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X5 Retail Group NV (X5), a subsidiary of Alfa Group Consortium, develops and operates retail food stores. The company operates through various retail formats, including proximity stores, supermarkets, online retail channels, hypermarkets, and convenience stores. However, developing a security-first culture across its large-scale operation and intricate organizational structure was a daunting challenge. So how did the X5 IT, Security, and Business leaders join hands to reimagine its risk management mechanics and establish robust cybersecurity programs to help it scale confidently? Guest: Alexander Markov, Group Chief Information Security Officer, X5 Group Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/alexander-markov/ More on this Episode: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/the-x5-group-cybersecurity-transformation-a-case-study/ More on Digital Transformation: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/digital-transformation/ More on Retail: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/retail/ More on Security: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/security/ Visit CIO Talk Network Website: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/ Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/subscribe/ Nominate Guests or Sponsor: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contact/

While many organizations recognize the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), challenges, including resistance to change, a lack of leadership commitment, unconscious bias, and difficulty measuring impact, prevent them from implementing it fully. So, whether you’re just starting your DEI journey or are looking to take your organization’s efforts to the next level, what practical strategies should you use to overcome these challenges? What does building a more inclusive and innovative workplace culture that drives long-term success take? Guest: Rob Zelinka, Chief Information Officer, Jack Henry & Associates Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/rob-zelinka/ More on this Episode: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/breaking-down-barriers-to-dei/ More on Leadership: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/leadership/ More on Others: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/others/ Visit CIO Talk Network Website: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/ Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/subscribe/ Nominate Guests or Sponsor: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contact/

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, cybersecurity is not just a technical issue but a strategic business enabler. Cybersecurity is critical to building trust and reputation, from aligning cybersecurity with business strategy to driving innovation and transformation and facilitating new business models, mergers, and acquisitions. However, businesses must also balance the risks and opportunities associated with cybersecurity in this complex and interconnected world. So, what are the best practices for fostering a culture of security, ensuring that remote workforces are trained, and managing the aftermath of a cybersecurity incident? And how are Business, IT, and Security leaders prioritizing cybersecurity, fostering a culture of security, and building a secure future for the business, positioning it for growth? Guest: Patrick Benoit, Global Chief Information Security Officer, Brink’s Inc Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/patrick-benoit/ More on this Episode: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/securing-business-growth-with-cybersecurity/ More on Digital Transformation: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/digital-transformation/ More on Security: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/security/ Visit CIO Talk Network Website: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/ Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/subscribe/ Nominate Guests or Sponsor: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contact/

Can a financial services company maintain its mission of providing financial security to customers for 150 years in a rapidly changing world? Prudential is taking on this challenge by utilizing data and data science to adapt to its customers’ evolving needs and expand financial services globally, despite facing challenges like shifting demographics, competition, and internal barriers. What strategies is Prudential using to harness the power of data and data science for innovation and increased impact, overcome challenges, and meet changing customer needs? Listen in as we uncover Prudential’s journey and explore its potential for shaping the future of financial services and access to financial security. Guest: Kjersten Margaret Moody, Chief Data Officer, Prudential Financial Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/kjersten-moody/ More on this Episode: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/prudential-navigating-150-years-of-change-with-data-innovation/ More on Big Data: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/big-data/ More on Digital Transformation: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/digital-transformation/ More on Security: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/security/ Visit CIO Talk Network Website: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/ Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/subscribe/ Nominate Guests or Sponsor: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contact/

From meeting CEO expectations, accelerating value creation, maximizing customer impact, ensuring maximum returns on digital investments, and supporting sustainability, in 2023, how do CIOs plan to leverage originality in thinking, practicality in planning, and acute focus on impeccable execution to enable what’s best for the business and the planet? Guest 1: Ghada Ijam, Chief Information Officer, Federal Reserve System Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/ghada-ijam/ Guest 2: Piyush Chowhan, Chief Information Officer, Panda Retail Company – Savola Group Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/piyush-chowhan/ More on this Episode: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/the-2023-cio-agenda/ More on CXO: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/cxo/ More on Leadership: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/leadership/ Visit CIO Talk Network Website: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/ Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/subscribe/ Nominate Guests or Sponsor: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contact/

The NewYork-Presbyterian healthcare system is on a mission to maximize patient experience and outcomes, which requires creating an environment that facilitates seamless and connected experiences for patients and joy for its healthcare practitioners. From engaging with the local community to understand patients’ needs, providing tools to the practitioners, and leveraging modern technologies, including EHRs, secure messaging systems, and telemedicine for its patients, how is their Healthcare, Business, and IT leadership joining hands to deliver on the intended outcomes? Guest 1: Leo Bodden, Group Vice President & Chief Digital and Technology Officer, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/leo-bodden/ Guest 2: Rick Evans, Senior Vice President and Chief Experience Officer , NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/rick-evans/ More on this Episode: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/facilitating-seamless-patient-experiences-and-joy-in-healthcare-practice-a-case-study/ More on Digital Transformation: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/digital-transformation/ More on Healthcare: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/healthcare/ Visit CIO Talk Network Website: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/ Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/subscribe/ Nominate Guests or Sponsor: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contact/

Business-first Chief Data Officers (CDOs) must understand business goals, processes, and challenges and develop a data strategy aligned with the overall business strategy. In addition, they must build a data-driven culture that values and relies on data, foster strong partnerships with various teams, including IT, marketing, and operations, and keep up with industry trends to identify new opportunities to use data to drive business value. So what are the top challenges that data leaders face that prevent them from earning and acing the role of business-first CDOs? Guest 1: Pawan Verma, Chief Data Officer, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/pawan-verma/ Guest 2: Shahidul Mannan, Chief Data Officer, Bon Secours Mercy Health Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/shahidul-mannan/ More on this Episode: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/becoming-a-business-first-cdo/ More on CXO: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/cxo/ More on Leadership: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/leadership/ Visit CIO Talk Network Website: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/ Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/subscribe/ Nominate Guests or Sponsor: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contact/

Due to the pandemic, global supply chains were rattled, and we are still scrambling. So how are business, supply chain, and IT leaders rethinking supply chain and operations to ensure business readiness and resiliency to tackle future disruptions? Guest: Amiee Bayer-Thomas, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Ulta Beauty Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/amiee-bayer-thomas/ More on this Episode: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/rethinking-supply-chain-to-business-resiliency/ More on CXO: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/cxo/ More on Supply Chain: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/supply-chain/ Visit CIO Talk Network Website: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/ Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/subscribe/ Nominate Guests or Sponsor: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contact/

From personalized medicine and therapeutics to data-driven hyper-customized experience during patient registration, treatment, and recovery, healthcare is experiencing the individual revolution. But how is it improving the patient experience and outcome beyond the hype and business benefit? Guest 1: Mouli Venkatesan, CIO - Optum Health & Clinical Services, UnitedHealth Group Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/mouli-venkatesan/ Guest 2: Patrick McGill, EVP, Chief Transformation Officer, Community Health Network Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/patrick-mcgill/ More on this Episode: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/individual-revolution-in-healthcare-beyond-the-hype/ More on CXO: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/cxo/ More on Healthcare: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/healthcare/ Visit CIO Talk Network Website: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/ Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/subscribe/ Nominate Guests or Sponsor: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contact/

Value-Based Care is a proposed healthcare delivery model for the United States where the patient’s health outcome is key. It is about the value of the health outcome rather than volume of services. To what degree has it been adopted, and what are the reported results? What is the roadmap to making it a standard for healthcare delivery? Guest: Girish Venkatachaliah, Chief Technology Officer, agilon health Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/girish-venkatachaliah/ More on this Episode: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/the-state-of-value-based-care/ More on CXO: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/cxo/ More on Healthcare: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/healthcare/ Visit CIO Talk Network Website: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/ Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/subscribe/ Nominate Guests or Sponsor: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contact/

To stay relevant in today’s fast-paced world, the people within organizations need to become more curious. But most of them stop once they’ve found what is satisfactory and stick by it—how do we enable such curiosity at the scale where all our employees explore unknown territory leading us into unforeseeable paths that can help us thrive throughout changing times? Guest: Kalpesh Doshi, Group Chief Information Security Officer, HDFC Life Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/kalpesh-doshi/ More on this Episode: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/enabling-curiosity-at-scale/ More on CXO: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/cxo/ More on Leadership: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/leadership/ Visit CIO Talk Network Website: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/ Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/subscribe/ Nominate Guests or Sponsor: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contact/

In this turbulent and dynamically shifting business climate, leaders have business results to deliver, handle competing priorities, a need to sustain a conducive culture and foster courage and clarity among teams. But leadership gurus also preach taking an approach of vulnerability, empathy, and care. So, should leaders use their heads or hearts to be effective? Guest 1: Nizar Darweesh, Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), Fawaz Alhokair Group Fashion Retail Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/nizar-darweesh/ Guest 2: Anil Kumar Misra, Chief Human Resources Officer, JioMart - New Commerce Grocery, Reliance Retail Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/anil-kumarmisra/ More on this Episode: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/should-you-use-your-head-or-heart-as-a-leader/ More on CXO: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/cxo/ More on Leadership: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/leadership/ Visit CIO Talk Network Website: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/ Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/subscribe/ Nominate Guests or Sponsor: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contact/

If workers are not getting clarity about their respective roles, don’t see growth prospects, and feel that no one cares about them, it can potentially lead to active or passive disengagement. But what magnified this issue to a “quiet quitting” crisis with reports claiming that most workers are not going above and beyond at work and are barely meeting expectations? What is the solution? Guest 1: George Varghese M, Chief Human Resources Officer, Shahi Exports Pvt Ltd Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/george-varghese/ Guest 2: Paulo Sa, CIO Iberia, DB Schenker Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/paulo-sa/ More on this Episode: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/solving-the-quiet-quitting-crisis/ More on CXO: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/cxo/ More on Staffing: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/staffing/ Visit CIO Talk Network Website: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/ Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/subscribe/ Nominate Guests or Sponsor: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contact/

Carrier, a legacy waterfall manufacturing company, has embarked on a journey to reinvent itself by leveraging digital. From educating the leadership and board about the value of digital, partnering with business unit leaders, and embracing the power of analytics, automation, and other emerging technologies, it is no small feat to pull it all together with challenges galore. So how has the journey been thus far? What shift in mindset, culture, talent, processes, and tools has allowed Carrier to continue to transform into a modern, customer-centric lifecycle solutions provider? Guest 1: Bobby George, Sr. Vice President & Chief Digital Officer, Carrier Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/bobby-george/ Guest 2: John Souther, Executive Director, Digital Growth & Strategy, Carrier Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/john-souther/ Guest 3: Ellen Trager, Executive Director of Digital Commercial HVAC, Carrier Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/ellen-trager/ More on this Episode: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/reinventing-carrier-a-100-year-old-startup-journey/ More on Digital Transformation: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/digital-transformation/ More on Leadership: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/leadership/ Visit CIO Talk Network Website: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/ Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/subscribe/ Nominate Guests or Sponsor: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contact/

The changes in consumer behavior and demands for hyper-personalized service warrant investments from a shrinking bottom line for retailers due to higher e-commerce adoption and increased Supply Chain complexity. With such compounding challenges, how are such organizations reimagining their business? How well can they rearchitect and continually improve their operations at the speed of change by leveraging the power of data harnessed at scale? Guest 1: Ravi Balwada, Chief Technology Officer, Guitar Center Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/ravi-balwada/ Guest 2: Alan Boehme, Chief Technology Officer, H&M Group Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/alan-boehme/ More on this Episode: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/rearchitecting-retail-by-harnessing-data-at-scale/ More on Retail: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/retail/ More on Supply Chain: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/supply-chain/ Visit CIO Talk Network Website: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/ Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/subscribe/ Nominate Guests or Sponsor: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contact/

Digital health initiatives pose significant security risks, and telehealth introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic further compounds the issue. But, how centralized and well-integrated are their systems to reduce vulnerability to attacks? Furthermore, what are the industry players doing to ensure digital and virtual healthcare security with breaches compromising patient information confidentiality and increasing exposure to non-compliance penalties? Guest : Anahi Santiago, Chief Information Security Officer, ChristianaCare Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/anahi-santiago/ More on this Episode: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/ensuring-digital-and-virtual-healthcare-security/ More on Healthcare: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/healthcare/ More on Security: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/security/ Visit CIO Talk Network Website: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/ Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/subscribe/ Nominate Guests or Sponsor: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contact/

Whether rushing to attend an important meeting, catch your flight, attend a session at a busy convention, or be served in-room at a hotel after a long day, we rely on elevators and escalators to work and move us quickly and safely to your desired location. So when moving and serving you as its most precious cargo, how is Otis leveraging digital to innovate at the pace of business to stay relevant while ensuring the resilience and reliability of its products and services? Guest: Neil Green, Executive Vice President & Chief Digital Officer, Otis Elevator Co. Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/neil-green/ More on this Episode: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/how-is-otis-moving-and-serving-people-leveraging-digital-an-innovation-journey/ More on Digital Transformation: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/digital-transformation/ More on Innovation: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/innovation/ Visit CIO Talk Network Website: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/ Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/subscribe/ Nominate Guests or Sponsor: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contact/

AdvantageCare Physicians (ACPNY), now a part of EmblemHealth Family of Companies, forming a payvider (payer + provider) entity, has been focused on practicing community health across the New York City Metro area. During the pandemic, EmblemHealth and ACPNY developed technological measures to assist patients with staying up to date with their health journeys. In addition, they use the infrastructure built beyond the pandemic to empower patients using their collective strengths. So why did these two entities come together to form this unique payvider model for healthcare delivery? What challenges did the patient/provider encounter during the pandemic, which they addressed as a cohesive unit leveraging creative technology solutions despite barriers to technology access and lack of technology literacy, among other constraints? How must such technology solutions evolve to meet the shifting needs of members/patients? Guest 1: Tom MacMillan, Chief Information Officer, EmblemHealth Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/tom-macmillan/ Guest 2: Dr. Julie Patel-Pannullo, Vice President of Clinical Innovation, AdvantageCare Physicians Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/dr-julie-patel-pannullo/ More on this Episode: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/emblemhealth-acpny-a-healthcare-payvider-payer-provider-patient-empowerment-journey/ More on Others: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/others/ Visit CIO Talk Network Website: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/ Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/subscribe/ Nominate Guests or Sponsor: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contact/

The University of Arizona, wanting to deliver a consumer-grade, integrated, digital experience for its students, blended user-centered design and business architecture methodologies to uncover students’ top priorities and assess how best to deliver on each need based on the current platforms in its portfolio. Differentiating each platform’s role, unifying the experience across them, and deciding when to bridge gaps with full-stack custom applications was no easy task. In addition, remaining user-centric in the face of legacy platforms and budget constraints required a meet-in-the-middle approach. How best is the institution using the platforms it already has to address high priority needs of its end-users? How is it gearing up to remain user-centric in the face of platform constraints? Guest 1: Darcy Van Patten, Chief Technology Officer, University of Arizona Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/darcyvan-patten/ Guest 2: Jennifer Ludwig, Director, Strategic Interventions & Data Management, University of Arizona Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/jennifer-ludwig/ Guest 3: Alex Underwood, University Registrar, University of Arizona Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/alex-underwood/ More on this Episode: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/converging-user-and-platform-centric-agendas-a-case-study/ More on Digital Transformation: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/digital-transformation/ More on Others: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/others/ Visit CIO Talk Network Website: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/ Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/subscribe/ Nominate Guests or Sponsor: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contact/

Organizations are experiencing significant data sprawl. It is getting complex to get accurate insights timely from the data one has in hand, or it is lying there unused. What are the gaps in our data strategy, architecture, and execution processes? How are we modernizing data management to facilitate seamless access, sharing, and processing in a distributed environment across applications, systems, and platforms to support business outcomes? Guest 1: Luis Fernando Lopez, Chief Data & Analytics Officer LATAM, Chubb Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/luis-fernandolopez/ Guest 2: Navi Grewal, Global Chief Digital and Information Officer, MasterBrand Cabinets, Inc Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/navi-grewal/ Guest 3: Ravi Krishnan, Chief Data & Analytics Officer, State of North Dakota Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/ravi-krishnan/ More on this Episode: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/modernizing-data-management/ More on Big Data: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/big-data/ More on CXO: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/cxo/ Visit CIO Talk Network Website: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/ Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/subscribe/ Nominate Guests or Sponsor: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contact/