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Westport, CT — February 28, 2024 — HMG Strategy, the World’s #1 platform for enabling technology executives to reimagine the enterprise and reshape the business world, is thrilled to announce that it will be recognizing eleven extraordinary business technology leaders at its 16^th Annual Silicon Valley Global Innovation Summit on March 7.

HMG Strategy’s 2024-2025 Global Leadership Institute Awards recognize the industry’s premier business technology executives who are making a difference in their organizations and their respective vertical market.

Distinguished CIOs and business technology executives being recognized for HMG Strategy 2024-2025 Global Leadership Institute Awards at the 16^th Annual Silicon Valley Global Innovation Summit will include:

• Noni Azhar, SVP IT, Podium
• Ahsan Baig, CIO, AC Transit
• Herman Brown, CIO, SF District Attorney’s Office
• Bruce Burroughs, EVP & CTO, AAA Northern California
• Christopher Desautel, SVP & Chief Digital Officer, Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies
• Rohit Jain, CIO, Harvard Business School Alumni
• Aaron Levie, CEO, Co-Founder, Box
• Pranav Shahi, VP, Head of Business Technology, ServiceTitan
• Ishpreet Singh, Global CIO, Qualys
• Hanan Szwarcbord, VP, Chief Security Officer, Micron Technology
• Srini Tanikella, VP IT, SMART Global Holdings

“Top-tier CIOs and business technology executives are continuously moving the business needle for their companies,” said Hunter Muller, Founder and CEO of HMG Strategy. “We are honored to be associated with these high-caliber leaders who are making a difference for their companies and in their industries.”

World-class speakers at the 16^th Annual Silicon Valley Global Innovation Summit will include:

• Noni Azhar, SVP, IT, Podium
• Ashan Baig, CIO, AC Transit
• Tamar Bar-Ilan, Co-Founder and CTO, Cyera
• Brad Bell, SVP, CITO/CISO, Infoblox
• Andrew Bray, Global CIO, Renesas Electronics
• Herman Brown, CIO, SF District Attorney’s Office
• Bruce Burroughs, EVP, CTO, NorCal AAA
• Brad Carvalho, Director of Sales Engineering, Cyera
• Christopher Desautel, SVP & Chief Digital Officer, Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies
• Stuart Evans, Distinguished Service Professor, Carnegie Mellon University
• Gail Ferreira, CEO, Prima Leader, Inc.
• Marianne Galvin, Business Process Technology/BI & Data Strategy, Trinchero Family Estates
• Niv Goldenberg, Co-Founder and CPO, Linx Security
• Patty Hatter, President & COO, Opsera
• Emily Heath, General Partner, Cyberstarts
• Kumud Kokal, CIO, Farmer’s Business Network
• Prakash Kota, SVP & CIO, Autodesk
• Maria Latushkin, GVP, Technology and Engineering, Albertsons Companies
• Aaron Levie, CEO, Co-Founder, Box
• Michael Piacente, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Hitch Partners
• Sahaar Rezaie, Executive Director, Genesys Works
• Matthew Rosenquist, CISO & Cybersecurity Strategist, Mercury Risk and Compliance
• Pranav Shahi, VP, Head of Business Technology, ServiceTitan
• Naresh Shanker, Founder and Managing Director, Menlo Park Advisors LLC
• Ishpreet Singh, Global CIO, Qualys
• Pranab Sinha, CIO, Matterport
• David Sledge, Director of Cybersecurity, Avelo Airlines
• Cynthia Stoddard, SVP & CIO, Adobe
• Hanan Szwarcbord, VP, Chief Security Officer, Micron Technology
• Srini Tanikella, VP IT, SMART Global Holdings
• Ashu Varshney, CIO & SVP Global Cloud Operations, RingCentral
• Tony Young, EVP & CIO, Sophos
• Amit Zimerman, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, Oasis

Valued Partners for the 16^th Annual Silicon Valley Global Innovation Summit include Akamai, Appian, ArmorCode, BetterCloud, Box, Creatio, Cyberstarts, Cyera, Darktrace, Delphix, Denodo, Fortinet, Genesys Works, GTM Capital, LastPass, Linx Security, Netskope, NPower, Nutanix, Oasis, Palo Alto Networks, Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks, RingCentral, SafeGuard Cyber, SAP, SentinelOne, SIM San Francisco Bay Area, Tanium, Upwork, Zoom, and Zscaler.

To learn more about the 16^th Annual Silicon Valley Global Innovation Summit and to register for the event, click here.

HMG Strategy will also be hosting its 15^th Annual Phoenix C-Level Technology Leadership Summit on March 21^st.

Recipients of HMG Strategy’s Global Leadership Institute Awards at its 15^th Annual Phoenix C-Level Technology Leadership Summit will include:

• Max Chan, SVP & CIO, Avnet
• Gary Desai, EVP and CIO, Discount Tire
• Jerry Hope, VP of Business Information Systems, Imagine Learning
• Mike Shanko, SVP, CIO, Blue Yonder
• Deanna Wise, CIO, Banner Health

Key topics to be explored at the 15^th Annual Phoenix C-Level Technology Leadership Summit will include the use of cutting-edge technologies and partnerships to boost business performance.

Top-tier speakers at the 15^th Annual Phoenix C-Level Technology Leadership Summit will include:

• Renee Arrington, President and COO, Pearson Partners International
• Jason Bredimus, VP IT & CISO, Shamrock Foods Company
• Bao-Ha Bui, Client Solutions Lead, FPT Software Americas
• Max Chan, CIO, Avnet
• Paul Chapman, VP, Business Strategy, Cisco
• Barbara Cooper, President, Executive Coaching
• Gary Desai, EVP & CIO, Discount Tire
• Travis Garriss, SVP & CIO, BAE Systems
• Mark Goodaire, Director of Automation & Transformation, Automation Anywhere,
• Michael Heiser, CISO, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System
• Eric Helmer, CTO, Rimini Street
• Laura Hemenway, Founder and President, Paradigm Solutions
• Scott Hicar, SVP & CISO, Benchmark Electronics
• Jerry Hope, VP, Business Information Systems, Imagine Learning
• Bipin Jayaraj, SVP & CIO, Rogers Corp.
• Brian Kirkland, CIO, Choice Hotels International Inc.
• Bianca Lochner, CIO, City of Scottsdale
• Ralph Loura, Independent Advisor, Transformational CIO, Board Member
• Joe Pensiero, CIO, GPA Global
• Gery Plourde, OpenText IAM & IoT Solution Consulting, OpenText
• Raghu Santanam, Senior Associate Dean, W.P Carey School of Business, Arizona State University
• Michael Shanko, SVP & CIO, Blue Yonder
• Jean Shapiro, Chief Security Officer, Achieve
• Michael Spandau, SVP IT & CIO, Fender Musical Instruments
• Simon Taylor, EVP, PacketWatch; President, SIM Arizona
• Dan Turchin, CEO, PeopleReign
• Lowell Vande Kamp, Former CIO, Synergis Education, Inc.
• Deanna Wise, SVP & CIO, Banner Health

Valued Partners for the 15^th Annual Phoenix C-Level Technology Leadership Summit include Akamai, Automation Anywhere, BetterCloud, Box, Cox Business, Cyberstarts, Cyera, Darktrace, Delphix, FPT Corporation, GTM Capital, LastPass, Netskope, Nutanix, OpenText, Palo Alto Networks, Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks, Rimini Street, RingCentral, SafeGuard Cyber, SAP, Savvy Security, she.net, SIM Arizona, T200, T-Mobile for Business, Tanium, Zoom, and Zscaler.

To learn more about the 15^th Annual Phoenix C-Level Technology Leadership Summit and to register for the event, click here.

HMG Strategy will also be hosting its 15^th Annual Dallas C-Level Technology Leadership Summit on April 2. Key topics to be explored at the event will include opportunities to leverage innovative technologies and partnerships to power business growth.

Distinguished CIOs and business technology executives being recognized for HMG Strategy 2024-2025 Global Leadership Institute Awards at the 15^th Annual Dallas C-Level Technology Leadership Summit will include:

• Alain Espinosa, Global Director of Cybersecurity Operations, Upbound Group
• Todd Kackley, VP & CIO, Textron
• Jeff Kirby, CISO, Interstate Batteries
• Andy Laudato, COO, The Vitamin Shoppe
• Bob Rayes, CIO, Corgan

World-class speakers presenting at the 15^th Annual Dallas C-Level Technology Leadership Summit will include:

• Mike Anderson, CDO & CIO, Netskope
• Renee Arrington, President & COO, Pearson Partners International
• James Beeson, Executive Cybersecurity Advisor and Executive Coach, Cyber Advisors, LLC
• Harsha Bellur, EVP, CIO, James Avery
• Patrick Benoit, Global CISO, Brink’s Inc.
• Jeevan Bobbili, Global Head, Intelligent Automation & Customer Ops – Digital Tech and Data, Alcon
• Nellson Burns, Managing Partner, Destination IT
• Mark Connelly, Senior Advisor, Boston Consulting Group
• Jamey Cummings, Partner, JM Search
• Alain Espinosa, Global Director Security Operations, Upbound Group
• William Floyd, Chief Information and Security Officer, FUTU US
• Blake Holman, CIO, BBG
• Todd Kackley, VP & CIO, Textron
• Jeff Kirby, CISO, Interstate Batteries
• Andy Laudato, COO, The Vitamin Shoppe
• Satyaki Lodh, SVP & CIO, Utz Brands, Inc.
• Ravi Malick, SVP & Global CIO, Box
• Dalia Powers, SVP & CIO, Humana
• Bob Rayes, CIO, Corgan
• Drew Simonis, CISO, Juniper Networks
• Mark Szkudlarek, VP, IT Operations, SanMar
• Angela Venuk, CIO, Datascan

Valued Partners for the 15^th Annual Dallas C-Level Technology Leadership Summit include Akamai, Appian, Automation Anywhere, BetterCloud, Box, Cyberstarts, Darktrace, Delphix, GTM Capital, LastPass, Moveworks, Netskope, Nexthink, Nutanix, Palo Alto Networks, Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks, Rimini Street, RingCentral, SafeGuard Cyber, SAP, SIM Dallas/Fort Worth, Zoom, and Zscaler.

For more information about the 15^th Annual C-Level Dallas Technology Leadership Summit and to register, click here.

To learn more about HMG Strategy’s upcoming schedule of CIO & CISO summits, click here.

About HMG Strategy 

HMG Strategy is the world’s #1 trusted digital platform connecting technology executives to reimagine the enterprise and reshape the business world. The HMG Strategy global network consists of more than 500,000 CIOs, CDOs, CISOs, CTOs, senior business technology executives, search industry executives, venture capitalists, industry experts and world-class thought leaders.

HMG Strategy was founded in 2008 by Hunter Muller, a leadership expert who has worked side-by-side with Fortune 2000 executives on strategic planning and career ascent for the past 30+ years. Hunter has published six books on leadership, innovation and business transformation and is currently working on book 7.

In 2024, HMG Strategy will host 100 unique experiences for top-tier business technology leaders, including executive leadership summits, networking dinners and digital roundtables.

Since the inception of its Transformational CIO Awards in 2012, HMG Strategy has recognized hundreds of premier business technology executives who are making a difference in their organizations through the industry’s most distinguished and recognizable global leadership awards program.

In 2020, HMG Strategy introduced the Global Technology Executives Who Matter Awards to recognize the top-performing Chief Information Officers, Chief Information Security Officers, Senior Business Technology Leaders, Venture Capitalists and Search Executives who have demonstrated unparalleled leadership in areas such as Innovation, Business Transformation and Digital Disruption.

Now entering its 15^th year of recognizing the exceptional contributions of business technology executives, HMG Strategy extended its recognition program beginning in 2021 to honor exemplary technology leaders and their teams who are making outstanding contributions to their organizations under the 2024-2025 Global Leadership Institute Awards.

HMG Strategy’s global media model generates more than one million impressions per week, providing vast opportunities for business technology leaders and sponsor partners to promote themselves and their brands. 

HMG Strategy’s regional CIO and CISO Executive Leadership Series, authored books and Digital Resource Center deliver unique, peer-driven guidance from CIOs, CISOs, CTOs, CDOs and technology executives on leadership, innovation, transformation and career ascent.

HMG Strategy offers a range of peer-led advisory services such as its Global CIO & CISO Executive Leadership Alliance (CELA) service which bring together the world’s top CIOs, CISOs and technology executives to brainstorm on the top opportunities and challenges facing them in their roles.

HMG Strategy’s Global Advisory Services are a unique set of peer-driven research services that are designed to keep business technology executives up to speed on the latest leadership, business, technology and global macro-economic trends that are impacting businesses and industries.

HMG Ventures is a venture capital unit that’s designed to connect CIOs, CTOs, CISOs and other technology executives with innovative early-stage technology companies from Silicon Valley to Tel Aviv. HMG Ventures provides technology executives with a window into hot emerging technology companies that can help move the needle for their businesses while also offering these executives unparalleled personal investment opportunities. One early-stage investment in an enterprise-level AI-powered service management provider has generated a 100X return.

HMG Strategy also produces the HMG Security Innovation Accelerator Panel, a forum that’s designed to connect enterprise technology and cybersecurity leaders with the most innovative technology and cybersecurity companies from across the world.

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For more information, contact Tom Hoffman at tomhoffman@hmgstrategy.com or by calling 203-221-2702.