
Speakers, Presenters & Panelists
Company: Fortress Identity, CEO and President
Fortress Identity provides advanced digital onboarding and compound biometric authentication....
Sessions: Fintech: How is artificial intelligence (AI) helping banks comply with new regulations?Company: SherlockTalent, Managing Director
Inspired by 20 years of tech recruiting in South Florida with SherlockTalent, Alex Funkhouser founded GetMyInterns.org -> the talent pipeline filling Internship Placement platform designed to grow ...
Sessions: Filling the Talent Pipeline (STEM Ed)Company: Nova Southeastern University, Executive Director, Chief Information Security Officer
Business-oriented IS professional with over twenty (20) years of IT security experience encompassing more than fifteen (15) years leading information security, risk & compliance teams at an Enterp...
Sessions: Women in IT/Diversity in TechCompany: SEAQ, Founder and Director of Innovation
Andres is a Colombian IT entrepreneur with 20+ years of experience solving his customers' business challenges with innovative solutions based on Open Source Technologies. He founded SEAQ Be Curious a...
Sessions: Digital TransformationCompany: City Furniture, VP of Digital
Andy Hill is an entrepreneur, speaker, and investor who is currently serving as the Vice President of Digital at City Furniture, a Top 30 Furniture Retailer in the United States. There, he is responsi...
Company: Elevate, Principal
Angela has over 16 years of experience in business and technology consulting. Angela started her career at Andersen followed by Deloitte working in the IT consulting and auditing practices. Today An...
Sessions: Cybersecurity/PrivacyCompany: ABCo USA Inc., Founder and CEO
Asif Malik is an independent consultant for IT Services with a focus on Governance, Service Integration and IT Architecture due to his deep interest in Human Development and the role IT plays in it. A...
Sessions: Enterprise Architecture/DevOpsCompany: Magic Leap, SVP Sales
Carlos Penzini brings a breadth of expertise in management consulting, corporate strategy and business development to his role as SVP of Sales at Magic Leap. Leading a global sales team, Carlos is res...
Sessions: CIO-VIP Lunch and KeynoteCompany: virtualdeveloper.com, LLC, Chief Executive Architect
I’m an architect, and computer scientist and the inventor of the world’s first blockchain-enabled records management system. Probably. I’m the CEA of virtualdeveloper.com, LLC a Managed Microsof...
Sessions: The BlockchainCompany: TechLauderdale, CEO
Cecil Kidd is the newly appointed CEO of TechLauderdale.Kidd has significant experience as a leader in the areas of higher and postsecondary education, government affairs, association management and c...
Sessions: Corporate InnovationCompany: City Furniture, VP, Deputy CIO
Chad Simpson is Vice President and Deputy CIO at City Furniture, headquartered in Tamarac, FL. As Deputy CIO, Mr. Simpson lead’s the Enterprise Information & Technology department with responsi...
Company: Ultimate Software, VP of Technology
Charlie has 20+ years of technology experience in a number of industries with a background in business analysis, software engineering and solution architecture. Since Joining Ultimate Software in ...
Sessions: Corporate InnovationCompany: Citrix, Vice President & Technical Fellow
Chris Fleck is Vice President of Emerging Solutions at Citrix Systems. Chris started his career at IBM working across multiple engineering and product organizations leading to Business Unit Exec of th...
Sessions: Internet of Things (IoT)Company: Centric Consulting, Principal Architect
I am responsible for providing the technical vision and architectural oversight for the National Tech Service Line for Centric. I have more than 25 years of experience in software development, spannin...
Company: Campus Management, Vice President - Strategic Program Management
Senior business and transformational executive with proven experience developing and successfully executing effective digital transformation strategies aligned with an organization's overall business ...
Sessions: Cloud ComputingCompany: Velocity Solutions, CEO
Christopher Leonard serves as CEO of Velocity Solutions. Servicing the transaction accounts of over 30 million consumers and business owners, Velocity Solutions has unparalleled expertise in using dat...
Sessions: Fintech: How is artificial intelligence (AI) helping banks comply with new regulations?All-Day Javascript workshop at ITPalooza!...
Sessions: JavaScript Workshop - Back to the BasicsCompany: Computer Ways, Inc., President
Dave Noderer is the CEO / President and founder of Computer Ways, Inc., a software development company, focused on Microsoft Technologies including .net, Azure, Dynamics 365, IOT and SQL Server, COO ...
Sessions: Internet of Things (IoT)Company: Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance, Vice President of Business Development
As Vice President of Business Development for the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance, David heads up the Business development group at the Alliance. The Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance is the designate...
Sessions: Smart CitiesCompany: The SilverLogic, CEO
David Hartmann, CSM, Founder & CEO of The SilverLogic (tsl.io), architects platforms and innovative technology solutions for startups and enterprises in a variety of industries combining APIs and ...
Sessions: Enterprise Architecture/DevOpsCompany: Digital Bridge Holdings, VP of Information Technology
Elizabeth Decker is the Vice President of IT at Digital Bridge Holdings an investment company that focuses on digital infrastructure and a Board Member of the local Society for Information Management ...
Company: SPP42 LLC, COO
I am proudly working with very talented and smart people delivering data analytics, machine learning and AI solutions for real-life problems mainly for Telecomm companies, energy markets, healthcare, ...
Company: Blockchain Center, Co-Founder
As CEO of the Bitcoin Center Miami, Eryka Gemma leads the educational hub that powers the Blockchain Center. Her affinity for bitcoin stems from an appreciation for economics and sound money, as a tee...
Company: AI Machine Learning BlockChain Visionary, Consultant
Software Development and Operations Executive with over 30 years of experience. Consultant to SPP42 LLC in developing Blockchain AI and Machine Learning products in Banking, FinTech, Marketing, Energ...
Company: VOLICO Data Centers, Director of Operations
Gaid Hus is responsible for leading the development and execution of the Company’s long term and short term strategies and plans. As Director of Operations (DOO), Gadi’s leadership role entails be...
Company: LAN Infotech, Community Account Manager
Glen is a long-term South Florida resident who has worked in the Technology industry for nearly 40 years in a variety of Sales and Partner/Channel roles for organizations such as HP, Citrix, AT&T,...
Sessions: Disaster RecoveryCompany: Miami-dade County Public Schools, Chief Information Officer
43 Years in Information Technology, all with Miami-Dade County Schools. I have experienced the IT evolution from the mainframe to the cloud....
Sessions: Filling the Talent Pipeline (STEM Ed)Company: CIO Council, CIO Track Chair
Greg Taffet was recently recognized by South Florida Business journal as CIO of the Year finalist. He received the 2012 Universal Access Award in the individual category from the South Florida Digital...
Sessions: CIO-Only TrackCompany: Barry University, Associate VP for Technology and CTO
Dr. Hernan Londono is Associate Vice-President for Information Technology and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Barry University. In this capacity, Dr. Londono is responsible for the design, developme...
Company: FBI, Special Agent
Special Agent Ignace Ertilus joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 2008 and is currently assigned to work cyber intrusion for the Miami Division....
Company: Modernizing Medicine, Vice President of Technical Operations and Product Delivery
As Vice President of Technical Operations and Product Delivery, Jason Ethridge is responsible for overseeing Modernizing Medicine’s cloud service operations, data intelligence team, as well as softw...
Sessions: Cloud ComputingCompany: OutSystems, Senior Technical Success Manager
Jay Parnau is a career software solutions provider with more than twenty years of experience across multiple industries. Jay is currently a Technical Success Manager at OutSystems. Previously, he was ...
Sessions: CIO-Only TrackCompany: Datrium, Field CTO
Jeff is a 25-year tech industry veteran who spent time at VCE running the Midwest as well as Major account teams and partners. Jeff also worked for Sprinklr, Amazon Web Services, Cisco, Siemens Busine...
Company: Sinnott Wolach Technology Group, Vice President & CTO
Jeff Wolach is the Vice President & CTO at Sinnott Wolach Technology Group, a network & information security solutions provider that he co-founded in 2006. As CTO, he manages the portfolio of ...
Company: Cognizant Softvision, Platforms Manager - Community Lead
For the past 15 years, I have worked in the web industry on a wide variety of web development projects. I have worked on everything from basic HTML and CSS pages to WordPress sites to eCommerce sites,...
Sessions: JavaScript Workshop - Back to the BasicsCompany: TBTI, Cultural Synthesizer & Futuristic People Geek
Entrepreneurial/intrapreneurial global human capital strategic executive, cultural analyst and design systems thinker who sees the big picture and how Marketing, Sales, Operations, IT, Finance and HR ...
Sessions: Women in IT/Diversity in TechCompany: Wapack Labs, Co-Owner / CISO S.FL & LATAM
Jesse V. Burke is currently Co-Owner of Red Sky Alliance's Wapack Labs, a private Cyber Security Intelligence Firm that produces cybersecurity intelligence for members of the Red Sky Alliance (redskya...
Company: Homnick Systems, CEO
Joe Homnick is a specialist in aligning Information Technology (IT) with Business goals. With over 30 years of experience as a CPA working in the IT area, he has a unique ability to bridge the gap bet...
Sessions: AI/Machine Learning/Data and AnalyticsCompany: Wyncode Academy, CEO and Co-Founder
Johanna Mikkola is the CEO and Co-founder of Wyncode Academy a leading technical school dedicated to training top technology talent through best-in-class accelerated and immersive programs. With vario...
Company: Fairfax Intel, CEO and Founder
John Fitts is the founder and CEO of Fairfax Intel. Fairfax was born out of John’s frustration at gathering and assembling data from throughout the various organizations he worked for. No longer c...
Sessions: AI/Machine Learning/Data and AnalyticsCompany: Draftpros LLC , Managing Partner
27 years in telecommunications. Expertise in small cells and telecom infrastructure. 5 years as co-owner of Draftpros LLC. Where I have taken the company from 6 employees and one office in Miami to o...
Sessions: Smart Cities, Small Cell Deployment with Draft Pro's Karel GomezCompany: Ameriprise Financial, Financial Advisor & Senior Vice President
Kelly Boyle, BFATM, CRPC®, ADPA® is Financial Advisor and Senior Vice President of Boyle, Torres & Associates, a financial planning practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Kelly has over...
Company: AT&T Cybersecurity Solutions, Senior Director
Kim Bilderback is Senior Director of AT&T Cybersecurity Solutions with over 10 years of focus on network security for organizations large and small. His team works with organizations nationwide de...
Sessions: AT&T Cybersecurity Solutions with Kim BilderbackCompany: Cybraics, Evangelist
Lenny is the Evangelist for Cybraics and a proud supporter of TechLauderdale and co-founder of ITPALOOZA....
Sessions: Cybersecurity/PrivacyCompany: Broward County, Chief Innovation Officer
Leonard Vialpando, PE has been employed by Broward County since 1999, holding progressively responsible positions and currently serving as both the Environmental Protection and Growth Management Depar...
Company: Xendoo, Founder and CEO
A South Florida native, Lillian Roberts prides herself on building customer-centric companies that are built on teamwork and integrity. A serial entrepreneur with a passion for people, innovation and ...
Company: Volico Data Center, Director of Business Development
24 years at providing technology solutions for SMB with a focus on Network Infrastructure and data center services....
Company: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, SVP, Chief Information Officer
Martha Poulter is Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. In this role, she leads Royal Caribbean’s global IT team both onshore and shipboard across mu...
Company: Mount Sinai Medical Center, Chief Information Security Officer
Thought leader with over 30 years of Information Security experience, including healthcare, banking, and financial services, hospitality, and government sector, with a strong background in cybersecuri...
Sessions: InfraGard Cyber Security PanelCompany: LAN Infotech, LLC, President
Michael has more than 30 years’ experience in the information technology industry as a Technology Business Analyst. Michael distills complicated IT issues, into real-life, relatable examples and sol...
Company: Author, Information Security Program Manager
Michael C. Higgs is a 27-year IT industry veteran. He has held roles in Management, Engineering, Project Management, Business Development, Training, Consulting, and of course, Technical Support. He gr...
Company: Computer Aid, Inc., Human Capital Development
Michael Milutis is an INFP and IT generalist committed to human capital development and continuous learning within a shifting technology landscape. He works with technology organizations from aroun...
Sessions: Finding Your Place in a New, Digital World with CAI's Michael MilutisCompany: The Pacific Institute, Director - Research & Application
Michael J. O’Brien is a Partner in The Pacific Institute® (TPI) and serves as the Director of Research and Application for the organization. The Pacific Institute is a leading international company...
Company: Unitrends, General Manager
Mike is currently the General Manager of Unitrends, a Kaseya owned software company specializing in backup and business continuity solutions....
Company: PeopleTek, President
Michael W. Kublin is the founder and President of PeopleTek, a leadership coaching and development company specializing in helping leaders, teams, and organizations achieve their full potential. Peopl...
Company: Digital Hands, COO
Chief Operating Officer at Digital Hands Corporate Director & Global CISO Emeritus. Myrna Soto Serves on the Boards of CMS Energy/Consumers Energy (NYSE: CMS), Spirit Airlines (NYSE; SAVE ) and Po...
Company: ClassWallet
Neil Steinhardt is the President and co-founder of ClassWallet, an industry-leading funds management and tracking platform for school systems which boasts some of the largest school districts and orga...
Company: Cybraics, CISO
31 years of progressive responsibility in the deployment, marketing, sales, product development, engineering design, project implementation and operation of information technology, IaaS/SaaS/PaaS, clo...
Company: Deep Instinct, Channel Development Manager - East
Customer obsessed, action-based business executive with deep experience in solution software sales, creating growth strategies, building lifelong relationships and delivering value from strategic part...
Company: Transformation Experts , Agile Transformation Coach
Regina is an Enterprise Agile Coach, with over 20 years of Strategic Leadership in Technology & Business Transformations. Agile Trainer, Coach and Consultant. List of certifications include: ...
Sessions: Agile For Leaders with Rick RegueiraCompany: 24by7Security, Managing Director
Rema Deo brings over 25 years of leadership experience in global and regional financial services organizations to her role. Her leadership role and responsibility at 24By7Security, Inc. covers corpora...
Company: Transformation Experts, LLC, Executive Coach & Enterprise Agile Transformation Leader
Rick is a seasoned Enterprise & Executive Agile Coach & Trainer specializing in Executive Coaching, Agile Transformations, Organizational Culture Transformations, and Business Agility. Comm...
Sessions: Agile For Leaders with Rick RegueiraCompany: Miami-Dade Aviation Department, Senior Systems Analyst
Robert has 26 years of experience in Data Analytics through his position as Senior Systems Analyst for the Miami-Dade Aviation Department. He has served his native County by serving in an intricate ro...
Company: Kaufman Rossin, Manager cybersecurity and compliance services
Roberto Valdez, CPA, CISA, CISM is the Director of Cybersecurity & Automation for Kaufman Rossin. He performs advisory and assurance engagements that include robotic process automation and digita...
Company: Empower Resources & Smart Recruiting, CEO & Founder
Technical & Executive Recruiter for more than 2 decades. Deeply immersed in blockchain & cryptocurrency ecosystems. Building blockchain for my recruiting company utilizing Smart Contracts to s...
Company: Centric Consulting, Senior Manager
A Technology Solutions Architect specializing in designing and implementing solutions from the traditional on-premise environment to a hybrid, or full cloud space....
Company: Overproof, Architect
I am a teacher, innovator, mentor and software developer at heart. At Overproof I am responsible for the cloud-based enterprise architecture and DevOps. Being in an early stage start-up, I am also res...
Company: 24by7Security, Inc., CEO
Sanjay Deo combines over 25 years of Cyber Security and Compliance experience. At 24By7Security, the corporate mission is to assist clients with building a “defensible platform” in the face of ris...
Sessions: InfraGard Cyber Security PanelCompany: Spark Growth, CEO
Sara Hand is a visionary leader with a strong and diverse business development background spanning the innovation value chain from the idea stage to exit. She is experienced across public and private ...
Company: Datrium, CTO & Co-Founder
Prior to Datrium, Sazzala was at Data Domain where he worked on building a distributed dedupe file system. He was the CTO of Data Domain after EMC’s acquisition. He has an MS in Nuclear Engineering ...
Sessions: Morning Keynote with Datrium's Sazzala ReddyCompany: TracFone Wireless, Director of Data Engineering
Shakeel Hye is the Director of Data Engineering at TracFone Wireless. He is a senior IT Professional and has Directed/Managed IT Delivery, Development, Reporting & IT Governance. He has Managed So...
Company: Spark Growth, Director of Innovation
Stan Schultes is a boundary-spanner working at the intersection of Business, Technology and Community – across the silos of public, private and independent sectors, entrepreneurs, industry clusters ...
Company: The Children's Trust, Chief Programs Officer/CIO
Stephanie Sylvestre has the privilege of leading an incredible team of high performers who are skilled in bringing The Trust's vision to life....
Company: ThirdLevel, CEO and Founder
Stephen Garber’s purpose is helping people create spectacular results by working passionately well, together. He has been in the personal and organizational development world for over 30 years, l...
Sessions: Digital Transformation, The Essential Part of Digital Transformation: People! with Third Level's Stephen GarberCompany: EY, Principal
Tim is a Principal and leader within EY’s Robotics & Intelligent Automation practice focused on Financial Services. Tim has over 20 years of experience in transforming processes and operations i...
Company: MTS & Associates, LLC, Sr. Consultant
In the disaster recovery, business continuity and crisis management sectors for over 25 years, Serio's experience includes positions with Verizon and Office Depot, with a focus on program development...
*Please note speaker details may be changed without notice
Where
The Greater Ft. Lauderdale-Broward County Convention Center
1950 Eisenhower Blvd.,
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
Phone: (954) 765-5900
When
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Doors open at 8:00AM