Name: The Studio C-Suite Event Series
Start: 2024-10-28
End: 2024-10-30
Location: Country Music Hall of Fame

Award-winning C-suite event series

This edition of The Studio is designed exclusively for B2B technology marketing leaders to come together to spark bold ideas and forge game-changing partnerships.

The Studio is a launchpad for innovation, a catalyst for transformative connections, and a hub for visionary leadership that’s redefining the future of marketing. The Studio is where inspiration meets action, and where today’s marketing trailblazers come to grow, connect, and lead the industry forward.

The Studio Nashville delivers a powerful mix of leadership insight and immersive experience — all in an unforgettable setting. Hosted at an iconic venue in the heart of Music City, this exclusive event brings together C-suite leaders who are actively shaping and funding the future of technology within their organisations.

Attendees will engage in thought-provoking conversations, gain forward-looking tools, and build high-impact relationships with executives leading today’s most critical tech investments. The experience culminates with the prestigious Global C-Suite Awards, honouring visionary leaders from across the globe.

Mon 27th Oct
Tue 28th Oct

7.00 pm → 9.30 pm

The Studio launch party

Networking

Category 10 - The Eye Rooftop Bar

Kick off The Studio Nashville in true Music City style. Join us on the rooftop at The Eye for a high-energy night of food, drinks, line dancing, and live music—set against stunning skyline views. Meet your fellow peers, connect with Global C-suite Award winners, and hear a few words to officially launch an unforgettable few days ahead.

8:00 am → 9:00 am

Registration and networking breakfast

Networking

Country Music Hall of Fame

Join us as we kick off The Studio Nashville. Grab a coffee, meet your peers, and get ready for a day of bold conversations and leadership insights.

9:00 am → 9:15 am

Opening speeches

Arrival & Networking

Country Music Hall of Fame

A few words to set the tone, spark the energy, and officially kickstart The Studio

9:15 am → 9:45 am

The present: personal or professional journey

Keynote

Country Music Hall of Fame

9:45 am → 10:15 am

Leadership in the spotlight: A C-suite awards showcase

Fireside

Country Music Hall of Fame

Meet one of our 2025 global award winners—a visionary leader shaping not just their business, but the world around them. This exclusive showcase celebrates bold moves, sharp thinking, and the kind of leadership that actually makes a difference.

Pavan Pidugu

CIO - US Department of Transportation

10:15 am → 10:30 am

Refreshments

Networking

Country Music Hall of Fame

10:30 am → 11:00 am

The Growth Equation: CMO + CIO = Value Unlocked

fishbowl

Country Music Hall of Fame

Forget silos. In this session, we explore how the most forward-thinking brands are ditching the old tech vs. marketing divide—and turning cross-functional collaboration into serious competitive edge.

11:00 am → 11:30 am

More than hype - The AI human impact

Panel

Country Music Hall of Fame

Beyond the headlines, this session explores how AI is transforming the way we work, lead, and live. From performance to purpose, we’ll dig into what AI really means for the people behind the business.

Datta Junnarkar

CIO, Maritime - Boeing

Howard Miller

CIO, UCLA Anderson School of Management

Rohit Jain

CIO - Harvard Business School, Association of Northern California

11:30 am → 12:30 pm

Themed roundtables

Roundtables

Country Music Hall of Fame

Small group conversations. Big, honest topics.

Curated to match your role and expertise, these intimate roundtables connect you with likeminded leaders for frank, cross-industry discussions on the most pressing issues facing the C-suite today.

Themed discussions:

AI beyond the hype: What’s really driving business value?
Data is power—so why are most companies still fumbling it?
What comes after the digital transformation?
Are boardroom decisions making you more vulnerable?
CIO priorities: Fixing culture isn’t just HR’s job anymore
Resilience as the new ROI: Bounce back faster
The loneliness of leadership: What today’s C-suite isn’t saying out loud
Customer loyalty is disappearing, so what's the next move?
Geopolitics: Business' new core department?
In a market that never slows down, how do you choose what not to do?

12:30 pm → 1:30 pm

Food for Thought: B2B marketing that really engages enterprise C-suite

Lunch

Country Music Hall of Fame

Enterprise buyers—CIOs, CDOs, procurement executives or similar—are more informed, more distracted, and more skeptical than ever. We know this because HotTopics has a thriving community of enterprise technology leaders.

However, our B2B marketing leaders community also informs us that traditional demand generation tactics are faltering. To earn attention and trust, marketers must deliver content, context, and experiences so relevant that they feel indispensable.

Radical relevance is about knowing your buyer better than they know themselves, then acting on it.

1:30 pm → 2:00 pm

Human-centric design: The cornerstone of collaboration

Panel

Country Music Hall of Fame

Forget flash for flash’s sake—great UX is what actually brings teams together. This session explores how designing with people in mind fuels alignment, sparks innovation, and drives real business impact.

2:00 pm → 2:45 pm

Themed roundtables

Roundtable

Country Music Hall of Fame

Small group conversations. Big, honest topics.

Curated to match your role and expertise, these intimate roundtables connect you with likeminded leaders for frank, cross-industry discussions on the most pressing issues facing the C-suite today.

Themed discussions:

AI beyond the hype: What’s really driving business value?
Data is power—so why are most companies still fumbling it?
What comes after the digital transformation?
Are boardroom decisions making you more vulnerable?
CIO priorities: Fixing culture isn’t just HR’s job anymore
Resilience as the new ROI: Bounce back faster
The loneliness of leadership: What today’s C-suite isn’t saying out loud
Customer loyalty is disappearing, so what's the next move?
Geopolitics: Business' new core department?
In a market that never slows down, how do you choose what not to do?

3:00 pm → 3:30 am

Depart for Exclusive Studio B Tour

experience

Country Music Hall of Fame

3:30 pm → 4:30 am

Legends, Lyrics & Leadership: The Studio B Experience

experience

Country Music Hall of Fame

Step inside the legendary RCA Studio B—home to over 1,000 hit records and some of Nashville’s greatest musical moments. This exclusive tour gives you behind-the-scenes access to the space where legends like Elvis made history. Expect stories, surprises, and serious inspiration.

5:15 pm → 6:00 pm

The Studio close

Country Music Hall of Fame

We’ll wrap up day one with a few final reflections before heading into the evening’s experiences, drinks, and the Global C-suite Awards Dinner.

6:00 pm → 7:30 pm

Backstage Nashville: The songwriters’ session

Experience

Country Music Hall of Fame

Go behind the curtain of Music City with an exclusive, private performance from Nashville legends Shawn Camp and Jim Collins—the hitmakers behind some of country music’s biggest anthems. Hear the stories, the songs, and the inspiration that shaped a generation. Intimate, electric, and unforgettable—this is Nashville like you’ve never seen it before.

7:30 pm → 9:15 pm

Global C-suite Awards dinner

Awards dinner

Country Music Hall of Fame

An evening to celebrate excellence. Join us as we honour the 2025 Global C-suite Award winners—recognising bold leadership, big ideas, and standout impact. Expect good food, great company, and a few moments worth raising a glass to.