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Florida CIO Community
Join a powerful network of peers
Connect with a local community of like-minded peers who share similar challenges and priorities. Access the collective expertise of CIOs from diverse experiences, backgrounds and industries. Members of the community come together several times a year to connect with each other, exchange ideas and experiences, and validate strategies and solutions.
Join your local community for exclusive access to:
Programs
Participate in year-round gatherings with your local peer group featuring unparalleled opportunities for collaboration, in-depth discussions and networking.
Insights
Exchange peer-validated strategies, solutions and partners, and access exclusive community insights to learn how other CIOs approach similar challenges.
Connections
Make new connections, enhance your career through an exclusive network, and build lasting relationships with peers.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today.
- Mastering the art of change and adaptability
- Accelerating high growth and a data-first mindset
- Empowering talent, protecting the enterprise
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
Whirlpool Corporation
Global CISO
Kevin Grayling
Florida Crystals Corporation
Vice President & Chief Information Officer
Jennifer Greenman
Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Chief Information Officer
Gram Ludlow
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation
SVP, Chief Information Security Officer
Marcos Marrero
H.I.G. Capital
Chief Information Security Officer
Luis Suarez
H.I.G. Capital
Senior VP & Chief Information Officer
Christine Vanderpool
Florida Crystals Corporation
VP, IT Strategy, Architecture & CISO
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
Senior Director, Data Strategy & Architecture
Carrie Busbee
Core & Main
CIO
Michael Calderin
Yageo Corp
Director, Information Security and Compliance
Prashant Cherukuri
Qualfon
CIO
Gee Chow
City of Miami
IT Director/CIO
Rick Coro
Landstar System
CIO
Ann Dozier
Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits
SVP & CIO
Eric Firer
Bacardi
Regional CIO - North America and Latin America
David Galloway
Oxbow
VP, IT
Angelica Gomez
Goodwill Industries
CIO, Vice President of Information Technology
Venkat Gopalan
Belcorp
Chief Digital, Data and Technology Officer
Chris Harrison
Campus Management Corp
VP
Robert Kurimski
Children's Services Council of Palm Beach County
Chief Technology Officer
Tamir Peres
Herc Holdings
Senior VP & Chief Information Officer
Angel Petisco
Miami-Dade County
Chief Information Officer
Meerah Rajavel
Palo Alto Networks
Chief Information Officer
Balaji Rangaswamy
Boeing Distribution Services
CIO
Sol Rashidi
Estee Lauder
Chief Analytics Officer
Joe Schulz
Carrier
Chief Information Officer
Christina Shannon
SPS Commerce
Chief Information Security Officer
Anand Shenoy
Intel
Senior Director- Head of Enterprise D&A Architecture, Strategy, & Governance
Chad Simpson
City Furniture
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
December 7, 2022 | 1 day
Florida CIO Executive Summit
Hotel AKA Brickell
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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IN-PERSON
February 22, 2023 | an evening
Florida CIO Inner Circle
Smith & Wollensky
A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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IN-PERSON
June, 2023 | 1 day
Florida CIO Executive Summit
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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IN-PERSON
September 13 - 15, 2023 | 3 days
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Global CIO Executive Summit
Four Seasons Nashville
A summit for CIOs with global responsibilities to come together and discuss challenges unique to global operations.
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IN-PERSON
October, 2023 | an evening
Florida CIO Inner Circle
A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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IN-PERSON
December, 2023 | 1 day
Florida CIO Executive Summit
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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PAST PROGRAMS
Florida CIO Virtual Town Hall - 10/26/2022
Florida CIO Inner Circle - 09/15/2022
Florida CIO Virtual Town Hall - 08/02/2022
Florida CIO Inner Circle - 05/12/2022
Florida CIO Virtual Town Hall - 03/10/2022
Florida CIO Executive Summit - 11/02/2021
Florida CIO Virtual Boardroom - 10/14/2021
Florida CIO Virtual Boardroom - 07/14/2021
Florida CIO Virtual Executive Summit - 05/25/2021
Florida CIO Virtual Boardroom - 03/18/2021
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Content from your CIO peers
TOWN HALL INSIGHTS | DECEMBER 1, 2022
TOWN HALL INSIGHTS | DECEMBER 1, 2022
Inspiring Data Curiosity & Confidence
Data governance is often at odds with data curiosity, stifling the ability to develop a data-driven culture. How can CIOs and CISOs strike a balance between protecting data and encouraging data curiosity? CIOs and CISOs in the St. Louis community recently discussed their role in sparking data curiosity in secure ways – these are their takeaways.
READ ARTICLEINFOGRAPHIC | NOVEMBER 15, 2022
INFOGRAPHIC | NOVEMBER 15, 2022
C-Suite Community Pulse on the State of the Economy and Its Impact on Your Business
Despite working through economic factors across the board, C-level executives have a positive outlook for their organizations in 2023. We asked C-level executives across Evanta communities about the state of the economy – here is what 600 leaders told us about economic factors and their impact on their outlook.
VIEW RESULTSBLOG | NOVEMBER 14, 2022
BLOG | NOVEMBER 14, 2022
CIOs and the State of the Economy
We asked CIOs in our community pulse survey how the state of the economy is impacting their business – here are 5 key findings from 200 CIOs who participated.
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