CIO Leadership: HMG Strategy to Recognize Visionary Leaders at the 2023 New Jersey CIO Executive Leadership Summit on May 18
WESTPORT, Conn., April 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HMG Strategy, the World’s #1 digital platform for enabling technology executives to reimagine the enterprise and reshape the business world, is excited to be recognizing four exemplary global business technology leaders for their visionary leadership at its 2023 New Jersey CIO Executive Leadership Summit at The Madison Hotel on May 18.The top-tier business technology executives who will be recognized under HMG Strategy’s 2023 Global Leadership Institute Awards program will include:
· *Jon Harding*, SVP & Global CIO, Conair LLC
· *Adam Noble*, Operating Partner, Information Technology (CIO, CTO), Littlejohn & Company
· *Scott Strickland*, EVP & CIO, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
· *Gabrielle Wolfson*, CIO & CDO, Quest Diagnostics
“The 2023 Global Leadership Institute Awards recognize top-tier technology executives for their visionary, empathetic and inclusive leadership in the face of turbulent socio-economic challenges,” said *Hunter Muller*, Founder and CEO of HMG Strategy. “Unlike other pay-to-play awards models, these dynamic global technology executives are being recognized for their extraordinary leadership in helping to foster a culture of trust, to drive innovation, to reimagine the business and develop new go-to-market strategies with fellow members of the C-suite and line of business in incredibly challenging times.”
Global business technology executives speaking at the 2023 New Jersey CIO Executive Leadership Summit will include:
· *Bashir Agboola*, VP & CTO, Hospital for Special Surgery
· *Andi Azzolina*, Fractional CIO, Freeman Clarke
· *Ben Cabrera*, Principal & Fractional CIO, Freeman Clarke
· *Chris Colla*, VP IT & CIO, B&G Foods
· *Jason Cooper*, CTO, Technology, Data & Analytics Group, Paradigm
· *Lookman Fazal*, Chief Information & Digital Officer, NJ TRANSIT
· *Cindy Finkelman*, Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal
· *Rocco Grillo*, Managing Director – Global Cyber Risk Services & Incident Response Investigation, Alvarez & Marsal
· *Jon Harding*, SVP & Global CIO, Conair LLC
· *Emily Heath*, General Partner, Cyberstarts
· *Dutt Kalluri*, Chief Digital Officer, Celsior Technologies
· *Gurdeep Kaur*, Managing Director, CISO, PSEG
· *Warren Kudman*, VP & CIO, Turner Construction Company
· *Ajoy Kumar*, Managing Director & CISO, The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation
· *Adam Noble*, Operating Partner – Information Technology/CIO/CTO, Littlejohn & Company
· *David Plotzker*, Senior Project Portfolio Director, Transformational Initiatives, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
· *Joseph Puglisi*, Chairman & Co-Manager, North Andover Investors Collaborative, LLC
· *Mandar Rege*, Managing Director, Operational Risk Management – Technology and Cybersecurity, Citigroup
· *Scott Strickland*, EVP & CIO, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts
· *Valerian (Val) Thomas*, SVP & CIO, Lincoln Educational Services; President, SIM New Jersey
· *Dan Turchin*, CEO, PeopleReign
· *Gabrielle Wolfson*, CIO & CDO, Quest Diagnostics
Valued Partners for the 2023 New Jersey CIO Executive Leadership Summit include 8x8, Akamai, Aryaka, BetterCloud, Box, Darktrace, Delphix, Denodo, Fortinet, Intuitive.Cloud, LastPass, Netskope, Nutanix, OutSystems, Palo Alto Networks, Ping Identity, Rapid, RingCentral, SafeGuard Cyber, SAP, SentinelOne, SIM New Jersey, Tangoe, Tanium, Tonkean, Upwork, Zoom, and Zscaler.
To learn more about the 2023 New Jersey CIO Executive Leadership Summit and to register for the event, click here.
HMG Strategy will also be hosting its 2023 Florida CIO Executive Leadership Summit at the Margaritaville Resort Orlando on May 11. Speakers and attendees at HMG Strategy’s 2023 Florida CIO Executive Leadership Summit will explore opportunities for leveraging technologies such as ChatGPT and Generative AI to help contain costs in today’s cost-focused environment.
Top-tier business technology executives speaking at the 2023 Florida CIO Executive Leadership Summit will include:
· *Saqib E. Awan*, Founder & Managing Director, GTM Capital
· *Lee Bailey*, Senior Director, Information Security, Unilever
· *Bert Bertagna*, Assistant CIO, Pasco County (FL); President, SIM Tampa Bay
· *Patrick Blahosky*, RVP of Sales – Americas, Lightrun
· *Alexis Cole*, Managing Director, Kolter Solutions
· *Jason Davis*, SVP, IT, AIG
· *Elizabeth Decker*, VP IT, INSPYR Solutions; Treasurer, SIM South Florida
· *Nicole Darden Ford*, VP & CISO, Rockwell Automation
· *Michelle Garcia*, Director, Information Security and Compliance, Carnival Cruise Lines
· *Shawn Harrs*, CIO, Red Lobster
· *Justin Hayes*, Head of Field Engineering, Vectara
· *Skip Kimpel*, Principal of Independent & SMB Consulting, ConStrata Technology Consulting
· *Dilip Krishna*, Managing Director, Deloitte
· *Josh Lazar*, Founder and Chief Everything Officer, TechThinkTank LLC
· *Tano Maenza*, CIO, National Air Cargo
· *Quintin McGrath*, Chair, ReThink Everything!, SIM Tampa Bay
· *James McQuiggan*, Security Awareness Advocate, Knowbe4
· *Christine Moffett*, Corporate CIO, The Kessler Collection
· *Louis Muniz*, VP, Cyber Risk, Kroll
· *Ronen Sartena*, Strategic Account Executive, Cyera
· *Marcus Session*, VP of IT Services, Tampa International Airport; Past President, SIM Tampa Bay
· *Shehzad Siddique*, Senior IT Manager, SOA, Wyndham Destinations
· *Allen Starr*, VP, IT & CIO, Goodwill Industries – Suncoast, Inc.
· *Paul Teodorescu*, VP, Head of IT Service Delivery and Operations, Morgan & Morgan, P.A.
· *Mike Theis*, Information Security Manager, ABC Fine Wines & Spirits
· *Vyom Upadhya*, Executive Director for Digital, MDVIP; President, SIM South Florida
· *Christine Vanderpool*, CISO, Florida Crystals
· *Jennifer Wesson Greenman*, CIO, City of Hope Chicago, Atlanta & Phoenix
· *Paul Wilner*, VP IT, CIO, Pall CorporationValued Partners for the 2023 Florida CIO Executive Leadership Summit include 8x8, Akamai, Aptum, Aryaka, BetterCloud, Box, Cyera, Darktrace, Delphix, Denodo, Fortinet, GTM Capital, LastPass, Lightrun, Netskope, Nutanix, Okta, Palo Alto Networks, Ping Identity, RingCentral, SafeGuard Cyber, SAP, SIM Central Florida, SIM South Florida, SIM Tampa Bay, Tangoe, Tanium, Tonkean, Upwork, Vectara, Zoom, and Zscaler.
Recipients of HMG Strategy’s 2023 Global Leadership Institute Awards being recognized at the 2023 Florida CIO Executive Leadership Summit will include:
· *Dilip Krishna*, Managing Director, Deloitte
· *Quintin McGrath*, Former Global Senior Managing Director, Deloitte
· *Marcus Session*, VP of IT Services, Tampa International Airport
· *Jennifer Wesson Greenman*, CIO, City of Hope Chicago, Atlanta & Phoenix
To learn more about the 2023 Florida CIO Executive Leadership Summit and to register for the event, click here.
HMG Strategy will be hosting its 2023 Silicon Valley CISO & Technology Executive Leadership Summit on June 1 at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara. At this event, world-class CISOs and business technology executives will share best practices for making security a competitive advantage.
Top-tier executives speaking at the 2023 Silicon Valley CISO & Technology Executive Leadership Summit will include:
· *Selim Aissi*, Global CISO, Blackhawk Network
· *Tamar Bar-Ilan*, Co-Founder and CTO, Cyera
· *Steve Booth*, VP, Product Management, Detection and Response, Salesforce
· *Eddie Borrero*, VP & CISO, Blue Shield of CA
· *Rafi Brenner*, VP, Information Security, Fortinet
· *Krishan Chellakarai*, VP, CISO, Gilead Sciences
· *Mignona Cote*, Chief Security Officer, NetApp
· *Cassie Crossley*, VP, Supply Chain Security, Schneider Electric
· *Al Ghous*, CISO, Snapdocs
· *Emily Heath*, General Partner, Cyberstarts
· *Vijaya Kaza*, Chief Security Officer, Head of Engineering & Data Science for Trust & Safety, Airbnb
· *David Mahon*, Global CISO, Deloitte
· *Matthew Rosenquist*, CISO, Eclipz.io Inc.
· *Amiram Schachar*, Co-Founder & CEO, Upwind
· *Piyoush Sharma*, Head of Enterprise Security & Technology Operations, Zuora; Co-Author, The Purple Book of Software Security
· *Niharika Srivastav*, SVP, Cybersecurity and Executive Programs, Women in Technology International
· *Timothy Torres*, Chief Security Officer, TriNet
· *David Tsao*, Global Information Security Officer, Instacart
· *Maarten Van Horenbeeck*, SVP, Chief Security Officer, AdobeValued Partners for the 2023 Silicon Valley CISO & Technology Executive Leadership Summit include 8x8, Akamai, ArmorCode, BetterCloud, Box, Cyera, Darktrace, Delphix, Fortinet, Illumio, LastPass, Moveworks, Netskope, Nutanix, Palo Alto Networks, Ping Identity, RingCentral, SafeGuard Cyber, SAP, SentinelOne, SIM San Francisco Bay Area, Tangoe, Tanium, Tonkean, Upwork, Zoom, and Zscaler.
Recipients of the 2023 Global Leadership Institute Awards at the summit will include:
· *Mignona Cote*, Chief Security Officer, NetApp
· *Cassie Crossley*, VP, Supply Chain Security, Schneider Electric
· *Emily Heath*, General Partner, Cyberstarts
· *Patty Hatter*, Tech Investor, Advisor, Board Member
To learn more about the 2023 Silicon Valley CISO & Technology Executive Leadership Summit and to register for the event, click here.
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.
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Contact: Tom Hoffman, VP, Research, HMG Strategy: 203-221-2702 or at tomhoffman@hmgstrategy.com
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