Nominee Reception

3:30 PM - 6:30 PM McDermott

Join Andrea Daugherty, interim Chief Information Officer, and Claudia Luchinetti, Dean of Dell Medical School, for an exclusive look at the past, present, and future of UT Austin's technology strategy.

Inside Fort Bend County Emergency Operations Center

8:00 AM - 10:30 AM Fort Bend County Emergency Operations Center

Join Robyn Doughtie, HoustonCIO member and Director Of Information Technology, for an exclusive look inside Fort Bend’s innovative approach to emergency response and disaster recovery, making their emergency readiness among the best in the nation.

National Finalist Event

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Digital Event

Finalist Reception & Dinner

4:00 PM - 8:00 PM Houston Country Club

All HoustonCIO 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 & CISOs in the World” Finalist Dinner. Between courses, HoustonCIO 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 & CISOs.”

Houston ORBIE Awards

7:15 AM - 10:30 AM Marriott Marquis Houston

Inspire your team and invite them to join Houston's leading CIOs, and for the first time ever - CISOs, on April 14th to meet the finalists & winners of the 2023 Houston ORBIE Awards.

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.

Liftoff! Welcome New Members

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Brenner's on the Bayou

Join your HoustonCIO colleagues on May 23rd for a member-focused conversation hosted by incoming HoustonCIO Chair Kim Hales, SVP, IT at NRG Energy, on maximizing the value of HoustonCIO 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

Inside Minute Maid Park and Astros Game

3:30 PM - 9:30 PM Minute Maid Park

Join HoustonCIO member Chris Hanz, VP & CIO of the Houston Astros, to explore technologies shaping the fan experience and bringing game day to life at Minute Maid Park. Guests are invited to stay after the program and tour to enjoy a game against the Boston Red Sox. Opened in 2000, Minute Maid Park is the 1.2 million sq.ft., 41,000 seat home of the Houston Astros. Within one year of it’s opening, Minute Made Park won 3 major awards, including the Most Outstanding Civil Engineering Project and National Honor Award for Engineering Excellence. 

Conversations over Dinner

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM FLORA

We live in an era of great innovation. Rapid technological breakthroughs are both revolutionizing the ways we do business and creating enormous opportunity.Join HoustonCIO Programs Chair Jason Lu, CIO & CTO at CSAT Solutions, for a dinner and an engaging conversation about the practical applications of the AI revolution.

Innovation Showcase

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM The Friedkin Group

How do Inspire Leadership Network members find the best, new, innovative technologies without wasting hours in endless presentations? Your 2023 Houston Innovation Showcase Committee is selecting the best and brightest, venture-backed emerging technology companies to pitch their value propositions in a rapid-fire format. The Houston Innovation Showcase features member-invited, early-stage startups in a live, in-person, non-commercial format – specifically designed to create an efficient environment for evaluating new ideas and connecting with startups that pique your interest. This is a great opportunity to bring your subject matter experts (cybersecurity, data, etc.), with you as your guest. Our goal is to help you see or hear something that could be a game-changer for your organization while providing a collaborative space to connect with other Inspire Leadership Network members.

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.