The Forum

Key Note Speaker Announced!

Douglas Merrill, Former CIO, Google

The Former Chief Information Officer at Google, Douglas Merrill championed innovation at the company as it grew from Internet start up into one of the world's most admired organizations.

At The CIO Forum 'Retreat' Merrill lays out a blueprint for innovation as strategy and as culture. How do you foster ideas in their infancy? What corporate structures drive innovations, and which ones get in the way? And how do you recognize the innovation that's already happening in your organization?


Overview

The CIO Forum 'Retreat' at The Four Seasons is specifically designed for the most senior IT leaders in the country.

The event helps shape executives upcoming strategies by offering a blend of highly interactive first class conference sessions, senior level face-to-face meetings with innovative solution providers, and extensive networking opportunities with respected peers. Our goal is to offer our attendees more insight in 2 days than they are likely to receive in a six months back in the office.

The venue of the The Four Seasons in Scottsdale, AZ provides a relaxed but focused environment for delegates away from their day-to-day pressures. It's chosen to help modern day leaders concentrate on their upcoming strategy without distraction.

How we differ from other events

1) All delegates are pre-qualified senior IT leaders. By controlling the audience, networking and idea sharing become invaluable for participants

2) Each participant will have their own personalized itinerary, designed around their key issues and needs. We will help delegates focus on their key concerns through our unique online profiling and scheduling system pre-event. This bespoke service will help attendees maximize their time at the event.

3) This is not a trade show, there are no vendor booths. Instead, delegates are able to pre-schedule one-to-one meetings with innovative vendors of interest. All meetings are based on mutual consent, allowing attendees to benchmark, source new solutions and build powerful relationships where there is need.

The CIO Forum Portfolio of Events

The CIO Forum 'Retreat' at The Four Seasons is one of seven senior level IT events run by Richmond Events in the USA and the UK. Our other USA events include:

The CIO Forum at The Harvard Club, May 18, New York
The IT Security Forum, May 19, New York
The CIO Forum Financial Services, Nov 4th, New York