CIO Roundtable

Established in 2006, CDT’s Chief Information Officer (CIO) Roundtable is a knowledge-sharing forum for the most senior technology executives. This partnership between technology leaders and UC Irvine is aimed at helping them lead their companies to success in a digitally-driven world. The forum provides members with access to leading thinkers and industry experts, facilitates dynamic dialogue, and fosters a collaborative community.

Upcoming Meetings

Building AI Competence 

December 5, 2024

Over the years, our keynote speakers have included a variety of industry leaders, authors and academics.

Industry

• Brian Behlendorf, Executive Director, Hyperledger
• Michael Chui, Partner at the McKinsey Global Institute
• Marshall Goldsmith, CEO Coach
• Kevin Kelly, noted futurist and Co-Founder of “Wired” magazine
• Dr. Werner Vogels, VP and CTO of Amazon
• John Seely Brown, Co-Chair of Deloitte’s Center for the Edge

Academics

• Dr. Erik Brynjolfsson, Co-Founder of MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy
• Research Scientists Peter Weill and Jeanne Ross, MIT’s Center for Information Systems Research
• Marshall Van Alstyne, Boston University professor and expert on Platform Strategy
• Arun Sundararajan, NYU Professor and Sharing Economy Expert

Authors

• Nicholas Carr, Pulitzer Prize finalist; The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brain
• Charlene Li, Founder of Altimeter and author of Groundswell and Open Leadership
• Martin Ford, futurist; The Rise of the Robots and The Rule of the Robots

Membership is limited in order to foster a cooperative environment and to maintain diversity from a cross-section of firm sizes and industries.

For additional information, please email Nina Parpana at nparpana@uci.edu. 

The group meets quarterly and our members include senior executives from: