Strategic priorities

Six strategic priorities.

The Council’s agenda follows the questions its members carry into every executive meeting: where technology is going, what it puts at risk, and who will lead it.
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Artificial Intelligence & Emerging Technologies

Advancing enterprise AI adoption, automation, and responsible innovation.

On the table

  • Moving AI from pilots into production, and measuring what it returns.
  • Governing models and agents that act on the enterprise’s behalf.
  • Building, buying, or partnering for AI capability.
  • Automation and the shape of the workforce it leaves behind.

Cybersecurity & Risk Management

Addressing evolving cybersecurity threats, enterprise security, and data protection.

On the table

  • Reporting cyber risk to the board in terms the board can act on.
  • Identity, third-party, and supply-chain exposure.
  • Resilience and readiness for the incident that will come.
  • AI on both sides of the threat.

Digital & Enterprise Transformation

Modernizing business technology, systems integration, and enterprise infrastructure.

On the table

  • Modernizing core systems without stopping the business.
  • Integration across acquisitions and legacy estates.
  • Operating models for product and platform teams.
  • Making technology spend legible to the rest of the business.

Data Centers & Digital Infrastructure

Exploring cloud, connectivity, data center development, and the infrastructure powering the digital economy.

On the table

  • Capacity, power, and the economics of AI compute.
  • The balance between cloud, colocation, and what stays on premises.
  • Connectivity and resilience in one of the densest places on earth.
  • New York’s place on the map of digital infrastructure.

Data Governance & Compliance

Promoting responsible data management, privacy, regulatory compliance, and governance.

On the table

  • Privacy and AI regulation across jurisdictions.
  • Ownership, quality, and lineage of enterprise data.
  • Retention, residency, and disclosure.
  • Governance that keeps pace with delivery.

Talent, Leadership & Workforce Development

Developing the next generation of technology executives and building a stronger technology workforce.

On the table

  • Succession, and the path to the CIO’s seat.
  • Hiring and keeping scarce skills in New York.
  • Reskilling teams for the roles AI is creating.
  • The technology executive’s place at the leadership table.

By invitation

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