This document outlines the agenda for a panel discussion on the role of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) across different organizations. The panel will include CIOs from Merrill Corporation, Lifesprk, and Minneapolis Public Schools. They will discuss the CIO's primary responsibilities, how they align business and technology strategies, the changing nature of the CIO role over the past decade, and challenges like managing a distributed workforce and balancing core IT needs with strategic objectives. The session will involve brief introductions from each panelist, a moderated discussion on these topics, and then questions from the audience.