2025 IN CTO Clinic

Just like a well-executed soccer match, successful change management requires strategy, teamwork, and adaptability. This presentation will draw parallels between the beautiful game and the dynamics of systematic change. We'll explore how to develop a winning game plan, communicate effectively on the field, engage your team (players), and navigate unexpected plays (challenges). Learn how to score goals (achieve successful outcomes) through clear communication, stakeholder engagement, and proactive planning. This presentation will equip you with the skills to lead your team through any transformation, ensuring a victory for all.

Presentation Outline
Kick-Off: Setting the Stage for Change
Why Change is Inevitable (Like the Flow of the Game)
Understanding the Playing Field (Your Organization's Current State)
Defining Your Goal (Desired Outcome of Change)

Midfield Mastery: Strategies and Tactics
Developing Your Game Plan (Change Management Strategy)
Forming Your Team (Stakeholder Identification and Engagement)
Passing and Communicating (Effective Communication Strategies)

Attacking the Challenge: Implementation
Executing the Play (Implementing Change Initiatives)
Handling the Opposition (Addressing Resistance and Challenges)
Keeping Score (Monitoring Progress and Measuring Success)

Victory Lap: Sustaining Change
Celebrating Wins (Recognizing Achievements)
Post-Game Analysis (Lessons Learned and Continuous Improvement)
Staying in Top Form (Maintaining Momentum and Embedding Change)

This interactive roundtable brings together CTOs and Instructional Leaders to tackle the critical challenge of disconnected technology and instruction. Through facilitated discussions, participants will identify practical strategies for establishing shared goals, improving communication, and fostering collaborative decision-making. Join us to bridge the gap and build a framework for ongoing support, ensuring technology empowers effective teaching and learning in your schools. Leave with actionable steps to implement in your district.

As artificial intelligence becomes a tool for both innovation and exploitation, the tactics of cybercriminals are evolving at an alarming rate. This session will explore how AI is supercharging traditional social engineering attacks—making them faster, more convincing, and harder to detect. From deepfake audio to AI-generated phishing emails and impersonation scams, we’ll examine real-world examples of AI-driven threats targeting schools, businesses, and individuals. Attendees will learn how to identify these sophisticated attacks, implement protective strategies, and strengthen their organization’s human firewall. Whether you're a tech leader or just curious about the new frontier of cyber threats, this session will leave you more alert, informed, and prepared.

Off-the-shelf gadgets costing less than $50 can be weaponized to steal WiFi credentials, break access control systems, and disrupt critical services. This session explores real-world threats posed by these devices, including the well-known Flipper Zero and even cheaper alternatives. Attendees will learn how these attacks work, how to detect malicious devices in their environments, and practical steps to mitigate risk before they become a serious security incident.