RI CIO Forum
The Rhode Island CIO Forum aims to establish an environment where CIOs can meet to expand their network and advance information technology thinking within the state.
Vision and Goals
- Encourage education and knowledge sharing, networking with peers, leadership development and community involvement among CIOs.
- Advance information technology thinking within RI.
- Build a forum to vet out future IT programs and policy decisions for our state and community leaders.
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October 2018
RI CIO Forum
Join with other CIOs from a broad range of industries, for an interactive evening with Martha Heller, CEO of Heller Search Associates. Martha Heller’s brand new keynote address, “What it Means to be a Transformational IT Leader,” inspires CIOs and their senior leadership teams to embrace their roles as enterprise leaders in the digital era. Today, the most successful CIOs think in terms of “products”, not “projects”, and transform their teams from order-takers into co-creators who work in lockstep with…
Find out more »December 2018
CIO Coffee and Conversation at Tech Collective
The conversation continues! This article, by Will Conaway, CIO of Prime Healthcare, shares 5 Steps of IT Leadership https://www.cio.com/article/3316638/careers-staffing/five-steps-of-it-leadership.html Let us hear your opinion on these 5 statements. Looking forward to seeing you on the 14th of December. Overflow parking is available directly across the street. *These events are open to all CIOs and CTOs.
Find out more »January 2019
CIO Coffee and Conversation at Tech Collective
Join us for this casual get together of CIOs and CTOs. Please be prepared to share the training needs of your company. This is a great opportunity to meet with your peers from across industry. Share this invitation with your colleagues who might enjoy this gathering. Ample free parking is available at 188 Valley Street. *Please be advised that this event is meant for CIOs and CTOs
Find out more »February 2019
Rhode Island CIO Forum
Building an Innovation Initiative When building an innovation initiative – What needs to be decided and who needs to be involved? Do you need to be a start up or early stage to be innovative? How do you build a culture of innovation? Michael Lebovitz, Senior Vice President of Innovation at FM Global, will answer these questions and share how FM Global built their own innovative initiative. From building a mission and vision, to creating a governance structure that fits…
Find out more »March 2019
CIO Coffee and Conversation at Tech Collective
Join us at the Tech Collective for a casual morning of conversation amoungst CIOs/CTOs across industry. Please share this invition with your colleagues. For you convenience, ample free parking is available at 188 Valley Street, Providence. *This event is for CIOs/CTOs
Find out more »April 2019
CIO Coffee and Conversation at Tech Collective
Join us at the Tech Collective for a casual morning of conversation amoungst CIOs/CTOs across industry. Please share this invition with your colleagues. For you convenience, ample free parking is available at 188 Valley Street, Providence. *This event is for CIOs/CTOs
Find out more »May 2019
Customer Service Training: Cohort 5
Highly rated 16 Hour Customer Service Training begins Thursday, May 2, 2019! Dates: Thursday, May 2 Thursday, May 16 Thursday, May 23 Thursday, May 30 Time: 8:30am - 12:30pm Location: Tech Collective; 188 Valley Street, Providence (free onsite parking) Price: $200 Tech Collective member rate ($1,600 retail value) Training provided in partnership with New England Institute of Technology Session 1: 4 Hours Essential Questions: What is good customer service and what is poor customer service? What is two-way communication? What…
Find out more »June 2019
CIO Coffee and Conversation
Join us at the Tech Collective for a morning of casual conversation around popular topics that CIOs/CTOs face. We will also be discussing our upcoming CIO CISO Forum on June 20th. We look forward to seeing you. For your convenience parking is available at 181 and 188 Valley Street. This event is open to CIOs/CTOs and CISOs.
Find out more »RI CIO & CISO Forum
Straight Talk on Execution: Elevating Technology and Security team performance and accelerating results. Join Michael Santarcangelo as he shares how to harness the insights and experience you already have to use Straight Talk and a 5-Step execution framework to drive your success. During this executive conversation, learn: Why Straight Talk is more than communication and how to get started using it. How to overcome friction before it erodes value and destroys trust. The 5-step Straight Talk Execution Framework with the…
Find out more »August 2019
CIO Coffee and Conversation
Please join other CIOs and CTOs from RI businesses and educational institutions to discuss topics that are important to you. This is a casual meeting where we will be discussing upcoming programming at Tech Collective. Free parking is available at 188 Valley Street as well as directly across the street at 181 Valley Street.
Find out more »October 2019
CIO Cocktails and Conversation
CIO & CTO Cocktails and Conversations at Mare Rooftop Restaurant Please join us for an informal gathering of CIOs and CTOs at Mare Rooftop Restaurant. Tech Collective will provide light appetizers and a cash bar. This event will allow you to meet with other CIOs and CTOs in RI. We look forward to meeting with you.Located at 229 Waterman St. in Providence.
Find out more »November 2019
Blockchain for CIOs
How to Plan for Blockchain Implementation and the Economic Impact This is the first in a series of Blockchain presentations. Tech Collective views it as in imperative to highlight emerging technologies to our members. Gartner estimates Blockchain will generate $3.1 trillion in new business value by 2030 but with the technology set to be ready for more mainstream adoption through 2023, organizations should be exploring the technology now.This three-hour session will include: 1) Overview of Blockchain Technology – Keno Mullings…
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