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CIO Insights: How CIOs are Shaping the Next Year

When: Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Where: Hotel Indigo Pittsburgh University

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CIO Insights: How CIOs are Shaping the Next Year

Sponsored by Expedient

As organizations prepare for the year ahead, CIOs are making critical decisions about where to focus their time, resources, and technology strategies. They're balancing the pressure to innovate with the need to strengthen cybersecurity, modernize infrastructure, enable AI, optimize operations, and demonstrate measurable business value.

Join a panel of regional CIOs for a candid discussion on the priorities shaping IT.  Attendees will leave with practical perspectives from peers facing many of the same challenges, along with a better understanding of the trends and decisions shaping enterprise technology in the coming year.

Designed for CIOs, senior IT leaders, and business executives, this session also offers valuable insight for technology companies and service providers seeking to better understand the evolving priorities of enterprise technology leadership.

Panelists (subject to change)

  • Rachel Silver, CIO, Allegheny County
  • Vorachat Tamarree, CIO, S&T Bank
  • Tim Wilson, CIO, Point Park University

More to be announced!

Who should attend: 

•  Chief Information Officers (CIOs)
•  Chief Technology Officers (CTOs)
•  Chief Digital Officers (CDOs)
•  Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs)
•  Vice Presidents and Directors of IT, Infrastructure, Applications, Data, and Enterprise Architecture
•  IT managers and emerging technology leaders preparing for executive roles
•  Business executives who partner closely with IT, including operations, finance, and digital transformation leaders
•  Technology solution providers, consultants, and service firms seeking to better understand the evolving priorities and challenges of enterprise CIOs

Location:

Hotel Indigo Pittsburgh University Oakland | 329 Technology Drive | Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Agenda:
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM: Registration and Networking
8:30 AM: Welcome and Introductions
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM: Panel Discussion
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM: Networking

Cost:

 Early BirdRegularLate/OnsiteSpecial Pricing
Member Price$65$70$7550% off for member entrepreneurs*
Non-Member Price$195$210$225 

*Member Entrepreneurs receive a 50% discount on registration. To confirm eligibility and receive the coupon code, please reach out to your membership rep or Monica Takacs at mtakacs@pghtech.org.

*Early bird rate ends on September 9, 2026.

Want to become a member of the Pittsburgh Technology Council? Please contact Brooke Wozniak, bwozniak@pghtech.org, for more information.

Thank you to our sponsor for making this event possible:

For Content or Programming Questions: Monica Takacs, Senior Director of Industry Networks, mtakacs@pghtech.org
For Registration Questions: Autumn Ashbaugh, Event Assistant, aashbaugh@pghtech.org
For Sponsorship Questions: Ashley Steckel, Vice President of Business Development, asteckel@pghtech.org
For Membership Questions: Brooke Wozniak, Membership Development Manager, bwozniak@pghtech.org