HeldFriday 2 October 2026 · Embassy Suites by Hilton Alpharetta Halcyon

The Atlanta room · 2 Oct 2026
CIO Vision Atlanta — invite-only summit in Atlanta on October 2, 2026 for CIOs and enterprise AI leaders; attendance target: 30+ leaders.
On the record
Each session links to its recap on Insights once it is published.
Global Data Office: Looking inward through a progressive, AI-driven lens
With Finastra
Beyond the Business Case: When does AI Investment Actually Pay Off?
With PRGX Global Inc. · Mars · SpartanNash · Brink’s Inc
What Is Your AI Spend Actually Buying?
Open to every leader in the room
Transforming Industries with AI: Enterprise Success Stories
With Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC · MiTek · BlackRock · Perrigo Company plc
Agentic AI and the Future of Enterprise Growth
With Dematic · HealthEquity · IDEMIA
30 leaders attended
By seniority
SpeakerEthiraj Purushothaman
Vice President, Global Head of Data, Analytics & AI | CDO
Perrigo Company plc
SpeakerAmit Dingare
Chief Technology & Innovation Officer
PRGX Global Inc.
SpeakerBinu Varghese
Vice President of Technology (Role: Chief Technology & AI Officer)
SpartanNash
SpeakerKyle Larson
VP, AI Enablement & Cloud Services
IDEMIA
SpeakerShuki Licht
VP, Head of AI | AI Strategy & Execution
HealthEquity
SpeakerDan Wolf
Engineering Director, AI & Data Strategy
BlackRock
SpeakerMichael Guo
Head of Cloud Technology, AI and Data
Dematic
SpeakerJatinear Givens
Enterprise Data & AI Strategy Leader
Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC
SpeakerSiddharth Goyal
Director of Artificial Intelligence
MiTek
SpeakerShashank Kadetotad
Global Senior Director, Enterprise Data Science and AI
Mars
SpeakerPeter Vennel
Global Head of Data Governance
Finastra
SpeakerSatya A.
Global Head of AI & Innovation
Brink’s Inc

Dr. Vijay Gandapodi
VP Data Analytics and AI (CDAIO level)
The Campbell's Company

Avidypta Guha
Chief AI Officer / Vice President, AI & Advanced Analytics
Southwire Company

Mark Lawson
EVP & CDIO
Cox Communications

Rob Milstead
Chief Information Officer, Chief Digital Officer
IPG - Intertape Polymer Group

Jake Elson
Vice President & Chief Information Officer
Interface

Brian Benn
Chief Information Officer
Clark Atlanta University
Organisations in the room
BlackRockBrink’s IncBrown & BrownClark Atlanta UniversityConstructConnectCox CommunicationsCVS HealthDematicFinastraFirst Citizens BankFiservGraphic Packaging International, LLCHealthEquityIDEMIAInterfaceIPG - Intertape Polymer GroupMarriott InternationalMarsMiTekNovelisPerrigo Company plcPRGX Global Inc.Serta Simmons Bedding, LLCSouthwire CompanySpartanNashThe Campbell's CompanyThe Coca-Cola CompanyUnumVerizonWellstar Health System
CIOs, CTOs, chief data and AI officers, and the leaders who run enterprise AI programmes. Invitations are reviewed against the room.
About CIO Vision Atlanta
CIO Vision Atlanta brings an invite-only executive summit to Atlanta, connecting CIOs with enterprise AI and technology leaders. The format centres on practical decisions: selecting useful AI applications, preparing reliable data, establishing governance and measuring business outcomes. Rather than treating every organisation as having the same priorities, the summit creates space to compare implementation challenges and learn from peers working within different constraints.
The organisations listed for this Atlanta edition represent sectors including Healthcare & Life Sciences, Travel & Hospitality, Marketing & Communications, Banking & Finance, Education & Research, Telecom & Media, Food & Beverage. These local conversations bring different operating contexts into the room: the demands of regulated services, customer-facing businesses and technology delivery are not identical, even when leaders are considering similar AI capabilities.
The agenda and linked attendee profiles below provide context for the people contributing to this event. Explore their roles and organisations alongside the sessions to understand the perspectives represented. Where an earlier Atlanta edition exists, its event page offers a separate record of that gathering, including its own participants and highlights. Invitations for upcoming editions are reviewed by the organising team; submitting a request does not automatically confirm attendance. AIM Media House organises the series, with each city edition retaining its own date, venue and programme.