Washington Tech Leaders

A. GREAT SPEAKERS EVERY MONTH.

Mark these future dates for an hour each (also recorded, watch Live or Anytime):

2022: Jan.21, Feb.22, Mar.10, Apr.12, May.10, Jun.15, Jul.12, Aug.9, Sep.14, Oct.11, Nov.15, Dec.6.
2023: Jan.10, Feb.14, Mar.14, Apr.11, May.9, Jun.13, Jul.11, Aug.8, Sep.12, Oct.10, Nov.14, Dec.12.

UPCOMING SPEAKERS

"Resilience in Continuous Disruption"

by Wesley Rhodes, VP of Technology at Kroger.

"Distributed and Focused: The New Landscape of the IT Team"

by Javier Garcia VP at Visa.

B. ANNUAL KICKOFF MEETING

Date: March 10, 2022 from 9:30 am - 12:00 pm (also recorded).
Location: Virtual On-Line Summit for Safety.

Get inspired and supercharge your career! Learn how to best lead others, create a top culture of diversity, build a network of professional colleagues passionate about their development, and gain knowledge from some of the top Tech executives both nationally and in your metro. Available seating is limited.

Hear from top Tech leaders at Tesla Motors, Mastercard, LL Bean, Boston Scientific, Campbell Soup, and more (listed below).

Fee: FREE (Covers 12 months). Also includes 12 monthly speakers by webinar, access to our online IT community resources, and our exceptional monthly benefits.

C. GAIN A POWERFUL NETWORK.

The network of high level Tech leadership members is powerful. You will be in a group of movers and shakers focused on growth and success. It is a delightful group full of ideas and experience who are interested in seeing that you succeed.

D. KEY RESOURCES AT YOUR FINGERTIPS.

Our most popular member benefits include a book summary of the month, key articles and ideas each month, mentoring resources and much more. Watch recent speakers, get completion certificates if you track your development hours, network with other members, get intros, set up times to meet up with key members, and more for 12 months.

Fee: FREE (Covers 12 months). Also includes 12 monthly speakers by webinar, access to our online IT community resources, and our exceptional monthly benefits.

GREAT IDEAS AND SPEAKERS (Current and Past Speakers Included).

Sanjay Shringarpure
CIO
E.J. Gallo Winery
Jason Krever
Director IT
Campbell Soup
David Kepler
CIO
Dow Chemical

Mike Wright
Global CIO
McKinsey and Co.
Bala Subramanian
CTO
Standard and Poor
Jean Wilson
Sr.VP
LL Bean
Blaine Hurst
EVP and CTO
Panera Bread
Sean McCormack
CTO
Harley-Davidson
Jay Vijayan
CIO
Tesla Motors

Tom Woehrle
VP Global IS
Boston Scientific
Liz Reich
VP IT
Mastercard
Jon Kirby
CIO
AstraZeneca

Fee: FREE (Covers 12 months). Also includes 12 monthly speakers by webinar, access to our online IT community resources, and our exceptional monthly benefits.

Example Speaker Topics (Recorded so you can Watch Anytime)

"Conservation of Energy-Intelligent Technology - Design and Deployment"

by Mick Geoghegan, Vice President IT, Cuisine Solutions

"Digital Transformation and Increasing Ransomware Threats"

by Don Foster, Global VP - Sales Engineering for Commvault

"Succeeding With Digital Transformation Initiatives"

by Tory Bjorklund, CEO, Victoria Fide Consulting

"Avoid Disruption Before a Breach"

by James Shuler, Director, Business Development at Centre Technologies

"The Value of Revenue Intelligence"

by Neil Ringers, EVP of North America Sales, Revenue Grid

"Proven Data Management Leadership"

by Doug Cole, Owner, LH Computer Services

"Lessons Learned in Changing a Manufacturing Company Into a Software Company"

by Niel Nickolaisen, Chief Information Officer, Sorenson Communications

"What's Working in Supporting Remote Workers"

by Hunter Shoptaw, Sr. Lead Analyst, Mastercard

"Is CyberHerd Immunity Within Reach?"

by Abe Smith, Principle, MSH Consulting

"Surprised By Security"

by John C. Hoag, Ph.D, Professor and Chair Computer Science and Information Systems, Averett University

Fee: FREE (Covers 12 months). Also includes 12 monthly speakers by webinar, access to our online IT community resources, and our exceptional monthly benefits.

"It was a well-organized event. Good topics & presentations and useful information." - Adil Khan, IT Manager

"Attended and I enjoyed the summit. Learned about services/technologies we could utilize at our company." - Ahmed Mohamed, Software Support Manager, Pharmaworks

"Overall the event was good. There were good vendors that highlighted risks in the area and how their product could help minimize that risk. The location was nice and giveaways are always a bonus." - Beth Gavish, Information Security Officer

"The room setup was good, so was the food. Send me the next date please." - Bill Sandberg, CEO, Rising Sun Systems

"I liked the pace the best." - Bob Meecham, Sr Systems Engineer, Cox

"The agenda did have interesting topics for me...I would like to see more of these locally." - Bob Brown, Information Security Manager, Deloitte

"I enjoyed it a lot. I look forward to next year." - Carter Vath, Dir. Tech Support, Ener-Tech

"The speakers were generally very clear and concise, and presented their cases well." - Chas Vinal , Manager of Business Intelligence, Uniquest

"Keep up the good work." - Damon Poremski, Network Administrator, PostcardMania

"I liked the various suppliers and the presentations." - Deborah Hayek, Sr. Manager IT, Honeywell International

"Each vendor had a 30-45 min opportunity to explain their market position or product." - Douglas Peat, Dir Infrastructure

"I enjoyed meeting other IT people in the area and hearing the latest offerings from various vendors." - Elvis Huff, MIS Systems Officer

"I liked the topics." - Emilio Castro, IT Executive, King Computer

"I really liked the presentations." - Felix Malave, IT Manager, GlobeNet

"I liked the content and location was convenient." - Gabriel Flores, Network Manager

"I liked the variety of presentations." - Greg Fleck, Manager Advanced Technology, Landstar

"I enjoyed the networking." - John Barry, President IT, ITech Consulting Partners

"I attended and enjoyed the vendor presentations the best." - John Ball, Director, Information Technology, United Way

"The presenters and presentations were all excellent – I appreciated the breaks that allowed us to talk with the vendors at the tables that presented and to speak with the vendors that were only tabling." - Josette Dzencelowcz, Senior Software Mgr, Travelport

"I attended and appreciated that there wa a large turnout." - Justin Redifer, Prod. Dev. Engineer, ProviderTrust

"I liked the ability to see new technology and applications." - Marcia Trajano, Sr.Manager Technology, Philips

"I liked the networking the best. I think this years was the best I have been to. Keep up the good work." - Mark Ridings, Desktop Supervisor, TWRA

"I enjoyed the demonstration of newer interests in the security field." - Michael Barlow, IT Manager, Better Homes & Gardens

"I liked the choice of speaker topics." - Otis Curry, IS DIrector, Athlon Sports Communication

"I like the laid back atmosphere and hands-off approach by the vendors." - Peter Sanchez, IT Manager, Kluger, Kaplan PL

"Seeing the new stuff from Google was quite exciting." - Rob Marlowe, CFO, Gulfcoast Networking

"I liked the vendor presentations." - Rodney Ingram, Technology Mgr

"There was a lot of good information." - Roy Kurowski, Commercial Technology Manager

"The Informational and Training are what I liked best." - Ryan Heard, IT Manager, Horizon Software

"I liked the accessibility to the sponsors and vendors, with updated and timely sessions." - Sid Moore, Director IT

"Yes, I enjoyed the event!" - Steven McWilliams, Dir. IT Services, GA Hospital Association