Finalists

Meet the Finalists of the 2025 National ORBIE Awards!

Congratulations to the 2025 National ORBIE Finalists!

Super Global

Sandeep Dave

Dallas

CBRE

Pragati Mathur

Houston

ConocoPhillips

Laura Money

Toronto

Sun Life

Gabriele Ricci

Boston

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited

Atilla Tinic

Colorado

DISH Network

Global

Mark Bloom

Chicago

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

Aldo Noseda

Tennessee

Eastman

Sameer Purao

Dallas

Celanese

Meerah Rajavel

Bay Area

Palo Alto Networks

Neeraj Vijay

Arizona

onsemi

Large Enterprise

Chantel Balkovetz

Seattle

Symetra

Amala Duggirala

Central Texas

USAA

Michael Leidinger

Capital

Hilton

Sathish Muthukrishnan

Carolina

Ally Financial

Jaap Van Riel

Boston

KnitWell Group

Enterprise

Amy Brady

Ohio

Key Bank

Mike Hicks

Michigan

Jackson National

Bruce Hoffmeister

Tennessee

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

Rohit Lal

Georgia

Saia, Inc.

Amith Nair

Wisconsin

Vituity

Large Corporate

Joanne Corum

Central Texas

McCoy's Building Supply

Jake Elson

Georgia

Interface, Inc.

Jay Ferro

Georgia

Clario

Raj Kalahasthi

Florida

The Baldwin Group

Michael Rinehart

Philadelphia

Dechert LLP

Corporate

Dennis Keane

Minnesota

Red Wing Shoe Company

Andrea Markstrom

New York

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

Beau McBeth

Houston

Jake's Finer Foods

Trevor Schulze

Bay Area

Alteryx, Inc.

Priya Serai

Philadelphia

Zeus Fire and Security LLC

Healthcare

Shakeeb Akhter

Philadelphia

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Myra Davis

Houston

Texas Children's Hospital

Ellen Dowling Wiegand

Capital

VCU Health

Darin McDonald

Minnesota

UCare

Aaron Miri

Florida

Baptist Health

Nonprofit/Public Sector

Sonia Brar

Toronto

City of Toronto

Nate Melby

Wisconsin

Dairyland Power Cooperative

Jessie Minton

St. Louis

Washington University in St. Louis

Raimundo Rodulfo

South Florida

City of Coral Gables

Prasad Surapaneni

New York

United Nations Federal Credit Union

CISO Large Enterprise

Tammy Hornsby-Fink

Capital

Federal Reserve System

Clinton McFadden

Toronto

Canadian Tire Corporation

Annessa McKenzie

Houston

ConocoPhillips

Ian Schneller

Dallas

Health Care Service Corporation

John Wheeler

Georgia

Cognizant

CISO Enterprise

Robert Allen

Chicago

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

Jonathan Chow

Bay Area

Genesys

Monique Hart

Georgia

Piedmont Healthcare Inc

Brian Luteran

New York

Bausch + Lomb

Robert Sullivan

Boston

Agero

Expect the unexpected. Expect to be delighted. Be ready to pause, think deeply about something you just heard, and to take action.

Curt Carver

VP & CIO

UAB

The relationships developed, insights into growing our amazing leadership teams, approaches to fostering a people-first culture, leading by influence, and so much more were priceless.

Bryce Carter

CIO

City of Arlington

The caliber and quality of the presenters are outstanding—it's like attending a masterclass.

Todd Kackley

VP & CIO

Textron

Valuable content and relationship building with numerous moments of surprise and delight.

Rachel Lockett

CIO

Pohlad Companies

At Converge, I had the opportunity to learn from others who face the same challenges and issues I encounter daily.

Ken Somogyi

VP Information Technology

MERS/Goodwill

Great networking event and one of the best collection of conversations about the challenges facing CIOs now and in the future.

Randy Volkin

CIO

Perry Homes

It's all about building relationships at Converge... and then continuing to nurture them after you leave.

Brett Lansing

CIO

AccentCare

Phenomenal planning, preparation, arrangement and execution. This mirrored 'Hollywood Oscars'.

Nagarajan Muthusamy

CIO, CTO & CISO

Reliable Parts

Outstanding gathering of best of the best global business and technology leaders. A forum to connect, share best practices, and celebrate with the best CIO's in the world.

Mike Schmidt

CIO

Deloitte

This CIO conference is unlike any I've ever attended. I've learned so much, made new friends, and built lasting bonds. The sense of belonging and care is second to none.

Darlene Williams

SVP & CIO

Rocket Software

I will tell you it is hands down the best conference that I’ve ever been to as a CIO leader.

Andrea Markstrom

CIO

Schulte Roth & Zabel

Engaging, inspiring, thought-provoking…awesome!

Judith Apshago

VP of Information Technology

Amtrak

An amazing and exceptional platform in a super private setting to connect, learn, teach and build relationships with likeminded senior business and technology leaders.

Ganesh Iyer

CEO

NIO

Very impressed with the conference - certainly exceeded my expectations. Well done! The speakers and topics were excellent but everything still had a light, fun, and engaging mood.

Justin McFarland

EVP of Information Technology

McCarthy Holdings, Inc.

Probably one of the best CIO oriented conferences I've attended. Good combination of networking, learning, and motivational.

Jim Cavellier

EVP & CIO

Cass Information Systems

Converge provided me very valuable exposure to the needs that CEOs and board members have of their CISO. By hearing first hand their perspective, I’m much better positioned to be an even better enterprise leader in my organization.

Ian Schneller

CISO and DSVP

Health Care Service Corporation

The best and most collaborative event for technology business leaders that you'll attend this year.

Jamey Taylor

CTO & CISO

StateServ

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