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The Debate
AI architecture, pressure-tested.
We pressure-test the architectures emerging across institutions and distill what we hear into the Society's annual CIO Trends perspective — authored by operators, on the record only among ourselves.
Executive Conference · June 4, 2026
June 4, 2026·Renaissance Dallas at Plano Legacy West.
Scaling AI responsibly in complex environments. Turning AI-led transformation into measurable business results.
Premise
The CIO Fellows Society is an invitation-only nonprofit circle built by technology operators, for technology operators — and it centers on the work most expected of CIOs now: scaling AI responsibly in complex environments, and turning AI-led transformation into real, measurable business results.
The position you hold is being rewritten in real time, and the standards of the post-AI era are being set now. Your voice will help shape the questions our profession should be asking next.
Agenda
01
The Debate
We pressure-test the architectures emerging across institutions and distill what we hear into the Society's annual CIO Trends perspective — authored by operators, on the record only among ourselves.
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The Charter
Updates on our 2026 executive tracks: board-level preparation, the Chief Intelligence Orchestrator mandate, and the operating models being written now.
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The Room
Conversation among peers who carry the same weight you do. No vendors. No panels of strangers. The room is the product.
Setting
A working environment for a working day. Closed sessions, private dining, and the time to think out loud with peers who recognize what you mean before you finish the sentence.
Request to attend
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