Chicago. June 25, 2026.
A private conversation on the CEO–CIO relationship with the leaders who actually decided whether it would compound or erode.
A private KOIOS dinner with Mary Dillon and Elliott Rodgers.
The speakers
Mary Dillon
Former CEO, Foot Locker & Ulta Beauty
Elliott Rodgers
Former COO, Foot Locker
The conversation
Most conversations about the CEO–CIO relationship feature the CIO. This one features the CEO and the COO, the leaders who decided whether that relationship would compound or erode. Mary Dillon was the CEO. Elliott Rodgers was the COO doing the operational translation alongside her, through reinvention at Ulta and Foot Locker where the business and the technology had to move together or break apart. On June 25, they'll talk honestly about the part most leaders navigate quietly, how that relationship compounds over time, or quietly erodes.
What the evening is
A small, curated group of senior technology leaders
No vendors. No slides. No agenda beyond the conversation
Off-the-record, peer-to-peer
About KOIOS
KOIOS is a confidential, vendor-free peer forum for mid-market technology leaders, CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, and CISOs at companies with $1B–$10B in revenue. We convene small, hand-selected cohorts for honest conversations about the decisions and dilemmas leaders rarely share anywhere else. Membership is by invitation, and we choose each seat with intention.