Westport, CT — May 3, 2023 — HMG Strategy, the World’s #1 digital platform for enabling technology executives to reimagine the enterprise and reshape the business world, is thrilled to be recognizing four exemplary global business technology leaders for their visionary leadership at its 2023 Silicon Valley CISO & Technology Executive Leadership Summit at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara on June 1

Esteemed recipients of HMG Strategy’s 2023 Global Leadership Institute Awards being recognized at the 2023 Silicon Valley CISO & Technology Executive Leadership Summit will include:

● Mignona Cote, Chief Security Officer, NetApp

● Cassie Crossley, VP, Supply Chain Security, Schneider Electric

● Emily Heath, General Partner, Cyberstarts

● Parul Saini, Global Head of Business and Enterprise Apps, Uber

“The 2023 Global Leadership Institute Awards recognize the world’s foremost business technology executives for their bold, visionary, empathetic and inclusive leadership in an extraordinarily challenging economic environment,” said Hunter Muller, Founder and CEO of HMG Strategy.

CISOs, CIOs and business technology executives at the 2023 Silicon Valley CISO & Technology Executive Leadership Summit will share best practices for making security a competitive advantage.

Top-tier executives speaking at the 2023 Silicon Valley CISO & Technology Executive Leadership Summit will include:

● Selim Aissi, Global CISO, Blackhawk Network

● Tamar Bar-Ilan, Co-Founder and CTO, Cyera

● Steve Booth, VP, Product Management, Detection and Response, Salesforce

● Eddie Borrero, VP & CISO, Blue Shield of CA

● Rafi Brenner, VP, Information Security, Fortinet

● Krishan Chellakarai, VP, CISO, Gilead Sciences

● Mignona Cote, Chief Security Officer, NetApp

● Cassie Crossley, VP, Supply Chain Security, Schneider Electric

● Sangram Dash, Head of Cyber Security, CDK Global

● Janet Ge, Head of Security, GRAIL

● Al Ghous, CISO, Snapdocs

● Emily Heath, General Partner, Cyberstarts

● Prabhath Karanth, Global Head of Security & Trust, Tripactions

● Vijaya Kaza, Chief Security Officer, Head of Engineering & Data Science for Trust & Safety, Airbnb

● David Mahon, Global CISO, Deloitte

● Tezo Mukkavilli, CISO, Chargepoint

● Matthew Rosenquist, CISO, Eclipz.io Inc.

● Amiram Schachar, Co-Founder & CEO, Upwind

● Piyoush Sharma, Head of Enterprise Security & Technology Operations, Zuora; Co-Author, The Purple Book of Software Security

● Niharika Srivastav, Senior Vice President – Cybersecurity and Executive Programs, Women in Technology International

● David Tsao, Global Information Security Officer, Instacart

● Maarten Van Horenbeeck, SVP, Chief Security Officer, Adobe

Valued Partners for the 2023 Silicon Valley CISO & Technology Executive Leadership Summit include 8×8, Akamai, ArmorCode, BetterCloud, Box, Cyera, Darktrace, Delphix, Fortinet, Illumio, LastPass, Moveworks, Netskope, Nutanix, Palo Alto Networks, Ping Identity, Purple Book Community, RingCentral, SafeGuard Cyber, SAP, SentinelOne, SIM San Francisco Bay Area, Tangoe, Tanium, Tonkean, Upwork, Zoom, and Zscaler.

To learn more about the 2023 Silicon Valley CISO & Technology Executive Leadership Summit and to register for the event, click here.

HMG Strategy will be hosting its 2023 Florida CIO Executive Leadership Summit on May 11 at the Margaritaville Resort Orlando. Top-tier business technology executives speaking at the 2023 Florida CIO Executive Leadership Summit will focus on the visionary leadership needed to execute effectively in a cost-conscious environment.

Renowned business technology executives speaking at the 2023 Florida CIO Executive Leadership Summit will include:

● Saqib E. Awan, Founder & Managing Director, GTM Capital

● Lee Bailey, Senior Director, Information Security, Unilever

● Bert Bertagna, Assistant CIO, Pasco County (FL); President, SIM Tampa Bay

● Patrick Blahosky, RVP of Sales – Americas, Lightrun

● Alexis Cole, Managing Director, Kolter Solutions

● Elizabeth Decker, VP IT, INSPYR Solutions; Treasurer, SIM South Florida

● Yartin Dhareshwar, VP, Digital, YASH Technologies

● Nicole Darden Ford, VP & CISO, Rockwell Automation

● Michelle Garcia, Director, Information Security and Compliance, Carnival Cruise Lines

● Shawn Harrs, CIO, Red Lobster

● Justin Hayes, Head of Field Engineering, Vectara

● Geoff Hooper, Director, Enterprise Solution Engineering, RingCentral

● Skip Kimpel, Principal of Independent & SMB Consulting, ConStrata Technology Consulting

● Barry Kortekaas, EVP and Chief Security Officer, Morgan & Morgan, P.A.

● Dilip Krishna, Managing Director, Deloitte

● Rich Latayan, CISO, AAA National

● Josh Lazar, Founder and Chief Everything Officer, TechThinkTank LLC

● Tano Maenza, CIO, National Air Cargo

● Quintin McGrath, Chair, ReThink Everything!, SIM Tampa Bay

● James McQuiggan, Security Awareness Advocate, Knowbe4

● Christine Moffett, Corporate CIO, The Kessler Collection

● Louis Muniz, VP, Cyber Risk, Kroll

● Ronen Sartena, Strategic Account Executive, Cyera

● Marcus Session, VP of IT Services, Tampa International Airport; Past President, SIM Tampa Bay

● Shehzad Siddique, Senior IT Manager, SOA, Wyndham Destinations

● Allen Starr, VP, IT & CIO, Goodwill Industries – Suncoast, Inc.

● Paul Teodorescu, VP, Head of IT Service Delivery and Operations, Morgan & Morgan, P.A.

● Mike Theis, Information Security Manager, ABC Fine Wines & Spirits

● Vyom Upadhya, Executive Director for Digital, MDVIP; President, SIM South Florida

● Christine Vanderpool, CISO, Florida Crystals

● Jennifer Wesson Greenman, CIO, City of Hope Chicago, Atlanta & Phoenix

● Paul Wilner, VP IT, CIO, Pall Corporation

Distinguished recipients of HMG Strategy’s 2023 Global Leadership Institute Awards being recognized at the 2023 Florida CIO Executive Leadership Summit will include:

● Dilip Krishna, Managing Director, Deloitte

● Quintin McGrath, Former Global Senior Managing Director, Deloitte

● Marcus Session, VP of IT Services, Tampa International Airport

● Jennifer Wesson Greenman, CIO, City of Hope Chicago, Atlanta & Phoenix

Valued Partners for the 2023 Florida CIO Executive Leadership Summit include 8×8, Akamai, Aptum, Aryaka, BetterCloud, Box, Cyera, Darktrace, Delphix, Denodo, Fortinet, GTM Capital, LastPass, Lemongrass, Lightrun, Netskope, Nutanix, Okta, Palo Alto Networks, Ping Identity, RingCentral, SafeGuard Cyber, SAP, SIM Central Florida, SIM South Florida, SIM Tampa Bay, Tangoe, Tanium, Tonkean, Upwork, Vectara, YASH Technologies, Zoom, and Zscaler.

To learn more about the 2023 Florida CIO Executive Leadership Summit and to register for the event, click here.

HMG Strategy will also be hosting its 2023 New Jersey CIO Executive Leadership Summit at The Madison Hotel on May 18. Topics to be explored by business technology executives attending this event will include opportunities for tapping innovative technologies to assist with cost containment and drive business growth.

Global business technology executives speaking at the 2023 New Jersey CIO Executive Leadership Summit will include:

● Bashir Agboola, VP & CTO, Hospital for Special Surgery

● Andi Azzolina, Fractional CIO, Freeman Clarke

● Marianne Bachynski, CIO – Investments & Enterprise Systems, Corebridge Financial

● Ben Cabrera, Principal & Fractional CIO, Freeman Clarke

● Christopher Callahan, CISO, The Weichert Companies

● Chris Colla, VP IT & CIO, B&G Foods

● Jason Cooper, CTO, Technology, Data & Analytics Group, Paradigm

● Lookman Fazal, Chief Information & Digital Officer, NJ TRANSIT

● Cindy Finkelman, Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal

● Shai Gabay, Founder and CEO, Trustmi

● Rocco Grillo, Managing Director – Global Cyber Risk Services & Incident Response Investigation, Alvarez & Marsal

● Jon Harding, SVP & Global CIO, Conair LLC

● Emily Heath, General Partner, Cyberstarts

● Dutt Kalluri, Chief Digital Officer, Celsior Technologies

● Gurdeep Kaur, Managing Director, CISO, PSEG

● Warren Kudman, VP & CIO, Turner Construction Company

● Ajoy Kumar, Managing Director & CISO, The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation

● Adam Noble, Operating Partner – Information Technology/CIO/CTO, Littlejohn & Company

● David Plotzker, Senior Project Portfolio Director, Transformational Initiatives, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey

● Joseph Puglisi, Chairman & Co-Manager, North Andover Investors Collaborative, LLC

● Mandar Rege, Managing Director, Operational Risk Management – Technology and Cybersecurity, Citigroup

● Scott Strickland, EVP & CIO, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts

● Valerian (Val) Thomas, SVP & CIO, Lincoln Educational Services; President, SIM New Jersey

● Dan Turchin, CEO, PeopleReign

● Gabrielle Wolfson, CIO & CDO, Quest Diagnostics

The top-tier business technology executives who will be recognized under HMG Strategy’s 2023 Global Leadership Institute Awards program at the 2023 New Jersey CIO Executive Leadership Summit will include:

● Jon Harding, SVP & Global CIO, Conair LLC

● Adam Noble, Operating Partner, Information Technology (CIO, CTO), Littlejohn & Company

● Scott Strickland, EVP & CIO, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

● Gabrielle Wolfson, CIO & CDO, Quest Diagnostics

Valued Partners for the 2023 New Jersey CIO Executive Leadership Summit include 8×8, Akamai, Aryaka, BetterCloud, Box, Darktrace, Delphix, Denodo, Fortinet, Intuitive.Cloud, LastPass, Netskope, Nutanix, OutSystems, Palo Alto Networks, Ping Identity, Rapid, RingCentral, SafeGuard Cyber, SAP, SentinelOne, SIM New Jersey, Tangoe, Tanium, Tonkean, Trustmi, Upwork, Zoom, and Zscaler.

To learn more about the 2023 New Jersey CIO Executive Leadership Summit and to register for the event, 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 leading digital platform for technology executives to reimagine the enterprise and reshape the business world. The HMG Strategy global network consists of more than 500,000 CIOs, CTOs, CISOs, CDOs, senior business technology executives, search industry executives, venture capitalists, industry experts and world-class thought leaders.

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 was founded in 2008 by Hunter Muller, a leadership expert who has worked side-by-side with Fortune 2000 executives with strategic planning and career ascent for the past 30+ years.

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.

To learn more about the 7 Pillars of Trust for HMG Strategy’s unique business model, click here.