AIM Utah (Association for Information Management) upcoming events

Fall 2026 AIM LDI-Leadership Development Institute (Friday, September 11, 2026)

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT

Leadership Development Institute (LDI)

Influential Leadership for Technical Professionals

Think about the leaders who move work forward without relying on authority.

They create trust, bring clarity to competing priorities, and help teams make decisions, even when accountability is shared.

Today, many technical professionals are expected to lead across teams, influence outcomes, and take ownership before they’re given formal authority. When leaders don’t have the tools to do this well, execution slows, escalation increases, and leadership bottlenecks form.

The AIM Utah Leadership Development Institute (LDI) develops technical leaders who are effective without relying on position. Leaders who strengthen execution, earn trust, and move work forward in complex environments.

LDI is a three-session, cohort-based program focused entirely on influential leadership.

What They’ll learn, and apply

Through instruction, discussion, and real-world practice, participants learn how to:

Clarify and intentionally shape their personal leadership brand
Influence peers, leaders, and teams without relying on title
Build trust and accountability that strengthen execution
Navigate difficult conversations and decisions with confidence
Recognize and act on everyday opportunities to lead, regardless of role

Participants leave with practical tools they can apply immediately, increasing their effectiveness, credibility, and readiness for broader responsibility.

Program Structure

LDI is delivered across three in-person sessions. Each session builds on the previous one, developing self-awareness, influence, and leadership effectiveness over time.

Session One: Discovering and Understanding My Leadership Brand
How behavior, intention, and reputation shape influence.

Session Two: The Practices of Influential Leadership
Practical approaches for influencing outcomes and building trust.

Session Three: Recognizing and Seizing Opportunities to Grow Influence
Identifying moments to lead and expand impact through others.

Fall 2026 Schedule

Session One: Friday, September 11 | 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Session Two: Friday, October 02 | 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Session Three: Friday, October 16 | 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Each session includes content, hands-on practice, lunch, beverages, and snacks.

Program Cost: $1,250 (covers all three sessions)

Fall 2026 LDI Plus - Personal Leadership Training - Live (Friday, September 18, 2026)

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT

LDI Plus

A Connected Leadership Development Experience for Technology Leaders

Leadership complexity increases long before most leaders are formally prepared for it.

As responsibility expands, success depends less on technical execution and more on influence, clarity of thought, and behavioral discipline under pressure.

LDI Plus is intentionally designed for IT leaders operating in real technology environments. It is not a generic management workshop. It is a structured development arc built specifically for leaders navigating scale, ambiguity, and cross-functional influence.

What Participants Gain

Participants complete LDI Plus with:

Clear awareness of their natural leadership patterns and stress responses
Direct visibility into how their leadership is experienced by others
Greater ability to regulate behavior when stakes are high
Increased effectiveness influencing peers, stakeholders, and executive leadership
A practical, personalized development plan supported by executive coaching

Leaders do not simply gain insight. They build ownership for how they show up when complexity rises.

What Organizations Notice Over Time

Organizations that invest in LDI Plus leaders often observe:

Stronger cross-functional collaboration across technical and business teams
More stable and disciplined decision-making under pressure
Reduced friction caused by unexamined stress behaviors
Increased leadership accountability without increased oversight
Influence that extends beyond formal authority

The return is sustained behavioral change that strengthens leadership capacity long after the program ends.

What Makes LDI Plus Different

LDI Plus connects three elements that are often delivered in isolation and integrates them into one deliberate progression.

Birkman Assessment
Builds shared language around natural behaviors, motivations, and stress patterns.

Leadership Circle Profile 360
Creates structured visibility into the gap between intent and impact.

One-on-One Executive Coaching
Ensures feedback becomes intentional action rather than unused insight.

Participants engage in a curated cross-company cohort of Utah technology leaders, creating peer calibration and perspective that cannot be replicated inside a single organization.

Fall 2026 Schedule

Session One: Friday, September 18 | 9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Session Two: Friday, October 23 | 9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Session Three: Friday, December 04 | 9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Organizations frequently sponsor high-potential leaders to strengthen leadership readiness across their teams. Individual registration is also welcome.

October 2026 - AIM General Membership Luncheon, AI Security and Prompt Hacking - Wizard Style (Thursday, October 08, 2026)

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:30:00 GMT

Dear AIM Utah Members:

You are invited to our next AIM General Membership Luncheon!

Location:

The Larry H. Miller Company

9350 South 150 East, Suite 900

Sandy, UT

October AIM Lunch Meeting - AI Security and Prompt Hacking - Wizard Style

Please join us on Thursday, October 8th for an expert presentation on the convergence of AI and cybersecurity.

Our speaker is Dean Sapp. Dean will examine the critical convergence of Artificial Intelligence and cybersecurity, tracing the evolution of threats through the Large Language Model (LLM) era, with a bit of wizardry included. It details advanced attacks like prompt injection, AI-enabled phishing, and deep fakes, using examples like the '$1 Tahoe' incident in the form of charms and spells. The presentation outlines essential defense strategies, emphasizing robust AI governance, the implementation of technical guardrails (Input/Output Filtering, Secure MCP), and the necessity of human oversight for building adaptive resilience against sentient, evolving threats, in an engaging and mystical format.

When it comes to AI and cybersecurity, Dean is as good as it gets. Please register and attend this lunch meeting. Thank you.

About Our Speaker

Dean is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Data Protection Officer (DPO) for Filevine.

Dean is also a security researcher, author, public speaker, AI Guru, expert witness and practitioner with nearly three decades of experience implementing cost-effective and robust cyber security programs for the enterprise. He has given presentations at the SaintCon, BSides, DC801, ISACA, the Utah State Bar, NAAG, ABA, LegalSEC, ILTACon, Inns of Court, UAJ, Public Defenders & Trial Lawyer events, InfraGard and many other security and privacy conferences.

Dean is a security nerd at heart, but in his spare time, he enjoys spending his time with his wife and six awesome kids, weight training, competing in Spartan races and other ridiculously crazy and challenging things.

This event is sponsored by Cache Valley Electric

Cache Valley Electric (CVE) is a family-owned technology solutions provider that delivers "ground-to-cloud" technology infrastructure.

Key Takeaways for IT Leaders

Core Capabilities: Full-stack technology infrastructure spanning physical low-voltage cabling, teledata, audio-visual systems, wireless/DAS, network design, enterprise security, and cloud architecture (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Specialized IT Focus: Through CVE Technologies Group, they serve as a top-tier systems integrator (including Cisco Gold Integrator status) specializing in enterprise networking, cybersecurity, SASE, SD-WAN, and data center environments.

Established in Utah in 1915, CVE brings over a century of execution experience, from powering hyperscale data centers to designing smart building network systems.

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We hope you can make it to this event!

Cheers,

The AIM Board

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