10th Annual C-Level Technology Leadership Summit 2024 - St. Louis | HMG Strategy | 27 August 2024 | The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis, 100 Carondelet Plaza St. Louis, MO 63105

Inflationary pressures and other macro-economic challenges are creating headwinds for technology executives and fellow members of the C-suite to execute on and achieve strategic goals through 2024. The fast-changing socio-economic landscape is prompting technology executives to become more creative than ever and to draw upon authentic and inclusive leadership skills to inspire their teams.

Global economic challenges are creating unique opportunities for business technology executives to foster a collaborative culture, embrace fresh innovative approaches, and develop strong partnerships to leverage hot technologies such as AI, ChatGPT, cloud platforms and cyber technologies to securely move the needle for the business and win in tumultuous times.

2024 Speakers

ADVISORY BOARDS:

Jeff Brittain
Head Of IT, North America, Bayer

Kevin Cohan
AVP Strategic Applications And Platforms, Ascension

Jamie Fike
GRC Director, Cue Health, Inc.

Jake Fritz
Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Emerson

Jesse Ghere
VP Of Data Analytics And Automation, Emerson

Eric Gorham
CIO, REJIS

Gary Harbison
CISO, Johnson & Johnson

Larry Hickman
Sr. Vice President Of Technology Services And CIO, Morange LLC

Pete Hinden
CTO, Zelis Payments

Ron Hunsaker
Vice President, Enterprise Application Services, Maritz Motivation Solutions

Don Imholz
Founder, Owner, And CEO, Don Imholz Associates

Priscilla Jacks
Vice President – Sr. IT Risk And Compliance, U.S. Bank

Josh Knopp
VP, CISO, Enterprise Holdings, Inc.

Jim Lammers
CIO & COO, Pharmacy Partners, LLC / Altus Infusion

Matthew Modica
Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer, BJC Healthcare

Isaac Musselwhite
Co-Founder And CIO, SteadyCloud.Io

John Newcomer
SVP Information Security, Citigroup

Rick Nolle
Adjunct Instructor- Washington University In St. Louis; Board Member- REJIS

Mark Polansky
Executive In Residence, HMG Strategy; Former Senior Partner, Korn Ferry

Dr. Nalini Polavarapu
Vice President, Enterprise Analytics And Data, Bayer

Bob Putnam
Partner/ Investment Committee Member, Cultivation Capital

Adil Rahman
Digital Strategy & Growth Lead, Bayer Crop Science

Randy Raw
CISO, Veterans United Home Loans

Holly Reinen
VP, Global Technology Solutions, RGAX

Suresh Shaddarsanam
Lead- Enterprise Applications, IT Services & Site Support, Peabody Energy

Tushar Shelar
CIO, Murphy Company

Joey Smith
VP & CISO, Schnuck Markets, Inc.

Michael Smith
CIO, InnovaPrep

Subbu Subramanian
CIO, Anchor Packaging

Jim Swanson
EVP And Enterprise CIO, Johnson & Johnson

Haroon Taqi
VP, Digital Portfolio, Architecture And Governance, Ameren

Jeff Villmer
Leadership Development Facilitator & Coach, HRD* | A Leadership Development Company

Milo Wieberg
Director, Innovation And Technology, Himagine Solutions Inc.

Andrew Wilder
VP & Global CISO, Hillenbrand

Erica Wilson
Vice President, Global Security And Privacy Risk Management, RGA Reinsurance Company

Lina Young
SVP & CIO, Peabody Energy

Nick Zotti
Vice President – Director Of Technology Operations, FirsTech, Inc.

CHAIRS:

Bhavani Amirthalingam
EVP, Chief Customer And Technology Officer, Ameren

Christy Barker
VP & CIO, Olin Corporation

Peter Hogan
SVP Of Information Technology, Compana Pet Brands

Jennifer Hopper
CIO, Save A Lot

Dara Meath
SVP & CTO, Build-A-Bear Workshop

John Meister
CIO, Panera Bread

Hunter Muller
Founder & CEO, HMG Strategy

Lisa Nichols
CEO, Technology Partners

Teresa Sanzottera
Vice President IT, Barry-Wehmiller

Gary VonderHaar
EVP Mastercard Technology And GM Processing, Mastercard

2024 Sponsors

ALLIANCE PARTNERS:
• Cyberstarts
• Greylockpartners
• GTM Capital
• Lightspeed
• Menlo Ventures
• Sequioa

STRATEGIC PARTNERS:
• EgonZehnder
• Heidrick & Struggles
• Korn Ferry
• Russell Reynolds Associates
• Spencer Stuart
• 8×8
• Akamai
• BetterCloud
• Box (NYSE:BOX)
• Darktrace
• Delphix
• Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT)
• LastPass
• Netskope
• Nutanix
• Palo Alto Networks
• Ping Identity
• RingCentral, Inc.
• SafeGuard Cyber
• SAP
• Upwork
• Zoom
• Zscaler