0111 CTO Conference 2023
Join us in San Diego for our annual CTO conference where you will have an opportunity to meet with your peers, learn about industry trends, and shape your leadership skills.
This year we are at the center of it all at the Hard Rock Hotel in Downtown San Diego. Join us for 3 days of killer presentations and fun events designed to grow your network and arm you with new strategies and know-how to take your tech organization and leadership skills to the next level.
Featured Speakers
How to Unleash the CTO Mind
3 Steps to Accelerate Your Fullest Potential
Build Your Own AI Model
Future of AI
Schedule of Events
WEDNESDAY NOV 1
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Check-in & Registration
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Opening Reception – Dos Equis Lounge at Snapdragon Stadium, sponsored by Interlock Capital and SDSU. Beverages and tacos will be served!
THURSDAY NOV 2 – Day 2: Business and Management How To for the CTO
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Grab & Go Breakfast (provided)
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Opening the Conference, Brittany Cotton, Head of Coaching, 7CTOs
TIME
TOPIC
NAME
TITLE
9:15 AM – 9:30 AM
Taking a Mindful Moment to Recalibrate the Nervous System
L.J. Lumpkin
Therapist• Corporate Coach • Speaker • Author • Psychedelic Integration at Nomad Healing Practices
9:30 AM – 10:45 AM
Stage Presence and Personal Branding for CTOs
Zayna Rose
Image Strategist & Consultant at Zayna Rose Inc.
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM
Break
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
Mastering Minutes: Time Management Tactics for Busy CTOs
Nathan Broslawsky
VP of Engineering at Achieve
12:15 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch (provided)
1:30 PM – 2:45 PM
M&A Due Diligence on Both Sides of the Table
Kevin Goldsmith
CTO @ DistroKid. Former CTO @ Anaconda, Avvo, Onfido. VP @ Spotify, DoE @ Adobe
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM
Break
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Tech Talent in the era of AI
Frank Licea
CTO and Co-Founder at howdy.com
4:00 PM – 4:10 PM
Break
4:10 PM – 5:20 PM
How to Lead Effectively using CTO Levels
Kathy Keating
CTO Advisor & Executive Coach
5:20 PM – 6:00 PM
Break
6:00 PM
Happy Hour sponsored exclusively by Howdy.com. Location to be announced.
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Dinner on your own (check #event-0111 in Slack to make plans and see restaurant list posted there)
9:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Slideshow Karaoke – Hard Rock Hotel
FRIDAY NOV 3 – Day 3: Brain, Both Human and Generative How To’s for the CTO
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Grab & Go Breakfast (provided)
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
State of 7CTOs – Etienne de Bruin, CEO
TIME
TOPIC
NAME
TITLE
9:30 AM – 10:45 AM
Keynote Speaker: “How to Unleash the CTO Mind – 3 Steps to Accelerate Your Fullest Potential”
John Assaraf
CEO at MyNeuroGym
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM
Break
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
Build your own AI Model
Sharon Zhang
Co-founder & CTO at Personal AI
12:15 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch (provided)
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
CTOs Doing AI Panel
Moderator (to be announced)
Panel Guests:
- Larry Heminger, CTO, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Calsense
- Diana Pfeil, CTO at Pex
- Bryan Hall, Cofounder and CEO @ Mynd AI
- Lena Skliarova-Mordvinova, Co-Founder, CTO @ Good Face Project
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM
Break
2:45 PM – 4:00 PM
Keynote Speaker: The Future of Reliable AI
Arjun Bansal
CEO & Co-founder at Log10
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM
Conference Closing Remarks
Brittany Cotton and Etienne de Bruin
CEO 7CTOs and Head of Coaching 7CTOs
Speakers & Talk Topics
John Assaraf
Arjun Bansal
Kathy Keating
Nathan Broslawsky
Kevin Goldsmith
Sharon Zhang
Bryan Hall
Diana Pfeil
Lena Skliarova-Mordvinova
L.J. Lumpkin
Larry Heminger
Hard Rock Hotel San Diego
207 Fifth Avenue San Diego CA
Be a CTO Rockstar with us in 2023! 7CTOs 0111 Conference has secured the best location ever, in the center of it all at the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego. Located in the Gaslamp Quarter, we’ll be walking distance to dining, bars, sightseeing, and activities. The hotel itself also has multiple restaurants, from Nobu to MaryJane’s Diner, as well as a rooftop pool / social area. Read more about the amazing Hard Rock Hotel San Diego.
The hotel discount group rate of $259 plus taxes and amenities fee of $15 is active until October 2. Register now for the conference, and you’ll receive a link to book the special rate in your confirmation.
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About 7CTOs
7CTOs is the single-source authority for benchmarking and developing world-class CTOs. We set the global standard for evaluating CTOs and their technical organizations, providing our members with a framework to identify their strengths and weaknesses compared to teams of similar size and level.
Every member receives 1:1 check ins, a toolkit of resources and trusted partners, and is strategically placed in the right forum, at the right events, and in the right conversations.
Cancellation Policy: There are no refunds for this registration. If your plans change, you may transfer this registration to a future event OR towards future 7CTOs membership fees, by notifying, and receiving confirmation from, the event planner via email at [email protected] by Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at 5pm US Pacific Time. After this date, transfers will be at the discretion of 7CTOs and may not be possible. Should the event not occur as scheduled due to circumstances beyond 7CTOs’s control, all registration fees will become transferable to the next available 7CTOs 0111 Retreat event or may be applied towards future membership.