real challenges, and closer engagement with key decision-makers.
4Interacting Multiple
Exclusive space for quick and simultaneous meetings, designed to maximize the direct relationship between solution providers and C-levels.
In this format, the provider has its own space, where it can receive C-Levels in short, objective and highly qualified meetings, allowing multiple conversations in a short period of time.
Integration Activities
Participants are invited to experience dynamic and differentiated activities, outside their professional routine, which stimulate new experiences and perspectives. The objective is to promote integration from the first moments of the event, creating a closer, collaborative and conducive environment for the relationship between executives.
Musical attraction
The musical attractions are part of the event experience by promoting moments of relaxation, connection and celebration among participants. More than entertainment, music creates a light and welcoming environment, stimulates spontaneous interactions.
Successful Cases
Presentation of a project aimed at showcasing how the organization addressed challenges, structured its strategy, and achieved concrete results, while sharing relevant learnings for practical application.
Coffee Break and Cocktail
The coffee break and cocktail take place at NetworkPoint, the event’s dedicated networking area, offering a relaxed environment that encourages meaningful connections, experience sharing, and high-quality networking among participants.
Keynote
A guest expert addresses highly relevant topics for the participants’ professional routine, connecting trends, challenges, and opportunities directly to the event’s theme. The objective is to spark reflection, generate strategic insights, and inspire executives with a current and practical market perspective.
CIO Panel
Activity conducted by a moderator, with the participation of invited C-Levels, who meet to discuss strategic issues related to the theme of the event.
The panel promotes the exchange of experiences, different market views and practical discussions, enriching the content with real perspectives of the executive´s day-to-day.
Main Stage
The Main Stage is the main content room of the event, where all participants gather to follow the main presentations, keynotes and panels.
It is the central space for the exchange of knowledge, strategic alignment and inspiration, bringing together the most relevant themes of the program for the entire audience.
Relax & Relate
Light-hearted moments brought by isles of flavors and scents, in which all participants of the event can unwind and talk about the activities of the day.
Smart Track
The Smart Track is a 10-minute objective presentation, held in the main room of the event, in which market solutions and innovations are presented to all participants.
The format is dynamic and to the point, ideal for highlighting value propositions, trends, and differentials in a clear and efficient way.
Speech
An institutional session of approximately 5 minutes, led by a solution provider, aimed at presenting its activities, positioning, and key differentiators. The presentation is brief and direct, delivering clear information aligned with the event’s context and the participants’ profile.
Talk Show
A dynamic conversation format that puts a CIO in the spotlight to share their journey, experiences, and vision for the future of technology. Led by an interviewer, the talk show combines strategic questions, real-life stories, and reflections on the challenges, decisions, and transformations experienced by the executive, creating engaging, authentic, and relevant content that brings the audience closer to the experiences of a technology leader.
Testimony
Presentation by a guest C-Level, who shares his experience as an IT manager, offering the perspective of those who experience the sector on a daily basis and connecting his reflections to the central theme of the event.
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