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Florida CIO Community
Gain powerful new perspectives
Join fellow CIOs in the Florida community to solve critical leadership challenges through the collective experiences and expertise of the network.
Invaluable network
Build a strong professional network where you live and work. Access the collective expertise of your true peers all in one place. Make new connections and catch up with old friends.
Peer collaboration
Gain new perspectives from peers who understand your most critical priorities and are facing the same challenges -- generate ideas, share real-life experiences and get forward-looking guidance and insights.
Actionable insights
Exchange best practices, validate strategies and walk away with practical insights that are immediately actionable.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today.
- Seizing momentum – influencing and leading the enterprise
- Thriving through uncertainty - empowering people and delivering value
- Advancing and scaling strategic, outcome-based technologies
Florida CIO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the Florida CIO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CIOs, for CIOs.
Co-Chairs
Shawn Bowen
Restaurant Brands International
CISO
Otto Contreras
City of Miami, FL
Deputy CIO
Gary Eppinger
Carnival Cruise Lines
Global Chief Information Security Officer & Privacy Officer
Juan Gomez-Sanchez
Lennar
Chief Security Officer
Kevin Grayling
Florida Crystals Corporation
Vice President & Chief Information Officer
Gram Ludlow
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation
VP, Global Information Security
Marcos Marrero
H.I.G. Capital
Chief Information Security Officer
Dave Pearson
Sykes Enterprises
Executive VP & Chief Information Officer
Luis Suarez
H.I.G. Capital
Senior VP & Chief Information Officer
Christine Vanderpool
Florida Crystals Corporation
Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer
Members
Deepak Agarwal
The School District of Palm Beach County
Chief Information Officer
Dwayne Allen
Masonite
Former Vice President & Chief Information Officer
Eugene Baker
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Chief Information Officer
Dora Boussias
Stryker
Senior Enterprise Architect, Information Management & Architecture
Prashant Cherukuri
Qualfon
CIO
Rick Coro
Landstar System
CIO
Ann Dozier
Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits
SVP & CIO
David Galloway
Oxbow
VP, IT
Jennifer Greenman
Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Chief Information Officer
Chris Harrison
Campus Management Corp
VP
Robert Kurimski
Children's Services Council of Palm Beach County
Chief Technology Officer
Jane Landon
Web.com
SVP, CTO
Andrew MacDonald
Kemper Corporation
SVP and CIO, Property & Casualty
Dave Pearson
Sykes
Executive VP & Chief Information Officer
Tamir Peres
Herc Holdings
Senior VP & Chief Information Officer
Angel Petisco
Miami-Dade County
Chief Information Officer
Balaji Rangaswamy
Boeing Distribution Services
CIO
Sol Rashidi
Merck & Co.
Global Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Commercial
Christopher Roche
NextEra Energy
Senior Director of CyberSecurity & Technology Risk (CISO)
Joe Schulz
Carrier
Chief Information Officer
Christina Shannon
Anchor Glass Container
Vice President of Information Technology
Chad Simpson
City Furniture
Deputy Chief Information Officer
Dwight Smith
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation
EVP & CIO
Jerry Sullivan
Orlando Utilities Commission
VP & CIO
Jag Tailor
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Former SVP Global Information Systems
Joe Zemel
Guidewell
Vice President, CIO
"This event is a must-attend for all IT professionals – to network and knowledge-share with others in the industry.”
Michael Smith, CIO
The Estee Lauder Companies
"This is an efficient way to get exposure to what is really going on in the local IT community to validate or dispute what your current strategies are.”
Bill Fortwangler, CIO
Dollar Bank
“Relevant topics, great networking opportunities and valuable discussions.”
Eelko van Leeuwen, Global cio
ABN AMRO Clearing Bank
Upcoming Events
In-person Programs
August, 2021
Florida CIO Inner Circle
An evening with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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November 2, 2021
Florida CIO Executive Summit
Ritz Carlton Coconut Grove
Walk away from this peer-led, one-day program with new connections and actionable insights.
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Virtual Programs
May 25, 2021
Florida CIO Virtual Executive Summit
Walk away from this peer-led, half-day virtual program with new connections and actionable insights.
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October 7, 2021
Global CIO Virtual Executive Summit
A virtual gathering for CIOs with global responsibilities to discuss challenges unique to international operations.
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Content from your CIO peers
PODCAST | APRIL 6, 2021
PODCAST | APRIL 6, 2021
The Next Big Question, Episode 14
In this episode, we ask CIO Rob Zelinka of Jack Henry & Associates why change management is so hard for large organizations. We discuss change fatigue and the unrelenting pace of change, and Rob shares how communication and transparency can help business leaders crack the change management code.
LISTEN NOWBLOG | APRIL 5, 2021
BLOG | APRIL 5, 2021
Keep on Building and Trust the Process
Do you have a negative view of the word “process”? Head of IT Gary Allwood of ABP explains how good processes enable you to demonstrate improvements, manage change and show the value of what technology delivers. Read his 3 steps to a better process.
VIEW POSTBLOG | MARCH 31, 2021
BLOG | MARCH 31, 2021
Who’s Answering the Next Big Question? IT Leaders Anne Marie Richard & James Dudek
On The Next Big Question podcast, we interview C-level executives about a timely business question. Here are highlights from our conversation with CIO Anne Marie Richard & Organizational Strategist James Dudek of UC-Berkeley.
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