Citi Ventures Enterprise Tech Summit 2022
Enterprise CIOs and CTOs Panel

In this Opening Panels session, experienced Chief Information Officers (CIOs), Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) and other tech executives from leading enterprises discussed top-of-mind issues such as digital transformation, tech budget pressures in the post-pandemic economic downturn and how to pitch potentially transformative technology.
“Eighty percent of the [enterprise tech] budget is locked up, so the pitch must be ‘Here’s a problem I can help you solve,’” said Farhan Shah, CTO and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of Vantage Risk.
Watch highlights and the full replay below.
Speakers

Farhan Shah
CTO and CISO
Vantage Risk

Sean Wechter
CIO
Benefitfocus

Sid Bala
CIO of Data & Platforms Solutions and Head of Public Cloud
BNY Mellon

Matt Carbonara
Head of Enterprise Tech Investing
Citi Ventures
Moderator
HIGHLIGHTS
Full replay

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