CIO 100 Speakers 2026 | CIO Conference Speakers

Sumit Anand, EVP & CIO, Academy Sports + Outdoors, Speaker, CIO 100 Award Winner at the 2026 CIO 100 Awards & Conference
Speaker, CIO 100 Award Winner
Sumit Anand
EVP & CIOAcademy Sports + Outdoors
Andrea Ballinger
Speaker, CIO Hall of Fame Inductee
Andrea Ballinger
CIORensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
Dani Brown, SVP & CIO, Whirlpool Corporation, Speaker, CIO Hall of Fame Inductee at the 2026 CIO 100 Awards & Conference
Speaker, CIO Hall of Fame Inductee
Dani Brown
SVP & CIOWhirlpool Corporation
Monica Caldas, EVP & CIO, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Speaker, CIO Hall of Fame Inductee at the 2026 CIO 100 Awards & Conference
Speaker, CIO Hall of Fame Inductee
Monica Caldas
EVP & CIOLiberty Mutual Insurance
Jane Connell, CIO & Head of Strategy & Transformation, Enterprise Systems, Verizon (Retired), Speaker, CIO Hall of Fame Inductee at the 2026 CIO 100 Awards & Conference
Speaker, CIO Hall of Fame Inductee
Jane Connell
CIO & Head of Strategy & Transformation, Enterprise SystemsVerizon (Retired)
Kristin Darby
Speaker, CIO 100 Award Winner
Kristin Darby
CIOState of Tennessee
Tim Dickson, Chief Digital and Information Officer, Regal Rexnord, Speaker at the 2026 CIO 100 Awards & Conference
Speaker
Tim Dickson
Chief Digital and Information OfficerRegal Rexnord
Rama Donepudi, SVP & Global CIO, Mead Johnson Nutrition, Speaker, CIO 100 Award Winner at the 2026 CIO 100 Awards & Conference
Speaker, CIO 100 Award Winner
Rama Donepudi
SVP & Global CIOMead Johnson Nutrition
Motti Finkelstein
Speaker, 2026 Hall of Fame Inductee
Motti Finkelstein
Former CIO of Global IT, Intel CorporationChairman & CEO, EMDO Inc.
Tejas Gadhia, Head of Applied AI, Zoho, Speaker at the 2026 CIO 100 Awards & Conference
Speaker
Tejas Gadhia
Head of Applied AIZoho
Brijesh Gupta, Senior Director, Enterprise Applications, Oceaneering International, Speaker, CIO 100 Award Winner at the 2026 CIO 100 Awards & Conference
Speaker, CIO 100 Award Winner
Brijesh Gupta
Senior Director, Enterprise ApplicationsOceaneering International
Jen Hartsock
Speaker, CIO Hall of Fame Inductee
Jen Hartsock
EVP & CIDOCargill
Kevin Hearn, SVP, Head of Consumer Bank Development, Axos Bank, Speaker, CIO 100 Award Winner at the 2026 CIO 100 Awards & Conference
Speaker, CIO 100 Award Winner
Kevin Hearn
SVP, Head of Consumer Bank DevelopmentAxos Bank
Yogaraj (Yogs) Jayaprakasam
Speaker, CIO 100 Award Winner
Yogs Jayaprakasam
Chief Technology and Digital OfficerDeluxe Corporation
Kumud Kalia
Speaker, CIO Hall of Fame Inductee
Kumud Kalia
CIOGuardant Health
Kathy Kay, EVP & CIO, Principal Financial Group, Speaker, CIO Hall of Fame Inductee at the 2026 CIO 100 Awards & Conference
Speaker, CIO Hall of Fame Inductee
Kathy Kay
EVP & CIOPrincipal Financial Group
Akash Khurana
Speaker, CIO 100 Award Winner
Akash Khurana
EVP & CIDOWesco
Kevin Lim
Emcee
Kevin Lim
Emcee & Live Event HostKevin Lim Speaking
Bianca Lochner, CIO, City of Scottsdale, Speaker, CIO 100 Award Winner at the 2026 CIO 100 Awards & Conference
Speaker, CIO 100 Award Winner
Bianca Lochner
CIOCity of Scottsdale
Lesley Ma, CIO, Nissan Digital Americas, Nissan Motor Corporation, Speaker at the 2026 CIO 100 Awards & Conference
Speaker
Lesley Ma
CIO, Nissan Digital AmericasNissan Motor Corporation
Antonio Marin
Speaker, CIO Hall of Fame Inductee
Antonio Marin
CIONorthStar Memorial Group
Sean McCormack, CIO, First Student, Speaker, CIO Hall of Fame Inductee at the 2026 CIO 100 Awards & Conference
Speaker, CIO Hall of Fame Inductee
Sean McCormack
CIOFirst Student
Nimesh Mehta
Speaker
Nimesh Mehta
Chief Information and Strategy OfficerNational Life Group
Nirav Mehta
Speaker, CIO 100 Award Winner
Nirav Mehta
CTOMastercard
Kathy Northamer
Speaker
Kathy Northamer
SVP, Managed Technology & Digital SolutionsRobert Half
Chris O'Rourke
Speaker
Christopher O’Rourke
Senior Director, Cloudforce OneCloudflare
Joel Raper, Chief Commercial Officer, Unisys, Speaker at the 2026 CIO 100 Awards & Conference
Speaker
Joel Raper
Chief Commercial OfficerUnisys
Linda Ray
Speaker, CIO 100 Award Winner
Linda Ray
SVP & CIOAbbVie
Sachin Satija, Partner CIO Advisory, KPMG, Speaker at the 2026 CIO 100 Awards & Conference
Speaker
Sachin Satija
Partner CIO AdvisoryKPMG
Kevin Scott, CIO & CTO, PGA of America, Speaker at the 2026 CIO 100 Awards & Conference
Speaker
Kevin Scott
CIO & CTOPGA of America
Barry Shurkey, Executive, Head of IT North America, NTT DATA North America, Speaker at the 2026 CIO 100 Awards & Conference
Speaker
Barry Shurkey
Executive, Head of IT North AmericaNTT DATA North America
Deepa Soni, EVP & CIO, New York Life Insurance Company, Speaker, CIO Hall of Fame Inductee at the 2026 CIO 100 Awards & Conference
Speaker, CIO Hall of Fame Inductee
Deepa Soni
EVP & CIONew York Life Insurance Company
Jen Stave, Partner and Practice Leader, Global Strategic Advisory / AI Navigator; Inaugural Director of the Harvard Business School AI Institute, Speaker at the 2026 CIO 100 Awards & Conference
Speaker
Jen Stave
Partner and Practice Leader, Global Strategic Advisory / AI Navigator; Inaugural Director of the Harvard Business School AI Institute
Lane Cooper, Contributing Editor, CIO, Moderator at the 2026 CIO 100 Awards & Conference
Moderator
Lane Cooper
Contributing EditorCIO
Michael Bertha, Partner & Central Office Lead, Metis Strategy, Moderator at the 2026 CIO 100 Awards & Conference
Moderator
Michael Bertha
Partner & Central Office LeadMetis Strategy
Charles Pelton, Contributing Editor, CIO, Moderator at the 2026 CIO 100 Awards & Conference
Moderator
Charles Pelton
Contributing EditorCIO
Dan Roberts, Host, Tech Whisperers Podcast; Founder, AI Practitioners for Practitioners (P4P) Network, Moderator at the 2026 CIO 100 Awards & Conference
Moderator
Dan Roberts
Host, Tech Whisperers Podcast; Founder, AI Practitioners for Practitioners (P4P) Network

Innovation Showcase Speakers

Senthil Annamalai, Project Manager, Maryland Health Benefit Exchange, Innovation Showcase Speaker at the 2026 CIO 100 Awards & Conference
Innovation Showcase Speaker
Senthil Annamalai
Project ManagerMaryland Health Benefit Exchange
Sanju Arappoyil
Innovation Showcase Speaker
Sanju Arappoyil
Enterprise ArchitectMaryland Health Benefit Exchange
Karthik Chakkarapani
Innovation Showcase Speaker
Karthik Chakkarapani
SVP & CIO, Head of Enterprise AIZuora
Ayan Chakraborty
Innovation Showcase Speaker
Ayan Chakraborty
Director, IT EngineeringLenovo
John Chisholm
Innovation Showcase Speaker
John Chisholm
Executive Vice President, AI & Decision Product EnablementMastercard
Madhu Coimbatore, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley, Innovation Showcase Speaker at the 2026 CIO 100 Awards & Conference
Innovation Showcase Speaker
Madhu Coimbatore
Managing DirectorMorgan Stanley
Anjali Goel
Innovation Showcase Speaker
Anjali Goel
Staff Business Systems AnalystGuardant Health
Shanthi Kamani
Innovation Showcase Speaker
Shanthi Kamani
Associate Director of Data Engineering and AnalyticsGuardant Health
Michael Lewis, Chief Technology Officer, Management Controls, Innovation Showcase Speaker at the 2026 CIO 100 Awards & Conference
Innovation Showcase Speaker
Michael Lewis
Chief Technology OfficerManagement Controls
Joel OConnor
Innovation Showcase Speaker
Joel O’Connor
Head of Technology, MedTech QualityJohnson & Johnson
Yesha Patel, Associate Director Data Science & AI, Keck Medicine of USC, Innovation Showcase Speaker at the 2026 CIO 100 Awards & Conference
Innovation Showcase Speaker
Yesha Patel
Associate Director Data Science & AIKeck Medicine of USC
Andrew Ray
Innovation Showcase Speaker
Andrew Ray
Head of TransformationJLL
Sri Sadanandhamurthy, Senior Director IT Engineering, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Innovation Showcase Speaker at the 2026 CIO 100 Awards & Conference
Innovation Showcase Speaker
Sri Sadanandhamurthy
Senior Director IT EngineeringRegeneron Pharmaceuticals
Sergio Amador Santillan, GSC DT Business Partner, Lenovo, Innovation Showcase Speaker at the 2026 CIO 100 Awards & Conference
Innovation Showcase Speaker
Sergio Amador Santillan
GSC DT Business PartnerLenovo
Tom Sweet
Innovation Showcase Speaker
Tom Sweet
CIOIR Pros
Dr. Kumar Vadaparty, Executive Director, Morgan Stanley, Innovation Showcase Speaker at the 2026 CIO 100 Awards & Conference
Innovation Showcase Speaker
Dr. Kumar Vadaparty
Executive DirectorMorgan Stanley
Anna Yankova, CIO Support & PMO Specialist, Maryland Health Benefit Exchange, Innovation Showcase Speaker at the 2026 CIO 100 Awards & Conference
Innovation Showcase Speaker
Anna Yankova
CIO Support & PMO SpecialistMaryland Health Benefit Exchange