​🕹️ Save the Date: 0111 CTO Conference 2025

​November 6–7 | San Diego, CA
Happy Hour Kickoff: November 5
Hosted by 7CTOs | Humphreys Half Moon Inn

​Press Any Key to Level Up Your Leadership.

​Close out your year with clarity. Launch the next with purpose. The 0111 CTO Conference returns November 6–7, 2025, bringing together senior tech leaders for an immersive, hands-on experience like no other. Set against the waterfront backdrop of Shelter Island at Humphreys Half Moon Inn, this year’s theme — “Press Any Key to Continue” — invites you to unlock your next level of leadership, mindset, and impact.

​Arriving early? Join us for a pre-conference Happy Hour on November 5 and kick off your journey with meaningful connections and energizing conversations. Location details coming soon.

​What to Expect

​Limited to just 100 attendees, the 0111 Conference is intentionally intimate—designed for real conversations, radical growth, and relationship-building that lasts. Expect:

• ​Member-led talks & tactical, peer-driven sessions

• ​In-the-moment scoping and initiative-building

• ​Creative group experiences & leadership challenges

• ​Reflective spaces to reconnect with your mission

• ​Off-site events and authentic social gatherings

​We're not just learning, we're building, evolving, and leading together.

​Agenda:

​The Agenda

​Day 1 – November 6

​7:30 – 8:30 AM Breakfast
8:30 – 9:45 AM Welcome
9:50 – 10:30 AM The Neurobiology of Influence: Why Leading Humans is Not Logical; It’s BIO-Logical (John Bates)
10:30 – 10:45 AM Break
10:45 – 11:35 AM From Frustration to Acceleration: Leading AI Transformation in Your Org (Ryan Vice)
11:35 – 11:45 AM Group Activity
11:45 – 12:25 PM Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast: How I Built High Functioning Elite Teams (Rafi Ghazarian)
12:30 – 1:30 PM Lunch
1:30 – 1:50 PM Group Activity
1:50 – 2:30 PM Living the Core Value of Autonomy (Sigalit Tsadok)
2:30 – 2:40 PM Group Activity
2:40 – 3:20 PM Rolling Out Enterprise AI: Tools, Insights, and Team Empowerment (Calvin Hendryx-Parker)
3:20 – 3:40 PM Break
3:45 – 4:35 PM Going Beyond IQ and EQ to Live with Greater Purpose (Brian Andrews)
4:40 – 4:50 PM Day 1 Closing Remarks
5:00 – 6:00 PM Happy Hour
8:00 PM Slide Show Karaoke

​Day 2 – November 7

​7:30 – 8:30 AM Breakfast
8:30 – 9:15 AM Opening Remarks
9:15 – 9:25 AM Group Activity
9:25 – 10:25 AM Keynote Speaker (TBA)
10:25 – 10:40 AM Break
10:40 – 11:20 AM Off the Hook: Voice AI on the Phone (Kelvin Pho)
11:20 – 11:35 AM Group Activity
11:35 – 12:15 PM Skills Matrix: Providing Structured Professional Development Targets (Darryl Kuhn)
12:20 – 1:45 PM Lunch
1:45 – 2:25 PM On Becoming Greater than the Sum of Your Parts (Jacob West)
2:25 – 2:35 PM Group Activity
2:35 – 3:35 PM Mastering Adaptive Leadership Using Tools of Improv (Paige Wilhide)
3:35 – 3:50 PM Break
3:50 – 4:30 PM Group Activity
4:30 – 5:00 PM Closing Remarks

​Speakers:

• ​John Bates, CEO & Founder, Executive Speaking Success – The Neurobiology of Influence: Why Leading Humans is Not Logical; It’s BIO-Logical

• ​Sigalit Tsadok, Founder, Harbor View Solutions – Living the Core Value of Autonomy

• ​Brian Andrews, CIO, Baker Electric – Going Beyond IQ and EQ to Live with Greater Purpose

• ​Jacob West, CTO, ShipCalm – On Becoming Greater than the Sum of Your Parts

• ​Kelvin Pho, CTO & Co-founder, MIA Labs, Inc. – Off the Hook: Voice AI on the Phone

• ​Ryan Vice, Co-founder & CEO, Vice Software, LLC – From Frustration to Acceleration: Leading AI Transformation in Your Org

• ​Rafi Ghazarian, Co-founder & CTO, Okood – Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast: How I Built High Functioning Elite Teams

• ​Paige Wilhide, Play Coach & Strategist – Mastering Adaptive Leadership Using Tools of Improv

• ​Calvin Hendryx-Parker, CTO, Six Feet Up, Inc. – Rolling Out Enterprise AI: Tools, Insights, and Team Empowerment

• ​Darryl Kuhn, CTO, PenChecks – Skills Matrix: Providing Structured Professional Development Targets

​Venue & Accommodations

​Humphreys Half Moon Inn, a waterfront oasis, will be our 2025 home base.
We’ve secured a special room rate of $169 + tax (Run of House), which includes the Humphreys Half Moon Pass, featuring:

• ​High-speed WiFi in rooms and meeting spaces

• ​10–20% discounts at on-site dining and entertainment venues

​Booking details will be shared upon registration.

​🎮 Ready to Join?

​Whether you’re launching a bold new initiative or need a space to recalibrate and reconnect, the 0111 CTO Conference is your reset and your rocket fuel. Mark your calendar. And press any key to step into what’s next.

​7CTOs: Built by CTOs, for CTOs. Lead boldly. Grow together.