Chapter Calendar

National Finalist Event

For nearly 25 years, the ORBIE Awards have recognized technology executives for leadership excellence. Join CIO & CISO peers from around the country to celebrate the outstanding leaders eligible to compete in the 2023 National ORBIE Awards!

Vision Night

Please join us on March 1st for an evening with your CISO peers to learn about the upcoming launch of the ChicagoCISO chapter hosted by Michael Smith, SVP, Chief Information Security Officer of ATI Physical Therapy.

Leadership Unscripted: Inspiring Women

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.

Strategy Discussion

Strategy Discussion

Strategy Discussion

Converge23

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)

Founding Member Dinner

Join ChicagoCISO Founding Members on August 31st for the first-ever ChicagoCISO member event - a celebration in YOUR honor! This is your opportunity to learn more about ChicagoCISO's vision, meet your fellow members, & discover how to maximize membership.

Strategy Discussion

CISOxChange

It's not what you know, it's who you know - and what they know.

With over 1,300 national members and growing, the collective knowledge, experience and wisdom in the room is impressive. Join your peer technology leaders from ChicagoCISO for a CISOxChange: a CISO-led methodology for sharing leadership success, challenges & key initiatives - exclusively among Inspire Leadership Network members. Engage & collaborate with your peers - the answer is in the room!

A special thank you to the CISOxChange host John Sander, VP & CISO of Wesco, who will be offering attendees a brief tour of the Wesco Distribution Innovation Center as part of the event.

Leadership Unscripted: Inspiring Women

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.

Strategy Discussion

ChicagoCISO ORBIE Leadership Reception

The ChicagoCISO Advisory Boards invite you to join prominent technology security executives from around Chicagoland in recognizing the outstanding leaders nominated for the Chicago CISO ORBIE Awards and building deeper connections with CISO peers.

Holiday Social

‘Tis the season for relationship building! Join Mark Campbell, Senior Director of Information Technology at Chicago White Sox, to celebrate the New Year with your CIO & CISO peers on January 10th.

Converge23 Encore Event

ChicagoCISO ORBIE Video Interviews

Strategy Discussion

National Finalist Event

The National ORBIE® Awards recognizes excellence in technology leadership on the national level.

Join members from across the country online on Tuesday, February 13 at 2:00 PM ET as prior National ORBIE winners reveal the 2024 National ORBIE Awards finalists.

Leadership Unscripted: Developing Resilient Leaders Who Embrace Change

Join SeattleCIO member Sanjay Srivastava for a conversation about developing resilient leaders who embrace change that is sure to create a leadership advantage for you and your team.

ChicagoCISO Finalist Reception & Dinner

All ChicagoCISO Members are invited to meet your 2024 ORBIE Finalists at the annual four-course gourmet chef’s dinner with sommelier-matched wine pairings. Enjoy the reception followed by “The Most Interesting CISOs in the World” Finalist Dinner.

ChicagoCISO ORBIE Awards

The ORBIE awards are the premier technology executive recognition program of its kind. Join CISO peers from around Chicagoland to celebrate the outstanding finalists competing in the 2024 ChicagoCISO ORBIE Awards!

Inspiring Women

National ORBIE Winner & MichiganCIO Founding Chair Mamatha Chamarthi has recently stepped into the role of SVP & Chief Business Growth Officer, Software of Stellantis, a leading global automaker and provider of innovative mobility solutions.

Through her work with T200 and Michigan Council of Women in Technology, Mamatha’s focus on empowering girls and women in technology has remained a pillar of her career as she's achieved various milestones and navigated challenges as her role as shifted.

This event will provide the women of Inspire an opportunity to connect with one another and be inspired by Mamatha's leadership and influence on the auto industry while empowering women throughout her career.