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The premier community for enterprise IT leaders — with the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium
The MIT Sloan CIO Symposium is more than a conference — it is a year-round community of CIOs, CTOs, and senior IT executives who connect with MIT faculty and each other to explore how AI, data, and emerging technology are reshaping the enterprise. The 2026 Symposium takes place May 19, 2026 in Cambridge, MA.
The MIT Sloan CIO Symposium Difference
- MIT faculty & research: Direct access to MIT Sloan faculty and researchers driving the frontier of digital business, AI, and the future of work.
- A global CIO community: A curated network of chief information officers and senior technology executives from the world's leading enterprises.
- Innovation Showcase: A juried competition surfacing the most compelling startups solving real enterprise problems with AI and emerging tech.
- CIO Leadership Award: Annual recognition of the CIOs setting the standard for transformational technology leadership.
How the Symposium engages with the AI community
- Annual Symposium: A one-day flagship event in Cambridge convening CIOs, MIT faculty, and innovators for panels, keynotes, and interactive learning.
- Year-round community: Ongoing programming, networking, and content that keeps senior IT leaders connected between events.
- Innovation Showcase: Startup finalists demo enterprise-ready AI and technology to a room of buyers and MIT researchers.
- MIT partnership: A collaboration of the MIT Sloan Boston Alumni Association, the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy, and MIT Sloan CISR.
Explore the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium
Learn more about the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium — its annual event, year-round community, Innovation Showcase, and CIO Leadership Award programs shaping the future of enterprise IT and AI.