The Future of IT
CIO Think Tank
Not Scheduled Yet - Chicago, IL
Speakers & Visionaries


Calvin Nobles Ph.D.
Chair IT & Management (Former)
Illinois Institute of Technology
Think Tank Speaker
A recognized practitioner in human factors engineering and cybersecurity operations with 25 years of increasing responsibilities in leading security operations, advising senior executives on cyber policies, and driving enterprise-level solutions. An innovative and strategic leader with a record of delivering cyber solutions that impact national efforts; noted for driving change to achieve cybersecurity objectives.


Meet Mehta
Global Director IT
Motorola Solutions
Think Tank Speaker
Meet is a technology executive with extensive experience in large Asian and American firms. He is passionate about ideas that are at the intersection of business and technology and focuses on driving tech investments that deliver optimal business outcomes, by influencing the organization to be customer-focused, data-driven, and results-oriented. His areas of expertise include; strategy, mergers & acquisitions, ERP implementation, vendor management, financial technology, front office transformation, and emerging tech.


Kevin McDermott
CTO Former
Cook County


Vince Fattore - DO NOT INVITE TO EVENTS
CIO
Presbyterian Homes


Kevin Steele
CIO
National Restaurant Association


Matt Hansen
Vice President Technology - Connected Rewards
JPMorgan Chase


Faisal Akkawi Ph.D.
Executive Director of Information Systems
Northwestern University


Russ Felker
CTO
Trinity Logistics


Nanji Chandrasekhar
VP - Cloud Engineering & IT Operations
MyEyeDr.


Ramprakash Ramamoorthy
Director - AI Research
ManageEngine
Think Tank Speaker
Ramprakash Ramamoorthy leads the AI efforts for ManageEngine. Ramprakash has been instrumental in setting up ManageEngine's AI platform from scratch. He comes with a rich 11+ years of experience in building AI for the enterprises at ManageEngine., The AI platform currently serves over 6 billion requests a month and is growing strong. He is a passionate leader with a level-headed approach to emerging technologies, and a sought-after speaker at tech. conferences.


Shaun Marion
Former VP & CISO
McDonald's


Asaf Kochan
President & Co-Founder
Sentra Inc.
Think Tank Speaker
President & Co-Founder of Sentra Former Commander of Unit 8200 (2017-2021) In 2021, I completed 31 years of service in the Israeli Defence Forces, reaching the rank of Brigadier General. My last assignment was commander of Unit 8200, widely considered one of the leading intelligence agencies in the world. While serving as the commander of Unit 8200, I applied a data-driven approach focused on applying insights across all levels of the organization. Leading the unit through uncertain times, I discovered that being resilient is more important than being smart and that teams which prioritize execution outperform those that just have a lot of ideas. I also found that diversity and a sense of meaning are elements shared by all high-performing teams. Today I'm the co-founder and President of Sentra, a data lifecycle security platform that protects data as it moves through cloud environments. Sentra provides automatic data discovery, classification, monitoring, and protection for cloud-first organizations - finding all sensitive data and understanding who has access to it, how it is being used, and the data’s security posture. This reduces the attack surface of critical data, helping enterprises leverage the scalability and speed of the cloud to drive business growth - while keeping their most sensitive data secure.


Michael Boucher
Executive Director, Global Information Security
JLL
Think Tank Speaker
Jones Lang LaSalle Inc., is a professional services firm that specializes in real estate and investment management. The company also offers property and integrated facility management services. The company buys, builds, occupys and invests in a variety of assets including industrial, commercial, retail, residential and hotel real estate.


Mike Blake
CTO
American Hotel & Lodging Association


Paul Valente
CEO and Co-Founder
VISO Trust
Think Tank Speaker
Paul Valente is the current CEO & Co-Founder of VISO Trust. He was also the former CISO and built successful security teams and programs at ASAPP, LendingClub, and Restoration Hardware. Paul's third-party risk management programs have been vetted by hundreds of Fortune 1000 companies and his teams have vetted thousands of third parties.