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Last week, HMG Strategy kicked off its 2024 events season with a series of high-energy and well-attended events in Silicon Valley. HMG Strategy is planning more than 1,000 distinct events for business technology leaders this year, including 30+ C-level Technology Leadership Summits across North America, pre-summit VIP dinners, regional receptions, hosted events, digital roundtables and […]

As companies continue to gain further experience in using generative AI throughout their organizations, in some cases, CIOs are responsible for driving these efforts. But a growing number of organizations are appointing Chief AI Officers to orchestrate these strategies. In September 2023, Florin Rotar was named Chief AI Officer at Avanade where he had previously […]

Businesses operate in a global economy. And while there has recently been a trend towards nationalism, global business experience is a valuable asset for any business technology leader to succeed in today’s turbulent economy. HMG Strategy Founder and CEO Hunter Muller recently conducted an HMG Spotlight interview with Max Chan, CIO at Avnet, a global […]

As members of the C-suite, CIOs and business technology leaders have a lot of demands on their time. Time, arguably, is the most precious resource for any business tech leader or member of the C-suite. In addition to `keeping the lights on’, they are working with the CEO and the senior leadership team reviewing and […]

Since the Securities and Exchange Commission’s cybersecurity disclosure rules went into effect on December 18, 2023, several critical trends are coming to light, according to CISOs and cybersecurity leaders in the HMG community. According to a recent article by multinational law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP, CISOs are now going to be […]

Microsoft shared in a recent regulatory filing that a Russian-linked intelligence group accessed some of the email accounts for top executives and employees of its legal and security teams. And while Microsoft officials say the attack hasn’t had a material effect on its operations, the incident underscores how increasingly ‘sophisticated’ nation-state actors and other cyber-criminals […]

Global business and political leaders gathered in Davos, Switzerland last week for the annual World Economic Forum. And while topics at this year’s event ranged from the opportunities and challenges associated with applying Generative AI to climate change and business resilience, attendees at the World Economic Forum (WEF) also heard from some of the top […]

Unlike traditional analyst research models, HMG Strategy’s research is peer-driven, drawing insights from its community of 500,000+ CIOs, CISOs, business technology leaders, industry experts, venture capitalists and search executives. Each year, HMG Strategy’s research team publishes a list of the top leadership and technology trends for business technology leaders. The top leadership trends being tracked […]

Starting December 18th, publicly held companies are now required to disclose material cybersecurity incidents to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). While the regulatory reporting rule is intended to provide investors with information on potential cyber risks affecting companies, lawmakers and cybersecurity experts and practitioners have criticized the rule for its shortcomings. For instance, […]