Recent Event Speakers

Anthony Abbattista

Principal
Deloitte Consulting
Anthony Abbattista is vice president of technology solutions for Allstate Insurance Company. He joined Allstate in 2003 and has...

Andre Allen

Vice President, Information Technology
Vangent, Inc.
Andre Allen has over 22 years of experience in utilizing technology to create tangible and measurable business outcomes.

Pat Anderson

Chief Information Officer
Anderson Art Works
Patricia Anderson is the Chief Technology Officer for Apartments.com. Apartments.com is a national online apartment guide and relocation...

Brad Anderson

VP Strategic Initiatives
Hewitt Associates
Brad Anderson was the Chief Information Officer of Hewitt Associates.

Bill Avery

CIO
Brunswick Corporation
Mr. Avery joined Brunswick in 1991 serving in a variety of IT roles before assuming his current position in 2002. As Chief Information...

Shanta Balakumar

CEO
AMBC
Shanta is the CEO and Founder of AMBC Inc. an IT consulting firm consecutively ranked as one of the top diversity businesses in US since...

Ellen Barry

Principal
EBarry Group
Ellen Barry joined the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority in February 2000 as Chief Information Officer responsible for information...

David Baruch

Former CIO
Aon Hewitt
David Baruch is a highly accomplished technology executive and corporate officer who creates a technology vision that maximizes ...

James (Chip) Bennett

Co-Founder and EVP, Head of Technology
FC Partners Group, LLC
Chip Bennett has 29 years senior level managerial experience including providing strategic utilization of technology in complex, fast paced...

Dave Bent

CIO
United Stationers
David Bent is Sr. Vice President & Chief Information Officer United Stationers Supply Company, and President United Stationers...

Scot Berkey

Media Systems
Principal, Ceivant L.L.C.. Ceivant provides enterprise technology transformation services to a variety of industries, from start-up to...

Hardik Bhatt

Director, Smart+Connected Communities
Cisco Systems
In February 2006, Mayor Richard M. Daley appointed Hardik Bhatt as Chief information Officer of the City of Chicago. He also serves as...

Kevin Boyd

Vice President Project Management
Chicago Tribune
Kevin B. Boyd is the Vice President of Project Management for Tribune Company, America’s largest employee-owned media company, operating...

Bill Budig

CIO
Tivoli Enterprises- Inc.
Bill Budig joined Tivoli Enterprises, Inc / Classic Cinemas in September 2010 and as CIO is responsible for Tivoli Enterprise’s information...

Lawrence Buettner

Principal
Furkonsoft
Mr. Buettner has 30 years of financial services and technology experience. As a native New Yorker, he started his career at Citibank.

Sharon Burns

CIO
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, The
Sharon Burns is the Chief Information Officer at the Foundation. In this position, she leads the Foundation’s Information Services...

Donna Campagna

Former VP-IT, Corporate Systems
Baxter
Donna Campagna was responsible for the applications that support Baxter’s global functions including HR, Finance, Legal and Corporate...

Bruce Carver

VP & Global CIO
Cummins Inc.
Bruce C. Carver is the new Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Cummins, Inc., a $13.05 Billion in sales in 2007. Cummins is a...

Dan Chutich

Managing Partner
Ponvia Technology
Daniel A. Chutich manages the day to day operations of Ponvia Technology (Ponvia)– a Management Consulting firm that focuses in the...

Nicholas Clehouse

Director of Lifecycle Solution Sales
Insight
An Executive leader focused on working with our clients to understand their business goals in order to develop solutions utilizing the...

Marcus Cobb

CEO
Rippl
Marcus Cobb is a seasoned entrepreneur deploying a unique methodology for developing profitable businesses through creativity, innovation...

Patricia Coffey

Senior Vice President, Technology & Operations
Allstate Insurance Company
Patricia Coffey is Senior Vice President in Technology & Operations at Allstate Insurance Company, with expertise in the creation and...

Scott Cousins

CIO
Kehe Food Distributors
Scott Cousins is Chief Information Officer at Kehe Food Distributors, Inc., a national distributor of specialty foods to the grocery...

Aaron Crane

Vice President of Technology
Navteq
Aaron joined NAVTEQ as a software development manager where he directed the creation of systems to build, manage and deliver navigable maps...

Timothy Deane Mather

MP & CTO
PMA Technologies
Timothy D. Mather, is the CTO of PMA Technologies, a diversified, US-based global project management firm.

Tony DeFrances

CTO
ArrowStream
Tony DeFrances is the Chief Technology Officer for ArrowStream. He has been with ArrowStream virtually since its inception and is...

Shouvik Dutta

CIO
Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service, Inc.
Shouvik Dutta is the CIO of Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service. He has more than twenty years of technology experience and is known for...

Ed Earl

CIO
Littelfuse, Inc
Ed Earl is Chief Information Officer at Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ/NMS: LFUS), a global company offering the broadest line of circuit...
David Edelstein was appointed Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Systems, Health, Safety & Environment and Chief...

Steve Edmonson

CIO
Cook County
Mr. Edmonson is Chief Information Officer of Cook County, Illinois, the second largest county in the United States as measured by...

Beatrice Elizalde

Development Analyst II
Health Care Service Corporation
Beatrice (Bea) Elizalde is Development Analyst II for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL). In her role, which she began after...

Steven Elliott

Principal, Technology & Operations
Bank of America
Steven Elliott is a Senior Business & Technology Executive for Bank of America. In his current role, Elliott is a member of the...

Mike Evans

CEO
GrubHub.com
Mike Evans graduated MIT in 2000 with a pile of debt shortly after the dot com bust. Undeterred he ventured forth into the quickly...

Willard Evans Jr.

VP Information Technology
Peoples Energy Corporation
Willard S. Evans, Jr. was appointed president of Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company and North Shore Gas Company on June 30, 2008. In this...

Dan Fallon

Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer
Rewards Network
Dan helps organizations craft business strategies and align and mobilize technology, processes, and people to achieve those strategies.

Manny Favela

CFO
McDonald's Corporation
Manny Favela currently serves as Chief Financial Officer for McDonald’s Latin America. In this role, he is responsible for the Finance, I/T...

Jim Fehr

VP Information Technology
StartSampling, Inc.
Jim joined StartSampling in 2000 to help take the company from startup mode to the established leader in online product sampling services....

Jolanta Gal

CIO
Feeding America
Jolanta Gal joined Feeding America in July 2009 as their Chief Information Officer.

Stephen Galvan

Principal
Galvan and Associates
Steve is a Principal at Galvan and Associates, LLC, a management consulting and housing development firm.

S. Christopher Gladwin

President & CEO
Cleversafe
Chris Gladwin is the Founder and CEO of Cleversafe, a company creating a new technology for storing the world’s data.

Chris Glanzman

Senior Associate and Recruitment Manager
Systems Research Inc. (SRI)
Chris Glanzman, is a Senior Associate and Recruitment Manager with the Search Firm Systems Research Inc. (SRI) and SRI Technologies.

John Golden

President
Core Performance
John is responsible for building Athletes’ Performance corporate wellness business – Core Performance. Core Performance is the leader in...

Kayne Grau

Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Apartments.com
As Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Kayne oversees the online business at Apartments.com and is primarily responsible for...

Mark Griesbaum

SVP Business Operations
TCS Education System
Mark H. Griesbaum recently joined TCS Education System as President – TCS Online Services. In this new role, Mark will oversee...

Christopher J. Hall

CTO
JP Morgan Chase & Co. Commercial Bank
Christopher (Chris) Hall is the Chief Technology Officer for JPMorgan’s Commercial Bank. Mr.

Beth Hall

CAO
Ableson Taylor
The year was 1987, and AbelsonTaylor, the advertising agency that Beth worked for, had just spent over $40,000 on a single desktop...

Robin Hamerlinck

CIO
Shure, Inc.
Robin Hamerlinck is Vice President, Global Information Systems at Shure Incorporated, the world’s leading manufacturer of microphones and...

Kristian Hammond

Director of the Intelligent Information Laboratory
Northwestern University
Kristian Hammond is a Professor of Computer Science at Northwestern University and director of the Medill/McCormick Center for Innovation...

Stuart Hannay

Chief Information Officer, Computing Information Services
Argonne National Laboratory
As CIO for Argonne National Laboratory, Stuart is responsible for all platforms and systems relating to business and operations including...

David W. Harpole

VP– IT & Project Services & CSO
Integrys Energy Group
Dave Harpole is Vice President – Information Technology and Project Services and Chief Security Officer for Integrys Energy Group.

Mark Henze

Chief Executive Officer
Synchsource
Mark brings more than 25 years of sales and management experience with high-technology start-up companies to SynchSource. During his tenure...

Daniel C Hill

Senior VP and CIO
Exelon Corporation
Mr. Hill has over 25 years of experience with Exelon and ComEd, including a variety of technology management positions.

Timothy J Hill, Jr.

President and CEO
Write Goal Company
Timothy J. Hill, Jr. is President & CEO of Write Goal Company. Write Goal’s focus as a company is executing organizations task.

John Hinshaw

Executive Vice President, Technology & Operations
HP
John Hinshaw is executive vice president of Technology & Operations at Hewlett Packard.

Carl Hirschman

Founder
SilverFox Broadband
Carl Hirschman is an Iowa native and attended the University of Iowa, receiving his Bachelors of Business Administration degree in...

Mike Hourahine

CTO
THINK Global School
Mike is a technologist, adventurer, and family man in Ontario, Canada. For the past 9 years, he has worked as the Executive Director of...

Antonio Hylton

CIO
Cook County
Mr. Hylton is Chief Information Officer of the County of Cook, Illinois, the second largest county in the United States as measured by...

Christian Iantoni

Managing Partner
Five9 Technologies
As the President and Managing Director of Five9 Technologies, Mr. Iantoni brings over 17 years experience in the technology industry. Prior...

Jim Jacoby

President
Manifest Digital
Jim Jacoby is an acknowledged leader in the professional field of Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and the user-centered design principles...

Andy Jurczyk

Chief Information Officer
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Andy Jurczyk is the Chief Information Officer of Seyfarth & Shaw.

Doug Kasamis

Department of Human Services - CIO
State of Illinois
Director Kasamis is currently the Chief Information Officer for the State of Illinois’ largest agency, the Department Human Services ($12...
Sandee Kastrul is president and co-founder of i.c.stars, an innovative nonprofit leadership and technology training program founded in 1999...

Stephen T Kaufman

CTO
Schwak, Inc.
Stephen Kaufman is Chief Technology Officer for Schawk Inc.,

Abbe Kaye

Director of IT - Power Solutions Americas
Johnson Controls
Abbe is a Global IT Executive with a unique combination of Business and IT leadership experience. Abbe Kaye formerly served as Chief...

Cathie Kozik

VP & GTSS CIO
Motorola
Cathie Kozik is corporate vice president, information technology (IT) for Motorola’s Global IT Operations. Prior to this role, Kozik served...
Michael P. Krasny President, Sawdust Investment Management, Corp. Mr. Krasny is president of Sawdust Investment Management Corp., a private...

Robert E Kress

Senior Director of IT Business Operations
Accenture
Bob Kress is the executive director of Business Operations in Accenture’s high performance IT organization, which directly supports the...

Tatai Krishnan

Director Services
UTStarcom
Krishnan is the Director of Consulting Services and Solution at UTStarcom, Inc. He manages the global technology services, professional...

Thomas Kuczmarski

Senior Partner
Kuczmarski & Associates
Thomas D. Kuczmarski, founder, senior partner and president of Kuczmarski & Associates, is a nationally recognized expert in the...

Manoj Kulkarni

CIO
Career Education Corp
Manoj Kulkarni is Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Career Education Corporation (CEC). Kulkarni leads and manages all...

Rohit Kumar

CIO
Sun Times
Mr. Kumar joined the Sun-Times News Group in January 2006. He is responsible for the technology for publishing, printing and distribution...

Dale Kutnick

Senior Vice President and Director of Research
Gartner
Dale Kutnick is senior vice president of Gartner Executive Programs where he is focused on expanding the IT executive segment of the...

Matt Laboe

Executive VP
Harbor Capital Advisors
Matt joined Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. in 2008 responsible for all areas of technology. Previous to joining Harbor Matt worked for Morgan...

Edwin B Lange

Chief Customer Officer and Executive Vice President
SAP America, Inc.

Kevin Larson

Chief Information Officer
AAR Corp.
Kevin M. Larson is Vice President and Chief Information Officer for AAR CORP., a leading provider of products and services to the...

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