Paul Daugherty

Paul Daugherty is Accenture’s Group Chief Executive – Technology & Chief Technology Officer. He oversees all aspects of developing and delivering Technology’s capabilities, bringing innovation, intelligence, and deep industry experience together with leading technologies from ecosystem partners to help clients reinvent their businesses as intelligent enterprises and innovate at scale.

As chief technology officer, Paul is responsible for driving innovation through research and development (R&D) activities in Accenture Labs and leveraging emerging technologies to bring the newest innovations to clients globally. He founded and oversees Accenture Ventures, which is focused on strategic equity investments and open innovation to accelerate growth. Paul is responsible for managing Accenture’s alliances, partnerships and senior-level relationships with leading and emerging technology companies, and he leads Accenture’s Global CIO Council and annual CIO and Innovation Forum. He is also a member of Accenture’s Global Management Committee.

Paul continues to play a key role in evolving Accenture’s Technology business to lead and shape the industry. He is responsible for developing and scaling new businesses including Blockchain, Extended Reality and Quantum Computing. He also developed Accenture’s Digital business vision and helped shape Accenture’s early moves to establish its digital business leadership. He founded Accenture’s Cloud business, was instrumental in launching Accenture’s SaaS, big data and open source businesses, and played a key role in the company’s technology business during the major transitions to client/server computing and internet-based computing.

Paul is a passionate advocate for gender equality in the workplace and sponsoring STEM-related inclusion and diversity initiatives. He is a frequent speaker at conferences on industry and technology issues and has published articles in a variety of mediums. He sponsors Accenture’s technology initiatives with the World Economic Forum to help improve the state of the world. Paul also served as chairman of the board of Avanade, the leading provider of Microsoft technology services, for five years and remains on the board of directors. He is on the board of directors for Girls Who Code, Accenture Global Services Limited, the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley, and the advisory board for Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan. Paul helped found the advisory board of the Academy of Information Technology, a non-profit that works to boost IT careers for youth. He also sponsors Accenture’s partnership with Code.org, which is focused on bringing Computer Science education to students around the world. In addition, he serves on the advisory board of Answer ALS as its Infrastructure and Technology Committee Lead.

In 2019, Paul was named to Retail Week’s Tech 100, a list of the most influential leaders shaping the future of commerce through technology and digital innovation. He accepted the FASPE Award for Ethical Leadership in 2019 for Accenture’s work in applying ethical principles to the development and use of artificial intelligence and other innovative 21st century technologies. Paul was named to Adweek 50 2017, the prestigious recognition of top marketing, media and technology executives who, in Adweek’s words, are “using cutting-edge tech guided by hard-won insights to blaze new trails.” He is on Business Transformation 150, which identifies the world’s most influential executives across a spectrum of industries, and he was also honored with the Irish America Magazine Business 100 Award. Paul was recognized in Computerworld’s Premier 100 Technology Leaders for 2017 for his extraordinary technology leadership, and he was also selected as a LinkedIn Top Voice for 2017. The Institute for Women’s Leadership recognized Paul with the “Guys Who Get It Award” for supporting diversity in the workplace and advancement of women, especially in technology and other STEM fields.

Paul is co-author of Human + Machine: Reimagining Work in the Age of AI, a seminal book providing a much-needed management playbook for the business of AI, recently published by Harvard Press. Learn more about the book and what major media and influencers are saying here.

Paul joined Accenture in 1986 and became a partner in 1999. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in computer engineering from the University of Michigan.

Jacques Erasmus

Jacques Erasmus is Chief Information Officer for Activision Blizzard.

Cynthia Stoddard

As senior vice president and chief information officer of Adobe, Cynthia Stoddard oversees Adobe’s global Information Technology & Cloud Operations teams.  In her leadership role, Cynthia spearheads a global strategy for delivering services and operations that form the mission-critical backbone for the company.  This includes providing always-on systems and enterprise applications; resilient and reliable end-to-end operations; productive employee experiences; and data services for real-time decision making and personalized customer experiences.

Cynthia is an IT industry veteran, with more than 25 years of business experience and IT expertise leading large global organizations in supply chain, retail, and technology development. Before joining Adobe in 2016, she was chief information officer and senior vice president at data storage and management company NetApp, where she led the company’s traditional IT functions while also expanding focus on innovation, customer-facing programs, and strategic partnerships. She previously held a number of information technology and technical leadership positions at supply chain, retail, and technology companies including Safeway Inc. and APL Limited.

Cynthia was honored with the CIO Hall of Fame award in 2019 for her contributions to business and technology.  Additionally, she is a recipient of the CIO 100 Award in 2017 and 2018 for Adobe IT’s innovative ways to deliver business value.  She was named among the top Women of Influence by Silicon Valley Business Journal and was recognized as one of Huffington Post’s Top 100 Most Social CIOs.  She is a founding member of Impact100 East Bay, whose mission is to raise funds to meet the needs of the local community.

Cynthia holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Western New England University, from which she graduated cum laude, and an MBA from Marylhurst University.

Chris Soong

Chris Soong is the Chief Information Officer and a Senior Vice President at Alion. He oversees all aspects of the Corporate Information Technology group inclusive of enterprise infrastructure, information security, collaboration solutions, application development and data analytics. With 20 years of experience in the IT industry, he is driving rapid growth and success for technology-driven corporations.

Chris has held Executive level positions at global Fortune 500 companies to include Booz Allen Hamilton and Sprint. At Booz Allen, he was on the firm’s Information Services Leadership Team and drove innovation within the Business Shared Services organization. At Sprint he was a Director of Enterprise Applications Development and served on the merger integration team of Sprint and Nextel, a two year $35B acquisition.

Chris holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech. He has a Leadership Certificate from the University of Maryland and participated in the CIO Institute at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Chris has been recognized as “Ones to Watch” by CIO Magazine and “Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business” by Asian American Business Development Center.

In his free time, Chris volunteers on his children’s swim team and was a member of the Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE) where he served as President and founder of the DC chapter. In addition, he volunteers with Lungevity, the National Capital Area chapter of the March of Dimes, and the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN).

Rajeev Ronanki

Rajeev Ronanki serves as Senior Vice President, Chief Digital Officer at Anthem. He is leading the transformation of Anthem to become a digital/AI-first enterprise through driving the vision, strategy, and execution of Anthem’s Digital, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Exponential Technology, and Innovation Portfolios. Through these efforts, Ronanki is enabling Anthem to harness the power of AI and data to better understand healthcare consumers and provide tailored, personalized care. His experience spans over 20 years of innovation-driven industry and social change across healthcare and technology. Prior to joining Anthem, Ronanki was a Partner at Deloitte Consulting, LLC where he established and led Deloitte’s Life Sciences and Healthcare Advanced Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, and Innovation practices. Additionally, he was instrumental in shaping Deloitte’s blockchain and cryptocurrency solutions and authored pieces on various exponential technology topics. Ronanki also led Deloitte’s strategic partnerships across a wide range of innovation programs, such as doc.ai, Singularity University, Exponential Conference Series, and MIT Media Labs, that seek to evangelize disruptive technologies like artificial intelligence, blockchain, and precision medicine. Ronanki obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Osmania University in India and a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania. Education: M.S., Computer Science, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania B.E., Osmania University Hyderabad, India

Omkaram Nalamasu

Dr. Omkaram (Om) Nalamasu is Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Applied Materials, Inc. He brings extensive experience and passion to the role of CTO, where he leads the development of disruptive products to address new markets and businesses in partnership with the broader technology ecosystem. He has built a world-class team to support Applied’s leadership in materials engineering. He also serves as president of Applied Ventures, LLC, the venture capital fund of Applied Materials, where he oversees strategic investments in early- and growth-stage companies. A world-renowned expert in materials science and one of our industry’s most respected forward-thinkers, Dr. Nalamasu has championed a renewed focus on Applied’s global innovation culture through various internal development programs and open innovation methods. He has solidified strategic relationships with universities, government organizations and research institutes around the world. Dr. Nalamasu joined Applied in 2006 after serving as an NYSTAR Distinguished Professor of materials science and engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he also served as vice president of research. He has held key research and development leadership positions at AT&T Bell Laboratories, Bell Laboratories/Lucent Technologies, and Agere Systems, Inc., and was director of Bell Laboratories’ Nanofabrication Research Laboratory, MEMS and Waveguides Research, and Condensed Matter Physics organizations. His research interests include nanomanufacturing, nanopatterning, electronic and photonic materials, and lithography, with special emphasis on applying patterning and materials expertise for device fabrication for electronics, photonics and energy applications. Dr. Nalamasu has made seminal contributions to the fields of optical lithography and polymeric materials science and technology. He has received numerous awards, authored more than 180 papers, review articles and books, and holds more than 120 worldwide issued patents. In 2017, Dr. Nalamasu was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering for technical innovation spanning materials development, atomically controlled thin-film fabrication, and commercialization in microelectronics and energy generation and storage. He is a member of the board of directors of The Tech Museum in Silicon Valley and serves on several national and international advisory boards. He received his Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

Anthony Bartolo

Anthony Bartolo is Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer. He is responsible for driving Avaya’s leadership through its product portfolio, which includes oversight of product development, product management, emerging technologies and corporate strategy across the company’s premise and cloud-based Unified Communications, Contact Center and Collaboration solutions.

Nicholas Colisto

Nick Colisto is Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Avery Dennison Corporation. He joined Avery Dennison in March 2018.

In his role, Mr. Colisto is responsible for driving and executing an enterprise IT strategy for the company, including shepherding the overall company strategy with respect to information technology trends, driving efficiencies across the organization, improving delivery of IT services and products to the business, and building on our existing culture of operational excellence.

Prior to joining Avery Dennison, Mr. Colisto served as senior vice president and chief information officer for leading global water technology company, Xylem Inc. He has also held senior IT roles with K. Hovnanian Companies, one of the U.S.’ largest homebuilders, and Boehringer-Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, a global, research-driven pharmaceutical company.

Colisto is a recipient of multiple prestigious industry awards, including CIO Magazine CIO 100 (2010, 2017 & 2020), Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leaders (2011), InformationWeek Top Innovators (2009, 2010 & 2011), InfoWorld Top 15 Green Award (2011) and InfoWorld 100 (2009).

He is widely respected as an expert and thought leader on technology innovation and has been regularly featured in news publications and podcasts, including IDG’s CIO Leadership Live, IDG’s CIO Tech Spotlight, IDG CIO Magazine, InfoWorld, and Forbes. Colisto is also a lecturer at Evanta, a Gartner Company.

Colisto is the author of The CIO Playbook, which was published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

He holds a Bachelor’s degree of Business Administration in Management Information Systems and a Master of Science in Information Systems, both from Pace University in New York.

Vinay Pai

Vinay Pai is an experienced technology executive with a track record of leading high-performing international organizations and driving technology transformation at scale and business growth globally. As the Senior Vice President of Engineering at Bill.com, Vinay leads the technology teams that develop and deliver the Bill.com product portfolio. Prior to joining Bill.com, he was SVP of Engineering at First Data, where he led Engineering for the Clover point of sale product line. Earlier, he held several leadership roles in the small business group during his eight years at Intuit, which he joined as part of the PayCycle acquisition. Most recently, as VP for Intuit Developer Platform, Vinay led the business segment responsible for the QuickBooks ecosystem of third-party applications and developers. He has also held engineering leadership roles at Cassatt, Sun Microsystems and Schlumberger, and founded a startup on the Apple platform that delivered three products.

Vinay has an M.S. in electrical engineering, B.S. in electrical engineering and a B.A. in computer science from Rice University.

Yuri Broze

Yuri Broze is Vice President, Engineering for Birchbox.

Stephen Boyer

Stephen Boyer is Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer for Bitsight.

Rob Wisniewski

Rob Wisniewski is Chief Technology Officer - Client and Firm Platforms for Blackstone.

Timothy Mayopoulos

Tim Mayopoulos is the President of Blend, a Silicon Valley technology company propelling the $40 trillion consumer banking industry into the digital age through partnerships with banks, lenders, and other technology providers. Before joining Blend in 2019, Tim served as President and CEO of Fannie Mae for more than six years. Under his leadership, the company returned to sustained profitability, delivered more than $167 billion in dividends to taxpayers, and introduced new technologies to the housing finance system to make mortgage lending faster, safer and more transparent. Tim has had a long career in financial services. He served as the General Counsel of Bank of America for five years, and held senior roles at Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse First Boston, and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. Tim serves on the boards of directors of LendingClub, the largest online marketplace lender, and SAIC, a technology integrator for the civilian, defense and national security agencies of the federal government. Tim is a graduate of Cornell University and the New York University School of Law.

Dorien Weijts

Dorien Weijts is Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer for Blue Yonder.

Brian Matthews

Brian Mathews is the Chief Technology Officer for Bright Machines.

Brian is a technology futurist who has spent three decades architecting cloud and desktop software for designers and engineers. Most recently, he led a 500-person platform group at Autodesk that was responsible for software development, cloud operations, product security and compliance. Previously, he led software teams developing 3D reality capture, 3D computer graphics, augmented reality, data compression and other products. Brian holds a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in electrical engineering, both from Cornell University.

Darren Dworkin

Darren Dworkin leads the day-to-day strategy and technology operations of the information and clinical technology teams. He led the implementation of a comprehensive electronic medical record to help transform care using advanced technology, helping to propel Cedars-Sinai to be a national leader in its use of technology at the point of care.

Dworkin has led the use of early stage and digital health companies in the field. He helped launch the Cedars-Sinai Accelerator program to help early stage companies grow and is a co-founder of Stanson Health, a clinical decision support and analytics company.

Before joining Cedars-Sinai in 2006, he was chief technology officer at Boston Medical Center and director of information technology at Unisource Canada, a division of Georgia-Pacific.

Dworkin serves on numerous boards and advisory councils and enjoys mentoring entrepreneurs.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada.

Bill Graff

Bill Graff is Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer for Cerner Corporation.

Jeetu Patel

Jeetu Patel is the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cisco’s Security and Applications business. He leverages a diverse set of capabilities to lead the strategy and development for the Collaboration, Security, and AppDynamics divisions and owns P&L responsibility for this multibillion-dollar portfolio. Jeetu combines a bold vision, steeped in product design and development expertise, operational rigor and innate market understanding to create high growth Software as a Service (SaaS) businesses.

A member of the Executive Leadership Team, Jeetu is helping to redefine Cisco’s SaaS business and strategy to further accelerate the company’s transformation and growth. His mission is to build world class, subscription-based products that solve Cisco customers’ biggest problems. His team is creating and designing meaningfully differentiated products that diverge in the way they’re conceived, built, priced, packaged and sold.

Prior to joining Cisco, Jeetu was the Chief Product Officer (CPO) and Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at Box, a role he pioneered. He led the company’s product and platform strategy, setting the company’s long-term vision and roadmap for cloud content management in the enterprise. He transformed Box from a single product application to a multi-product platform used by 100K customers representing 69% of the Fortune 500. The discipline, quality standards, performance metrics, and stability Jeetu instilled fueled the platform’s growth – nearly quadrupling revenues to $700M+. Box’s growth scaled to reach over 60M users with over 50% of customers using multiple products. He also created the Box Platform business unit where he led product strategy, marketing and developer relations – driving products from incubation stage to mature offerings.

Before joining Box, Jeetu was General Manager and Chief Executive of EMC’s newly acquired Syncplicity business unit, a cloud service for Enterprise File Sync Sharing (EFSS) and collaboration. One of the first SaaS-based solutions offered by EMC, Jeetu spearheaded the company’s acquisition. He created a world class leadership team, secured some of the market’s largest customers and led the group to become one of the fastest growing EFSS companies in a highly competitive market. Other key roles at EMC included CMO for the Information Intelligence Group and Chief Strategy Officer, where he drove the organic and inorganic strategy for the division’s cloud and mobile growth.

Previously, Jeetu was President of Doculabs, a research and advisory firm co-owned by Forrester Research. The firm focused on collaboration and content management across a range of industries including financial services, insurance, energy, manufacturing and life sciences.

He currently serves on the boards of HackerRank, a market-leading technical assessment and remote interview solution for hiring developers and JLL, an American commercial real estate services company.

Jeetu holds a B.S. in Information Decision Sciences from the University of Illinois, Chicago and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his family.

Vanessa Colella

Vanessa Colella is Citi’s Chief Innovation Officer, focused on harnessing the power of Citi to help people, businesses, and communities thrive in a world of technological, behavioral, and societal change. Deeply integrated with Citi colleagues, clients, and the innovation ecosystem, Citi Ventures accelerates and discovers new sources of value by exploring, incubating, and investing in new ideas. Before assuming the role of Chief Innovation Officer, Vanessa led venture investing and D10X for Citi Ventures, and previously ran marketing for Citi’s North American Consumer Bank. She joined Citibank in 2010 from U.S. Venture Partners (USVP), where she was an entrepreneur-in-residence. Prior to USVP, Vanessa was Head of NA Marketing and then SVP of Insights at Yahoo, where she was responsible for developing and executing the company’s consumer data strategy. She was previously a Partner at McKinsey & Company. She was recognized on the Global Corporate Venturing Powerlist in 2017, 2018, and 2019, and was named to Institutional Investor’s Fintech Finance list from 2015- 2018. Her work conceiving and launching CitiBike led Citi to win Advertising Age’s 2013 Creativity Award and the Gold Pencil in 2014. Vanessa received her masters’ degrees from Columbia University and M.I.T. as well as a Ph.D. from M.I.T.’s Media Lab. A charter member of Teach for America, she is a published author and lecturer, taught courses at the Santa Fe Institute, and previously served as a research fellow at Rockefeller University. She holds an S.B. degree in molecular biology from M.I.T. and currently serves as a member of the Corporation’s Visiting Committee for the Media Lab. She resides in San Francisco with her husband and son.

Rich McGhee

Rich McGhee is Global Technology Lead, responsible for innovation, products and technology strategy within the Digital Engineering Practice at Cognizant.

Rich has spent 35 years in financial services, holding positions of CIO/CTO and various application development management roles. He believes in creating an engineering culture for all software development, regardless of industry or customer base.

Rich’s continuing-learning focus has been on emerging technologies like video, AI and consumer wearables, and his past accomplishments include digital transformation awards and the creation of a computer system for people with severe disabilities.

Rich has a bachelor’s of science in systems engineering from the University of Virginia.

Debra King

Debra King is the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, and the newly named Chief Transformation Officer, at Corteva Agriscience, where she leads Information Technology and the enterprise transformation strategy for the only pure-play agriculture company in the industry.

Debra led a multi-year IT transformation that enabled the successful spin of Corteva from DowDuPont in June of 2019. She is now focused on delivering a fit-for-purpose technology foundation for the new company and leading Corteva’s enterprise digital transformation. In her expanded role, Debra will also be accountable for Corteva’s overall business transformation strategy, including an enterprise approach to align and holistically manage initiatives which will enable the optimization of investments and business outcomes.

As a member of Corteva’s executive leadership team, Debra works closely with her peers to ensure technology is integral to the enterprise strategy and provides an exceptional digital experience for Corteva’s employees and customers. She is known as a passionate, customer-focused leader with

a relentless drive for achieving business results through innovation.

Debra joined Corteva in 2017 from Pfizer, where she was accountable for IT strategy, delivery and operations for several business divisions at increasing levels of responsibility. She led numerous global transformation programs, spanning commercial, digital, IT services, and collaboration, with a strong track record of delivering exceptional results. She joined Pfizer in 2002 after ten years in various technology services roles across the life sciences, government and entertainment industries.

Debra holds a degree in Computer Science and currently serves on various advisory boards, including the Board of Directors of NPower, whose mission is to launch digital careers for military veterans and young adults from underserved communities.

Yonatan Striem-Amit

Yonatan Striem-Amit, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of Cybereason, is a machine learning, big data analytics, reverse engineering and cyber security expert, with over a decade of experience building highly sophisticated custom solutions to cyber for governmental agencies. Prior to founding Cybereason, Yonatan headed the development for Watchdox, a leading DRM and SaaS security startup.

Nicole Eagan

Nicole Eagan is Chief Strategy Officer, AI Officer for Darktrace.

Mark Webb

Mark O. Webb is senior vice president & chief innovation officer. He is responsible for all efforts to foster innovation, creativity and development in Dominion Energy’s people, processes and strategies. Webb joined Dominion in 1997 as assistant general counsel, where he worked with Dominion’s unregulated operations at Dominion Energy, Dominion Capital and Dominion Lands. In 2004, he was promoted to deputy general counsel overseeing corporate securities, finance and mergers and acquisitions, where his group led several major acquisitions and divestitures, including the 2007 sale of Dominion Exploration & Production and the acquisition of the Cove Point LNG import facility. Webb also served as director–Policy & Business Evaluation in Alternative Energy Solutions and then deputy general counsel responsible for electric regulation, litigation and environment. He was named vice president and general counsel in January 2013 and assumed the responsibilities of chief risk officer in January 2014. He was named senior vice president, general counsel and chief risk officer in May 2016. He became senior vice president–Corporate Affairs and chief legal officer in 2017, senior vice president–Corporate Affairs and chief innovation officer in July 2018 and assumed his current post in February 2019. Prior to joining Dominion, he was an associate at Andrews & Kurth in Houston from 1993 to 1995 and at Hunton & Williams in Richmond from 1995 to 1997. Webb currently serves on the boards of directors of the Richmond Forum and the YMCA of Central Virginia, and is immediate past chairman of the board of the Visual Arts Center of Richmond. He is a graduate of Texas Christian University and earned his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.

Chris Drumgoole

As executive vice president and chief information officer, Chris Drumgoole leads DXC’s global IT strategy and operations, helping the company meet and exceed the technology needs of its customers. He heads a team responsible for running DXC’s technology operations, integrating and streamlining systems and implementing new digital capabilities to improve performance and efficiency. His team also ensures the security and stability of DXC’s global IT infrastructure.

A member of DXC’s senior leadership team reporting to DXC president and CEO Mike Salvino, Mr. Drumgoole is a well-known leader with more than 20 years of experience in the digital and information technology industry, including significant technology work with the U.S. government.

He most recently served as chief information officer at GE, where he led the company’s global technology operations, including applications, infrastructure and related shared services. Prior to that, he served as GE’s chief technology officer.

Mr. Drumgoole joined GE from Verizon, where he served as chief operating officer of Verizon’s Terremark subsidiary, a cloud, hosting, and data center provider.

Mr. Drumgoole serves on the board of directors of PetSmart, where he is a member of the audit committee; on the advisory board of Florida International University’s College of Engineering & Computing; and as a member of the board of directors of ONUG, a forum for IT business leaders interested in exchanging ideas and best practices for open technologies.

He studied management information systems (MIS) at Pace University in New York. Mr. Drumgoole is a volunteer with Year Up, which provides mentorship and job opportunities to young people in urban areas to help them meet their potential.

Todd Brinton

Todd Brinton is Corporate Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer for Edwards Lifesciences.

Dr. Jason Ruckert

Dr. Jason Ruckert is Vice Chancellor & Chief Digital Learning Officer for Embry Riddle Aeronautical University.

Milind Wagle

Milind Wagle is Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Equinix.

Nicola Morini Bianzino

Nicola is EY’s Global Chief Technology Officer, focused on bringing technology products to EY clients and positioning technology at the heart of the organization. With a 20 year track record of driving technology strategy innovation, he advises global clients on technology investment and their innovation agendas, providing industrialized technology products to meet their most pressing business needs.

Prior to joining EY, Nicola led the global AI business for Accenture, developing the practice, market positioning, client offerings, thought leadership and ecosystem partnership. He also led Growth and Strategy for the Technology business at Accenture, a $30B portfolio, including developing and executing the Accenture technology strategy across the dimensions of V&A, capability and offering development investment, investor and analyst interactions, and thought leadership.

A thought leader on AI, machine learning, innovation and big data, Nicola is passionate about extracting value from technology investment. He is an early AI pioneer, writing his thesis on the application of neural networks in business in 1997. Nicola holds a master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence and Economics from the University of Florence.

Scott Zoldi

Scott is Chief Analytics Officer at FICO responsible for the analytic development of FICO’s product and technology solutions, including the FICO™ Falcon® Fraud Manager product which protects about two thirds of the world’s payment card transactions from fraud. While at FICO, Scott has been responsible for authoring 110 analytic patents with 56 patents granted and 54 in process. Scott is actively involved in the development of new analytic products utilizing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technologies, many of which leverage new streaming artificial intelligence innovations such as adaptive analytics, collaborative profiling, deep learning, and self-learning models. Scott is most recently focused on explainable machine learning architectures, adversarial AI, bias detection, ethical AI, and blockchain model governance. Scott serves on two boards of directors including Tech San Diego and Cyber Center of Excellence. Scott received his Ph.D. in theoretical physics from Duke University.

Philip Quade

Philip Quade is Chief Information Security Officer for Fortinet.

Sally Gilligan

Sally Gilligan is Chief Information Officer for Gap.

Sanjay Srivastava

Sanjay Srivastava Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer, Genpact Sanjay Srivastava is senior vice president and chief digital officer at Genpact, a 90,000+ employee digital transformation services provider. He runs the company’s Digital business, and oversees Genpact’s digital platform Cora and all digital products and services globally. Sanjay is deeply rooted in the innovation ecosystem—he was a serial entrepreneur, is an advisor to Silicon Valley artificial intelligence (AI) incubators and several startups, and a limited partner in digital-focused venture funds. He is a member of the Digital 50, and of BCG’s Digital Transformation Network, and was named by IDG as a “Top 10 Digital Transformation Influencers to Follow.” He is a frequent speaker at various industry forums on AI, analytics, and automation, and writes on disruptive innovation in several outlets, including Competing in a Digital First World on CIO.com, Forbes Technology Council, Medium, and LinkedIn. Previously, Sanjay built four startups: in internet edge distribution, data center automation, predictive algorithm application, and enterprise software as a service, taking each business from the ground up to successful acquisitions (by Akamai, BMC, SunGard (now FIS), and Genpact respectively). Sanjay also held operating leadership roles in large corporations including Hewlett Packard, Akamai, and SunGard, where he oversaw product management, global sales, and various product and services P&Ls. Sanjay received his graduate degree from the University of Minnesota and earned his undergraduate degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He is based in Palo Alto, California. Follow him on LinkedIn and Twitter. About Genpact Genpact (NYSE: G) is a global professional services firm that makes business transformation real. We drive digital-led innovation and digitally-enabled intelligent operations for our clients, guided by our experience running thousands of processes primarily for Global Fortune 500 companies. We think with design, dream in digital, and solve problems with data and analytics. Combining our expertise in end-to-end operations and our AI-based platform, Genpact Cora, we focus on the details – all 90,000+ of us. From New York to New Delhi and more than 30 countries in between, we connect every dot, reimagine every process, and reinvent companies’ ways of working. We know that reimagining each step from start to finish creates better business outcomes. Whatever it is, we’ll be there with you – accelerating digital transformation to create bold, lasting results – because transformation happens here.

Saratendu Sethi

Saratendu Sethi is Vice President, Artificial Intelligence for GEP.

Erica Brescia

Erica Brescia is the Chief Operating Officer at GitHub, where she partners with the rest of the leadership team to build the best possible home for 50 million developers and counting. Prior to joining GitHub, she was the COO and co-founder of Bitnami (acquired by VMware), which automates the deployment of applications to the cloud. Erica serves on the board of directors of the Linux Foundation and as an operating partner at X Factor Ventures, an angel fund out of which female founders invest in the next generation of female founders pursuing billion dollar opportunities.

John Arsneault

John Arsneault is a technology management executive with over 30 years of experience. His expertise is in technology strategy and execution within the realm of growing a business. John’s experience spans technology startups, legal services, academia, financial services and consulting. He has lead efforts across early stage startups, mid-sized organizations and large-scale operations.

Currently as the Chief Information Officer at Goulston & Storrs, a top US law firm, John is responsible for the firm’s technology infrastructure, application portfolio, security, support services, knowledge & research services, PMO and records management. In this role he is focused on improving client experience, growth opportunities and efficiency via technology adoption.

John is also a private equity investor and startup advisor. He has invested in over 40 tech startups including Lyft, Pinterest, DocuSign, MongoDB, Draft Kings, 23andMe, Cloudera and Nutanix.

Mr. Arsneault serves as Advisory Board Vice Chairman of Netcapital, a startup investment platform. The board is comprised of some of the most recognizable technology executives including CEO’s and Founders of: Verizon, Sprint, PayPal, Intuit, Rapid 7, Draft Kings, Napster and Fidelity.

In addition, he serves on the advisory boards of:

• Privva, a vendor risk management platform with a heavy focus on data security and compliance.
• The Legal Tech Fund, a venture capital legal technology focused investment firm.
• Intapp, a business systems technology company with a focus on the legal and financial industries.

John is a member of The Wall Street Journal’s CIO Network, the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council and CNBC’s Technology Executive Council. He is a speaker at the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) and Argyle’s Information Technology Forum. He is annual attendee at Recode’s Code Conference and Y Combinator’s Demo Day. John also contributes to Venture Fizz, a Boston tech startup website and routinely publishes articles on Medium.

John holds certificates in education from Harvard Business School in Delivering Information Services and Building Advantage Through Operations.

Dean Del Vecchio

Dean Del Vecchio is Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer and Chief of Operations at The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Guardian). In this role, he’s responsible for defining and implementing a strategic technology vision that is aligned with the Company’s long-term growth initiatives and ongoing business objectives. He is also responsible for leading enterprise customer service and operations. He provides strategic oversight for Guardian’s shared services organization in India, as well as Real Estate and Facilities, Physical Security, Office Services, Source to Pay and Enterprise Imaging.

Mr. Del Vecchio has significant leadership experience driving strategic growth using innovative solutions across the banking, healthcare and news media industries. His cross-industry experience helps Guardian to think differently about how we leverage technology to grow, service our consumers and evolve as a Company.

Prior to joining Guardian, Mr. Del Vecchio was SVP, CIO, and Global Head of IT Shared Services at News Corp. and Dow Jones, where he had responsibility for creating new and distinctive platforms for news and information delivery, as well as leading all application development and technology infrastructure.

In addition to the CIO role, Mr. Del Vecchio served as the Company’s Chief Administrative Officer, creating a vision and plan to improve administrative service, delivery and processes.

Mr. Del Vecchio is a member of the Amazon Web Services Financial Services Advisory Council, McKinsey’s Life Insurance and Retirement Technology Executive Roundtable (LARTER), Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society, Baruch College Data Analytics Advisory Board and WorkFusion Advisory Council. He is also a founding member of the AI Pioneers Forum, a governing body member of the CIO Executive Summit, a member of the MIB Group Inc. Board of Directors and sits on the Audit Committee, and a member of NPower Board of Directors and sits on the Nominating Committee. He is a Director of the Park Avenue Life Insurance Company (PALIC), Family Service Life Insurance Company (FSLIC), Sentinel American Life Insurance Company (SALIC), and GIS Strategic Ventures (GIS SV) subsidiary Boards. He was a member on Gartner’s Global IT Council for Cloud Services and the HCL Customer Advisory Council.

He earned his M.B.A. with honors from Villanova University.

Kalyan Kumar

Kalyan Kumar B. (KK) is Corp VP & CTO of HCL Technologies, As the CTO he is actively involved in Product & Technology Strategy, Partner Ecosystem, Startup & exploration incubation and also supports the Inorganic initiatives of the for the company.

KK also has Line Responsibility as the Practice leader for Digital Foundation (Infrastructure & Ops Modernization), Digital Workplace and Cloud Native Services in HCL and also oversees the DRYiCE Software division of HCL. Additionally KK is the executive sponsor for strategically curated Ecosystem Partner Business Units in HCL.

KK is a member of WSJ CIO Network, CNBC Technology Executive Council and also part of WEF Global Future Council 2020 for Quantum Computing and also Serves on Board of Directors in two startups and a midsize Technology Company in Hybrid Data/Analytics domain.

KK also is a Trustee in a London based Charity driving the adoption of the game of Cricket in State Schools and continues to engage with community on wholistic development with sports.

Christopher Pendergast

Christopher Pendergast is Chief Technology Officer for Henry Schein.

Suresh Venkatarayalu

Suresh Venkatarayalu is Honeywell’s Chief Technology Officer. In this role, Suresh is responsible for our end-to-end new product development and introduction processes, including efforts to develop new, breakthrough technologies and software for the Industrial Internet of Things. Suresh oversees Engineering, Research and Development functions as well as Honeywell Technology Solutions. He also serves as Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Honeywell Safety and Productivity Solutions, a $6.3 billion business that focuses on making supply chains faster and more efficient, and workers more productive and safer, with automated material handling, mobility computing, software, voice, and sensing and safety solutions. Suresh joined Honeywell in 1995 as a software engineer and systems analyst for Aerospace and then held a series of engineering and IT leadership positions. His previous roles included CTO for our former Automation and Control Solutions business group and President of Honeywell Technology Solutions where he was responsible for more than 50 percent of Honeywell’s global technology design centers across India, China, and the Czech Republic. A graduate in computer science engineering from Bharathidasan University (India), Suresh completed his post-graduation work in general management from the Indian Institute of Management in Kozhikode.

Robert Thomas

Robert Thomas is Senior Vice President, Cloud and Data Platform for IBM.

George Turner

George Turner is Chief Commercial and Technology Officer for IHG.

Kimberly Anstett

Kim Anstett is Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Iron Mountain (NYSE: IRM), where she leads teams driving digital-first innovations and new product development for the digital transformation, information management and storage company and its customers. With 25 years of experience as a technology leader, she excels in creating a vision, building world class teams and executing technology programs for large, global businesses, while being committed to diversity, inclusion and leadership development.

Prior to joining Iron Mountain in 2019 as CIO, Kim was the CIO for Nielsen where she was focused on technology transformation to increase customer engagement, expand margins and enhance security through cloud-architected, data analytics platforms across AWS, Azure and GCP. She is well-versed in M&A having integrated 24 acquisitions during her tenure at Nielsen. With a keen understanding for the rapid pace of technology change and a strong program mindset, Kim has successfully deployed global platforms that both integrated and optimized assets while accelerating innovation and product development.

Throughout her career, Kim has been a champion for early career development and diversity and inclusion programs. In 2016, Kim was recognized by Tech Diversity Magazine as a Distinguished Chief Information Officer. That same year, Tampa Bay Business Journal named her CIO of the year for public companies and the Tampa Bay Technology Forum recognized her as CIO of the year.

Bernardo Tavares

Bernardo Tavares is Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Consumer Health Group for Johnson & Johnson.

Andreas Liris

Andreas Liris is Chief Information Officer for Maple Leaf Foods.

Ed McLaughlin

Ed McLaughlin is President, Operations & Technology for Mastercard.

Sven Gerjets

Sven Gerjets is Chief Technology Officer for Mattel.

Anand Bahl

Anand Bahl is CVP, Chief Information Officer for Micron Technology.

Mark Porter

Mark Porter is the Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of MongoDB, where he is responsible for crafting the long-term technology roadmap and vision for the company. Prior to MongoDB, Mark was CTO of Core Technology and Transport at Grab, Southeast Asia’s super app that provides everyday services such as ride-hailing, food, package, grocery delivery, mobile payments and financial services to millions of people, from October 2018 to July 2020. Previously, Mark was a General Manager at Amazon Web Services, from May 2013 to October 2018, where he led the Relational Database Service (RDS), Amazon Aurora and RDS for PostgreSQL, the AWS Database Migration Service, and the AWS Schema Conversion Tool. Prior to Amazon, Mark held various roles including CTO of a division of NewsCorp and Vice President of Engineering at Oracle Corporation, as well as working at NASA/JPL and being an early member of the Oracle Database Kernel group. He has been professionally coding since he was 16 years old and founded and ran his own electronics services integration company. Mark previously served on the Board of Directors of MongoDB from February 2020 to July 2020. He also served on the Board of Directors of Splyt, a global mobility company, and as a Board Advisor to MariaDB, a database company. He holds a BS in Engineering and Applied Science from Caltech.

Julie Orlando

Julie Orlando began working for Nanotronics’ cofounders Matthew and John Putman at their previous company, Tech Pro, Inc. where she played a key role in hardware development, sales, and customer service. When Roper Industries acquired Tech Pro in 2008, Orlando went on to run a division of Duramax, leading projects for major industrial entities, defense contractors, and branches of the military. Orlando joined Nanotronics as employee number three, where she currently holds the position of Chief Product Officer. Orlando has published several papers in both domestic and international journals, which she has presented at material science conferences and symposia.

Brad Peterson

Brad Peterson is Executive Vice President & Chief Technology and Information Officer for Nasdaq.

Krishna Bhagavathula

Krishna Bhagavathula is Chief Technology Officer for National Basketball Association.

Anthony DeLima

Anthony DeLima is Global Leader Digital Solutions & Head of NEORIS USA for NEORIS.

Lookman Fazal

Lookman Fazal is a senior executive who specializes in large-scale information technology strategies and digital transformations with the goal of helping IT evolve to meet the emerging needs of the business. Credited with building high-performing teams and pushing change throughout the organization, Lookman is a visionary who seeks to lead innovation and technological advancements.

With over 25 years of executive management experience in IT, Lookman has been recruited by NJ TRANSIT to modernize and drive the cultural changes necessary to innovate and implement a new era of IT-enhanced public transportation. By bringing private-sector sensibilities to one of the country’s largest public transit systems, Lookman has implemented an intra-departmental digital transformation that includes onboarding top-tier talent and utilizing innovative technologies across multiple platforms to rebuild the customer journey for a modern age.

Lookman is the recipient of the 2020 StateScoop GoldenGov: State Executive of the Year Award and the 2020 HMG Strategy Global Technology Executives Who Matter Award. He serves on the boards for the Intelligent Transportation Society of New Jersey (ITSNJ) and Junior Achievement of New Jersey (JANJ), and is an Ambassador with CXO Global 100. Lookman has a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from Ramapo College, a master’s degree in Management from Stevens Institute of Technology, and a mini-MBA for Technology Executives from Boston University.

Wendy Pfeiffer

Wendy is the CIO of Nutanix, where she leads the global Information Technology team and functions that support the company’s business operations and employees. Prior to Nutanix, Wendy led technology teams for industry-makers like GoPro, Yahoo!, Cisco Systems, Exodus Communications and Robert Half. Dedicated to excellence in operations and delivery while maintaining a focus on innovation, Wendy has played a key role in envisioning and delivering business technologies for the past two decades.

David Hoag

David A. Hoag is Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at OCC, the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization.

In this role, he leads the entire OCC Information Technology team, ensuring that OCC has the technology infrastructure to provide clearing members with cost-effective risk management solutions while also meeting the heightened expectations of global regulators.

Mr. Hoag is a technology executive with nearly 25 years of information systems and development experience. He previously served as Chief Technology Officer at Halo Investing, Inc., which offers a pre-defined market return trading platform for investors. Before joining Halo, Mr. Hoag was Chief Technology Officer for NextTier Education, a web and mobile-based post-secondary readiness platform that delivers critical information on every two and four-year college in the U.S. Prior to NextTier, he spent 11 years with CME Group, most recently serving as the Managing Director of Post Trade Technology leading the exchange’s information technology development teams responsible for all of its clearing and settlement activities.

Mr. Hoag holds a Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Illinois.

Anupam Khare

Anupam Khare serves as Oshkosh Corporation’s Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, a position to which he was appointed in April 2018.

He has responsibility for all Digital technology efforts to support Oshkosh’s business growth and innovation efforts. In this role, he leads the company’s Intelligent enterprise agenda that includes data science and A.I. practice, digital manufacturing, Cybersecurity, and technology shared services to drive technology-enabled business transformation.

Prior to joining Oshkosh, he served as the Executive Director at United Technologies Corporation from 2015 to April 2018. Mr. Khare also served in positions of increasing responsibility at DuPont and Koch Industries in the U.S. and Asia.

Mr. Khare holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology and earned his MBA from Indira Gandhi National University.

Steven Zerby

Steve Zerby is currently the vice president and chief information officer of Owens Corning, a world leader in insulation, roofing, and fiberglass composite materials based in Toledo, Ohio. Mr. Zerby leads the Global Information Services (GIS) organization, which includes all Owens Corning information and advanced manufacturing technology.

Since graduating with a bachelor of business administration in management information systems from Bowling Green State University in 1987, Steve has consistently risen through a broad IT background at three Fortune 500 companies as a leader of driving change to deliver business alignment and results.

Mr. Zerby was recognized by Computerworld as one of the 100 premier IT leaders in the U.S. and has led Owens Corning to receive Computerworld’s 100 best places to work in IT for the consecutive years of 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. In 2019 his organization was named as the #1 Best Place to work in IT, one of the 25 Global finalists of the Evanta Breakaway Leader CIO Awards in 2014 and the organization was selected as one of the CIO Magazine’s “CIO 100” Award winners in 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.

Before joining Owens Corning in 2000, Mr. Zerby had 13 years of experience at Marathon Oil Company in Findlay, Ohio, and Houston, Texas; and NCR Corporation in Dayton, Ohio. At Marathon, he had various roles providing technology leadership to finance, legal, production, refining and marketing.

Steve also serves as a member of the SAP SuccessFactors CIO Advisory Board, Verizon Business Manufacturing Customer Advisory Board and is a member of the Bowling Green State University College of Business Leadership Board.

Sineesh Keshav

Sineesh Keshav is the Chief Technology Officer at Prologis. He is responsible for all aspects of technology and the design, development and delivery of Prologis’ global technology initiatives.

Prior to assuming this role in May 2018, Sineesh was the senior vice president of IT at Experian, where he was responsible for the development of decisioning solutions. Prior to that, he led application development at Safeway across all lines of business and channels and led the technology team that rolled out Safeway’s acclaimed customer-facing loyalty program—Just4U. Sineesh has also held leadership roles at American Express, where he led the global mobile development team and the digital customer acquisition teams.

Sineesh holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, and a Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Alabama. In addition, he holds an MBA from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University.

Naveen Agarwal

Naveen Agarwal is Chief Marketing Officer for Prudential.

Gabrielle Wolfson

Gabrielle Wolfson is Senior Vice President & Chief Information and Digital Officer for Quest Diagnostics.

Manish Sood

Manish is responsible for the overall direction and management of Reltio, a company trusted by innovative Global 2000 companies who know that connected customer data is at the heart of customer experience. Prior to founding Reltio, Manish led Product strategy and management for the Master Data Management (MDM) platform at Informatica and Siperian. He is the co-author of the patent that revolutionized MDM through a global business identifier. During his career, Manish has architected some of the largest and most widely used data management solutions used by Fortune 100 companies today. Manish was recently ranked among the top 100 CEOs in America.

Bobby Ghoshal

Bobby Ghoshal is Chief Technology Officer for ResMed.

Marcos Sainz

Marcos is the CTO of Returnly, the post-purchase payments company that enables frictionless returns for online retailers and customers. With 20+ years of software engineering experience, Marcos led machine learning initiatives and teams at Watchup, Glassdoor, and ModCloth before joining Returnly as CTO in 2015. He received a B.S. from Columbia University in Computer Engineering and his MSIT from Carnegie Mellon University, studying e-business technology and machine learning. He currently resides in San Francisco, CA.

Jo-ann Olsovsky

Joann Olsovsky is executive vice president and chief information officer at Salesforce. In this role, she oversees Salesforce’s global IT organization, including technology strategy, applications, infrastructure, enterprise operations, architecture and program enablement. Salesforce IT partners throughout Salesforce to ensure our platform delivers required business functionality, automation, mobility and an engaging user experience.

Most recently, Olsovsky served as chief information officer of BNSF Railway, supporting more than 2,000 global locations and their North American rail network. During her 10-year tenure as CIO, she led corporate strategy, operations research, data center operations, telecommunications, cybersecurity, train-control operations, disruptive technologies practice, various functional business functions and all application support (e.g. internally/commercially developed and SaaS business applications including the implementation of Salesforce in 2014).

Prior to joining BNSF Railway, Olsovsky led technology teams at Verizon Communications and AT&T, where she was responsible for their extensive internal networks, user productivity applications, network operations centers, cybersecurity and business systems, which supported both internal business partners and commercial contract customers.

She has been very active in the CIO and local communities, serving on several educational, customer and chamber boards as well as chairman of the board for Railinc Corp.

Olsovsky holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in business management from Nova Southeastern University and in project management from George Washington University.

Elena Kvochko

A technology, cybersecurity executive, inventor, Elena has built her career in protecting the nation’s critical infrastructure from cyber attacks and building innovative technology and digital solutions.

She currently serves as Chief Trust Officer at SAP. Her team spans four continents enabling the trustful secure digital transformation of clients across global lines of business and cloud products.

Before this position she was Chief Operating Officer, Senior and Technology Executive in the global security organization at Bank of America. Previously, Elena served as Chief Information Officer in the Global Security Division at Barclays Bank in New York and London. Her focus was on delivering the highest degree of privacy and security to protect customers and employees globally.

She was an affiliate fellow at Harvard Law School. Elena was named among the Top 100 CIOs; Leading CIOs – Who Happen to be Female by CIO Magazine, CIO of the Year finalist and 2019 Business Role Model of the Year by Women in IT Awards, Fortune Magazine’s Most Powerful Women – International.

Her published work appeared in Forbes, Harvard Business Review, featured in the Wall Street Journal, the White House cybersecurity report, The New York Times, and multiple industry media.

She has invented patent-pending technologies in cybersecurity, privacy, and secure financial technologies (with 30+ pending patents being one of the top inventors).

Elena is a Board member of the non-profit Refugees International and Patron of Carnegie Hall in New York.

Shadrach Kisten

Shadrach Kisten is Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer for Sesame Workshop.

Chris Bedi

Chris Bedi is the CIO at ServiceNow and is focused on driving enterprise-wide digital transformation efforts to accelerate growth and create scale. In addition, he is an industry thought leader on digital transformation, advanced automation, and practical AI/ML adoption in the enterprise, and works closely with many of the world’s leading CIOs to address key industry issues.

Prior to joining ServiceNow, Chris served as CIO of JDS Uniphase, where he was responsible for IT, workplace services, and indirect procurement. Prior to JDSU, he held various executive positions at VeriSign from April 2002 until August 2011, including CIO. Chris began his career at KPMG Consulting where he drove global transformations across a diverse set of industries. He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from the University of Michigan. 

Vincent Marin

Vincent Marin is Chief Information Officer for Sidley Austin.

Michael Liberty

Michael Liberty is the co-founder and chief product officer of Signifyd, a Silicon Valley company that protects online merchants from fraud and abuse. Prior to Signifyd, he led all fraud and risk management initiatives for PayPal, was COO of GWC Warranty, an associate at CIVC Partners and an analyst at JPMorgan. He earned an AB in Economics from the University of Chicago and an MBA from Stanford University.

Gene Farrell

Gene Farrell is the Chief Product Officer at Smartsheet, responsible for driving product vision and technology strategy across the company’s product management, product marketing, and experience design functions.

With over 25 years of executive leadership experience driving transformation and growth across the consumer and technology industries, Gene is a recognized thought leader and innovator known for building disruptive new businesses for global brands. He was named a 2019 Innovator of the Year by the Puget Sound Business Journal, is a named inventor on more than 10 patents, and received the Gold Edison Innovation award and the Catalyst Design award for his groundbreaking work on the Coca-Cola Freestyle beverage platform.

Gene joined Smartsheet in 2017, after five years at Amazon Web Services where he served as a vice president responsible for enterprise computing. In this role, Gene pioneered new cloud businesses including Amazon WorkSpaces and Amazon Chime, and scaled Amazon’s enterprise compute platform. Prior to his leadership at Amazon, Gene was a vice president at the Coca-Cola Company, where he founded and led the creation of the Coca-Cola Freestyle beverage platform. Freestyle, an entirely new line of business for Coca-Cola, was recognized by Forbes as one of the best new products of the decade.

Gene received an MBA from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School in Atlanta and a BA in Business Administration from the University of Washington in Seattle. Gene and his wife, Helen, live in Sammamish. In his spare time, he enjoys golf, cycling, snow skiing, and water sports.

Maria Renz

Maria Renz is SoFi’s EVP and Group Business Unit Leader for Money, Invest and Credit Card. She was previously the vice president of Global Operations Customer Experience at Amazon where she launched Prime One Day Shipping, led 80k associates across 140+ countries to deliver world class Customer Service, re-imagined the customer returns experience, and piloted Scout—a fully electric, autonomous sidewalk delivery robot. Previously, she served as technical advisor to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.

Over her 20 years at Amazon, Maria held a variety of leadership positions at Amazon, including CEO of Quidsi—an wholly owned Amazon.com subsidiary with unique shopping sites, including Diapers.com. She was Vice President of Physical Media & Canada and Vice President of Shoes, Jewelry & Watches. Maria also led Amazon’s Consumables group and launched popular customer categories such as Beauty, Health & Personal Care and Grocery as well as the first-of-its-kind Subscribe & Save program. In 1999, Maria joined Amazon’s Marketing Department—she managed customer emails and the Amazon homepage (back in the days when this could be done using an Excel spreadsheet!).

Prior to joining Amazon, Maria worked in brand management at Kraft Foods, Inc., as well as Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Maria holds an MBA from Vanderbilt University and a B.S. in Interior Design from Drexel University in Philadelphia. She is currently a member of the Vanderbilt University Business School Alumni Board.

A native of New Jersey, Maria lives in Seattle with her husband and two children.

Dan Schiappa

Dan Schiappa is chief product officer at next-generation cybersecurity leader Sophos. He’s a transformational and strategic leader who orchestrates the company’s technical strategy, playing an instrumental role in architecting technologies; overseeing product management and research and development; and ensuring product quality. With a passion for education and inspiring the next generation of cyber talent, Dan also serves as chair of the University of Central Florida’s Dean’s Advisory Board, where he oversees various aspects of the school’s elite cybersecurity program.

Martin Davis

Martin Davis is Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer for Southern Company.

Ann Dozier

Ann Dozier is Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer for Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits.

Swamy Kocherlakota

Swamy Kocherlakota is the Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer for S&P Global and is responsible for driving the digital transformation and delivering productivity improvements for our customers and employees.

Prior to S&P Global, Mr. Kocherlakota was SVP, Global Head of Technology Operations & Infrastructure at Visa, Inc. where he oversaw global infrastructure and applications that processed over 130 billion transactions annually. Before Visa, he was at BNY Mellon as the head of Global Infrastructure Engineering and Architecture and led their infrastructure transformation. Mr. Kocherlakota holds the recognition of being a distinguished engineer at Lucent Bell Labs where he managed technology for Lucent and its ventures.

Mr. Kocherlakota is a NASD registered representative and has a PhD in Computer Science from Michigan State University.

Ashley Pettit

Ashley Pettit is Senior Vice President, Enterprise Technology for State Farm.

Arnie Katz

Arnie Katz is Chief Product & Technology Officer for StubHub.

Carol Juel

Carol Juel is Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer for Synchrony Financial.

Andrew Beers

Andrew Beers is Chief Technology Officer for Tableau.

Nicole Raimundo

Nicole Raimundo is an award-winning technology executive who serves as the chief information officer for Cary, North Carolina. She is the principal strategist and architect for information technology and digital marketing across the organization. Raimundo is at the forefront of the smart cities movement, creating a connected community through piloting and implementing IoT technologies in the public sector. By fostering partnerships both locally and nationally, she leverages her private-sector background to fuel civic innovation in ways not previously seen in local government. A self-described government rebel, Raimundo participates in numerous conferences and summits as a keynote speaker and panelist, and her work has been profiled in case studies as she continuously pursues new models of digital transformation for collaborative citizen-facing projects. Prior to her work in government, she spent more than 15 years in various IT leadership positions in the private sector, leading development teams in the U.S. and internationally.

Vipin Gupta

Vipin Gupta is Group Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Toyota Financial Services (TFS). He reports to Mark Templin, President and CEO of TFS. In this role, Gupta leads all aspects of Digital Transformation and Information Technology to transform, grow and expand the business of TFS. He also coordinates digital and technology efforts of TFS with various Toyota affiliates around the world.

Before joining Toyota in 2018, Gupta served as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Key Community Bank, a business unit of KeyBank, where he drove customer-focused digital transformation with speed and innovation. Prior to KeyBank, Gupta served as Senior Vice President and Business Information Officer at PNC/National City Bank. Before moving to IT leadership roles in banking, he was a partner and practice leader at Capgemini and Ernst & Young, where he focused on         e-business transformation at large global financial services institutions like Bank of America, Merrill Lynch and JP Morgan Chase.  He was instrumental in launching Capgemini’s first SEI CMM Level 5 delivery center. He also led Capgemini’s global banking customer innovation practice.

Gupta has been recognized for his results-oriented leadership. He was honored by CIO magazine as a standout winner in innovation. He holds a Master of Computer Applications degree in computer science and business management from Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, India.

Glenn Allison

Glenn Allison is Vice President, AI, Data, & Innovation for Tractor Supply Co., the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States with over 1,900 stores and approximately $9 billion in annual revenues. Tractor Supply is leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to personalize the customer experience in-store & online to meet and anticipate consumer needs.

Prior to Tractor Supply, Glenn worked previously at Kellogg Company, where he led global architecture and engineering functions to support supply chain modernization. Glenn also previously held several leadership roles at W.W. Grainger, one of the largest eCommerce retailers in the United States.

Glenn received his MBA from the University of Chicago and Master of Science in Information Technology from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He was also a recent participant in the Advanced Leadership Development Program at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.

He currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Technology Leadership Council for the National Retail Federation (NRF), Board Member for Northwestern Retail Analytics Council, Board Member for the Williamson County Schools Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center, Board Member for the Nashville Technology Council, Tocqueville Society for the United Way of Williamson County, and lifetime member of the FFA. For his work with technology and innovation, he was named to the “40 Under 40” list by the Nashville Business Journal.

Scott Spradley

Scott Spradley is Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer for Tyson Foods.

Param Kahlon

Param Kahlon is the Chief Product Officer at UiPath. In his role at UiPath, he is responsible for product strategy and roadmap. Prior to UiPath, Param was a General Manager at Microsoft responsible for Dynamics 365 customer engagement apps (sales, customer service, and field service) and, prior to Microsoft, managed customer service and order management products for SAP and Siebel/Oracle. Param has been in the enterprise software space for over two decades leading strategic planning, CRM product management, and new product introduction. Param holds an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science & Engineering from Punjabi University, India.

Carissa Rollins

Carissa Rollins is the chief information officer for UnitedHealthcare.  She is responsible for the strategy, roadmap, and technology investments in support of the commercial, Medicare and retirement, and government programs technology business portfolios at UnitedHealthcare. Prior to UHC, Carissa held the positions of CIO and CHRO at Gander Mountain where she oversaw all aspects of the company’s technology and information systems, omni-channel initiatives, cyber-security, and enterprise data and business analytics in addition to all aspects of human resource management. Carissa has also held positions at Kohl’s Corporation, Manpower Global and Miller-Coors. Carissa holds an MBA and Bachelor of Science – Management Information Systems degrees from Marquette University. 

Carissa utilizes her strong technology skills and experience to build high performance teams; leading by example; with a high trust level and high expectations for her team members – challenging them to lead, innovate and deliver continually (leveraging / making improvements) – ensuring that key stakeholders have a dramatically improved experience with IT services and support. She is ushering in a period of major transformation and Agile adoption with her tenacious and collaborative leadership style, bringing the right people together to deliver and achieve the best possible outcomes. She focuses on relationships and networking along with technology and business leadership development and mentoring both internally and in the community. She has served on the Board of Directors for the YWCA, Minneapolis for 2 years.

Jason Bressler

Jason is an industry veteran who excels in application development and enterprise implementation. Jason leads a team of nearly 1000 I.T. members focused on delivering stellar client service through cutting-edge proprietary tools.

Bassam Chaptini

Bassam Chaptini is Chief Technology Officer for Unqork.

Rajat Taneja

Rajat Taneja is president of technology for Visa, responsible for the company’s technology innovation and investment strategy, product engineering, global IT and operations infrastructure. He joined Visa in November 2013. Prior to joining Visa, Mr. Taneja was executive vice president and chief technology officer of Electronic Arts Inc., from October 2011 until November 2013, responsible for platform engineering, data center operations and IT supporting the company’s global customer base. From 1996 until 2011, he worked at Microsoft Corporation, including most recently as the corporate vice president, commerce division, in 2011 and the general manager and corporate vice president, online services division, from 2007 to 2011. Mr. Taneja served on the board of directors of Ellie Mae from June 2015 until April 2019. Mr. Taneja holds a B.E. in Electrical Engineering from Jadavpur University and an MBA from Washington State University.

Himanshu Niranjani

Himanshu Niranjani is Chief Technology Officer for Visible.

Andrew Laudato

Andrew Laudato currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer of The Vitamin Shoppe. In this role, he leads operations across e-commerce, information technology, enterprise project management, supply chain, planning and allocation, strategic sourcing and scientific and regulatory affairs.

Mr. Laudato joined The Vitamin Shoppe in January 2019 as EVP, Chief Technology and Supply Chain Officer, and since that time has helped launched a new technology-driven retail format, introduced personalization initiatives, and driven process, speed, and efficiency gains across the supply chain. He was promoted to the COO role in January 2020.

The Vitamin Shoppe, a subsidiary of Franchise Group Inc., is an omni-channel specialty retailer and wellness lifestyle Company with 750 directly operated stores and an e-commerce business. Based in Secaucus, New Jersey, the Company offers a comprehensive assortment of nutritional solutions, including vitamins, minerals, specialty supplements, herbs, sports nutrition, homeopathic remedies, green living products, and natural beauty aids.

Mr. Laudato was previously Chief Information Officer at Brookdale Senior Living. Prior to Brookdale, he spent 15 years as CIO at Pier 1 Imports, where he directed technology transformation across all areas of the business. Like many retail veterans, he started his career at L Brands.

Mr. Laudato is a past Chair of the National Retail Federation’s CIO Council and in 2016 he was recognized by the NRF for his outstanding contributions to the retail industry.

Tom Kellermann

Tom Kellermann is the Head Cybersecurity Strategist at VMware Carbon Black. Prior to joining VMware Carbon Black, Tom was the CEO and founder of Strategic Cyber Ventures. On January 19, 2017, Tom was appointed the Wilson Center’s Global Fellow for Cyber Policy in 2017. Tom previously held the positions of Chief Cybersecurity Officer for Trend Micro; Vice President of Security for Core Security and Deputy CISO for the World Bank Treasury. In 2008 Tom was appointed a commissioner on the Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th President of the United States. In 2003 he co-authored the Book “Electronic Safety and Soundness: Securing Finance in a New Age.”

Sanjay Macwan

Sanjay Macwan joined Vonage in 2018 as SVP, Enterprise Engineering and Networks, leading Vonage’s enterprise platform and engineering teams to drive innovation and new development in the Company’s solutions for Enterprise customers. In 2019, in addition to his ongoing responsibilities, Sanjay was appointed Chief Information Security Officer. In this role, he is responsible for securing global service infrastructure and managing the Company’s information security and risk management programs, as well as its portfolio of compliance certifications.

With more than 20 years of experience in technology leadership, strategy and execution, Sanjay has built and led highly successful technology innovation programs that have delivered transformation, operational efficiency and a sustained culture of innovation across multiple industries.

Prior to Vonage, Sanjay was the Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at NBCUniversal focused on driving innovation across all lines of business. He helped the company deliver next-generation content experiences leveraging emerging technologies including virtual reality, augmented reality, ultra-high definition, IoT and machine learning across various platforms.

Earlier in his career, Sanjay also led AT&T’s Technology Council in the Chief Technology Office where he was responsible for accelerating technology innovation for the company and its ecosystem. During many years at AT&T Labs, he also led large scale R&D in multimedia, mobility, information security and cloud.

Sanjay is the founder of The Holmdel Idea Summit (THIS) – a STEAM program connecting talented high-school and college students with accomplished innovators and local business leaders. Vonage is a proud sponsor of this community initiative, which was held for the first time in 2017.

As an adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania, Sanjay teaches an Emerging Technology Ventures class. He is an inventor or a co-inventor on 41 U.S. patents in areas of mobility, multimedia, content, security, and cloud.

Karen Higgins-Carter

Karen Higgins-Carter is Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer for Webster Bank.

Justin Dean

Justin leads the technology and engineering organization at Weedmaps where he is driving the scaling and maturing of Weedmaps’ product development. This includes the building and expansion of their signature consumer-facing platform which provides consumers with information regarding cannabis products, including online ordering, local retailer and brand listings, product discovery, and consumer education on cannabis and its history, uses, and legal status. In addition, Justin is building and growing the company’s B2B product portfolio such as its wholesale marketplace, logistics and driver apps for cannabis delivery, data insights offerings, point of sale (POS) and retail solutions. As the leading technology company in the legal cannabis economy, Weedmaps is building the foundation and raising the bar of an emerging industry. Prior to his role at Weedmaps, Justin led an epic scale technology transformation as SVP, Technology and Platform at Ticketmaster/Live Nation. Prior to that, he led tech in the dawn of the web-scale “milliseconds matter” era and led the DevOps transformation at Connexity/Shopzilla.

Michael Taylor

As Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Services, Mike Taylor oversees WWT’s Global Engineering and IT organization and Services segment to position WWT as a single-source provider to accelerate digital transformation. Mike aligns WWT’s unparalleled technical capabilities with its collective business acumen to both advise and execute customers as they seek to become more agile and innovative.

As business and technology become more complex, it is crucial organizations use technology investments to drive strategic initiatives. Mike is responsible for connecting business strategy into the IT organization, and simplifying the sales and services process to create a more seamless experience for both customers and partners.

A member of WWT’s executive leadership team, Mike joined WWT in 2000 and remains committed to fostering a culture of innovation across engineering and technology, and maintaining WWT’s status as an unparalleled partner for customers to evaluate, architect, integrate and operate complex technology solutions.

Mike serves on the board of directors for Nurses for Newborns, a non-profit organization that sends nurses to the homes of pregnant women or parents with infants who face medical, social or environmental risks in order to prevent infant mortality, child abuse and neglect. Mike and his wife have four children and live in St. Louis, Missouri.

Colleen Berube

As Zendesk’s chief information officer, Colleen is reshaping Zendesk’s benchmark for modern IT at scale and a customer-centric workforce. She is passionate about the role of both customer and employee experience in the digital age. With more than 20 years of experience across multiple industries and an ever-changing technology landscape, Colleen is a digital- and business-model transformation leader. Her innovative strategies help companies put their customers at the center and create work environments focused on collaboration and open communication. Previously, she was an executive in residence with PwC where she worked on a range of commercial and internal initiatives. Prior to this, Colleen was vice president of IT for Adobe Systems, and also held executive-level IT roles at Cisco Systems, Palm, and SAP. In her spare time, Colleen is an avid rower. She takes what she learns about discipline and teamwork on the water to the business world. She holds a bachelor’s degree from State University of New York at Potsdam and an MBA from the University of North Florida.

Harry Moseley

Harry D. Moseley brings to Zoom a blend of transformational leadership, disruptive innovation, and corporate growth strategies. As the former CIO & Managing Director for KPMG, Harry was responsible for technology and innovation to support the firm’s competitive growth. Over five years he identified and replaced legacy technology to dramatically improve productivity, security, and reliability. Before joining KPMG, Harry served as CIO & Senior Managing Director – Partner for Blackstone, where he led the company’s transformation to the world’s best digital alternative asset manager. Prior to Blackstone, Harry was a Managing Director for Credit Suisse, where he served as the CIO of Global Investment Banking, and Global Co-Head of Application Development / Co-CIO of the firm. Before Credit Suisse, Harry served as CTO & Managing Director for UBS Americas.

Harry has been inducted into CIO Magazine’s Hall of Fame, recognized as one of the world’s top 100 CIOs by Computerworld, and honored by Irish Magazine (twice) as one of its Annual Wall Street 50. Harry is an Advisory Board Member of BioDental Sciences, a Board Member of Rewards Network, was a National Board member of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and is a member of the Advisory Board of the New York City Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and a sponsor of nPower. He is a former Board Member of Bi-Sam (since acquired by Factset), a former Advisor to Aquiline Capital Partners, a former Board Member of iLevel Solutions (since acquired by Ipreo), and led Blackstone’s investment in Watchdox (since acquired by Blackberry).