CIO Leadership: The Impact of Diversity on Leadership and Innovation Will Fuel the Discussion at HMG Strategy’s Upcoming 2021 HMG Live! Boston CIO Executive Leadership Summit

Speakers and attendees in this interactive event will also explore the role of business technology executives in developing new business models and go-to-market strategies

/EIN News/ -- WESTPORT, Conn., Feb. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HMG Strategy, the world's #1 research forum for enabling technology executives to reimagine the enterprise and reshape the business world, is excited to be hosting its 2021 HMG Live! Boston CIO Executive Leadership Summit on February 23. HMG Strategy’s interactive digital events bring together the world’s most distinguished and innovative technology leaders to discuss the most pressing leadership, strategic, cultural, technological and career challenges technology executives face today – and into the future.

Topics to be discussed at the Boston CIO Executive Summit will include unique insights from women in technology leadership positions on driving innovation and moving the enterprise forward, recommendations for CISOs facing an onslaught of cybersecurity challenges, and ways in which hot technologies can assist companies to gain a competitive edge.

HMG Strategy is also excited to have special guest speaker Stephen M.R. Covey share his insights on why a high-trust culture can operate with greater efficiency at less cost along with recommendations for CIOs and technology executives to cultivate trust with the CEO, the Board and across the organization.

“Diversity is a really crucial piece to running a cutting-edge company” said Hunter Muller, President and CEO of HMG Strategy. “Now, more than ever, companies have access to talent from all over the world and taking advantage of the unique perspectives a diverse team offers is a key to success.”

Prominent technology executives speaking at this event include:

• Wolfgang Bauriedel, Practice Lead, Technology Sector, Russell Reynolds Associates
• Jason Beard, Senior Director, Data Strategy & Governance, Informatica
• Stephen M. R. Covey, Global Authority on Trust, Leadership and Culture, The FranklinCovey Global Speed of Trust Practice
• Firas Daoud, Security and Cloud Network Automation Specialist, Infoblox
• David J. Elges, Chief Information Officer, The City of Boston
• Cindy Finkelman, Chief Information Officer, FactSet Research Systems
• Hugo Fueglein, Managing Director, CIO/IT Practice, Diversified Search
• Rocco Grillo, Managing Director - Global Cyber Risk Services, Alvarez & Marsal
• Anjana Harve, Senior Vice President & CIO, Fresenius Medical Care
• Jamie Head, Chief Digital & Technology Officer, Ocean Spray
• Frederic Lancaster, Deputy CISO, Alexion Pharmaceuticals
• Martin Leach, VP, R&D IT, Global Quality IT, Human Experience IT, Alexion Pharmaceuticals
• Eric Lindgren, SVP & CIO, Bright Horizons
• Wendy Pfeiffer, CIO, Nutanix
• Mark Polansky, Senior Partner, Technology Officers Practice, Korn Ferry
• Ryan Pugatch, Vice President, Strategic Technology, Hachette Book Group
• Brian Shield, VP, IT, Boston Red Sox
• Mike Towers, Chief Security Officer, Takeda Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.
• Brad Whitehall, VP of IT and CIO, UniFirst Corporation

Valued partners for the 2021 HMG Live! Boston CIO Executive Leadership Summit on February 23 will include Cohesity, Darktrace, Forescout Technologies, Globant, Horizon3.ai, Infoblox, Informatica, Ivanti, Obsidian Security, PagerDuty, RingCentral, SafeGuard Cyber, Slack, Sonatype, Tanium and Tessian.

To learn more about 2021 HMG Live! Boston CIO Executive Leadership Summit and to register for the event, click here.

UPCOMING SUMMITS

HMG Strategy will also be hosting its 2021 HMG Live! New Jersey CIO Executive Leadership Summit on March 2. Topics to be discussed at this event will include leveraging partnerships that will have a meaningful impact on the business, recommendations to become a boardroom ready leader, and recommendations for fostering a high-performance culture.

Prominent technology executives speaking at this event include:

• Bashir Agboola, VP & Chief Technology Officer, Hospital for Special Surgery
• Keith Barros, Senior Director, Information Security & Service, Seton Hall University
• Dr. David Bray, Inaugural Director, Global GeoTech Center & Commission, Atlantic Council
• Christopher Callahan, Chief Information Security Officer, The Weichert Companies
• Susan Certoma, Board Director, Executive Leader, Strategic Advisor, Point2Point
• Stephen M. R. Covey, Global Authority on Trust, Leadership and Culture, The FranklinCovey Global Speed of Trust Practice
• Greg Fell, CEO, Tsu
• Ursuline Foley, Board Member & Strategic Advisor, Board Member, DOCOsoft, Provident Financial Services
• Rocco Grillo, Managing Director - Global Cyber Risk Services, Alvarez & Marsal
• Michael Katz, Principal Security Specialist, Infoblox
• Warren Kudman, VP & CIO, Turner Construction Company
• Justin Lahullier, CIO, Delta Dental of New Jersey
• Stephen Landry, Chief Information Officer, Seton Hall University
• Martin Leach, VP, R&D IT, Global Quality IT, Human Experience IT, Alexion Pharmaceuticals
• Beverly Lieberman, President, Halbrecht Lieberman Associates
• Vipul Nagrath, SVP Product Development, ADP, LLC
• Karthik Sridharan, EVP & CIO, OceanFirst Bank N.A.
• Jim Swanson, EVP and Enterprise CIO, Johnson & Johnson
• Jennifer Wesson Greenman, Chief Information Officer, Cancer Treatment Centers of America Global
• Gabrielle Wolfson, CIO & CDO, Quest Diagnostics

Valued partners for the 2021 HMG Live! 2021 HMG Live! New Jersey CIO Executive Leadership Summit on March 2 will include Cohesity, Darktrace, Forescout Technologies, Globant, Horizon3.ai, Infoblox, Ivanti, Obsidian Security, PagerDuty, RingCentral, SafeGuard Cyber SentinelOne, SIM New Jersey, Slack, Sonatype, Tanium and Tessian.

To learn more about 2021 HMG Live! New Jersey CIO Executive Leadership Summit and to register for the event, click here.

HMG Strategy will be hosting its 2021 HMG Live! Atlanta CIO Executive Leadership Summit on March 3. Topics to be discussed at this event will include the role CIOs and tech leaders will play in reimagining the business and new go-to-market strategies, ways companies can take advantage of technology for competitive differentiation, and how to effectively communicate and prevent cybersecurity risks.

Prominent technology executives speaking at this event include:

• Kimberly Bailey, Director of Information Technology and the Chief Information Officer, City of Memphis
• Shoukat Ali Bhamani, VP, CIO, & CDO, Schaeffler Group Americas
• Steven Ferguson, Chief Information Officer, Technical College System of Georgia
• Shaun Hunt, CIO, McKenney’s, Inc.
• Steven McWilliams, VP, CIO, Georgia Hospital Association
• Tommy Meek, Chief Information Officer, Aaron’s, Inc.
• Prakash Muthukrishnan, Chief Technology Officer, Purchasing Power, LLC
• Christina Quaine, CISO, SVP Technology Operations, AvidXchange
• Matthew Rosenquist, CISO, Eclipz.io, Inc.
• Dr. Kenneth Russell, Chief Innovation Officer, Curran Biotech
• Greg Scher, VP, Technology and Operations, Fiserv
• Marty Smith, Head of Risk Science, Greensky Trade Credit
• Dan Webber, CIO, Security Officer, and Technology Officer
• Ross Young, CISO, Caterpillar Financial

Valued partners for the 2021 HMG Live! 2021 HMG Live! Atlanta CIO Executive Leadership Summit on March 3 will include Apptio, Cohesity, Darktrace, Forescout Technologies, Globant, Horizon3.ai, Infoblox, Ivanti, Obsidian Security, PagerDuty, RingCentral, SafeGuard Cyber, SIM Atlanta, Slack, Sonatype, Tanium and Tessian.

To learn more about 2021 HMG Live! Atlanta CIO Executive Leadership Summit and to register for the event, click here.

HMG Strategy will be hosting its 2021 HMG Live! Chicago CIO Executive Leadership Summit on March 4. Topics to be discussed at this event will include guiding the business to a brighter future in a time of uncertainty, responding to escalating cybersecurity threats quickly and effectively, and use cases for strong partnerships and advanced technologies that ensure success for the enterprise.

Prominent technology executives speaking at this event include:

• Scott Berkey, CIO, Illinois Housing Development Authority
• Amy Bogac, Head of Information Security, CF Industries
• Stephen M. R. Covey, Global Authority on Trust, Leadership and Culture, The FranklinCovey Global Speed of Trust Practice
• Roberto Gutierrez, CISO, OSI Group
• Jennifer Hartsock, Vice President & CIO, Baker Hughes
• Patrick Manuel, AVP, IT, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
• Arlan McMillian, CISO, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
• Rusty Patel, SVP & CIO, Tenneco
• Frank Yanan, SVP, GIS Business Information Security Officer (BISO), Bank of America
  

Valued partners for the 2021 HMG Live! 2021 HMG Live! Chicago CIO Executive Leadership Summit on March 4 will include Darktrace, Forescout Technologies, Globant, Horizon3.ai, Infoblox, Ivanti, Obsidian Security, PagerDuty, RingCentral, SafeGuard Cyber, SIM Chicago, Slack, Sonatype, Tanium and Tessian.

To learn more about 2021 HMG Live! Chicago CIO Executive Leadership Summit and to register for the event, click here.

To learn more about HMG Strategy’s upcoming CIO & CISO summits, click here.

UPCOMING WEBINARS & DIGITAL ROUNDTABLES

HMG Strategy has also received exceptional interest in its webinars through the strength of the 400,000+ technology executives in its community and the quality of the content it delivers. HMG Strategy has scheduled multiple 30-to-60-minute webinars over the next few months with an arsenal of innovative technology companies such as Citrix, Darktrace, HCL Technologies, Ivanti, Moveworks, Nutanix, Okta, OutSystems, PagerDuty, RangeForce, RingCentral, SafeGuard Cyber, UiPath, Zoom, Zscaler, and Zylo.

HMG Strategy will be hosting its next webinar on February 24 - Building Forward With Confidence featuring Gary Sorrentino, Global Deputy CIO & Chairman of the Zoom CISO Council at Zoom. This hour-long webinar, which kicks off at 2:30 p.m. and will include an interactive dialogue with attendees, will focus on how companies can learn from the pandemic and create a strategy for the future that is adjusted for the new ways employees and customers have modified their work styles and product consumption.

To learn more about this webinar and to register for the event, click here.

HMG Strategy will also be hosting the HMG Innovation Accelerator Webinar on February 25^th at 11 a.m. ET. Part of an ongoing series, this event is designed to connect CISOs, CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, and other technology executives with the CEOs and founders of innovative technology companies to help them discover new use cases and opportunities for driving innovation within their organizations. In the event, HMG Strategy President and CEO Hunter Muller asks the CEOs of the technology companies who are participating about the white space they saw in the market, the challenges they solve for their clients, the innovation they deliver to companies as well as how their solutions are differentiated in the market.

To learn more about this event and to register, click here.

About HMG Strategy

HMG Strategy is the world's leading digital platform for connecting technology executives to reimagine the enterprise and reshape the business world. Our regional and virtual CIO and CISO Executive Leadership Series, authored books and Digital Resource Center deliver unique, peer-driven research from CIOs, CISOs, CTOs and technology executives on leadership, innovation, transformation and career ascent. HMG Strategy also produces the HMG Security Innovation Accelerator Panel, a new webinar series that’s designed to connect enterprise CISOs and security leaders with the most innovative cybersecurity companies from across the world.

The HMG Strategy global network consists of over 400,000 senior IT executives, industry experts and world-class thought leaders.

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