Speakers
Recent speakers at Evanta's information technology programs include:
Amgen, Inc. - Thomas Flanagan, SVP & CIO
Aon Risk Services America, Aon Corporation - Karen Steinberg, CIO
Best Buy Co., Inc. - Robert A. Willett, CEO, Best Buy International & Enterprise CIO
BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. - John Polizzi, SVP & CIO
Burlington Northern Santa Fe - Jeffrey Campbell, VP, Tech. Services & CIO
Cargill, Incorporated - Rita J. Heise, Corporate VP & CIO
Carlson Companies, Inc. - Jeffrey A. Balagna, EVP, Chief Information & Customer Technology Officer
Chick-fil-A, Inc. - Jon Bridges, VP of IT, CIO,
Chiquita Brands International - Manjit Singh, VP & CIO
CNA Financial Corporation - John Golden, EVP & CIO
Comcast Cable - Andrew Baer, SVP & CIO
DHL Logistics - Nigel Underwood, Global CIO
The Dow Chemical Company - David Kepler, EVP, Chief Sustainability Officer, CIO, Corporate Director of Shared Services
Dow Corning Corporation - Abbe Mulders, CIO
Dunkin' Brands, Inc. - Dan Sheehan, CIO
Fannie Mae - Rahul Merchant, EVP & CIO
FedEx Corporation - Sherry Aaholm, EVP of IT
FirstEnergy Corp. - Bennett Gaines, VP & CIO
GE Infrastructure - John Seral, VP & CIO
General Motors North America - Dr. Nicholas C. Bell, Chief Information Officer
GM Holden Ltd - Pierre Matthee, CIO
Goodwill Industries International, Inc. - Steve Bergman, CIO
Government of Canada - Ken Cochrane, CIO
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. - Karen Chamberlain, VP & CIO
The Hershey Company - George Davis, SVP & CIO
InterContinental Hotels Group plc - Tom Conophy, EVP & CIO
Johnson & Johnson - LaVerne Council, Corporate VP & CIO
Kimberly-Clark Corporation - Ramón F. Baez, VP, IT & CIO
The Kroger Co. - Chris Hjelm, SVP & CIO
Levi Strauss & Co. - David Bergen, SVP & CIO
Liberty Mutual Group - Stuart McGuigan, SVP & CIO
Loblaw Companies Limited - Catherine Booth, SVP, IT
Manulife Financial - Joseph Cooper, EVP & CIO
Marathon Oil Corporation - Thom Sneed, CIO
McKesson Corporation - Randall Spratt, EVP & CIO
MGM MIRAGE - Tom Peck, SVP, Technology and Operations
NASA - Jonathan Pettus, CIO
Northrop Grumman Corporation — Brad Furukawa, VP & CIO - Space Technology Sector
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation - Mary LeBlanc, VP & CIO
Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide - Atefeh Riazi, CIO & Senior Partner, Worldwide IT
Pfizer, Inc. - Jonathan White, SVP, Worldwide Technology & Business Innovation
Plains All-American Pipeline - Al Lindseth, SVP, Technology Process & Risk Management
RadioShack - Cara Kinzey, SVP, IT
San Francisco Giants - Bill Schlough, SVP & CIO
Schneider National, Inc. - Judy Lemke, EVP & CIO
Sony Pictures Entertainment - David Cortese, VP & Divisional CIO
Stryker Orthopaedics - Brian Lurie, VP, IT
Terasen Gas Inc. - Bob Samels, VP, Business Services & CIO
Textron Inc. - Ken C. Bohlen, EVP & Chief Innovation Officer
Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc. - Barbra Cooper, Group VP & CIO
Tyco International Ltd - Richard Hoynes, CTO
Unilever plc - Neil Cameron, Global CIO
Vancouver 2010 Olympics - Ward Chapin, CIO
Walmart.com - Gene Wojciechowski, CIO
The Weather Channel, Inc. - Brian Shield, EVP & CIO