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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.
- 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
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
Carrie Busbee
Core & Main
CIO
Michael Calderin
Yageo Corp
Director, Information Security and Compliance
Prashant Cherukuri
Qualfon
CIO
Rick Coro
Landstar System
CIO
Ann Dozier
Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits
SVP & CIO
David Galloway
Oxbow
VP, IT
Angelica Gomez
Goodwill Industries
CIO, Vice President of Information Technology
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
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
VIRTUAL
August 2, 2022 | 1 hour
Florida CIO Virtual Town Hall
Inspiring Data Curiosity and Confidence
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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IN-PERSON
September, 2022 | 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
October 10 - 12, 2022 | 3 days
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Global CIO Executive Summit
Eaglewood Resort & Spa
A summit for CIOs with global responsibilities to come together and discuss challenges unique to global operations.
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IN-PERSON
November, 2022 | 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 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
Florida CIO Virtual Boardroom - 03/11/2021
Florida CIO Virtual Town Hall - 02/23/2021
Florida CIO Virtual Town Hall - 12/17/2020
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Content from your CIO peers
BLOG | JUNE 27, 2022
BLOG | JUNE 27, 2022
What Community Brings to Executives
We have written before about the value of community and how important it is in a hybrid world. Here, we reflect on what community means from the perspective of executives. This is how they describe the value of getting together with a community of their peers.
VIEW POSTBLOG | JUNE 21, 2022
BLOG | JUNE 21, 2022
What CIOs Are Talking About in 2022
With 44 gatherings for CIOs in the books, the most popular sessions for Evanta CIO Executive Summits focused on value, outcomes and strategic decision-making. Here are highlights from the highest-rated sessions, articles and topics in the first half of 2022.
VIEW POSTSURVEY REPORT | JUNE 16, 2022
SURVEY REPORT | JUNE 16, 2022
Top 3 Goals & Challenges for CIOs in 2022
CIO leadership is becoming more complex, as they reach beyond and within the organization to achieve their goals in the remainder of 2022. Here, we take a closer look at those goals, based on our annual survey of nearly 1,000 CIOs from Evanta’s communities.
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