EVENTS:
The GMITC awards have been designed to honor the top CIO, the top CISO, and the leading STEM Educator. In addition, the ceremony will celebrate the top Innovation in an Enterprise and the top Innovation in Entrepreneurship. We look forward to a great event for "Celebrating Excellence in IT" that will benefit the GMIT Foundation in support of programs for STEM Education. Review the awards nominations with the button above.

Keynote Speaker:

Conrad Bell
SVP & CISO
C Spire

Mistress of Ceremonies:

Kontji Anthony
CEO & Founder
 Youdle


​PAST EVENTS:

CYBER SUMMIT 2023

Date:  April 6th, 2023

Venue:  FedEx Events Center - Shelby Farms Park

Time:  1:00 PM to 6:00 PM
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Presenting Sponsors:

Reception Sponsors:

Keynote Speakers:


​WOMEN IN TECH LUNCHEON

Celebrating Diversity in IT

Keynote Speaker:
               
         Michelle Borninkhof
        SVP & CIO
        AutoZone

Date: Wednesday, March 22nd

​Venue:  The University Club
                1347 Central Avenue 

Time:  11:30 AM to 1:00 PM

Sponsored by:

Thought Leadership Luncheon 1Q23

Keynote Speaker:

             David Scott
             Executive Partner
             Gartner

Date:  February 22, 2023​

Ve​nue:  Reign Events Center
               Players Club Circle
               Memphis, TN​

Sponsored by:
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Topic:
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Strategic Outlook on the Tech Sector 2023

PAST EVENTS:

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JOIN US FOR THE 6TH ANNUAL INNOVATE IT CONFERENCE!

DATE & TIME:  SEPTEMBER 29TH - THURSDAY - 1 PM TO 6:30 PM

VENUE:  THE HALLORAN CENTRE

FORMAT:  IN-PERSON

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
  • Scot Struminger, EVP & CEO, Aviation Division, FedEx Express
  • Tony Dudek, VP of Information Technology, AutoZone Corporation
  • Kontji Anthony, Founder & CEO, Youdle Inc.
  • The Honorable Lee Harris, Mayor, Shelby County Tennessee

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CYBER SUMMIT 2022
​Date:   April 7th - 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM
​Venue:  FedEx Events Center - Shelby Farms

Speakers:

  • Tony Sharp, SVP & Partner, Booz-Allen-Hamilton
  • Josh Jaffe, VP of Cybersecurity, Dell Technologies
  • Jeremy Baker, Assistant Special Agent, FBI Memphis
  • Deborah Blyth, Public Sector Executive, Crowdstrike
  • Jim Eckart, Executive Security Advisor, Microsoft
  • Steven Jones, CISO, First Horizon Corporation
  • Brian Elrod, CISO, St. Jude Children's  Research Hospital

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THOUGHT LEADERS ON THURSDAY

Date:  March 10th, 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Venue:   The University Club Ballroom
                   1346 Central Avenue 
                   Memphis, TN 38104
Topic:  Memphis Building Back Better:  Economic Outlook 2022
Presenter:  Ted Townsend
                         Chief Economic Development Officer
                         The Greater Memphis Chamber

A buffet lunch will be served

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TECH TUESDAY MARCH

​Date: March 15th
Venue:  Ducks Unlimited, One Waterfowl Way
Topic:   Cybersecurity:  Incident Response & Recovery
Presenter:  Chris Bradley
                      SVP & CIO
                      ​Protech Services Group

2021 Holiday Party

Celebrating Diversity in IT

The River Inn Terrace

December 8th, 2021


Benefiting FedEx Family House



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TECH TUESDAY

DIGITAL EQUITY & INCLUSION

Date:   November 16th

Time:   12 Noon to 1:00 PM

Venue:   VIA ZOOM

Presenter:  Evangeline Parker
                  Senior Manager
                      External Affairs


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THOUGHT LEADERS ON THURSDAY

​TRANSFORMATIVE TECHNOLOGIES & TALENT - THE DOL GRANT SHOWCASE

Date:  November 18th

Time:  2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Venue:  VIA ZOOM

Moderator:  Lashell Vaughn
                        VP & CIO
                        MLGW

Panelists:  
 - Assoc. Dean Stephanie Ivey,
U of M

-  Assoc. Dean Carlton Greene, SWTCC

-  Joel Tracy, CIO, IMC Companies
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​JOIN US FOR THE 5TH ANNUAL INNOVATE IT CONFERENCE!

DATE & TIME:  OCTOBER 5TH - TUESDAY - 1 PM TO 6 PM

VENUE:  THE HALLORAN CENTRE

FORMAT:  HYBRID (IN-PERSON AND LIVESTREAM)

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
​
  • Melanee Hannock
          Chief Innovation & Digital Officer 
          ALSAC/ St. Jude Children's
          Research Hospital
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  • Sriram Krishnasamy
          SVP, Strategic Programs 
          CEO FedEx Dataworks
          FedEx Corporation
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  • Maria Lensing
          Senior Vice President  
          Chief Technology Officer
          McKesson Corporation 
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  • The Honorable Jim Strickland
    Mayor
          City of Memphis

TECH TUESDAY AUGUST

AI & Machine Learning:  
Deep Learning Enabling Business Strategies

Zoom Recording Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/dcxCz47ZK6CwNrM-1k7b32osypgdv-_unJuvdxTmlYmBzxpn_0ahYeu8Zw1e9sP_.DFGE66C8ElrVvDke

Passcode:  Ms3#.F&3





PAST EVENTS

GMITC 2021 Annual Meeting

Date:  June 10th at 4 PM

Keynote Speakers:

The Honorable Mark White
House of Representatives
State of Tennessee

Ernest Strickland
President & CEO
Black Business Association


THOUGHT LEADERS ON THURSDAY

SMART CITY APPLICATIONS:         
​EMERGENCY RESPONSE

Date:  Thursday, March 25th - 2 PM to 3 PM

MODERATOR:  Lashell Vaughn, VP & CIO, MLGW

PANELISTS:
​
  • Raymond Chiozza, Director, 9-1-1 District 
  • Michael Faulk, Manager Information Services, MLGW
  • Michael Spencer, Emergency Communications - 911 Administrator,  Memphis Police Department

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TECH TUESDAY FEBRUARY

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CODING TRENDS FOR 2021

Presenter:  

CodeCrew
Founder & Executive Director
Meka Egwuekwe

Sponsored by: 
INNOVATE IT Conference

 Halloran Centre - Livestreamed

Thursday, October 8th

1:00 PM TO 6:00 PM
 
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SPEAKERS:
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Kristin Moyer
VP & Distinguished Analyst
Gartner​
Rebecca Yeung
VP of Advanced Technology & Innovation
FedEx Corporation
Keith Perry
SVP & CIO
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Maggie Louie
CEO
DevCon

THOUGHT LEADERS ON THURSDAY

September 17, 2020

Online Learning in the Era COVID-19

MODERATOR:

Jamie Smith
CIO
​University of Phoenix

PANELISTS:

Michael Boyd
CIO
Southwest TN Community College

Dan Harder
CIO
UTHSC

Jose Rodriguez
CIO
Rhodes College



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​TECH TUESDAY
​ September 3rd 2019

Blockchain: An Update
Progress in developing standards in Transportation Sector.

Presenter:    Dale Chrystie
                        Business Fellow
                        Blockchain Strategist
                        Chairman, BiTA Standards Council

Date:  Tuesday, September 3rd

Venue:  Ducks Unlimited 1 Waterfowl Way Memphis, TN 38120

    • Time:   11:30 am to 1:00 pm
A light lunch will be served. 

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MEMPHIS IN MAY - CELEBRATING 200 YEARS
MEMPHIS HAS MOMENTUM: A SMART CITY ON THE MOVE!

Opening Address:  The Honorable Jim Strickland
                                    Mayor, City of Memphis

Keynote Speaker:  Michael Rodriguez
                                    CIO, City of Memphis

Sponsored by:

WOMEN IN TECH TALKS:
Leadership, Logistics & IT

VENUE:  Memphis Opera House
               6745 Wolf River Blvd.

DATE:  Thursday, April 18th
             11:30 pm to 1:00 pm

Join Women Leaders in the Tech Sector
for Conversations on Leadership, ​
Logistics & IT.

MODERATOR:  Lashell Vaughn, VP & CIO, MLGW

SPEAKERS:
- Cathy Culnane, VP, Information Technology, AutoZone
- Michelle Epps, SVP IT & CIO, FedEx Freight
- Kristee Ford, CIO, Mueller Industries

Data for Good:
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the St. Jude Cloud 

Keynote Speaker: 

Keith Perry
Chief Information Officer
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Panel Discussion:

Cloud Strategies for the Future

Panelists:
​
- Joseph Cutrell - Director, Strategy & Innovation, AT&T    
​ - Geremy Meyers  – Sr. Manager, Systems Engineering,  Citrix
- David Williams – Client Advisory CTO, DataBlue 

Date:  Thursday, February 28th, 2019

Time:  11:30 am to 1:00 pm

Venue:  The University Club Ballroom

A buffet lunch will be served at 11:30 am and the program will begin at 12 noon.



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​TECH TUESDAY - March 5th

Multi-Cloud Strategy: 
Why your business should be using more than one cloud.

Presenters:    

Johnny Earnest
Solution Architect
​Expedient

Date:  Tuesday, March 5th

Time:   11:30 am to 1:00 pm

Venue:  
​
The Community Foundation                                 of Greater Memphis
1900 Union Avenue
Memphis, TN  38104

A light lunch will be served. 
                         

INNOVATE IT - TECNATION 2018
AGE OF DISRUPTION 

A CONFERENCE
​
OCTOBER  18TH, 2018 - 11:30 am to 6:00 pm
THE HALLORAN CENTRE
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​Keynote Speakers:

Carla Lewis
Chief Information Officer
C Spire
Chris Massey
Head of Global Government Affairs & Public Policy
Square, Inc.

Sponsored by:

2Q Thought Leadership Luncheon

Blockchain by Industry:  
Building Critical Mass

Date:  Thursday, April 19th

Venue:  The KROC Center

Time:  11:30 am to 1:00 pm
Moderator:

Ben Amaba
Chief Technology Officer for Blockchain
IBM
Panelists:
​
- Dale Chrystie, VP, Strategic Planning, FedEx Freight

- Jim King, CEO & Founder, CoreRights

- Mark Pryor, Chairman & CEO, The Seam

- Joel Tracy, CIO, IMC Companies

WOMEN IN TECH TALKS

Thursday - April 5th

Transformation Takes a Team

​KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

Beverly Jordan
VP, Chief Information & Transformation Officer
Baptist Memorial Healthcare

VENUE:
The ServiceMaster Innovation Center
150 Peabody Place
Memphis, TN  38103

TIME:
3:00 PM TO 5:00 PM


3:00 pm  "High Tea and High Tech"
4:00 pm  Keynote Address
4:30 pm  Panel Discussion
  • Monica Patel, Regional One
  • Ashley Ward, ServiceMaster
  • Symone Daniels, TEKSystems

PAST EVENTS

1Q Thought Leadership Luncheon

Healthcare & Mobility: A Strategic Outlook

Date:  Thursday, February 22nd

Venue:  The University Club Ballroom

Time:  11:30 am to 1:00 pm

Moderator:   Gene Fernandez, FACHE
                         VP & Chief Technology Officer
                         Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare


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​Panelists:
  • David Harris – VP, IT, Baptist Memorial Healthcare 
  • Nazir Husain – CISO, Regional One 
  • Don MacMillan, Director, Patient Care Innovation,   Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare
  • Noell Snider – Division Director, Informatics,                               St. Jude Children's Research Hospital 

Tech Tuesday - February

Network Security Solutions

TECH 101

TECH 101 - A mini-seminar for small and growing business addressing the basics in technology.
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Venue:  The Community Foundation of Greater Memphis                                1900 Union Avenue
               Memphis, TN   38104

Date:   Thursday, January 18th

Time:  1:30 pm to 5:00 pm

AGENDA
 
  1:30 pm     Registration – Coffee and Refreshments
 
  2:00 pm     The Digital Marketplace: E-Commerce Basics – Lokion
                      Jennifer Culotta, Director of Marketing
 
  2:30 pm      Search Engine Optimization – Higher Visibility
                       Adam Heitzman, Managing Partner
 
  3:00 pm     Cloud Services – Public Cloud Applications – C Spire
                      Paul Murnane, Manager, Solutions Architects
 
  3:30 pm     Coffee and Refreshments
 
  4:00 pm    Call Center & the Customer Experience – ConvergeOne
                     Rox Burkey, Solutions Architect
 
  4:30 pm    Green IT – Best Practices in Sustainability – ER2                                    Gina Lidster, Director of Engagement
 
  5:00 pm    Program Close

PAST EVENTS - 2017

INNOVATE IT
Innovation through Digital Transformation

A CONFERENCE
​
OCTOBER  25TH, 2017
THE HALLORAN CENTRE
WOMEN IN TECH TALKS:
Leadership, Entrepreneurship & Education

VENUE:  ServiceMaster Innovation Center
                Peabody Place

DATE:  Wednesday, September 20th
             3:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Join Women Leaders in the Tech Sector
for Conversations on Leadership, ​
Entrepreneurship & Education

A networking reception will follow.

The 2017 Summer Reception

Madison Hotel Twilight Terrace

Wednesday, June 21st

See Photo Gallery Below

Thought Leadership Luncheon:

Memphis in May - Salute to Colombia and the Tech Sector!
​

Keynote Speaker:  

Camilo Gomez Ariztazaba
Director of Business Development, NA
Productura de Software (PSL)
Bogota, Colombia
Date:  May 12th, 2017

​Time:   11:30 pm to 1:00 pm

​Venue:  National Civil Rights Museum

Buffet Lunch:  Cuisine honoring Colombia




​2017 Annual Meeting

Keynote Speaker:  

Phil Trenary
President & CEO
The Greater Memphis Chamber

Date:  April 19th 
Time:   3:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Venue:  University Club Ballroom
​Reception to follow





​Maxine Smith STEAM Academy
2017 Career Fair

Over 20 Tech Organizations participated to showcase  careers and educational opportunities.  Thanks to all who supported these outstanding middle school students!



TECH TUESDAY APRIL

April 4th

The Future of 5G Wireless

Presenter:
Kelley Dunne
Founder & CEO
Novation Broadband

Venue:  
The Community Foundation of Greater Memphis
1900 Union Avenue
Memphis, TN 38104
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Time:
11:30 am to 1:00 pm

A light lunch will be served.
Presenting Sponsor:

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Co-Host:                                  

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Women Leaders in the Tech Sector:

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Past Events


​2017 1Q Thought Leadership Luncheon

The Digital Marketplace
Now and in the Future

Date & Time:  Thursday, January 26th ​

Moderator:
​​Amy Daniels 
SVP, Communications & Programming 
The Greater Memphis Chamber
​
​Panelists:
Adam Heitzman, Managing Partner Higher Visibility  

Lou Powell, Founder & Principal
​Vanick Digital
​
Bruce Nix, Director of Agile Practice
​Lokion
Sponsored by:
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Greater Memphis IT Council Programs
2016 Thought Leadership Luncheons    

4Q Thought Leadership Luncheon

November 15th

Creating a Customer-Centric Culture through IT
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
​
Ron Griffin, SVP & CIO
Customer Satisfaction
AutoZone

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       Greater Memphis IT Council
     INNOVATE IT CONFERENCE 
          The Promise of Emerging Technologies and New Processes for Innovation

          Thursday, September 22nd

          FedEx Institute of Technology - The University of Memphis
AGENDA
SPEAKER BIOS - INNOVATE IT
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2016 - 2Q Thought Leadership Luncheon
Building the Talent Base for IT                       
      Carolyn Hardy
       President & CEO
       Chism Hardy Investments
      Chairman, The Greater Memphis Chamber
 
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2015   Thought Leadership Luncheons

2Q Thought Leadership Luncheon 
Thursday, April 23rd
 Innovation in the Enterprise:  Leadership for Change

Keynote Speaker:  
Robert Machen
Chief Information Officer
ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital






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1Q Thought Leadership Luncheon
February 26th, 2015  
Entrepreneurship in Technology: Building the Business

Keynote Speaker:  
Gayle S. Rose 
Founder & CEO
Electronic Vaulting Services 
             
2014 Thought Leadership Luncheons
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CIO Five Year Horizon - A Strategic Outlook
October 23rd, 2014
Keynote Speaker:
Rob Carter
SVP & CIO
FedEx Corporaton
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Big Data & Analytics:  Big Impact on IT
April 24th, 2014                                                      
Keynote Speaker:  
Clayton Naeve, PhD
CIO
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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February 27th, 2014
CyberSecurity:  Challenges & Opportunities
Keynote Speaker:
Lashell Vaughn
Vice President & Chief Technology Officer 
Memphis Light Gas & Water