Allow me to introduce myself, as a driven and visionary Digital Transformation Executive. With a passion for innovation and a track record of success in leading organizations through digital transformations, I thrive on embracing emerging technologies to drive business growth and enhance operational efficiency. My strategic mindset, coupled with a deep understanding of digital trends, equips me to identify and capitalize on opportunities that propel companies into the future of digital excellence. As a forward-thinking leader, I am dedicated to empowering teams, fostering a culture of agility, and steering organizations toward sustained success in an ever-evolving digital landscape.

As the Chief Digital Transformation Officer at EON, my role is to lead the company’s transformational efforts in driving significant organizational change and innovation to improve business performance and meet strategic goals. I oversee and manage various initiatives focused on transforming EON’s operations, technology, culture, and customer experience. This involves developing and implementing new policies and processes, identifying and adopting new technologies, managing people and resources, driving cost optimization, and fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement. Ultimately, my goal is to help EON stay competitive and agile in a rapidly evolving market while delivering value to customers and stakeholders.

As CISO, I bring 20 years of experience in cybersecurity, IT operations and IT Development. I’m passionate about building secure, scalable IT environments that drive business success while mitigating risk. My focus is on strategic cybersecurity, risk management, and fostering a culture of security across the organization. With a hands-on, data-driven approach, I ensure robust protection against evolving cyber threats. Always looking for innovative ways to strengthen digital resilience in today’s dynamic landscape. 

Olu has over twenty years’ experience in Information technology and Security and has spent most of those years in the public sector. He is currently the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT). Before joining NYC DOT, he worked as Senior Director, Security and Risk Management at the New York City Health + Hospitals. Olu holds numerous certifications that include Certification Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), GIAC Critical Controls Certification (GCCC), Project Management Professional (PMP), and Proofpoint Certified Ransomware Specialist.

Patricia Voight is the CISO and Head of 1st Line Technology Risk Management at Webster Bank. Previously, she was a Managing Director at Ernst & Young LLP in the Financial Services (FS) Risk Consulting sector, and the FS Technology Risk Integrated Cybersecurity Leader for the Americas. Patricia has extensive experience serving large global, medium-size regional, and startup clients with a focus on financial, operational, and technology risk management; cybersecurity and digital transformation; organizational and technology strategies; risk remediation; process, risk, and control (PRC) frameworks; and meeting regulatory expectations. She works directly with board members and C-Suite leaders to help each organization accelerate its company’s mission and protect its purpose. She has held numerous strategic executive roles in the industry across all Three Lines of Defense.

Robyn Ready is the Sr. Vice-President, CISO, Infrastructure and Operations at the KnitWell Group.  With over 17 years’ experience in the cyber security field and over 20 years’ experience in IT, Robyn has led five organizations in their transformation from no security program or a minimal security program to mature security organizations.  Starting with an organization that needed to achieve NIST compliance to survive, moving to a Fortune 100 financial firm that required a SOC, and then into the retail industry Robyn has been instrumental in achieving continuous risk reduction for all these organizations.  These risk reductions allowed her to move to her next challenge while leaving teams that were set up to succeed and continue their maturity journey.  At the KnitWell Group Robyn has led her teams through three acquisitions in four years which required the integration and consolidation of teams, tools, and processes.  As a firm believer in ensuring you take care of the basics before anything else she has adopted the philosophy that, “if you don’t have secure, stable systems, you don’t get to do fun things”.

Ron Ongley is the Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Technology Officer at Russell Reynolds Associates. Based in New York, he oversees the firm’s security program, network, voice/video, distributed infrastructure, and all core systems, along with a global Client Services team. Ron established and leads the RRA cybersecurity program, guided the firm through ISO security and data privacy certifications, and modernized the global network and voice services delivery model. Currently, he is spearheading a digital ERP transformation and modernizing legal operations.

Ron has been with Russell Reynolds Associates for 23 years, progressively advancing in seniority. He has driven operational and technological efficiencies, including creating a flexible workforce foundation and redesigning infrastructure for the firm’s first automated fault-tolerant network. Key initiatives include migrating to modern IP technology phone systems and introducing global video and collaboration programs, significantly enhancing daily business operations. Before joining RRA in December 2001, Ron was Director of Enterprise Systems at Rare Medium and held roles in technology management and engineering at a small educational firm and Quaker State Corporation.

Ron earned a BS in Business Administration from Ambassador University in Texas and holds CISO Certification from Carnegie Mellon University.

Sharon Dhall is Chief Information Officer at Kroll, based in New York. Sharon has more than 25 years of experience and a proven track record of success in technology, operations, business and process transformation and finance leadership roles. Throughout her career, she has led many successful enterprise-wide initiatives, including transformation efforts, enterprise robotics programs and process re-engineering. In her role at the firm, she has global responsibility for shaping and supporting Kroll’s growth through the strategic use of technology, data and people resources to deliver an improved customer and employee experience. 

Prior to being appointed Chief Information Officer at Kroll, Sharon led Enterprise Technology for the Human Resources, Legal and Compliance functions as well as Enterprise Business Process Automation at TIAA. She was instrumental in the continued progress of the organization’s Robotics Center of Excellence and developed a community to share learnings across the enterprise. Sharon’s leadership made an enduring impact in the Women in IT initiative and the diversity, equity and inclusion efforts across the firm. She was the co-sponsor for Women in Technology along with Ally programs to help develop, shape and retain technology talent. She also drove human resource transformation efforts globally, including a long-term initiative that transformed how TIAA delivered HR services. 

Sharon joined TIAA in 2017 from JPMorgan Chase, where she was Technology CFO/COO for the corporate investment bank, responsible for $3.6 billion in annual technology spend and the delivery of a $200 million (mn) multi-year efficiency program. She also held technology and process leadership roles of increasing responsibility at JPMorgan Chase, including managing transformational initiatives across the banking technology portfolio, driving process re-engineering efforts in the wholesale business and being the auto and student lending CIO. She also spent more than 12 years with General Electric in the GE Capital and Finance divisions in roles that ranged from project management to chief information officer, where she managed a $25 mn technology budget and more than 400 resources globally. 

Sharon serves on the boards of the Emma Willard All Girls High School, Syracuse University’s iSchool and the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management, a non-profit open education organization. She has also authored a book on information technology in higher education. 

Sharon holds a bachelor’s degree in information sciences and technology from Syracuse University and a master’s degree in organization psychology from Teachers College at Columbia University. She also received an Executive MBA from the University of Connecticut. She is actively involved in her community supporting Operation Walk Maryland and participates in several Asian and women’s diversity networks. 

Srini Gudipati is a visionary technology executive with a legacy of leading and aligning cross-functional teams to drive complex end-to-end enterprise initiatives and deliver impactful digital solutions that scale business, drive operational excellence, and revolutionize the customer experience. 

With 25+ years of experience in the supply chain and logistics industry, Srini has been recognized as a technical thought leader in innovative software development, digital transformation, and IT portfolio and program management, with expertise in consumer-packaged goods (CPG), manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, logistics, and transportation.  

In his current role as CIO at Reworld, Srini directs an operating budget of $32M and $15M of capital budget, providing leadership for 100+ direct and indirect reports.  

As a forward-thinking change agent, Srini delivers transformational results by building bridges across functions, revitalizing IT organization performance, and empowering teams to “up their game” to exceed performance expectations. Srini aligns cross-functional teams around a unified vision to develop and deploy digital products that create competitive advantage, increase business agility, and enable organizations to generate multimillion dollars in revenue and deliver excellent customer service.   

He is also focused on increasing application scalability, reliability, and performance while minimizing corporate cybersecurity risks and costs by championing the latest trends in digital technology and data-driven processes, modernizing outdated network infrastructure, building autonomous cloud-based data warehouse/data lake platforms, and accelerating migrations of legacy systems to the cloud. As a testament to his leadership and digital transformation achievements, Srini was recognized with a CIO100 Award (Business Intelligence). 

As a caring and inspiring people leader, Srini raises the performance bar and coaches for success to meet challenging corporate goals while providing career growth and advancement opportunities. He is proud of the leaders he has developed, creating diverse and inclusive cultures that foster innovation and collaboration to deliver unmistakable value for the company and its customers. 

Srini’s academic credentials include a Master of Science in Computer Science from Villanova University, a Bachelor of Science in Metallurgy from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, a PMP certification, and several professional development courses in leadership, communication, operational excellence, warehouse & distribution, and logistics. 

A 35-year veteran in the technology space, Mr. Taylor has a stellar track record of guiding IT transformation, design, deployment, and integration initiatives, including multiple large-scale corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&A) integrations. With his deep expertise in high-level operational and technical skill sets, Mr. Taylor is an integral part of the company and a partner in innovation with the business. He strives to improve operating efficiency that stays as the business grows. Previously he was President and CEO of his own consulting firm where he advised C-suite corporate leaders on the need for technology investments to drive transformative growth. He was paramount in several successful M&A transactions, providing expert consulting to executive leaders throughout the transitions. Before he was a consultant, Mr. Taylor held multiple roles at Fidelity National Financial and Fidelity Information Services. Most recently he was an Account & Technical Delivery Executive where he delivered expert operational and technical guidance and coaching to a multidisciplinary technical team of 110+.

An accomplished executive leader with over 20 years of experience in leading data and digital strategy & transformation. Proven track record of success in developing and executing strategies that have resulted in significant business growth and innovation. Extensive experience working for large organisations in a variety of industries, including financial services, insurance, retail, telecommunications, mining, and engineering. Accolades include Global Womans Data Power List 2023, Top Data Activators award = Hottopics 2022, Chief Data Officer of the Year 2017 IQPC , Global Business of Data Advisory board member- CoriniumGlobal 2021, DataIQ advisory board member 2020 /2021, Data Top 100 innovators 2019, 2020 and 2021 DataIQ, Ranked No. 2 on the DataIQ Top 100 most influential people in data-driven business 2018, Profiled as one of the Top 20 women in Data by The Female Lead in 2018

Roel Schouten has over 25 years of experience in developing and executing strategic security initiatives that align with business objectives. As Vice President of Information Security and CISO at Trivium Packaging, he drives global cybersecurity strategy, risk management, and governance to safeguard the organization’s IT and OT environments.

With deep expertise in threat detection, incident response, and security operations, Roel has successfully designed and built Security Operations Centers (SOCs) and led high-performing teams. He excels at translating complex cybersecurity challenges into actionable insights for senior executives and boards, ensuring a strong security posture across the enterprise.

At Trivium, he oversees security risk management, governance frameworks, and compliance initiatives based on NIST CSF and ISO 27001. His leadership ensures continuous improvement in cybersecurity resilience, aligning security programs with business priorities and regulatory requirements. Passionate about mentorship, Roel is committed to fostering the next generation of security professionals while driving innovation and operational excellence in information security.

Frans Jorna is an experienced public innovator. He combines years of experience in public leadership on a local level with the craft of creating and tending innovative public-private ecosystems. As a characteristic voice in the Dutch digital transformation, he has focused on the twin sustainable mobility and energy transition that most cities go through in this time. He is well versed in regenerative leadership, the design of sustainable systems and organisations, the transformation of organisational trauma, urban governance and asset-based community development. He holds a PhD in public administration and has published multiple peer-reviewed articles on citizen-centric digital urban governance. He currently functions as the chief innovation officer at the City of Apeldoorn and is board-member of the Dutch Metropolitan Innovation ecosystem.

Daniel Gebler is CTO of Picnic, the world’s fastest growing online supermarket that makes grocery shopping simple,fun, and affordable for everyone. Previously, he was Director R&D of Fredhopper, responsible for the product and technology roadmap, and led engineering teams located in Amsterdam and Sofia. Daniel holds a PhD in Computer Scienceand an MBA. He published papers, edited journals, and chaired international workshops on software correctness. 

With over 15 years of experience, George Schizas is a seasoned Cybersecurity Expert dedicated to enhancing organizational cybersecurity readiness. His expertise spans technical leadership, governance, risk, and compliance across diverse sectors including Banking, Media, IoT, Fintech, Blockchain, and AI. George is passionate about staying at the forefront of cybersecurity. He actively participates in various events including Capture The Flag (CTF) competitions and consistently ranks among the top 3% of participants on a leading cybersecurity training platform. His hands-on approach, combined with his contributions to renowned Fortune500 entities like Ford Motor Company and consulting roles with start-ups and SMEs, has cultivated a comprehensive outlook on cybersecurity. A firm believer in promoting cybersecurity as a habit rather than a liability, George has recently focused on bolstering digital defenses for high-profile European institutions such as the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) and the European Space Agency (ESA). Currently, he spearheads cybersecurity operations across the EMEA region for NEP Group. 

Ann Maya is the EMEA CTO at Boomi. Ann has nearly 20 years in the software industry, serving varying roles — from software developer, application services consultant, solution architect, product manager and product marketing manager. Ann has been at Boomi for 6 years and currently resides in London in the UK. To relax she’s a keen tag rugby player and surfs and snowboards whenever near waves and mountains, respectively.

Filip Verloy serves as the Technical Evangelist for the EMEA region at Noname Security. In that role, Filip engages and advises customers, partners and the security industry at large, sharing his experience, insights, and strategies on API security. Prior to joining Noname Security, Verloy was the Field CTO for EMEA at Zero Trust Data Management start-up Rubrik, he has previously served at various IT vendors including Citrix, Dell, Riverbed, and VMware in roles ranging from Architect to Solutions Executive supporting some of the largest and most complex customer environments. He has been in the IT industry for over 20 years, spanning the customer-, consulting-, and vendor-side.

Stuart is the UK CIO at Société Générale London Branch, where he is responsible for the oversight and leadership of the UK IT Community, developing and supporting the Global IS Strategy, and ensuring the delivery of business-critical technology and core infrastructure. He also has responsibility for the UK Digital Office, working with business units in the digital transformation of their systems, processes and staff mindset. Stuart started his career within IT at Salomon Brothers, then moved to Rabobank to design & implement an equity trading platform for a new Equities division. After this he was a founding member of a “dot com” called Omiris Networks, which although unsuccessful in changing the industry to a new trading & settlement paradigm, did provide a number of life lessons on building a company from 8 people with a Powerpoint deck to 80+ staff and a global platform! After Omiris was sold to Tradeware, Stuart moved to Credit Suisse for 6 years prior to joining Société Générale.

Lynda has significant leadership versatility across a broad range of technical domains and industries gained whilst working with and for FTSE 20, PE owned and Fortune 200 businesses. She thrives in dynamic and results focused organisations and enjoys environments with a strong team culture and clear purpose. Throughout her career, she has consistently delivered trailblazing solutions when businesses and industries have encountered epic disruption and has been at the forefront of industry re-invention in a number of sectors during her time at New Look, Accenture and Barclays.

Lynda is a transformational leader who has worked with B-corps on creating the world’s most sustainably operating businesses albeit with a deep sense of commercial practicality. She has significant depth of experience in risk management gained whilst working at Barclays during the financial crash, which is now enabling her to lead conversations on the increasingly complex global regulatory landscape as relates to sustainability.

Her experience as an executive in Retail, Banking and Consulting, combined with non-executive positions at the British Fashion Council and CFIN (government sponsored circular fashion initiative) has resulted in Lynda having a truly differentiated and distinct perspective when engaging with fellow executives. She possesses a ‘flat structure’ mindset which she believes is essential to harness true innovation and enable diversity in thought and being.

Jon Townsend is a leader in technology and is the Chief Information Officer for the National Trust, where he was previously the CTO and CISO. He holds an MBA with the Open University and an MSc with Cranfield University in the Design of Information Systems. He previously held a commission as an Officer in the British Army, fulfilling a variety of technical and leadership roles culminating in Regimental command. Upon leaving the military he became a Senior Civil Servant in the UK Central Government responsible for developing cyber security and intelligence capability for the Department for Work and Pensions. He is also a Certified Data Protection Practitioner with the British Computer Society, a Certified Information Security Manager with ISACA and GIAC Certified Enterprise Defender with SANS.

I have worked in the information security field for over 23 years, the majority of the time in the telecommunication industry covering various roles in the Incident Response and Security Operations, Security Architecture and Design and Information Security Management space. I am currently the CISO for VMO2. I am passionate about ensuring security controls are aligned with business needs and promoting security as an enabler with a key focus on how we can maximise ROI and continue to manage our attack surface. 

Darren Desmond is an information security leader and Certified Information Systems Security Professional with diverse experience in security risk management within the UK Defence sector, global online gambling industry, a major UK telecommunications & media company, a ‘Big Four’ managed services company and latterly as the CISO at one of the UK’s most recognisable brands. 

Anaïs Beaucousin, currently Chief Business Security Officer for ADP International, is accountable for the delivery of centralized security services, in accordance with the needs, risk level, and plans of ADP International businesses (covering LATAM, EMEA and APAC) and ADP Corporate security. She is accountable for managing risk posture, regulatory compliancy assurance, and for the coordination of ADP International Security plans in accordance with Chief Security Office. Anaïs holds a Master’s degree in Management & Business from the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce in France. She enjoys working in multi-cultural environments, helping the organization with Security matters as well as digital transformation initiatives and is committed to deliver Service Excellence to associates and clients. She is a firm believer that being inclusive and diverse at the workplace brings the best ideas and leads businesses to success. 

Rob is a Principal Architect for Ping Identity in the UK and also the Field CTO for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Rob has 24 years experience in identity and access management. He has worked on complex implementation projects in the UK, USA, Europe and South Africa.

His current area of focus is on applying identity orchestration to enable businesses to deliver exceptional experiences to their customers across channels . He is specifically passionate about using mobile applications and digital wallets to enable strong authentication, data sharing and consent.

Max Killinger is a seasoned executive in IT leadership with extensive experience managing international responsibilities and driving transformative initiatives. As the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Vice President of Corporate IT at the Hoffmann Group in Munich, Germany, Max oversees the development and execution of IT strategies that align with the organization’s evolving business goals. His expertise spans digital business model transformation, IT governance, compliance, information security, and the operation of cutting-edge datacenters and IT infrastructure.

Before joining the Hoffmann Group, Max served as Director of IT at Schwarz Dienstleistung KG, the parent company of Lidl and Kaufland, for seven years. During his tenure, he led the IT organization and established a groundbreaking Business Consulting Department, spearheading the digital agenda for the Schwarz Group’s Central Services, founded in 2014. His visionary leadership and ability to align technology with business objectives have consistently delivered innovative solutions and operational excellence.

Max’s leadership philosophy centers on fostering innovation, ensuring robust IT compliance, and enhancing infrastructure to support global operations. His experience in both strategic planning and hands-on execution makes him a key driver of digital transformation in the corporate IT landscape.

Boyan is the Chief Technology Officer of SIXT, responsible for the company’s tech vision and strategy. Prior to joining SIXT in 2015, Boyan had a long career in the startup ecosystems in the UK and Bulgaria. He has successfully delivered mission critical services and digital transformations in the mobility, security, and finance areas.

Boyan has been an AWS user since 2008 and has over 15 years of experience in cloud architecture and distributed systems. He has helped many small and large businesses increase their efficiency and delivery by migrating their workloads to the cloud and designing cloud-native applications. He is a frequent speaker at AWS meetups and Summits, sharing design patterns for developing and operating solutions at scale. A devoted Golang enthusiast, Boyan has maintained in the past one of the most popular AWS SDKs in Go, helping the community to utilize AWS services.

Outside of work, Boyan enjoys spending time with his young family, and practicing his hobbies: martial arts and skiing.

Prof. Dr. Torsten Eymann is Chief Information Officer (CIO) at the University of Bayreuth, Germany. He is spokesperson for all Bavarian universities’ CIOs and co-president of the German association of University CIOs. He is University professor at U Bayreuth and co-director of the Fraunhofer institute for Applied Informatics (Fraunhofer FIT), Branch Business & Branch Business & Information Systems Engineering of the Fraunhofer FIT. From 2015 to 2021, he served as Vice President for Digitalization and Innovation at the University of Bayreuth. His research focuses on the digital transformation of society, focusing on areas such as digital health and digital education, and the acceptance and social impact of digital technologies such as artificial intelligence.

Itay serves as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at SIXT, a leading global premium car rental company. In his role, he is responsible for devising and implementing the company’s global security strategy and overseeing its global information security organization. With over a decade of experience in military-grade defensive and offensive cyber operations, Itay has held various technological, operational, and management roles within the Israeli 8200 cyber unit. His extensive career also includes significant expertise in Cyber Crisis Management and Incident Response, providing consultation to Boards and key stakeholders of Fortune 500 companies and large enterprises. Itay’s background in developing and working with cutting-edge technologies and teams equips him with a unique overview of the information security landscape, enabling him to effectively strategize and lead the implementation of resilient and efficient security programs.

Currently as the CISO at Allianz Direct, a leader in the insurance industry, and formerly at PagoNxt – A Santander Company, a leader in payments, Naveen brings 18+ years of experience in crafting and executing impactful cybersecurity strategies. Known for transformative leadership and building high-performance teams, Naveen combines a strong background in software engineering with visionary leadership to drive security excellence.  A dynamic, results-oriented leader and popular speaker in cybersecurity circles, Naveen is dedicated to advancing security in forward-thinking organizations.