Description

Most IT leaders are promoted for what they know, not how they lead. This session hits the hard truth about why technical excellence creates a ceiling, not a career, and what it actually takes to build a team that scales. 

We’ll also dig into where AI is reshaping the IT leadership landscape, what it means for your team’s decision-making, and why a human in the loop is still needed - especially with the AI noise in the IT landscape today.

Topics covered:

• The technician-to-leader identity shift (and why most people skip it)

• Building accountability systems that don’t depend on you

• AI as a force multiplier — and its limits in human-led organizations

• What your next-gen IT leaders need to develop NOW

Presented by Adam Lopardo, Client Experience Director at Stronghold Data. Sponsored by eSCO Processing and Recycling.

Members are free; Nonmembers are free this month. Networking and lunch begin at 11:30 with programming following at approximately noon.