East CIO / CTOForum

Organizations that Attended
A selection of organizations sending their VPs and CIOs/CTOs.

























































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Joao Mendes
Chief Information Officer
Specialized Bicycle Components
Derek Stephens
Chief Information Officer, Chief Information Security Officer
LHC Group
Priya Almelkar
SVP and Chief Information Officer
Wolfspeed
Ian Catolico
Chief Information Officer
Qualfon
Heidi Anderson
Chief Information Officer
Prestige Financial Services
Chris Livanos
Chief Information Officer
Motion Picture & Television Fund
Jalen Byford
Chief Information Officer
Humana Healthy Horizons in Oklahoma
Clark Rainer
Chief Information Officer
Georgia Attorney General's Office
Irvinder Singh
Chief Technology Officer
World Bank
Daniel Naylor
Chief Information Officer
Precision Aviation Group
Amel Edmond
Chief Information Officer
Withum
Shivani Agarwal
Head of Digital Infrastructure, Operations and Workplace Experience
McLane Company
Nathan Kimpel
Head of Technology - Multifamily
Cushman & Wakefield
Richard Zhu
Agency CIO
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Joao Mendes
Chief Information Officer
Specialized Bicycle Components
Derek Stephens
Chief Information Officer, Chief Information Security Officer
LHC Group
Priya Almelkar
SVP and Chief Information Officer
Wolfspeed
Ian Catolico
Chief Information Officer
Qualfon
Heidi Anderson
Chief Information Officer
Prestige Financial Services
Chris Livanos
Chief Information Officer
Motion Picture & Television Fund
Jalen Byford
Chief Information Officer
Humana Healthy Horizons in Oklahoma
Clark Rainer
Chief Information Officer
Georgia Attorney General's Office
Irvinder Singh
Chief Technology Officer
World Bank
Daniel Naylor
Chief Information Officer
Precision Aviation Group
Amel Edmond
Chief Information Officer
Withum
Shivani Agarwal
Head of Digital Infrastructure, Operations and Workplace Experience
McLane Company
Nathan Kimpel
Head of Technology - Multifamily
Cushman & Wakefield
Richard Zhu
Agency CIO
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
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Doral Creek
Miami, Florida

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