Kansas City IT Symposium 2025 | EFM Events | 3 April 2025 | Overland Park Convention Center, 6000 College Blvd, Overland Park, KS 66211, USA

This event has been around for over 20 years and is the largest executive level conference in Kansas City with over 500 IT leaders that attend every year. Each year, we aim to deliver a rich and rewarding event that incorporates topics and pain points that you actually want to hear about. Our agenda is a perfect blend of local IT leaders sharing their stories/experiences and national keynote speakers that you wouldn't normally get the chance to see at a local event.

Explore Innovations:
• The Kansas City IT Symposium brings the most cutting-edge solution providers right to you. Connect with our sponsors and find the solutions that will protect/help your organization to work more effectively.

Make Connections:
• This event has always been the best place to meet and collaborate with your peers. Throughout the day there will be plenty of opportunities to interact with both your peers, experts and solution providers.

Learn More.
• Our event is designed to help grow and educate the next generation of leaders. Whatever your role or level of experience, you can learn the trends and best practices that will help you overcome present and future challenges.

2025 Speakers

KEYNOTES:

Jay Samit
Recognized as One of the World’s Leading Experts on Disruption and Innovation, International Bestselling Author

Lauren Sisler
Sideline Reporter / Author, ESPN

MODERATOR:

Aaron Goertz
Technical Program Manager, City of Olathe

SPEAKERS:

Lonnie Johnson
CIO, KVC Health Systems

Eric Nyberg
Executive Vice President of Technology, KVC Health Systems

Eric Walters
CISO, Burns & McDonnell

Joe Dessert
Business/Enterprise Architect, The University of Kansas Health System

Mallory Murray
Director, Technology Operations – Business Relationship Management, Clarivate

Emily Skinner, MBA
Director, Business Operations, Clarivate

Reena Mathew
Director/Head of IT Data Architecture, Enterprise Integration and Analytics Strategy, Associated Wholesale Grocers

Peggy McGilley
Director, Business Solutions Group, McCownGordon

Grey Lovelace
Senior Software Consultant, Coach, and GenAI Specialist, Source Allies

Jason Bishop
Senior AI Solutions, Qlik

Brian Knudtson
Senior Technical Marketing Manager, Rubrik

Grace Ahn
Founder and CEO, NvisionKC

Jayson Tobias
CIO, NvisionKC

David Wallace
CX Account Executive, Majors, RingCentral

Jeff Danley
Director of Innovation, Burns & McDonnell

Jerry Ashley
Director of Information Technology, Ash Grove Cement Company

Gillian Power
CIO, Lathrop GPM LLP

Marvin Sommerfeld
Director of Information Technology, City of Leavenworth

Wendy Wheeler
PMO and Service Management Director, Associated Wholesale Grocers

Reanna Schultz
Podcast Host, Defenders in Lab Coats, CyberSpeak Labs

Cheryl Skram
Clarivate

Brenda Popp
Business Relationship Manager, Clarivate

Scott King
VP, Information Technology, Labconco

Dustin Burns
SVP, Technology & Business Solutions, McCownGordon Construction

Chris Mann
Vice President of IT, IBT Industrial Solutions

Jesse Sachdeva
Senior Business Analyst, The University of Kansas Health System

April Renner, MBCP, CCRP
Business Continuity Manager, Burns & McDonnell

2025 Sponsors

TITLE SPONSOR:
• Smart Pro Technologies

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• RingCentral
• Rubrik
• Qlik
• Soutce Allies
• Cohesity
• NvisionKC Nintex

WFI SPONSOR:
• Tanium

CONFERENCE SPONSORS:
• Sinch
• Varonis
• Egnyte
• Serviam
• Juniper
• Oakwood
• IP Pathways
• Zerto
• Glean
• Okta
• Info-Terch
• Depth Security