CIO Initiative®, Executive Summit
CIO Initiative Summit
Philadelphia 2026
1.5 days of candid peer conversation, strategic insight, and executive connection, for the technology leaders shaping what’s next. No vendor pitches. Panel discussions are peer-led – no panels for show. Just the conversations that matter.
Who Should Attend
Built for technology leaders
who operate at the top.
The CIO Initiative Summit is not a general technology conference. It is a carefully curated gathering of senior technology executives who come to engage seriously, not to be sold to, not to collect business cards, but to think, learn, and connect with peers at their level.
Attendance is limited to ensure every conversation is high-caliber. We apply the same peer criteria to summit attendees that we apply to Parliament participantship.
Summit Agenda
Two days.
No wasted time.
Day 1 begins with a Welcome Reception at 5:00 PM, a dining reception with meal stations and open bar, flowing into the evening’s Fireside Chat. Day 2 is a full day of peer-led sessions, panels, and presentations. Times are approximate and subject to change.
Featured Speakers
Confirmed speakers include:
Additional speakers to be announced.
Registration
Secure your place at the table.
Attendance is limited to ensure the quality of conversation. We recommend registering early. Once capacity is reached, registration will close. Parliament participants: your complimentary place is reserved through your participation, no payment required.
- Full 1.5-day summit access
- Two nights at The Notary Hotel
- All meals, Welcome Reception, and Thursday dinner
- Speaker sessions and peer roundtables
- Post-summit content and resources
- Full summit access: no charge
- Two hotel nights arranged by TEI
- Counts as one complimentary summit per participation year
Venue
The Notary Hotel,
Philadelphia.
Located in the heart of Philadelphia’s Center City, The Notary Hotel is a beautifully restored historic landmark, an ideal setting for 1.5 days of focused executive conversation. The venue provides the intimacy and quality that this summit demands.
Hotel & Travel Information
Your $900 registration includes two nights at The Notary Hotel, arranged by The Executive Initiative. You’ll receive hotel confirmation details after registration. Travel to and from Philadelphia is not included.
Past gatherings
Since our inaugural summit in 2017, the CIO Initiative® has convened senior technology leaders at some of the most distinctive venues across the country.
Cincinnati 2025
Salt Lake City 2025
Houston 2024
Chattanooga 2023
Kansas City 2021
Savannah 2020
San Antonio 2019
Nashville 2018
Boston 2017, Inaugural Summit
Where it all began. The inaugural CIO Initiative Summit brought together a founding cohort of senior technology executives for the first gathering of what would become a decade-long community.
Participants attend complimentary, including hotel.
Parliament™ participants receive complimentary access to one Executive Initiative® summit per year, their choice of event, including two hotel nights. A benefit worth $900, included with participation.