The University of Arizona Eller College of Management has announced its upcoming Eller CIO Summit.

The event takes place Friday, Oct. 27 at UA Chandler at The Johnathan, located at 55 N. Arizona Place, in Tucson. The event features breakfast, discussions led by a panel of experts and moderated by Eller Dean Karthik Kannan and Eller Executive in Residence Sanjiv Rastogi as well as networking opportunities.

“We are pleased to present an opportunity for guests to hear from and interact with this panel of experts to discover how they lead through technology and stay ahead of an ever-changing world,” Kannan shared in a press release. “Along with our Eller Executive in Residence, I am privileged to serve as moderator for this summit and am confident it will serve to benefit all attendees.”

The summit begins at 8:30 a.m. with a networking breakfast followed by opening remarks from Kannan at 9. The first panel, “Leading through Technology,” runs from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. and is followed by a brief coffee break. The second panel, “Challenges of Forward-Thinking Organizations,” runs from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Panelists include:

• Eyal Barash, owner, Barash Law
• Alex Devkar, SVP of engineering and data analytics, Carvana
• Sandip Dholakia, CIO, city of Chandler
• Ravi Gupta, managing director, Cloud Enablement Center, EY
• Richard Hattie, CIO, Maricopa County
• Nicole Forsgren, partner, Microsoft Research
• Jasen Meece, principal, Cybersecurity, EY
• Steve Reese, CIO, Phoenix Suns
• Robin Villareal, CIO, Gila River Resorts and Casinos
• Robert Wahl, CISO, PetSmart
• Jim Whitfil, SVP, chief transformation officer, HonorHealth
• Deanna Wise, CIO, Banner Health
• Steve Zipperman, VP consulting, Cloud + Data Center Transformation, Insight