
Florida CIO Executive Summit
December 5, 2019 | Loews Miami Beach Hotel
December 5, 2019
Loews Miami Beach Hotel
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with your peers to tackle top business challenges through peer-driven content and discussions at the Florida CIO Executive Summit.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today:
Investing in your people and the right technologies
Innovating with advanced technologies and new delivery models
Influencing business stakeholders and enterprise outcomes
Florida CIO Governing Body
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the summit agenda, ensuring that all content is driven by CIOs, for CIOs.
Co-Chairs

Ken Athanasiou
VF Corporation
Global CISO

Shawn Bowen
Restaurant Brands International
CISO

Roland Cloutier
ADP
SVP & Global CSO
Gary Eppinger
Carnival Corporation
Global VP, CISO & Privacy Officer
Juan Gomez-Sanchez
Lennar Corporation
Chief Security Officer

Gram Ludlow
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation
VP, Global Information Security

Marcos Marrero
H.I.G. Capital
VP of Information Security

Dave Pearson
Sykes Enterprises, Inc.
EVP & CIO

Christine Vanderpool
Florida Crystals
Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer
Agenda
December 4, 2019
December 5, 2019
7:30am - 8:15am Registration & Breakfast
8:15am - 8:30am Opening Comments
8:30am - 9:00am Keynote
Alliances at the Intersection of Tech and Talent
Hosted by Trend Micro Incorporated
Cheryl Altany
Global Segment Strategy Head – Education | STEM | Campuses
Carrier

Nicole Ford
VP and Chief Information Security Officer
Carrier
Many security leaders face the challenges of a tight talent marketplace – but few have taken the steps to develop internal and external partnerships to attract and retain security talent Nicole Ford and Cheryl Altany are trailblazing a new path towards building a best in class security team.
In this fireside chat, you’ll learn how Carrier is:
- Establishing a security organization
- Building relationships and talent pipelines with universities
- Creating meaningful and innovative partnerships to drive business value
9:00am - 9:20am Networking Break
9:20am - 10:10am CIO & CISO Featured Session
In it for the Long Haul — The Future of Partnerships
John Koester
Sr. Director & CISO
HD Supply
Keith Rosenbauer
VP IT & CIO
HD Supply
Making an immediate impact is essential as an executive in a new company. This CIO and CISO duo are leveraging their fresh perspectives and passion for change. HD Supply's Keith Rosenbauer and John Koester built a relationship founded on trust, transparency and shared tenets.
In this session, hear key learnings including:
- Tips for establishing a transparent relationship
- Post-sale vendor engagement despite timeline changes
- Mutual investments in one another
9:20am - 10:10am CIO Executive Boardroom
Building a Roadmap to Guide Your Digital Journey
Hosted by ServiceNow
Chad Simpson
Deputy CIO
City Furniture
Jason Lingle
Principal Executive Architect
ServiceNow
Jag Tailor
SVP Global Information Systems
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Digital Transformation is already a tired buzzword, but CIOs are living it and are looking to hone their
strategies and speed up implementation. Join this interactive roundtable session to discuss:
- What key components should go into your digital journey blueprint
- Going beyond IT services to cross-functional workflow automation on a single platform and shared data model
- What a digital journey maturity model looks like (including velocity, experience and intelligence)
Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CIOs). To reserve your seat, please contact John Seabury at 971-222-2369 or John.Seabury@evanta.com.
10:10am - 10:30am Networking Break
10:30am - 11:20am CIO Featured Session
A CIO’s Guide to the No-Limits Mindset
Rosa Akhtarkhavari
CIO
City of Orlando
Roger Brennan
Police Captain
City of Orlando
The CIO is the tip of the spear when it comes to driving impact throughout the business. Yet, with this leadership comes the burden of responsibility of widespread initiative implementation and ensuring their vision encompasses the needs of stakeholders across the enterprise. Join Rosa Akhtarkhavari to learn how the City of Orlando is delivering maximum impact and lasting change that meets everyone’s needs.
In this keynote, you’ll hear about:
- Positioning IT as a true business partner
- Defining success for a large-scale project
- Modernizing IT to drive business outcomes
10:30am - 11:20am CISO Featured Session
Threat Intelligence – Capturing Cybercrime DNA
Hosted by Fortinet, Inc.

Keith Rayle
Strategist
Fortinet, Inc.
Join Keith Rayle from Fortinet to discuss methods of ‘fingerprinting’ attacks according to methodology frameworks, creating patterns that can be used for further analysis. We will then unpack how orchestrated attacks can be linked upwards to individuals and cybercrime rings, providing the potential to use current technologies to develop predictive attack insight.
Join this session to learn about the:
- Current use of advanced technologies to analyze malware
- Attack frameworks and patterns they can reveal
- Cybercriminal countering methods
10:30am - 11:20am CIO Executive Boardroom
Speeding Up the Digital Business with Content in the Cloud
Hosted by Box

Tom Murphy
Associate Vice President, IT/Chief Information Security Officer
University of Miami
Luis Suarez
SVP & CIO
H.I.G. Capital

Anisha Vaswani
Corporate CIO
Box
Still encumbered by legacy business processes? Struggling to speed up onboarding, improve customer experience, and secure collaboration across the extended enterprise? Business processes need to keep up with the digitization of your enterprise.
Join a group of your peers to discuss how to:
- Identify opportunities for improving outdated processes
- Unlock new customer experiences with digital practices
- Empower your workplace with seamless business processes
Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CIOs). To reserve your seat, please contact John Seabury at 971-222-2369 or John.Seabury@evanta.com.
December 4, 2019
December 5, 2019
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