The voices behind the vision
Experience the insights and inspirations of three visionary IT leaders.
Opening keynote speaker: Shelly Palmer
Shelly is a global authority on how technology shapes business and culture. As Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School and CEO of The Palmer Group, he helps Fortune 500 companies navigate the fast-changing worlds of media, marketing, and tech. Named LinkedIn’s “Top Voice in Technology,” he created the acclaimed online course Generative AI for Execs and appears regularly on Fox 5’s Good Day New York, CNN, and CNBC. He also writes a top-rated daily newsletter and authored the #1 Amazon bestseller Blockchain – Cryptocurrency, NFTs & Smart Contracts.
Shelly is widely recognized for his clear, engaging insights, and his ability to help leaders comprehend the future of technology and its implications.
Thursday keynote speaker: Sol Rashidi
Sol played a pivotal role in launching IBM’s Watson in 2011, and has served as a global trailblazer in AI ever since. She holds eight patents, with 21 more filed, and has earned countless awards and accolades, including her ranking among the Top 100 AI People in 2023. Her corporate roles include Chief Analytics Officer at Estee Lauder; Chief Data & Analytics Officer at Merck Pharmaceuticals; EVP and Chief Data Officer at Sony Music; Chief Data & AI Officer at Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines; and Senior Partner for Digital & Innovation Practice at Ernst & Young. Sol’s Amazon bestseller, Your AI Survival Guide: Scraped Knees, Bruised Elbows, and Lessons Learned from Real-World AI Deployments, is written for business leaders without a technology background, and she helps leaders around the world understand the AI landscape.
Closing keynote speaker: Shola Richards
Shola Richards seeks to change the world by improving the ways we treat each other at work. He is CEO and Founder of Go Together Global® and author of the best-selling book, Civil Unity: The Radical Path to Transform Our Discourse, Our Lives and Our World. Shola’s work has been featured on the Today Show, Forbes, Black Enterprise, Complete Wellbeing India, Business Insider Australia, and his efforts to make the world a kinder place have earned him the nickname, “Brother Teresa”. Shola has shared his transformative message with Fortune 500 leaders, healthcare executives, university officials, motion picture execs and TEDx attendees. In September 2021, he was invited to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives on how to bring more civility to Congress. A work in progress.
Get even more inspired
Check out our lineup of experts speaking during the conference.
Aviral Srivastava
Amazon
Chris Madeksho
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Christopher Chew
Cisco
Fabrizio Papi
Inter-American Development Bank
Gideon Rasmussen
Virtual CSO, LLC
Grace Beason
Guidewire Software
Dr. Jack Freund
Kovrr
Jeff Jarecki
Volta Inc.
Lakmal Embuldeniya
EGUARDIAN
Mary Breslin
Verracy
Michael Ratemo
Cyber Security Simplified
Onatkut Varis
Deloitte
Onur Korucu
DataRep
Patrick Hayes
3rd Wave
Peggy Nolan
Payment Card Assessments
Priya Mouli
Sheridan College
Robert Clyde
ISACA
Roger Grimes
KnowBe4, Inc.
Samantha Siau
Anthropic
Sharda Shetty
Asset Analytix
Todd Fitzgerald
CISO SPOTLIGHT, LLC