22nd Annual MIT Sloan CIO Symposium Examines CIO Leadership in an AI-Driven World

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The MIT Sloan CIO Symposium, the nation's premier CIO conference, will bring CIOs and digital business executives together to learn, engage and network around the theme CIO Leadership in an AI-Driven World. The 22nd annual Symposium takes place on May 19-20, 2025 at the Royal Sonesta Hotel, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Registration is now open at https://mitcio.info/register.

The full Symposium agenda is available at https://mitcio.info/agenda. Highlights include:

Morning Sessions

• AI's Impact on Cybersecurity…and Vice Versa!
• Managing Data in the Age of Data-Driven AI: New Challenges and Opportunities
• Educating Today's Leaders for the AI Era
• A New Dawn for the Tech Officer
• Turning AI's Potential into Reality: Strategies for Corporate Transformation

Afternoon Sessions

• Leading in the AI Age: Lessons from our MIT Sloan CIO Leadership Award Finalists
• Getting Your Board Onboard: How Tech Leaders can Win in the Boardroom
• AI Culture Revolution: Machine Learning Meets Leadership Transformation
• The Impact of AI on Jobs and Skills

Closing Sessions

• Executive's Guide to Developing Secure AI Systems
• From Pilots to Impact: Scaling AI Across the Enterprise
• The Long-Term Evolution of AI Economics

2024 Nobel Laureate and Institute Professor of Economics at MIT Daron Acemoglu will deliver a highly-anticipated closing keynote address. Acemoglu will share his expertise and insights on "The Long Term Evolution of AI Economics," exploring the evolving economic impact of artificial intelligence. Drawing from his extensive research, he will discuss the potential impact of AI on productivity, jobs, wages and inequality, and why they are all hard to predict. Acemoglu will also discuss the critical role of policy in ensuring AI contributes to shared prosperity,

The Symposium will feature interactive panel discussions led by CIOs, technology executives, and MIT thought leaders. CIOs, CDOs, senior IT executives, technology innovators, practicing peers, IT partners and MIT academic thought leaders in attendance from around the globe will have the opportunity to network and engage in interactive learning and thought-provoking discourse, while exploring topics such as leadership collaboration, cybersecurity, innovation, digital enterprise, AI and more. CIOs will gain an understanding of how to leverage these technologies and topics to shape the future of business.

May 19, the day before the CIO Symposium, will be packed with additional opportunities to engage with the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium community. For $249, a limited number of tickets will be available for this half-day of special events exclusively for sponsors, presenters, organizers and Innovator Plan subscribers.

Innovator Plan membership is $75 annually and includes discounted tickets for the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium, access to tickets for the VIP only pre-event, and access to exclusive online events. Visit https://mitcio.info/welcome to learn more.

The afternoon agenda on May 19, 2025 begins with lunch and includes an inspirational talk, short presentations or case-studies, each one followed by a roundtable discussion on unresolved technology topics. That evening will include a reception with the Innovation Showcase finalists, highlighting 10 outstanding early-stage companies with cutting-edge solutions that combine both value and innovation to Enterprise IT. The CIO Leadership Award dinner will round out the day's activities, honoring executives who lead their organizations to deliver exemplary levels of business value through innovative use of IT.

About the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium

The MIT Sloan CIO Symposium is the premier global conference for CIOs and digital business executives. CIOs, CDOs and senior IT executives explore enterprise technology innovations, business practices and receive actionable information that enables them to meet the challenges of today and the future. The Symposium offers a unique learning environment by bringing together the academic thought leadership of MIT with the in-the-trenches experience of leading global CIOs and industry experts. The MIT Sloan CIO Symposium is organized and developed by the MIT Sloan Boston Alumni Association. For more information and to register for this year's Symposium, visit https://mitcio.com/, and engage with the Symposium on LinkedIn and X. 

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