Coming Next: the 2023 Greenwich CIO Executive Leadership Summit
Join the areas top CIOs & IT Leaders in Charlotte November 9th
WESTPORT. Conn., Oct. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HMG Strategy, the World’s #1 platform for enabling technology executives to reimagine the enterprise and reshape the business world, is excited to announce that its 2023 Charlotte IT Executive Leadership Summit in Partnership with SIM Charlotte will be taking place on November 9 at the Embassy Suites Ayrsley.
Key topics to be explored at the summit include the visionary leadership required by CIOs to drive generative AI strategies effectively across the enterprise.
“CIOs and business technology leaders have a tremendous opportunity to apply their business savvy and expertise in process design to help the CEO and the C-suite to identify use cases and applications for generative AI to power new waves of business innovation,” said HMG Strategy Founder and CEO Hunter Muller.
Prominent speakers at the 2023 Charlotte IT Executive Leadership Summit in Partnership with SIM Charlotte will include:
- Rishi Bhatnagar, Co-Founder and CEO, Quaeris
- Rob Cummings, Managing Director & CTO, Falfurrias Capital Partners
- Frank DePaola, VP & CISO, EnPro Industries, Inc.
- Subra Goparaju, CIO, HANES Brands
- Ben Hall, Global CIO, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
- Emily Heath, General Partner, Cyberstarts
- Rama Kandala, CIO – Optical Communications, Life Sciences, Corning International
- Ryan Kazanciya, CISO, Wiz
- Ryan Kenyon, Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder, Island
- Michael LaVallee, Managing Partner, Jobplex
- Tony Leng, Managing Partner, CIO & CTO Global Functional Head, H.I.E.C
- David Lindsey, VP, IT and CIO, EPRI
- Chris Long, Director of Software Development, Centene Corporation
- Jim Marascio, Principal & CEO, Equals 11
- Scott Montgomery, VP, Strategic Initiatives, Island
- Sathish Muthukrishnan, Chief Information, Data and Digital Officer, Ally Financial
- Onyeka Nchege, SVP & CIO, Novant Health
- John Opala, VP & Global CISO, HANES Brands Inc.
- Venugopal Pai, Chief Evangelist & Customer Experience Officer, Nutanix
- Amish Patel, CTO, Elevance, Inc.
- Rikin Patel, Senior Managing Partner, Chief Technologist, DXC Technology
- Sam Phillips, Executive Cybersecurity Advisor, Incovate Solutions
- Frank Price, SVP & Chief Information Risk Officer, Labcorp
- Scott Richardson, CIO – Enterprise Data and Analytics, Ally Financial
- Patrick Thompson, Chief Information & Digital Transformation Officer, Albemarle Corp.
- Marc Varner, Corporate VP and Global CISO, Lowe’s Companies
- Sanaz Yashar, Co-Founder and CEO, Zafran Security
- Angela Yochem, Former EVP, Chief Transformation and Digital Officer
Distinguished CIOs and business technology executives being recognized for HMG Strategy 2023 Global Leadership Institute Awards at the 2023 Silicon Valley CIO Executive Leadership Summit will include:
- Frank DePaola, VP & CISO, EnPro Industries, Inc.
- Subra Goparaju, CIO, HANES Brands Inc.
- Scott Richardson, CIO Enterprise Data and Analytics, Ally Financial, Inc.
- Patrick Thompson, Chief Information & Digital Transformation Officer, Albemarle Corporation
- Angela Yochem, former EVP Chief Transformation and Digital Officer
Valued Partners for the 2023 Charlotte IT Executive Leadership Summit in Partnership with SIM Charlotte include 8×8, Akamai, BetterCloud, Box, the Charlotte Area Technology Collaborative, Cyberstarts, Darktrace, Delphix, Denodo, DXC Technology, Fortinet, GTM Capital, Island, LastPass, Moveworks, Netskope, the North Carolina Technology Association, Nutanix, Palo Alto Networks, Ping Identity, Rimini Street, RingCentral, rmsource, SafeGuard Cyber, SAP, SIM Charlotte Region, Tanium, Tonkean, Wipro Technologies, Wiz, Zafran Security, Zoom, and Zscaler.
To learn more about the 2023 Charlotte IT Executive Leadership Summit in Partnership with SIM Charlotte and to register for the event, click here.
HMG Strategy will also be hosting its 2023 Greenwich CIO Executive Leadership Summit on October 26 at Rockrimmon Country Club in Stamford, CT.
Key topics to be explored at the summit include the CIO as the CEO of technology in preparing the organization for what’s coming next.
Top-tier speakers at the 2023 Greenwich CIO Executive Leadership Summit will include:
- Dr. Helen Adesuwa Uzamere, CIO, Project Renewal
- Kamran Amin, CIO, Arch Reinsurance Group
- Julia Anderson, Chief Technology & Information Officer, Campbell Soup Company
- Snehal Antani, Co-Founder & CEO, Horizon3.ai
- Robert Blythe, VP, Information Security & Technology Risk Management, WWE
- Andrew Cotter, EVP & CIO, Somerset Capital Group, Ltd.
- Fred Danback, VP, CIO and CISO, Healthcare Risk Advisors
- Richard M. Entrup, Sr. Advisor, Enterprise Innovation, KPMG
- Cindy Finkelman, Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal
- Roni Fuchs, CEO & Founder, Legit Security
- Reju George, VP Digital, Automotive Division, Harman International
- Dave Harris, CIO, Shake Shack
- Fred Harris, Head of Cybersecurity Risk, Data Risk and IT Risk, Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking
- Emily Heath, General Partner, Cyberstarts
- Rita J. King, EVP, Business Development, Science House
- Matthew Lagana, Managing Director, CTO & CISO, MBIA
- Vinny Licht, CIO Advisor and Board Member
- Danielle Maurici-Arnone, Global Chief Digital and Technology Officer, Combe International
- Tom McCurley, CIO, The Chefs’ Warehouse
- Dara Meath, SVP & CTO, Build-A-Bear Workshop
- Bridget Mendoza, CIO, Whitney Museum of American Art
- Josephine O’Hazo, Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Giant Eagle, Inc.
- Jim Panos, CIO, Central National Gottesman Inc.
- Mark Polansky, Executive-in-Residence, HMG Strategy; Founder and CEO, Outlook Solutions
- Joseph Puglisi, Chairman & Co-Manager, North Andover Investors Collaborative, LLC
- Anna Ransley, Chief Digital Information Officer, Quaker Houghton
- John Ricci, VP, Corporate IT, Fox Corporation
- Colette Rubio, SVP, Technology, The Madison Square Garden Company
- Ed Soo Hoo, Data Center Evangelist, Lenovo
- Dan Turchin, CEO, PeopleReign
- Ken Zimmerman, Co-Chair, Member Recruitment and Member Services, SIM Fairfield-Westchester
Distinguished CIOs and business technology executives being recognized for HMG Strategy 2023 Global Leadership Institute Awards at the 2023 Greenwich CIO Executive Leadership Summit will include:
- Robert Blythe, VP Information Security & Technology Risk Management, World Wrestling Entertainment
- Matt Lagana, Managing Director, MBIA
- Vinny Licht, CIO Advisor and Board Member, President Fairfield/Westchester SIM
- Tom McCurley, CIO, The Chefs’ Warehouse
- Jim Panos, CIO, Central National Gottesman Inc.
Valued Partners for the 2023 Greenwich CIO Executive Leadership Summit include 8×8, Akamai, Avalor, Benchmark IT, BetterCloud, Box, Cognizant, Consolidated Computing, Cyberstarts, Darktrace, Delphix, Denodo, Fortinet, GTM Capital, Horizon3.ai, LastPass, Legit Security, Netskope, NPower, Nutanix, OutSystems, Palo Alto Networks, PeopleReign, Ping Identity, Pure Storage, RingCentral, SafeGuard Cyber, SAP, SIM Fairfield-Westchester, Tanium, Tonkean, Zoom, and Zscaler.
To learn more about the 2023 Greenwich CIO Executive Leadership Summit and to register for the event, click here.
HMG Strategy will also be hosting its 2023 Minneapolis CIO Executive Leadership Summit on November 2 at the Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel, The Depot.
Key topics to be explored at the summit will include the role of the CIO as the CEO of Technology to help anticipate what’s next for the business.
Exceptional CIOs and industry executives who will be speaking at the 2023 Minneapolis CIO Executive Leadership Summit will include:
- Dan Abdul, SVP and CTO, Medica
- Kelly Aronson, Chief Digital Officer, Andersen Corporation
- John Avenson, SVP, CTO, Minnesota Twins
- Saqib Awan, Founder & Managing Director, GTM Capital
- Merav Bahat, Co-Founder and CEO, Dazz
- Teddy Bekele, SVP & CTO, Land O’ Lakes
- Danny Brickman, Founder and CEO, Oasis
- Robin Brown, SVP, IT, Cirrus Aircraft
- Scott Brown, Senior Executive Director, Healthcare Technology M&A, Cherry Tree Investment Banking
- Mike Calvo, CTO, Shipt
- Andy Dulka, CIO, Restaurant Technologies
- Sarah Engstrom, CISO and VP, IT Security, Productivity & Privacy, CHS Inc.
- Emily Heath, General Partner, Cyberstarts
- Zachary Hughes, VP, IT Development & Operations, CHS Inc.
- Sumit Johar, CIO, Automation Anywhere
- Steven John, Faculty Member IANS Research, IANS
- Tammylynne Jonas, Global CIO, Donaldson
- Patrick Joyce, VP – Global IT & CISO, Medtronic
- Dennis Keane, CIO, Red Wing Shoe Company
- Induprakas Keri, SVP, Hybrid Multicloud Platform, Nutanix
- Harold Knutson, Strategic IT Consultant & Digital Thought Partner, Bayside Associates, LLC
- Heather Manley, President, SIM Minnesota; CEO, On-Demand Group
- Tony Peleska, CIO, Kraus-Anderson
- Michelle Roemer, CIO, Apogee Enterprises, Inc.
- Carissa Rollins, SVP & CIO, GIS, Illumina
- Yotam Segev, Co-Founder & CEO, Cyera
- Shikhar Singh, EVP, CTO, Choice Bank
- Cisco Skanson, CIO, Hazelden Betty Ford
- Carey Smith, SVP, COO, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
- Jaime Taets, CEO/Founder, Keystone Group
- Greg Thayer, Director, Information Security, Jack Link’s
- Dee Thibodeau, CEO, Charter Solutions
- Jamie Thingelstad, CTO, SPS Commerce
Distinguished CIOs and business technology executives being recognized for HMG Strategy 2023 Global Leadership Institute Awards at the 2023 Minneapolis CIO Executive Leadership Summit will include:
- Robin Brown, SVP IT, Cirrus Aircraft
- Steven John, Faculty Member, IANS Research, IANS
- Dee Thibodeau, CEO, Charter Solutions
Valued Partners for the 2023 Minneapolis CIO Executive Leadership Summit will include 8×8, Akamai, Automation Anywhere, BetterCloud, Box, Cyberstarts, Cyera, Darktrace, Dazz, Delphix, Fortinet, Genesys Works, GTM Capital, Lakeside, LastPass, Meriplex, Moveworks, Netskope, Nutanix, Oasis, Palo Alto Networks, Ping Identity, Pure Storage, RingCentral, SafeGuard Cyber, SAP, SIM Minnesota, Tanium, Tonkean, Upwork, Zoom, and Zscaler.
To learn more about HMG Strategy’s upcoming schedule of CIO & CISO summits, click here.
About HMG Strategy
HMG Strategy is the world’s leading digital platform for technology executives to reimagine the enterprise and reshape the business world. The HMG Strategy global network consists of more than 500,000 CIOs, CTOs, CISOs, CDOs, senior business technology executives, search industry executives, venture capitalists, industry experts and world-class thought leaders.
HMG Strategy’s global media model generates more than one million impressions per week, providing vast opportunities for business technology leaders and sponsor partners to promote themselves and their brands.
HMG Strategy was founded in 2008 by Hunter Muller, a leadership expert who has worked side-by-side with Fortune 2000 executives with strategic planning and career ascent for the past 30+ years.
HMG Strategy’s regional CIO and CISO Executive Leadership Series, authored books and Digital Resource Center deliver unique, peer-driven guidance from CIOs, CISOs, CTOs, CDOs and technology executives on leadership, innovation, transformation and career ascent.
HMG Strategy offers a range of peer-led advisory services such as its Global CIO & CISO Executive Leadership Alliance (CELA) service which bring together the world’s top CIOs, CISOs and technology executives to brainstorm on the top opportunities and challenges facing them in their roles.
HMG Strategy’s Global Advisory Services are a unique set of peer-driven research services that are designed to keep business technology executives up to speed on the latest leadership, business, technology and global macro-economic trends that are impacting businesses and industries.
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Contact: Tom Hoffman, VP, Research, HMG Strategy: 203-221-2702 or at tomhoffman@hmgstrategy.com
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