Capacity's Connected Enterprise 2023 - Chicago | Capacity Media | 7 November 2023 | Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk, 301 E North Water St, Chicago, IL 60611, USA

It's a platform for CIOs, CISOs, CTOs and Heads and Managers of IT Infrastructure, Operations, Security and Procurement to learn from each other and make sure they can manage their networks, deliver enterprise connectivity in 2023 and beyond - and to get the answers to four burning connectivity questions.

Why Should You Attend?

CIO/CISO/CTO
• Learn about connectivity strategy trends and whether your organisation's strategy is still relevant
• Take part in exclusive c-suite-only events, such as networking dinners and the CIO/CISO Chatroom
• Discuss issues common to technical leadership with peers in other companies

Head of IT/Infrastructure
• Hear from IT leadership on evolving roles and responsibilities within organisations
• Learn how to convince the rest of the company of your connectivity vision
• Assess the market in a cost-effective, no-hard-sell way

Security
• Learn how enterprises are managing convergence and integration of networking, cloud and security teams to mitigate threats
• Hear first-hand about how companies have survived cyber attacks
• Assess the market for security-related procurement, including SASE

Network Manager
• Hear fresh, varied information on the technologies, products and services available on the market
• Meet and learn from peers facing the same challenges as you
• Hear case studies of tech rollouts - good and bad
• Have technical, informed and on-your-terms conversations with knowledgeable vendors

Procurement
• Get a full picture of the technology landscape in enterprise connectivity
• Learn how other companies are managing IT procurement and whether you're doing it wrong
• Future-proof your strategy by staying up to date with the latest technological developments

Vendor
• The only place to meet the whole enterprise connectivity decision making chain - both the C-suite and the connectivity architects and operators
• Position your brand as a trusted partner to global enterprises
• Learn about the real problems enterprises face in their connectivity and how you can solve them

2023 Speakers

Lei Tian
Network Architect, Cisco Systems

Gary Sorrentino
Global CIO, Zoom

Chad Pierce
Vice President, Architecture and Solutions, WeWork

Michael Martin
Senior Expert, Networking and Network Security, McKinsey & Co

Michael Jones
Network Operations Manager, New York University

Mark Williams
Director, Global Networks, Telecommunications, Security, BorgWarner

Leonard Bernstein
Leader, US Northeast Solutions Architecture, Amazon Web Services

Obed Boateng
IT Vendor & Contract Manager, Software AG

Rahul Patel
CIO, KBC Bank USA

Chris Hildebrandt
Senior Consultant, Youngtech

Loren Smith
Director, Solutions Development, US General Services Administration

Gail Ferreira
Senior Transformation Advisor, Office of the CIO, Bank of America

Megan Williams
Senior Director, Global Technology Cloud Transformation, TransUnion

Asad Afridi
IT Infrastructure Analyst, SpawGlass

Timothy Brown
CISO, SolarWinds

Phil Gervasi
Director of Technical Evangelism, Kentik

Greg Bryan
Senior Manager, Enterprise Research, TeleGeography

Geetha Kagathi
Vice President, Application Development, TransUnion

Momen Emeesh
Lead Enterprise Data Security and Infrastructure, PNC

Kevin Gallo
Director, Technical Account Management, Office of Enterprise Technology Solutions, US General Services Administration

Roy Chua
Founder and Principal, AvidThink

2023 Sponsors

SILVER SPONSOR:
• Kentik

BRONZE SPONSOR:
• Telstra