Lessons From Tech Leaders | 2020 Forbes CIO Next Virtual Series

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One overarching problem amid this election season in the U.S and pandemic: uncertainty. Major hurdles remain for another stimulus package, retailers and other companies are adjusting their approaches, and there are speculations on impacts for taxes, investments, and retirements in the next 60 days. However, there is certainty about the worries for data security as tech leaders were discussing how to protect their businesses through AI at the most recent Forbes CIO Summit Virtual Series. What’s also certain is that is that new 5G smartphones from Apple and others show that we urgently need to find new computing architectures and approaches that can keep powering innovation.

In this special edition we take a look at recent events around leadership lessons from tech leaders amid accelerations in digital transformations, upcoming events shaping strategies of tech leaders and what is top of mind for Forbes CIO Newsletter subscribers, such as how to get better value from the $50 billion a year being spent on artificial intelligence projects and the best strategies for introducing software-driven automation without spooking workers.

2020 Forbes CIO Next Virtual Series

Collaboration, Innovation & Integration: Three Keys to CIO Success:
October 27, 2020, 2 - 3:30 p.m. ET - Virtual Event

Hear top technology leaders talk about how they and their teams are driving collaboration, innovation and the integration of new technologies as they shape their strategies for 2021 and beyond. Register for Episode 1 for free.

Next-Generation CIOs Leading The Computing Everywhere Revolution:
November 18, 2020, 2 - 3:30 p.m. ET - Virtual Event

Discover how top CIOs are harnessing cutting-edge technologies and making crucial strategic bets on the computing everywhere revolution. Register for Episode 2 for free.

Winning The Tech Talent War: Building & Inspiring Stellar IT Teams:
December 8, 2020, 2 - 3:30 p.m. ET - Virtual Event

How top CIOs are using smart strategies to find the best talent, including tapping AI and other technologies to identify promising candidates and building their personal brands to help attract the best and brightest. Register for Episode 3 for free.

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An impactful career legacy is formed because you intentionally create uplifting and impactful experiences for others. Have you been as intentional about your legacy as you’ve been about your career, or are you so busy building and working a career that you haven’t considered the lasting legacy that you actually want attached to it? 

Gary Hoberman wants to reinvent the way that companies create software applications. The former CIO of giant insurer MetLife is building a software startup that’s just achieved unicorn status.

Oracle wants Google to pay it $9 billion in compensation for using application programming interfaces (APIs) from its Java programming language without permission. If the U.S. Supreme Court rules in Oracle’s favor, CIOs and their developers could end up having to pay for all kinds of APIs that they are currently using for free.

Leadership is about securing followers and more importantly maximizing the collaborative strength of collective intelligence. To get AI right, CEOs & Board Directors need to learn more & leverage proven adult learning methods to crack the Big Data Gaps and low success rates of sustaining applied AI.

There are 350% more businesses engaged in the design, manufacturing, and sales of wearable exoskeletons for workers performing various physical activities over the past half-decade. 

A McKinsey report has noted that, “The amount of data in our world has been exploding. Leaders in every sector will have to grapple with the implications of big data, not just a few data-oriented managers. The increasing volume and detail of information captured by enterprises, the rise of multimedia, social media, and the Internet of Things will fuel exponential growth in data for the foreseeable future.”

Michael Pegues, a relative newcomer to government, is the CIO of the second largest city in Illinois. Despite only being in the job for three years and having no background in local government, he has developed a passion for city work and has become an urbantech champion.

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