Nominee Reception

3:30 PM - 6:30 PM MT Block 23, Western Alliance Bank

Join ArizonaCIO on January 12th for a leadership conversation featuring 2022 CIO of the Year ORBIE Award winners sharing their leadership journeys and the significance of receiving the ORBIE Award.

National Finalist Event

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET Digital Event

For nearly 25 years, the ORBIE Awards have recognized technology executives for leadership excellence. Join CIO & CISO peers from around the country to celebrate the outstanding leaders eligible to compete in the 2023 National ORBIE Awards!

Inside Valleywise Health

3:00 PM - 6:30 PM MT Valleywise Health

Join ArizonaCIO member Kelly Summers of Valleywise Health for a pre-opening glimpse of the design, planning, and technology in the new 678,000 sq. ft., 10-story Acute Care Hospital, opening in October of 2023.

Finalist Reception & Dinner

4:00 PM - 8:00 PM MT Fairmont Scottsdale Princess

Did you know that ArizonaCIO’s members are the most interesting CIOs in the world? Join the 2023 Arizona finalists and prior ORBIE winners for a 5-course evening of laughter and entertainment, as we get to know this year’s ORBIE Awards finalists.

Arizona ORBIE Awards

7:15 AM - 10:30 AM MT The Westin Kierland Resort and Spa

The ORBIE awards are the premier technology executive recognition program of its kind. Join CIO peers from around Arizona to celebrate the outstanding competing in the 2023 Arizona ORBIE Awards!

Leadership Unscripted: Inspiring Women

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET Digital Event

Leadership Unscripted: Inspiring Women is a quarterly, virtual program connecting, recognizing, and inspiring the women of the Inspire Leadership Network. Members interact in the Imaginate Digital ExperienceTM, where CIO & CISO members from 25 Inspire chapters across the country can move around, find and chat with other members, and be inspired by live & unscripted member interviews, panel discussions, and table conversations.

Liftoff! Welcome New Members

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM PT Marriott Phoenix Resort Tempe at The Buttes

Join Arizona peers for a celebration in YOUR honor! Hosted by the chapter officers and advisory board, this is your opportunity to learn more about ArizonaCIO’s vision, meet the members, and discover how to maximize your membership. Save the date!

Converge23

10:00 AM - 9:30 PM ET Westin Boston Seaport

Converge brings together Inspire members across the country to connect with industry peers, cultivate shared knowledge and experiences of CIO and CISO members, and celebrate the significant achievements of their peers through the National ORBIE Awards.

National ORBIE Awards (Virtual Access)

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM ET Digital Event

Conversations over Dinner

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM PT The Capital Grille - Phoenix

How will the revolutionary technology of AI empower your business?As we propel toward the future, reports anticipate both business and IT leaders will utilize AI-related technologies to reengineer operations, enhance product delivery, and develop new revenue channels over the years to come.Join ArizonaCIO Chair Steve Reese for a conversation on the practical implications today of the AI revolution and to dream together about the innovation that lies ahead.

Inside Discount Tire

3:00 PM - 7:00 PM PT Discount Tire Corporate Headquarters

Join ArizonaCIO member Gary Desai and additional C-suite Executives to discover the technologies and business strategies that have made Discount Tire the world's largest independent tire and wheel retailer.

Strategy Discussion

8:30 AM - 9:00 PM MT

Leadership Unscripted: Inspiring Women

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET Digital Event

Leadership Unscripted: Inspiring Women is a quarterly, virtual program connecting, recognizing, and inspiring the women of the Inspire Leadership Network. Members interact in the Imaginate Digital ExperienceTM, where CIO & CISO members from 25 Inspire chapters across the country can move around, find and chat with other members, and be inspired by live & unscripted member interviews, panel discussions, and table conversations.

Holiday Social

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM MT Steve Reese's Home

The holidays are the perfect time to celebrate the end of a successful year and build meaningful relationships with your fellow ArizonaCIO peers.

Converge23 Encore Event

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET Digital Event

Arizona ORBIE Leadership Reception

3:30 PM - 6:30 PM MT BlueYonder

Join ArizonaCIO on January 23rd for a leadership conversation featuring ORBIE Award winners sharing their leadership journeys and the significance of receiving the ORBIE Award.The program will recognize the 2024 Arizona ORBIE nominees - CIOs driving innovation & transforming Arizona's leading organizations.

National Finalist Event

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET Digital Event

The National ORBIE® Awards recognizes excellence in technology leadership on the national level.Join members from across the country online on Tuesday, February 13 at 2:00 PM ET as prior National ORBIE winners reveal the 2024 National ORBIE Awards finalists.

Inside Arizona State University

3:30 PM - 7:30 PM MT Arizona State University

Join ArizonaCIO member Lev Gonick for an inside look at ASU’s Dreamscape— the most advanced pedagogy merging with the entertainment industry’s best emotional storytelling— and Next Lab— a community that’s building inclusive tech-driven futures.

Leadership Unscripted: Developing Resilient Leaders Who Embrace Change

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET Digital Event

Join SeattleCIO member Sanjay Srivastava for a conversation about developing resilient leaders who embrace change that is sure to create a leadership advantage for you and your team.

Arizona Finalist Reception & Dinner

4:00 PM - 8:00 PM MT Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale

All ArizonaCIO Members are invited to meet your 2024 ORBIE Finalists at the annual four-course gourmet chef’s dinner with sommelier-matched wine pairings.The evening begins with a reception followed by “The Most Interesting CIOs in the World” Finalist Dinner. Between courses, ArizonaCIO members and ORBIE finalists are introduced in a collegial format that consistently receives acclaim as “the most fun I’ve ever had in a room of CIOs.”

Inspiring Women

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET Digital Event

National ORBIE Winner & MichiganCIO Founding Chair Mamatha Chamarthi has recently stepped into the role of SVP & Chief Business Growth Officer, Software of Stellantis, a leading global automaker and provider of innovative mobility solutions.Through her work with T200 and Michigan Council of Women in Technology, Mamatha’s focus on empowering girls and women in technology has remained a pillar of her career as she's achieved various milestones and navigated challenges as her role as shifted.This event will provide the women of Inspire an opportunity to connect with one another and be inspired by Mamatha's leadership and influence on the auto industry while empowering women throughout her career.

Strategy Discussion

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM MT Digital Event