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WESTPORT, CT. – October 15, 2020 – HMG Strategy, the world’s #1 digital platform for connecting technology executives to reimagine the enterprise and reshape the business world, will feature its unparalleled, peer-driven content and groundbreaking research at its upcoming 2020 HMG Live! Houston CIO Executive Leadership Summit on October 20. HMG Strategy’s digital CIO and CISO summits bring together renowned thought leaders to examine the most pressing leadership, strategic, technological and career challenges technology executives face today.

These issues include the increased attention that technology and business leaders are paying to Diversity and Inclusion programs, along with actionable step that can be taken to strengthen existing programs and to bolster innovation efforts.

 “Savvy executives recognize the importance of embracing diversity and inclusion in their organizations because it’s the right thing to do but also to utilize different backgrounds and perspectives to strengthen problem solving and drive innovation,” says Hunter Muller, President and CEO of HMG Strategy. “As organizations navigate a sea change in virtually all aspects of business, technology executives are stepping up to deliver bold, empathetic leadership and pioneering thinking.”

On October 20, HMG Strategy will host its 2020 HMG Live! Houston CIO Executive Leadership Summit. Prominent technology leaders speaking at this event will include:

• Jesse Carrillo, SVP & CIO, Hines
• George Crawford, CIO, Catapult Energy Services
• Jamey Cummings, Senior Client Partner, Korn Ferry
• Myra Davis, Chief Information Innovation Officer, Texas Children’s Hospital
• Jorge Frausto, SVP Digital Enterprise, GE Power
• Dave Harger, VP – IT, Hi-Crush
• Meredith Harper, VP, CISO, Eli Lilly and Company
• Jennifer Hartsock, VP & CIO, Baker Hughes
• Monti Knode, Director of Customer Success, Horizon3.ai
• Chuck Koch, Vice President & CIO, 48forty Solutions
• Tony Leng, Managing Director, Digital Transformation and CIO Practice Lead, Diversified Search
• Craig Mackereth, GVP, Global Service Delivery, Support, Rimini Street
• Vikas Parikh, Chief Architect, LyondellBasell
• Ken Piddington, VP and CIO, U.S. Silica Company
• Clif Triplett, Executive Director, A.T. Kearney
• Kathy VanLandingham, IT Director – Corporate Services, LyondellBasell
• John Varkey, Vice President, Enterprise Digital Services, Waste Management

Strategic Partners for the 2020 HMG Live! Houston CIO Executive Leadership Summit include DataStax, Rimini Street and SIM Houston.

HMG Strategy will also be recognizing high-profile CIOs and technology executives for their achievements in demonstrating courageous leadership in areas such as innovation, business transformation, talent development and digital disruption at the 2020 HMG Live! Houston CIO Executive Leadership Summit. Finalists for the HMG Strategy 2020 Global Technology Executives Who Matter Awards include:

• Twila Day, VP & CIO, Huntsman Corporation
• Myra Davis, Chief Information Innovation Officer, Texas Children’s Hospital
• Jennifer Hartsock, VP & CIO, Baker Hughes
• Paul Krueger, VP IT & CIO, J.B. Poindexter, Inc.
• Venu Madduri, CIO, Mears Group
• Darshan (Dee) Singh, VP, IT, Cimarron Energy Inc.
• Charles Thompson, CIO, Port of Houston AuthorityTo learn more about the 2020 HMG Live! Houston CIO Executive Leadership Summit and to register for the event, click here.To view HMG Strategy’s full lineup of upcoming summits, click here.On October 22, HMG Strategy will host its 2020 HMG Live! Greenwich CIO Executive Leadership Summit. Leading technology executives speaking at this event will include:
• David Bray, Inaugural Director, Global GeoTech Center & Commission, Atlantic Council
• Hank Capps, Chief Digital Health and Engagement Officer, Novant Health
• Richard M. Entrup, Managing Director, Enterprise Innovation and 5G Solutions, Verizon
• Kevin Fleet, VP of Data Strategy, Informatica
• Marcus Fowler, Director of Strategic Threat, Darktrace
• Barry French, CMO, Nokia
• Tsvi Gal, Head of Enterprise Technology Services (Infrastructure), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
• Michelle Garvey, Chief Information Officer, J. Crew
• Carla Harris, Vice Chairman, Wealth Management, Managing Director and Senior Client Advisor, Morgan Stanley
• Jean Hill, Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal
• Jeanette Horan, Experienced Board Member and Strategic Advisor
• Dutt Kalluri, SVP Office of CIO/SVP Global Technology, Broadridge
• Rhona Kannon, Principal Director, CyberCoders
• Khalid Kark, Research Director, CIO Program, Deloitte
• Beverly Lieberman, President, Halbrecht Lieberman Associates
• Jim Panos, CIO, Central National Gottesman Inc.
• David Pogue, Technology Columnist, TV Correspondent and Author
• Joseph Puglisi, VP IT, Nice-Pak Products, Inc.
• Anna Ransley, Vice President, Global Information Services, Heineken
• Colette Rubio, SVP, Enterprise Technology, WWE
• Neelu Sethi, SVP & CIO, Reddy Ice
• James Williams, Director, CIO Advisory – Modern Delivery, KPMG
• Gabrielle Wolfson, CIO & CDO, Quest Diagnostics
• Al Zollar, Executive Partner, Siris Capital Group
• Bhavani Amirthalingam, SVP, Chief Digital Information Officer, Ameren
• Renee Arrington, President, COO, Pearson Partners International, Inc.
• Robin Brown, CIO, Protein Group, Cargill
• Mamatha Chamarthi, CIO, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
• Kirsten Davies, SVP & CISO, Estee Lauder Group
• Nicole Eagan, Chief Strategy Officer, AI Officer, Darktrace
• Cindy Finkelman, CIO, FactSet Research Systems
• Ursuline Foley, Board Member, Strategic Advisor, Provident Bank
• Jennifer Hartsock, VP, CIO, Baker Hughes
• Patty Hatter, SVP Global Customer Services, Palo Alto Networks
• Jeanette Horan, Experienced Board Member, Strategic Advisor
• Daphne Jones, Board of Directors AMN Healthcare, Barnes Group, Inc. and Masonite International, Founder, Destiny Transformations Group
• Sheila Jordan, Chief Digital Officer, Honeywell
• Rashmi Kumar, SVP, CIO, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
• Leslie Ma, CIO, Chief Continuous Improvement Officer, NSF International
• Susan Malisch, VP, CIO, Loyola University Chicago
• Gerri Martin-Flickinger, EVP CTO, Starbucks
• Stephanie Moore, SVP, Marketing, Softtek
• Wendy Pfeiffer, CIO, Nutanix
• Shobie Ramakrishnan, SVP, Head of Pharma Commercial DDA and Tech, GlaxoSmithKline
• Bernadette Rotolo, SVP, Head of Global Systems, Warner Music Group
• Marina Saint-Lary, Chief Solutions Officer, Globant
• Nicole Sandford, Executive Vice President, Ellig Group
• April Sandoval, Director of Data and Analytics, Slack
• Janet Sherlock, CIO, Ralph Lauren Corporation
• Kelly Steckelberg, CIO, Zoom
• Jennifer Wesson Greenman, CIO, Cancer Treatment Centers of America Global
• Angela Yochem, EVP Chief Digital and Technology Officer, Novant Health
• Sigal Zarmi, Managing Director, Head of Transformation, Morgan Stanley
• Bhavani Amirthalingam, SVP, Chief Digital Information Officer, Ameren
• Colin Black, COO, CrowdStrike
• Coley Burke, CRO, Zerto
• Hank Capps, Chief Digital Health and Engagement Officer, Novant Health
• Maury Cupitt, VP, Solutions Architect, Sonatype
• Kevin Fleet, VP, Data Strategy, Informatica
• Jeanette Horan, Experienced Board Member, Strategic Advisor
• Daphne Jones, Board of Directors AMN Healthcare, Barnes Group, Inc. and Masonite International, Founder, Destiny Transformations Group
• Monti Knode, Director of Customer Success, Horizon3.ai
• Tony Leng, Managing Director, Digital Transformation and CIO Practice Lead, Diversified Search
• Mary Kay Payne, Director of Population Health and Analytics, Arch Health Medical Group
• David Pendarvis, Global General Council, Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary, ResMed
• Steve Phillpott, CIO, Illumina
• John Rossman, Managing Partner, Rossman Partners
• Shelly Selvaraj, SVP IT, Dexcom
• Brian Shield, VP, IT, Boston Red Sox
• J.R. Tietsort, CISO, Darktrace
• Karen Wetherholt, VP of Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, & Diversity, Illumina