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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
World Fuel Services
Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer
Otto Contreras
City of Miami, FL
Deputy CIO
Gary Eppinger
CSX Corporation
Vice President of Technology and CISO
Juan Gomez-Sanchez
Lennar
Chief Security Officer
Kevin Grayling
Florida Crystals Corporation
Vice President & Chief Information Officer
Gram Ludlow
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation
SVP, Global Information Security
Marcos Marrero
H.I.G. Capital
Chief Information Security Officer
Dave Pearson
SYKES
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
Eugene Baker
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Chief Information Officer
Dora Boussias
Stryker
Director, Enterprise Architecture & Data Strategy
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
Andrew MacDonald
Kemper Corporation
SVP and CIO, Property & Casualty
Tamir Peres
Herc Holdings
Senior VP & Chief Information Officer
Angel Petisco
Miami-Dade County
Chief Information Officer
Meerah Rajavel
Citrix Systems, Inc.
Chief Information Officer
Balaji Rangaswamy
Boeing Distribution Services
CIO
Sol Rashidi
Estee Lauder
Chief Analytics Officer
Joe Schulz
Carrier
Chief Information Officer
Christina Shannon
Catalina
VP, Global Chief Information Security Officer
Chad Simpson
City Furniture
Deputy Chief Information Officer
Dwight Smith
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation
EVP & CIO
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 Programs
In-person Programs
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
October 7 - 8, 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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October 14, 2021
Florida CIO Virtual Boardroom
Resetting your Operating Model for Agile Anywhere Operations
An intimate and interactive conversation framed around a hot topic or priority.
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Content from your CIO peers
PODCAST | SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
PODCAST | SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
The Next Big Question, Episode 20
Chief Cybersecurity Officer Kurt John of Siemens USA joins the podcast to discuss how to manage the noise in your organization’s crowded technology ecosystem. Kurt explains how digitalization, speed to market, and a plethora of products are contributing to that noise and how to manage risk in this environment.
LISTEN NOWBLOG | AUGUST 16, 2021
BLOG | AUGUST 16, 2021
CIO Survey: Moving the Needle on Digital Capability
Each year, Evanta’s Leadership Perspective Survey takes the pulse of CIOs around the world and identifies their top challenges and opportunities. This year’s responses reflect the leap forward in technology accelerated by the pandemic, moving from broad digital strategy toward the underlying capabilities.
VIEW POSTSURVEY REPORT | AUGUST 16, 2021
SURVEY REPORT | AUGUST 16, 2021
The New C-Suite Imperative -- Australia: Partner with Peers Across the Business
Here is a look at the top objectives and sentiments of 160 C-level executives across Australia. Evanta’s 2021 Leadership Perspective Survey makes it clear that cross-collaboration among C-suite executives is more critical than ever for executives to achieve their goals.
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