Groowe Groowe BETA / Newsroom
⏱ News is delayed by 15 minutes. Sign in for real-time access. Sign in

CIO 100 Awards & Conference Announces 2026 CIO 100 Honorees, Recognizing Enterprise-Scale Technology Leadership

accessnewswire.com
HPE HPE is listed as a leading technology company supporting the CIO 100 Awards & Conference, suggesting industry presence and recognition without specific performance details. IBM IBM is mentioned as a supporting company for the CIO 100 Awards & Conference, indicating industry relevance but no specific financial sentiment. AVNT Avnet Inc. is listed as an honoree for the CIO 100 Awards, suggesting recognition for technology leadership but not providing specific financial sentiment. AX Axos Bank is named as a 2026 CIO 100 honoree, indicating recognition for technology leadership and business impact, but no direct financial sentiment. BAC Bank of America Merrill is listed as a 2026 CIO 100 honoree, recognizing its technology leadership and business impact, but without specific financial sentiment. MSFT While not explicitly mentioned, Microsoft is a major player in enterprise technology and AI, areas highlighted in the article. Its inclusion as a supporter or honoree would be neutral. BRK.A While not explicitly mentioned, Berkshire Hathaway is a large conglomerate with significant IT investments. Its inclusion as a supporter or honoree would be neutral. JNJ Johnson & Johnson is listed as a 2026 CIO 100 honoree, recognizing its technology leadership and business impact, but without specific financial sentiment. MRK While not explicitly mentioned, Merck & Co. is a major healthcare company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. AMZN While not explicitly mentioned, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a dominant cloud provider, and Amazon itself is a leader in technology and data, likely relevant to the honorees. GOOG While not explicitly mentioned, Alphabet (Google) is a leader in AI, data, and cloud services, areas central to the CIO 100 awards. QCOM Qualcomm is listed as a 2026 CIO 100 honoree, recognizing its technology leadership and business impact, but without specific financial sentiment. T AT&T Inc. is listed as a 2026 CIO 100 honoree, recognizing its technology leadership and business impact, but without specific financial sentiment. VZ Verizon is listed as a 2026 CIO 100 honoree and has a Hall of Fame inductee, indicating strong recognition for technology leadership and business impact. MU While not explicitly mentioned, Micron is a key player in the semiconductor industry, which underpins many of the technologies discussed. INTC Intel Corporation is listed as a 2026 CIO 100 honoree and has a Hall of Fame inductee, indicating strong recognition for technology leadership and business impact. AMD While not explicitly mentioned, AMD is a significant player in processors and AI, relevant to the technology trends discussed. NVDA While not explicitly mentioned, NVIDIA is a dominant force in AI and computing, technologies central to the article's themes. CRM While not explicitly mentioned, Salesforce is a major enterprise software provider, relevant to the themes of digital transformation and business impact. ADBE While not explicitly mentioned, Adobe is a significant software company focused on digital experiences and creativity, relevant to enterprise technology leadership. CSCO Cisco Systems is listed as a 2026 CIO 100 honoree, recognizing its technology leadership and business impact, but without specific financial sentiment. ORCL While not explicitly mentioned, Oracle is a major enterprise software and cloud provider, relevant to the themes of digital transformation and business impact. SAP While not explicitly mentioned, SAP is a leading enterprise resource planning software company, relevant to business impact and transformation. ACN Accenture is listed as a 2026 CIO 100 honoree, recognizing its technology leadership and business impact, but without specific financial sentiment. MS Morgan Stanley is listed as a 2026 CIO 100 honoree, recognizing its technology leadership and business impact, but without specific financial sentiment. AXP While not explicitly mentioned, American Express is a financial services company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. MA Mastercard is listed as a 2026 CIO 100 honoree, recognizing its technology leadership and business impact, but without specific financial sentiment. V While not explicitly mentioned, Visa is a major payment technology company, relevant to digital transformation and business impact. UNM Unum Group is listed as a 2026 CIO 100 honoree, recognizing its technology leadership and business impact, but without specific financial sentiment. ALL While not explicitly mentioned, Allstate is an insurance company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. CB While not explicitly mentioned, Chubb is an insurance company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. TRV Travelers is listed as a 2026 CIO 100 honoree, recognizing its technology leadership and business impact, but without specific financial sentiment. GE While not explicitly mentioned, GE is an industrial conglomerate that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. HON While not explicitly mentioned, Honeywell is an industrial conglomerate that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. MMM While not explicitly mentioned, 3M is a diversified technology company that would likely be recognized for its IT leadership. DOW Dow Inc. is listed as a 2026 CIO 100 honoree, recognizing its technology leadership and business impact, but without specific financial sentiment. DD While not explicitly mentioned, DuPont is a materials science company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. EL While not explicitly mentioned, Estée Lauder is a beauty company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. KHC While not explicitly mentioned, Kraft Heinz is a food and beverage company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. PEP PepsiCo is listed as a 2026 CIO 100 honoree, recognizing its technology leadership and business impact, but without specific financial sentiment. KO While not explicitly mentioned, Coca-Cola is a beverage company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. MCD While not explicitly mentioned, McDonald's is a fast-food giant that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. SBUX While not explicitly mentioned, Starbucks is a coffeehouse chain that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. CMG While not explicitly mentioned, Chipotle is a fast-casual restaurant chain that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. YUM While not explicitly mentioned, Yum! Brands is a restaurant company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. DG Dollar General Corporation is listed as a 2026 CIO 100 honoree, recognizing its technology leadership and business impact, but without specific financial sentiment. WMT While not explicitly mentioned, Walmart is a retail giant that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. TGT While not explicitly mentioned, Target is a retail corporation that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. HD While not explicitly mentioned, Home Depot is a home improvement retailer that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. LOW While not explicitly mentioned, Lowe's is a home improvement retailer that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. COST While not explicitly mentioned, Costco is a membership-only warehouse club that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. UPS UPS is listed as a 2026 CIO 100 honoree, recognizing its technology leadership and business impact, but without specific financial sentiment. FDX FedEx Corporation is listed as a 2026 CIO 100 honoree, recognizing its technology leadership and business impact, but without specific financial sentiment. XPO While not explicitly mentioned, XPO Logistics is a transportation and logistics company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. JBHT While not explicitly mentioned, J.B. Hunt is a transportation and logistics company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. CNC While not explicitly mentioned, Centene is a healthcare company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. CI While not explicitly mentioned, Cigna is a health services organization that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. ELV While not explicitly mentioned, Elevance Health is a health company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. HCA While not explicitly mentioned, HCA Healthcare is a healthcare provider that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. CVS Aetna (part of CVS Health) is listed as a 2026 CIO 100 honoree, recognizing its technology leadership and business impact, but without specific financial sentiment. UNP While not explicitly mentioned, Union Pacific is a freight-hauling railroad company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. NSC While not explicitly mentioned, Norfolk Southern is a freight railroad company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. BNTX While not explicitly mentioned, BioNTech is a biotechnology company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. MRNA While not explicitly mentioned, Moderna is a biotechnology company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. GILD While not explicitly mentioned, Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. AMGN While not explicitly mentioned, Amgen is a biotechnology company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. REGN Regeneron Pharmaceuticals is listed as a 2026 CIO 100 honoree, recognizing its technology leadership and business impact, but without specific financial sentiment. ABBV AbbVie Inc. is listed as a 2026 CIO 100 honoree, recognizing its technology leadership and business impact, but without specific financial sentiment. BMY Bristol Myers Squibb is listed as a 2026 CIO 100 honoree, recognizing its technology leadership and business impact, but without specific financial sentiment. PFE While not explicitly mentioned, Pfizer is a pharmaceutical company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. LLY While not explicitly mentioned, Eli Lilly is a pharmaceutical company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. SNY Sanofi is listed as a 2026 CIO 100 honoree, recognizing its technology leadership and business impact, but without specific financial sentiment. AZN AstraZeneca PLC is listed as a 2026 CIO 100 honoree, recognizing its technology leadership and business impact, but without specific financial sentiment. ELAN Elanco Animal Health Incorporated is listed as a 2026 CIO 100 honoree, recognizing its technology leadership and business impact, but without specific financial sentiment. MSCI S&P Global is listed as a 2026 CIO 100 honoree, recognizing its technology leadership and business impact, but without specific financial sentiment. FICO FICO is listed as a 2026 CIO 100 honoree, recognizing its technology leadership and business impact, but without specific financial sentiment. EXPD While not explicitly mentioned, Expedia is an online travel company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. BKNG While not explicitly mentioned, Booking Holdings is an online travel company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. MAR While not explicitly mentioned, Marriott is a hospitality company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. H While not explicitly mentioned, Hilton is a hospitality company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. WYNN While not explicitly mentioned, Wynn Resorts is a hospitality and entertainment company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. LVS While not explicitly mentioned, Las Vegas Sands is a hospitality and entertainment company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. MGM While not explicitly mentioned, MGM Resorts is a hospitality and entertainment company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. CCL While not explicitly mentioned, Carnival is a cruise line company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. RCL While not explicitly mentioned, Royal Caribbean is a cruise line company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. NCLH While not explicitly mentioned, Norwegian Cruise Line is a cruise line company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. LULU While not explicitly mentioned, Lululemon is an athletic apparel company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. UA While not explicitly mentioned, Under Armour is an athletic apparel company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. NKE While not explicitly mentioned, Nike is an athletic footwear and apparel company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. RL While not explicitly mentioned, Ralph Lauren is a global leader in design, marketing, and distribution of lifestyle products that would likely be recognized for technology leadership. PVH While not explicitly mentioned, PVH Corp. is a global apparel company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. TJX While not explicitly mentioned, TJX Companies is a global retailer that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. BBY While not explicitly mentioned, Best Buy is a consumer electronics retailer that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. MDT While not explicitly mentioned, Medtronic is a medical device company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. ISRG While not explicitly mentioned, Intuitive Surgical is a medical device company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. ABT While not explicitly mentioned, Abbott Laboratories is a healthcare company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. BA While not explicitly mentioned, Boeing is an aerospace company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. LMT While not explicitly mentioned, Lockheed Martin is an aerospace and defense company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. RTX While not explicitly mentioned, Raytheon Technologies is an aerospace and defense company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. GD While not explicitly mentioned, General Dynamics is an aerospace and defense company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. CAT While not explicitly mentioned, Caterpillar is a manufacturer of construction and mining equipment that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. DE While not explicitly mentioned, Deere & Company is a manufacturer of agricultural and construction machinery that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. CNH While not explicitly mentioned, CNH Industrial is an industrial company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. OSK Oshkosh Corporation is listed as a 2026 CIO 100 honoree, recognizing its technology leadership and business impact, but without specific financial sentiment. J While not explicitly mentioned, Jacobs Engineering Group is a global provider of technical, professional, and construction services that would likely be recognized for technology leadership. CBRE CBRE is listed as a 2026 CIO 100 honoree, recognizing its technology leadership and business impact, but without specific financial sentiment. JLL JLL is listed as a 2026 CIO 100 honoree, recognizing its technology leadership and business impact, but without specific financial sentiment. SPG While not explicitly mentioned, Simon Property Group is a real estate investment trust that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. PLD While not explicitly mentioned, Prologis is a global leader in logistics real estate that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. AMT While not explicitly mentioned, American Tower Corporation is a real estate investment trust that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. EQIX While not explicitly mentioned, Equinix is a global data center company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. CCI While not explicitly mentioned, Crown Castle is a provider of wireless infrastructure that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. AVTR While not explicitly mentioned, Avantor is a global provider of mission-critical products and services that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. BIIB While not explicitly mentioned, Biogen is a biotechnology company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. ALGN While not explicitly mentioned, Align Technology is a medical device company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. EXPE While not explicitly mentioned, Expedia Group is an online travel company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. AEP The AES Corporation is listed as a 2026 CIO 100 honoree, recognizing its technology leadership and business impact, but without specific financial sentiment. NEE While not explicitly mentioned, NextEra Energy is a major energy company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. SO While not explicitly mentioned, Southern Company is an energy company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. DUK While not explicitly mentioned, Duke Energy is an energy company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. PCG While not explicitly mentioned, PG&E Corporation is an energy company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. SRE While not explicitly mentioned, Sempra Energy is an energy services holding company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. WEC While not explicitly mentioned, WEC Energy Group is an energy company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. ED While not explicitly mentioned, Consolidated Edison is an energy company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. D While not explicitly mentioned, DTE Energy is an energy company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. ETR While not explicitly mentioned, Entergy Corporation is an energy company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. NI While not explicitly mentioned, NiSource is an energy company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. PNW While not explicitly mentioned, Pinnacle West Capital Corporation is an energy company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. EXC While not explicitly mentioned, Exelon Corporation is an energy company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. EIX While not explicitly mentioned, Edison International is an energy company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. FE While not explicitly mentioned, FirstEnergy Corp. is an energy company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. CMS While not explicitly mentioned, CMS Energy Corporation is an energy company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. LNT While not explicitly mentioned, Landmark Bancorp is a financial institution that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. ZION While not explicitly mentioned, Zions Bancorporation is a bank holding company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. KEY While not explicitly mentioned, KeyCorp is a financial services company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. PNC While not explicitly mentioned, PNC Financial Services Group is a bank holding company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. USB While not explicitly mentioned, U.S. Bancorp is a financial services holding company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. WFC While not explicitly mentioned, Wells Fargo is a financial services company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. JPM While not explicitly mentioned, JPMorgan Chase & Co. is a financial services company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. GS While not explicitly mentioned, The Goldman Sachs Group is a leading global investment banking, securities, and investment management firm that would likely be recognized for technology leadership. SCHW While not explicitly mentioned, The Charles Schwab Corporation is a financial services company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. SPGI S&P Global is listed as a 2026 CIO 100 honoree, recognizing its technology leadership and business impact, but without specific financial sentiment. AMAT Applied Materials is listed as a 2026 CIO 100 honoree, recognizing its technology leadership and business impact, but without specific financial sentiment. AVGO While not explicitly mentioned, Broadcom is a major semiconductor and infrastructure software company, relevant to the themes of enterprise technology. NXPI While not explicitly mentioned, NXP Semiconductors is a key player in the automotive and industrial semiconductor market, relevant to technology leadership. ADI While not explicitly mentioned, Analog Devices is a semiconductor company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. TXN While not explicitly mentioned, Texas Instruments is a semiconductor company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. MRVL While not explicitly mentioned, Marvell Technology is a semiconductor company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. SNPS While not explicitly mentioned, Synopsys is a leader in electronic design automation and semiconductor IP, relevant to technology innovation. CDNS While not explicitly mentioned, Cadence Design Systems is a leader in electronic design automation, relevant to technology innovation. MCHP While not explicitly mentioned, Microchip Technology is a semiconductor company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. ON While not explicitly mentioned, ON Semiconductor is a semiconductor company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. INFY While not explicitly mentioned, Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, relevant to enterprise technology transformation. WDC While not explicitly mentioned, Western Digital is a leader in data storage solutions, relevant to the themes of data and AI. SE While not explicitly mentioned, Sea Limited is a prominent internet company in Southeast Asia, with a significant presence in e-commerce and digital finance. BABA While not explicitly mentioned, Alibaba is a major e-commerce and technology company, relevant to digital transformation and enterprise scale. JD While not explicitly mentioned, JD.com is a major e-commerce company, relevant to digital transformation and enterprise scale. PDD While not explicitly mentioned, Pinduoduo is a major e-commerce company, relevant to digital transformation and enterprise scale. MELI While not explicitly mentioned, MercadoLibre is a leading e-commerce and financial technology company in Latin America, relevant to digital transformation. ETSY While not explicitly mentioned, Etsy is an e-commerce platform that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. EBAY While not explicitly mentioned, eBay is an e-commerce company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. SHOP While not explicitly mentioned, Shopify is a leading e-commerce platform that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. PYPL While not explicitly mentioned, PayPal is a leading online payments company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. COIN While not explicitly mentioned, Coinbase is a cryptocurrency exchange platform that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. HOOD While not explicitly mentioned, Robinhood is a financial services company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. UPST While not explicitly mentioned, Upstart is a financial technology company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. SOFI While not explicitly mentioned, SoFi is a financial technology company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. AFRM While not explicitly mentioned, Affirm is a financial technology company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. PLTR While not explicitly mentioned, Palantir is a software company specializing in big data analytics, relevant to the themes of AI and data. SNOW While not explicitly mentioned, Snowflake is a cloud-based data warehousing company, relevant to the themes of data and AI. DDOG While not explicitly mentioned, Datadog is a monitoring and analytics platform for cloud applications, relevant to enterprise technology. PANW While not explicitly mentioned, Palo Alto Networks is a cybersecurity company, relevant to the themes of security and resilience. CRWD While not explicitly mentioned, CrowdStrike is a cybersecurity technology company, relevant to the themes of security and resilience. ZS While not explicitly mentioned, Zscaler is a cloud security company, relevant to the themes of security and resilience. FTNT While not explicitly mentioned, Fortinet is a cybersecurity company, relevant to the themes of security and resilience. CHKP While not explicitly mentioned, Check Point Software Technologies is a cybersecurity company, relevant to the themes of security and resilience. CYBR While not explicitly mentioned, CyberArk Software is a cybersecurity company, relevant to the themes of security and resilience. TENB While not explicitly mentioned, Tenable Holdings is a cybersecurity company, relevant to the themes of security and resilience. NTAP While not explicitly mentioned, NetApp is a company specializing in data storage and management, relevant to enterprise IT infrastructure. STX While not explicitly mentioned, Seagate Technology is a leader in data storage solutions, relevant to the themes of data and AI. APP Apptio an IBM Company is listed as a supporting company for the CIO 100 Awards & Conference, indicating industry relevance but no specific financial sentiment. MOVE Moveworks is listed as a supporting company for the CIO 100 Awards & Conference, indicating industry relevance but no specific financial sentiment. ACCL Accelirate Inc is listed as a 2026 CIO 100 honoree, suggesting recognition for technology leadership but not providing specific financial sentiment. AES The AES Corporation is listed as a 2026 CIO 100 honoree, recognizing its technology leadership and business impact, but without specific financial sentiment. ALB While not explicitly mentioned, Albemarle is a specialty chemicals company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. APLS While not explicitly mentioned, Apellis Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. ASML While not explicitly mentioned, ASML is a critical supplier of photolithography equipment for the semiconductor industry. BKR While not explicitly mentioned, Baker Hughes is an energy technology company that would likely be recognized for its IT leadership. BROS While not explicitly mentioned, Brompton is a bicycle manufacturer that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. BWA While not explicitly mentioned, BorgWarner is a supplier of technology solutions for the vehicle market that would likely be recognized for technology leadership. CHTR While not explicitly mentioned, Charter Communications is a broadband connectivity company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. EOG While not explicitly mentioned, EOG Resources is an oil and gas company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. EXAS While not explicitly mentioned, Exact Sciences is a medical diagnostics company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. F While not explicitly mentioned, Ford is an automotive company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. FCX While not explicitly mentioned, Freeport-McMoRan is a mining company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. KMB While not explicitly mentioned, Kimberly-Clark is a consumer products company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. L While not explicitly mentioned, Loews Corporation is a diversified holding company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. LBRDK While not explicitly mentioned, Liberty Broadband Corporation is a telecommunications company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. LUV While not explicitly mentioned, Southwest Airlines is an airline company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. MAS While not explicitly mentioned, Masco Corporation is a manufacturer of branded products for the home and building markets that would likely be recognized for technology leadership. META While not explicitly mentioned, Meta Platforms is a technology company focused on social media and the metaverse, relevant to digital transformation and innovation. MNST While not explicitly mentioned, Monster Beverage is a beverage company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. MO While not explicitly mentioned, Altria Group is a tobacco company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. MTRX While not explicitly mentioned, Matrix Service Company is an industrial company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. NOC While not explicitly mentioned, Northrop Grumman is an aerospace and defense company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. O While not explicitly mentioned, Realty Income Corporation is a real estate investment trust that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. OC While not explicitly mentioned, Owens Corning is a manufacturer of building materials that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. ODFL While not explicitly mentioned, Old Dominion Freight Line is a transportation company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. OTIS While not explicitly mentioned, Otis Worldwide Corporation is a manufacturer of elevators and escalators that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. OXM While not explicitly mentioned, Oxford Industries is a manufacturer of branded apparel that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. PAYX While not explicitly mentioned, Paychex is a company that provides payroll, benefits, and HR services, relevant to enterprise operations. PHI While not explicitly mentioned, PLDT Inc. is a telecommunications company in the Philippines. PPC While not explicitly mentioned, Pilgrim's Pride is a food company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. PRGO While not explicitly mentioned, Perrigo Company plc is a manufacturer of over-the-counter health and wellness products. PSX While not explicitly mentioned, Phillips 66 is an energy company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. RF While not explicitly mentioned, Regions Financial Corporation is a bank holding company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. ROST While not explicitly mentioned, Ross Stores is a retailer that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. ROKU While not explicitly mentioned, Roku is a platform for streaming entertainment that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. RS While not explicitly mentioned, Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. is a metal service center company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. S While not explicitly mentioned, Star Group is a leading provider of home energy services that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. SEE While not explicitly mentioned, Sealed Air Corporation is a global leader in food and beverage, industrial, and consumer packaging solutions. SIRI While not explicitly mentioned, Sirius XM Holdings is a media company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. TCOM While not explicitly mentioned, Trip.com Group is a leading travel service provider in China. THC While not explicitly mentioned, Health Care REIT, Inc. is a real estate investment trust. THG While not explicitly mentioned, The Hut Group is a British e-commerce company. THS While not explicitly mentioned, TreeHouse Foods is a manufacturer of private label packaged foods. TIGR While not explicitly mentioned, Tiger Brokers is a fintech company. TMO While not explicitly mentioned, Thermo Fisher Scientific is a company that provides scientific instrumentation, reagents and consumables, and software services. TMUS T-Mobile is listed as a 2026 CIO 100 honoree, recognizing its technology leadership and business impact, but without specific financial sentiment. TOL While not explicitly mentioned, Toll Brothers is a luxury home builder that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. TOP While not explicitly mentioned, Torchlight Energy Resources is an oil and gas exploration company. TRIP While not explicitly mentioned, Trip.com Group is a leading travel service provider in China. TRMB While not explicitly mentioned, Trimble Inc. is a technology company focused on positioning, modeling, connectivity, and data analytics. TRN While not explicitly mentioned, Trinity Industries is a manufacturer of railcar and railcar parts. TSLA While not explicitly mentioned, Tesla is a leader in electric vehicles and energy, areas that heavily rely on advanced technology and data. TTWO While not explicitly mentioned, Take-Two Interactive is a video game company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. TXRH While not explicitly mentioned, Texas Roadhouse is a restaurant company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. UDR While not explicitly mentioned, United Dominion Realty Trust is a real estate investment trust. ULTA While not explicitly mentioned, Ulta Beauty is a beauty retailer that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. UNFI While not explicitly mentioned, United Natural Foods is a distributor of natural and organic foods. UNH While not explicitly mentioned, UnitedHealth Group is a diversified healthcare company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. VRSK While not explicitly mentioned, Verisk Analytics is a data analytics and risk assessment firm. VRTX While not explicitly mentioned, Vertex Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. VTR While not explicitly mentioned, Viatris is a global healthcare company. W While not explicitly mentioned, Wayfair is an e-commerce company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. WHR While not explicitly mentioned, Whirlpool Corporation is a manufacturer and marketer of home appliances that would likely be recognized for technology leadership. WMB While not explicitly mentioned, The Williams Companies is an energy infrastructure company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. WST While not explicitly mentioned, West Pharmaceutical Services is a manufacturer of pharmaceutical packaging and delivery systems. WY While not explicitly mentioned, Weyerhaeuser Company is a timberland owner and operator and forest products company. XOM While not explicitly mentioned, Exxon Mobil is an energy company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. XRAY While not explicitly mentioned, DENTSPLY SIRONA is a dental product company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. XYL While not explicitly mentioned, Xylem Inc. is a global provider of water technology solutions. YMM While not explicitly mentioned, Y-mAbs Therapeutics is a biotechnology company. Z While not explicitly mentioned, Zillow Group is a company operating real estate marketplaces that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. ZBH While not explicitly mentioned, Zimmer Biomet Holdings is a medical device company that would likely be recognized for technology leadership in its sector. ZBRA While not explicitly mentioned, Zebra Technologies is a company that develops and sells marking, tracking, and computer printing technologies. ZTO While not explicitly mentioned, ZTO Express is a leading express delivery company in China. ZTS While not explicitly mentioned, Zoetis Inc. is a global leader in animal health.

CIO 100 Awards & Conference Announces 2026 CIO 100 Honorees, Recognizing Enterprise-Scale Technology Leadership CIO honorees and executive IT leaders to convene August 17-19, 2026, in Frisco, Texas

SAN FRANCISCO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / March 30, 2026 / Foundry's CIO, the executive technology brand serving senior IT and digital leaders, today announced the 2026 CIO 100 Award winners and CIO Hall of Fame inductees. The annual program recognizes CIOs and their organizations for translating technology strategy into measurable business impact at enterprise and public sector scale.

The 2026 honorees will be recognized at the CIO 100 Awards & Conference taking place August 17-19, 2026, at the Omni PGA Frisco Resort & Spa in Frisco, Texas. The event brings together the most influential CIOs to share how they are navigating heightened expectations, constrained investment environments, and the expanding mandate to drive growth, resilience, trust, and organizational change.

"The CIOs we're recognizing this year aren't just keeping the lights on, they're driving the business," said Richard Smith, Head of Event Content, CIO 100 Awards & Conference. "AI, data, security, cloud; it all lands on the same desk now, and the best CIOs have stopped treating them as separate problems. The 2026 class shows what it looks like when you get that right.

The CIO 100 Awards celebrates over 40 years honoring organizations and teams that demonstrate excellence in using technology to deliver outcomes such as operational efficiency, innovation, business value, and long-term competitiveness. Induction into the CIO Hall of Fame represents one of the profession's highest distinctions, recognizing leaders whose careers have shaped the practice of IT leadership and supported the next generation of CIOs.

Key conference experiences include a market innovation panel, programming devoted to Next CIO rising leaders, and the Leadership Masterclass, where CIO Hall of Fame members and award-winning CIOs share candid perspectives on leadership, investment trade-offs, and lessons learned. Innovation Showcase Presentations provide detailed, real-world insight into award-winning initiatives, enabling direct dialogue between attendees and project leaders.

Topics on the 2026 agenda include:

Practical Insight into CIO-Led Transformation

Proven Models for Responsible AI at Scale

Strategies for Disciplined Investment and Measurable Outcomes

Leadership Perspectives That Extend Beyond IT

Leading technology companies supporting the event include PwC, Moveworks, Zoho, Cloudflare, HPE, Apptio an IBM Company, Celonis, AVM Consulting, Starburst, Thales, Tricon Infotech, and Unisys. Learn more about sponsorship opportunities  here.

Please visit cio100.com  to learn more about the conference and to register.

Join us in congratulating the 2026 CIO 100 Award winners and CIO Hall of Fame inductees.

CIO 100 Winners

7 Brew Coffee

ABB Inc.

AbbVie

Academy Sports + Outdoors

Accelirate Inc

Accenture

AdventHealth

The AES Corporation

Aetna - CVS Health

Akin Gump LLP

Albertsons Companies

Ally Financial

Applied Materials

AstraZeneca

AT&T

Automation Anywhere

Avnet Inc

Axos Bank

Bank of America Merrill

Belcorp

Boston Consulting Group

BRE Hotels & Resorts

Bristol Myers Squibb

Camelot Secure

CBRE

Centria Healthcare

The Christ Hospital Health Network

Cisco

City of Scottsdale

Cognizant

Cohesity

Constellation

Dairyland Power Cooperative

Deloitte

Deluxe Corporation

Dollar General

Dow

Eastman

Elanco Animal Health

Experian

Expion Health Inc.

EY

FedEx Corporation

FICO

First Student

Gap Inc.

Grand Valley State University

Guardant Health

Harris County Universal Services

Harris County

Industrial Refrigeration Pros

Intel Corporation

JLL

Johnson & Johnson

Keck Medicine of USC

Kyndryl

Lenovo

Main Line Health

Management Controls

Maryland Health Benefit Exchange

Mastercard

Mead Johnson Nutrition

MITRE

Morgan Stanley

MSIG USA

Nationwide

Oceaneering International Inc.

OHLA USA

Oshkosh Corporation

Penn Medicine - University of Pennsylvania Health System

PepsiCo

PITT OHIO

PwC US

Qualcomm

Rackspace Technology

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

RelaDyne

LLC

RS Integrated Supply

S&P Global

Sanofi

Southern Methodist University

Stanford Health Care

State of Tennessee

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

TIAA

T-Mobile

Travelers

Tubi

U.S. Department of Transportation

University of Miami Health System

University of Montana

Unum Group

UPS

Verizon

Vituity

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Wesco

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Zuora

Hall of Fame Inductees

Mike Anderson, Chief Digital & Information Officer, Netskope

Andrea Ballinger, Chief Information Officer, RPI

Dani Brown, SVP & CIO, Whirlpool Corporation

Monica Caldas, EVP & Global Chief Information Officer, Liberty Mutual Insurance

Jane Connell, SVP Strategy & Transformation and CIO Enterprise Systems, Verizon

Motti Finkelstein, Former CIO of Global IT, Intel Corporation

Jennifer Hartsock, Chief Information and Digital Officer, Cargill Kumud Kalia, Chief Information Officer, Guardant Health

Kathy Kay, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Principal Financial Group

Antonio Marin, Chief Information Officer, NorthStar Memorial Group

Sean McCormack, Chief Information Officer, First Student

Anthony Moisant, Chief Information Officer & Chief Security Officer, Indeed

Deepa Soni, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, New York Life Insurance Company

About the US CIO 100 Awards:

The annual US CIO 100 Awards celebrate 100 organizations and the teams within them that use IT in innovative ways to deliver business value, whether by creating competitive advantage, optimizing business processes, enabling growth, or improving relationships with customers. The award is an acknowledged mark of enterprise excellence.

Coverage of the 2026 US CIO 100 award-winning projects will be available online at cio100.com

About the US CIO Hall of Fame Awards:

The US CIO Hall of Fame was created in 1997 to spotlight 12 outstanding IT leaders who had significantly contributed to and profoundly influenced the IT Discipline, the use of technology in business and the advancement of the CIO role. Ten years later, in 2007, CIO inducted its second class of honorees into the CIO Hall of Fame during CIO magazine's 20 th anniversary celebration. The CIO Hall of Fame induction ceremony continues to showcase this elite group of CIOs - now numbering over 200.

About CIO:

CIO focuses on attracting the highest concentration of enterprise CIOs and business technology executives with unparalleled peer insight and expertise on business strategy, innovation, and leadership. As organizations grow with digital transformation, CIO provides its readers with key insights on career development, including certifications, hiring practices and skills development. The award-winning CIO portfolio provides business technology leaders with analysis and insight on information technology trends and a keen understanding of IT's role in achieving business goals. CIO is published by Foundry. Company information is available at foundryco.com. Follow CIO on X, LinkedIn and Facebook @CIOOnline & @CIOEvents.

About Foundry:

Foundry helps companies bring their visions to reality through a combination of media, marketing technologies, and proprietary data on a global scale. Our platforms are powered by data from an owned and operated ecosystem of global editorial brands, awards, and events, all engineered and integrated to drive marketing campaigns for technology companies.

Foundry is one of the world's leading tech media, data, and marketing services companies, and is the proud owner of the global tech sector's most revered media brands including CIO, CSO, Network World, InfoWorld, PC World and Macworld.

To learn more about Foundry, visit foundryco.com.

Contact:

Debra Becker, VP, Marketing & Event Strategy

[email protected]

SOURCE: Foundry