Knoxville Conversations Over Dinner

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Cherokee Country Club

Join TennesseeCIO Membership Chair Michael Saad, Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer at the University of Tennessee Medical Center, for an interactive discussion on the crucial topics facing technology leaders this year.

National Finalist Event

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Digital Event

Nominee Reception

3:30 PM - 6:30 PM Lipscomb University - Spark Location

The Nominee Reception will recognize the 2023 CIO of the Year ORBIE nominees - CIOs driving innovation through crisis & transforming organizations in unprecedented ways. The program will include a leadership keynote.

Inside Clayton Homes HEIBAR

8:30 AM - 10:30 AM HEIBAR

Clayton Homes, founded in 1956, is one of the nation’s leading homebuilders in site-built and off-site built homes. With over 350 home centers and more than 20,000 team members, Clayton Homes has transformed the way homes are built, receiving recognition from MHI for Excellence in Manufactured Housing.Join Tennessee member Steph Flood of Clayton Homes to see the innovations and robotics driving Clayton's technology strategy, and hear how learning from the experiences of seasoned technology leaders has allowed Clayton to evolve and grow as an organization.Close toed shoes required for tour.

Finalist Reception & Dinner

4:00 PM - 8:00 PM The Twelve Thirty Club

All TennesseeCIO Members are invited to meet your 2023 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, TennesseeCIO members and finalists are introduced in a collegial format that consistently receives acclaim as “the most fun I’ve ever had in a room of CIOs.”

Leadership Unscripted: Inspiring Women

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 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.

Tennessee ORBIE Awards

7:15 AM - 10:30 AM Renaissance Nashville Hotel

Inspire your team and invite them to join Tennessee's leading CIOs on May 19th to meet the finalists & winners of the 2023 Tennessee ORBIE Awards.All TennesseeCIO members receive 4 ORBIE tickets (yourself plus three colleagues), to experience leading CIOs using technology to transform Tennessee organizations.

Women in IT Luncheon

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Etch

Join the women technology leaders of TennesseeCIO for connection & conversation. Join Becky Blalock, former Fortune 500 CIO, Author, Consultant & Board Member, for a conversation on the opportunities facing today’s technology leaders and discover that the answer to today’s challenges are in the room.This program is specifically designed for women of TennesseeCIO to gain leadership advantage, so if you have other female CIO peers or direct reports you believe could benefit, please feel free to bring them as your guest. They'll thank you for the invitation.

Liftoff! Welcome New Members

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM The Standard

Join your TennesseeCIO colleagues on June 28th for a member-focused conversation hosted by incoming TennesseeCIO Vice Chair Jamie Adams, CIO at Lifeway, on maximizing the value of TennesseeCIO and the Inspire Leadership Network. You will have the opportunity to meet and welcome our newest CIO members.With over 1,000 national members and growing, Inspire Leadership Network is a strategic resource for CIOs to gain leadership advantage through the collective knowledge & experience of CIO peers. Everyone wins when leaders engage and share ideas, experiences, and best practices in a collegial, member-centric environment.

Converge23

10:00 AM - 9:30 PM 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 Digital Event