Events

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 38104

Date:  Friday, July 28th

Time:  9:30 am to 1:00 pm

Agenda:
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9:30 am Registration – Coffee and Scones in Foyer
10:00 am  The Digital Market Place: Now &  Future – Vanick Digital – Lou Powell, Founder & Principal 
10:30 am  Cloud Services – Public Cloud Applications – Expedient – Johnny Earnest, Solutions Architect
11:00 am CyberSecurity: Basics for your Business - ServiceMaster –  IT Security – Thomas Davis
11:30 am  Light Lunch will be served
12 noon  Call Center and the Customer Experience - Answering Advantage – Susan Mealer, CEO
12:30 pm  Tech and Talent – Hiring the Team for IT – TEKSystems – Haley Perdzock, Account Executive
1:00 pm  Program Close

The 2017 Summer Reception

Madison Hotel Twilight Terrace

Wednesday, June 21st

See Photo Gallery Below

Past Events

Thought Leadership Luncheon:

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


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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.

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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
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​Panelists:
Adam Heitzman, Founder & Managing Partner                
Higher Visibility  
Lou Powell, Founder & Principal
​Vanick Digital
Bruce Nix, Director of Agile Practice
​Lokion

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:
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Ron Griffin, SVP & CIO
Customer Satisfaction
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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


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