CIO Leadership: The Role of Technology Executives in Driving Innovation to Move the Needle for the Business Will Power the Discussion at the 2023 Silicon Valley Global Innovation Summit on February 28

Technology leaders will also share the impact of innovative technologies and partnerships that are supporting cost containment initiatives


WESTPORT, Conn., Jan. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HMG Strategy, the World’s #1 digital platform for enabling technology executives to reimagine the enterprise and reshape the business world, is excited to be hosting its 2023 Silicon Valley Global Innovation Summit on February 28 at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara. HMG Strategy’s highly interactive events bring together the world’s most distinguished and innovative business technology and security leaders to discuss the most pressing leadership, innovation, strategic, cultural, technology and career challenges and opportunities that they face today – and into the future.

World-class technology leaders and industry experts speaking at this popular in-person event will share how CIOs, CISOs and other senior technology executives are working with fellow members of the senior leadership team to drive innovation that can deliver demonstrable value and positively impact business outcomes in a challenging global economic environment.

Thanks to their unique view of where technology intersects with the business. CIOs and technology executives are ideally positioned to help the C-suite and line-of-business leaders to help identify the art of the possible,” said Hunter Muller, Founder and CEO of HMG Strategy. “CIOs and technology executives who are able to peek around the corners to identify opportunities for driving business innovation can deliver demonstrable value to the enterprise.”

World-class CIOs, CISOs, technology leaders and industry experts speaking at the 2023 Silicon Valley Global Innovation Summit will include:

  • Merav Bahat, Co-Founder and CEO, Dazz
  • Cassie Crossley, Director, Product & Systems Security, Head of Business Engagement, Schneider Electric
  • Todd Dekkinga, CISO, Zluri
  • Stuart Evans, Distinguished Service Professor, Carnegie Mellon University i-Lab
  • Ken Grady, CPO & CIO, IDEXX Laboratories
  • Patty Hatter, Chief Customer Officer, Palo Alto Networks
  • Tony Leng, Managing Director, Practice Lead and OMP, Diversified Search
  • Jeff McKibben, CIO Ultra Clean Technology
  • David Owens, SVP & General Manager, Digital Transformation Solutions, HARMAN International
  • Gautham Pallapa, Senior Executive Advisor & CIO/CDO (App Modernization, Digital Transformation & Hybrid Cloud) VMware
  • Tom Peck, EVP, Chief Information and Digital Officer, Sysco
  • Wendy M. Pfeiffer, CIO & SVP, Nutanix
  • Eli Potter, VP, Data and Systems, Insight Partners
  • Raj Ramachander, SVP IT; Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Member Experience (CX), Peloton Interactive
  • Parul Saini, Global Head of Business and Enterprise Applications, Uber
  • Ashish Seth, VP of Product Management, Customer Engagement, RingCentral
  • Piyoush Sharma, Co-Author, The Purple Book of Software Security; Head of Enterprise Security & Technology Operations, Zuora

Valued Partners for the 2023 Silicon Valley Global Innovation Summit include 8x8, Akamai, Aptum, BetterCloud, Box, Darktrace, Dazz, Delphix, Equinix, Fortinet, HARMAN International, LastPass, Nutanix, Palo Alto Networks, Ping Identity, ReliaQuest, RingCentral, SafeGuard Cyber, SAP, SIM San Francisco Bay Area, Strata, Tonkean, Upwork, Zoom, and Zscaler.

To learn more about the 2023 Silicon Valley Global Innovation Summit and to register for the event, click here.

HMG Strategy is also excited to be hosting its 2023 Phoenix CIO Executive Leadership Summit on March 24 at the JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa. CIOs and top-tier technology executives at this event will explore opportunities for leveraging hot technologies such as AI, ChatGPT, cloud platforms and cybersecurity technologies to help move the needle for the business and to safeguard the enterprise.

Prominent executives speaking at the 2023 Phoenix CIO Executive Leadership Summit will include:

  • Max Chan, CIO, Avnet
  • Gunjan Goel, CIO, ST Engineering North America, Inc.
  • Frank Grimmelmann, Founder, President & CEO/Intelligence Liaison Officer, Arizona Cyber Threat Response Alliance
  • Laura Hemenway, Founder and Principal, Paradigm Solutions, LLC; Treasurer, SIM Arizona
  • Scott Hicar, SVP & CIO, Benchmark Electronics
  • Bianca Lochner, CIO, City of Scottsdale
  • Fred Mapp, President & CEO, Quality Service Solutions, LLC
  • Tom Peck, EVP, Chief Information and Digital Officer, Sysco
  • Gail Ricketts, IT Compliance Manager, Axon
  • Bhavin Shah, CEO & Founder, Moveworks
  • Simon Taylor, EVP, PacketWatch; President, SIM Arizona

Valued Partners for the 2023 Phoenix CIO Executive Leadership Summit include 8x8, Akamai, Aryaka, BetterCloud, Box, Darktrace, Delphix, Fortinet, LastPass, Moveworks, Nutanix, Palo Alto Networks, Ping Identity, ReliaQuest, RingCentral, SafeGuard Cyber, SAP, SentinelOne, SHE Informationtechnologie AG, SIM San Arizona, Tonkean, Upwork, Zoom, and Zscaler.

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

HMG Strategy will also be hosting its 2023 Dallas CIO Executive Leadership Summit on April 6 at Brookhaven Country Club in Farmers Branch, TX. At this summit, CIOs, CISOs and technology executives from the greater Dallas/Fort Worth area will share different ways they are leveraging innovative technologies and partnerships to help support cost containment and to drive business growth.

Distinguished technology executives speaking at the 2023 Dallas CIO Executive Leadership Summit on April 6 will include:

  • Chris Andrews, CIO, Unleashed Brands
  • Renee Arrington, President, COO & Director, Pearson Partners International
  • Kevin Christ, Partner, Concentre
  • Blake Holman, CIO, BBG
  • Andy Laudato, COO, The Vitamin Shoppe
  • Tony Leng, Managing Director, Practice Lead and OMP, Diversified Search
  • Mark Polansky, Former Senior Partner, Korn Ferry; Executive in Residence, HMG Strategy
  • Bhavin Shah, Founder & CEO, Moveworks
  • Thomas Sweet, CIO, Industrial Refrigeration Pros

Valued Partners for the 2023 Dallas CIO Executive Leadership Summit include 8x8, Abnormal Security, Akamai, Apptio, Aptum, Aryaka, BetterCloud, Box, Darktrace, Delphix, Fortinet, LastPass, Moveworks, Nutanix, Palo Alto Networks, Ping Identity, ReliaQuest, RingCentral, SafeGuard Cyber, SAP, SentinelOne, SHE Informationtechnologie AG, SIM Dallas/Fort Worth, Tangoe, Tonkean, Upwork, Zoom, and Zscaler.

To learn more about the 2023 Dallas 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 400,000 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 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.

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Contact: Tom Hoffman, VP, Research, HMG Strategy: 203-221-2702 or at tomhoffman@hmgstrategy.com 

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