The IT Summit produces technology conferences for executives from the government, education, and corporate sectors. These conferences are produced by and for senior leaders to promote economic development, education, and the proliferation of information technology. We ensure the highest quality events through extensive CIO input.

Mr. Suer, according to LeadTails, is the 9th leading influencer of CIOs. He is the facilitator for the CIOChat. The chat has executive level participants from around the world in a mix of industries including banking, insurance, education, and government. Mr. Suer, also, has a weekly column at CIO.com (The Adaptive CIO) and has had his articles published in ComputerWorld, iCrunchDataNews, Innovation Enterprise, and COBIT Focus. For COBIT, he recently published “Using COBIT 5 to Deliver Information and Data Governance”.

Much of Mr. Suer’s experience is as an integration and data practitioner. At Boomi, Mr. Suer oversees Enterprise Product Marketing. He is responsible for aligning Boomi’s solution offerings with the needs of enterprise customers. Prior to Boomi, Mr. Suer was responsible for product marketing of Informatica’s Intelligent Data Platform. At HP and Peregrine, Mr. Suer led a product management team applying analytics and big data to the company’s IT management products. This includes creating the company’s  CIO Scorecard Product. Prior to this, Mr. Suer has had leadership roles in start-ups and large companies. This includes being a software industry analyst. Mr. Suer holds a Master of Science degree from UC Irvine and a 2nd Masters in Business Administration in Strategic Planning from the University of Southern California.

CIOs these days face a new mandate, lead the organization through digital transformation or a response to lateral digital disruptors. No longer can they succeed by simply be trusted operators. Today’s CIOs need to become ‘business cocreators’ and ‘change instigators’. This means collaborating with other business leaders to drive innovation projects that do nothing less than reshape the organization, its operational agility, and perhaps its mission. But once the business is aligned strategically, the obstacle the hinders success becomes Tech Debt. According to Jeanne Ross at MIT-CISR, only 28% of organizations have succeeded at digitization. In this presentation, we will share 5 steps that you can take to fix the Tech Debt that holds your organization back in Transformation. We, also, cover how Dell Boomi can help you with each of these steps. As Deming said many years ago, change is not required but neither is survival. Today’s CIO in the words of Rosabeth Moss Kanter need to be a “change master”.

Technology change impacts everyone differently.  Some people are terrified of technology change, and will do everything in their power to maintain the same phone, computer and processes for as long as possible.  They cry foul when their Status Quo is challenged. Nonprofits are different and so are the impacts of today’s technology.  Implemented correctly, the right technology stands to benefit the Nonprofits in a variety of ways, particularly their fundraising efforts.

Enjoy dinner with wine in the vintage room at the San Antonio winery in Los Angeles.

Selected wines:
San Simeon Cabernet Sauvignon
Windstream Chardonnay

Brian is experienced in Advanced IPFIX and Flexible NetFlow collection, reporting, security analysis, and threat detection. Since 2012 he has been immersed in many types of flow-related solutions.

Although the concepts of artificial intelligence and machine learning are not new, they have recently garnered mainstream attention. As is normal in the technology space, the initial hype makes it sound like a panacea and vendors are scrambling to hitch their marketing messages to it. This session will help you differentiate fact from folly and arm you with specific questions you can ask vendors as you evaluate new solutions and navigate the landscape of all things cyber.

Ralph Johnson is the Chief Information Security Officer for Los Angeles County,  and Past President of the Holistic Information Security Practitioners Institute (HISPI) Governance Board. Mr. Johnson’s has been with King County for 27 years serving in multiple IT and management roles. For the past 11 years Mr. Johnson has held the position of Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer in which he oversees information security and privacy issues for the entire county. In this capacity he established the information assurance program from policy development to controls selection, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. Since December 2014 Mr. Johnson has also been an Adjunct Instructor in the Information Systems and Cyber Security Bachelor’s program at ITT Technical Institute in Seattle. Teaching courses on Risk Management, Policy Development and Security Issues in a Legal Context. He held the position of HISPI Governance Board President from April of 2012 to July 2014 and served as Governance Board Secretary for three years prior to assuming the role or President. Mr. Johnson also serves on the Executive Committee, Product Review Board for the Trusted Purchasing Alliance and the Education and Awareness Committee of the Multi State – Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC). He also serves on the Program Advisory Committee for ITT Technical Institute in Seattle, Washington. Mr. Johnson is the recipient of the ISE® West People’s Choice 2014 award and was a nominee for ISE® North America 2014. Mr. Johnson has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Eastern Oregon University and an Associate’s degree in Mortuary Science form San Francisco College of Mortuary Science. He holds multiple certifications in information security, information privacy, network administration and project management.

A presentation discussing the actions an organization takes to ensure compliance with its information technology policies, standards and procedures with the goal of meeting business requirements.

AIIM is the Professional Association that coined Enterprise Content Management (ECM). We are the local AIIM chapter, covering Los Angeles, Orange County, and Inland Empire.

We are your community ‘educational and networking forum’ for information management.

Our mission is to provide events that will give you and your organization opportunities to (A) make informed decisions relating to your current information management challenges, (B) get a glimpse of trends and cutting-edge solutions in the information management industry, (C) learn about some of the ECM solutions and services (our sponsors) available to you and talk with their local representatives, and (D) network with other people in the community that are addressing similar challenges as you.

The ARMA Greater Los Angeles Chapter (ARMA-GLA) has been serving the needs of Records and Information Management (RIM) professionals since 1956 with educational programs, networking, and leadership opportunities through seminars and monthly meetings. Our educational programs cover topics such as records management, information governance, information security, privacy, continuity planning and disaster recovery, and eDiscovery, just to name a few! We have over 150 members representing large and small businesses, government agencies, and non profit organizations located throughout Southern California. Our membership includes professionals from many diverse industries including education, energy, entertainment, financial services, government, legal, and manufacturing.

CenturyLink is the third largest telecommunications company in the United States and is recognized as a leader in the network services market by technology industry analyst firms. The Company is a global leader in cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions for enterprise customers. CenturyLink provides data, voice and managed services in local, national and select international markets through its high-quality advanced fiber optic network and multiple data centers for businesses and consumers. The company also offers advanced entertainment services under the CenturyLink® Prism™ TV and DIRECTV brands. Headquartered in Monroe, La., CenturyLink is an S&P 500 company and is included among the Fortune 500 list of America’s largest corporations.

C1PSOLUTIONS is a global provider of IT infrastructure and technology services.  With office in multiple countries we are able to provide global solutions with local presence.  Our team of certified professionals provide unparalleled service and support to ensure you get the right solution and value.

BOOMI HELPS ORGANIZATIONS CONNECT EVERYTHING AND ENGAGE EVERYWHERE ACROSS ANY CHANNEL, DEVICE OR PLATFORM

ESET is a pioneer in the antivirus industry with its award-winning NOD32 technology celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2012. ESET advanced security solutions are trusted by businesses and consumers around the world for protection against today’s most sophisticated cyber attacks. On a daily basis, we protect millions of users across all types of environments – be it computers, laptops, mobile devices or servers. ESET Endpoint Security and ESET Endpoint Antivirus, in addition to ESET NOD32 Antivirus, ESET Smart Security and ESET Cyber Security (solution for Mac), are trusted by millions of users globally and are among the most highly recommended security solutions in the world.

HARMAN designs and engineers connected products and solutions for consumers, automakers, and enterprises worldwide, including audio, visual and infotainment systems; enterprise automation solutions; and software services. With leading brands including AKG®, Harman Kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®, Lexicon® , Mark Levinson® and Revel®, HARMAN is admired by audiophiles, musicians and the entertainment venues where they perform around the world.

Established in 1989 under the name MACROSEARCH, Inc, we updated our name to MACRO.CSS in 2011 to better reflect who we have become: an IT services company with heavy concentration in fixed deliverable computer consulting. Under our new corporate name, we retain the names of our original services; MACROSEARCH for direct hire placement services, and MACROSTAFF for technical staffing.

We serve the West Coast through our offices in Seattle and Los Angeles. We are proud of the successful, long term relationships we enjoy with a wide variety of companies and technical specialists.

Our corporate culture is formed by the goals and values we have set for ourselves. We have established and maintained an industry reputation as one of the most honest and ethical companies in the marketplace.

Mimecast’s security, archiving and continuity cloud services protect business email and deliver comprehensive email risk management in one fully-integrated subscription service.

Mimecast reduces the risk, complexity and cost traditionally associated with protecting email. You no longer have to manage an array of disjointed point solutions from multiple vendors. And you mitigate single vendor exposure if you have moved your primary email server to the cloud with services like Microsoft Office 365.

Our best-of-breed services protect the email of over 24,900 customers and millions of users worldwide against targeted attacks, data leaks, malware and spam. We give employees fast and secure access to sensitive business information, and ensure email keeps running in the event of a primary service outage.

Plixer provides a network traffic analytics system that supports fast and efficient incident response. The solution allows you to gain visibility into cloud applications, security events and network traffic. It delivers actionable data to guide you from the detection of network and security events all the way to root cause analysis and mitigation. Network and security incidents are inevitable. When they occur, Plixer is there to help you quickly return to normal and minimize business disruption. Thousands of organizations rely on Plixer solutions to keep their IT infrastructure running efficiently.

Founded in 1989 by Carolyn Leighton, WITI (Women in Technology International) is a leading worldwide authority on women in business and technology. For nearly 30 years, WITI has consistently been a clear voice advocating women’s contributions to the tech industry, inspiring them to pursue STEM careers and actively working with corporate partners to create a culture of equality.

Zerto helps customers accelerate IT transformation by eliminating the risk and complexity of modernization and cloud adoption. By replacing multiple legacy solutions with a single IT Resilience Platform™, Zerto combines disaster recovery, backup and cloud mobility in a simple, converged platform. With enterprise scale, Zerto’s software platform delivers continuous availability for an always-on customer experience while simplifying workload mobility to protect, recover and move applications freely across hybrid and multi-clouds.