Last Call: Charlotte C-Level Technology Leadership Summit Is Tomorrow
Limited seating. Registration is open now for HMG Strategy's 11th Annual Charlotte C-Level Technology Leadership Summit on November 6, 2025. If you're a CIO, CISO, CEO, or senior technology leader who wants to grow your impact, sharpen your leadership, and connect with peers who get it, this is for you. The summit is no cost to qualified attendees.
"It's more important than ever for top-tier CIOs, CISOs, and senior technology leaders to share knowledge and strategies that will help their organizations innovate and thrive," said Hunter Muller, Founder and CEO of HMG Strategy. "Through our CIO Conferences and CISO Leadership forums, we provide a trusted platform where executives connect, inspire, and reinvent their approaches to leadership, cybersecurity, AI, and digital transformation."
What You'll Learn
Expect direct, applicable insight you can take back to the boardroom and your team the same week. Key topics include:
- Thriving in the Innovation and Invention Supercycle
- Securing the future against geopolitical cyber risks (see guidance from CISA)
- Using AI and next-gen technologies and partnerships to boost business performance
- Reskilling and upskilling the tech workforce for the GenAI-enabled enterprise
- Turning security into a competitive advantage
- Visionary leaders putting tomorrow's technology to work
Featured Voices
Maria Demaree, Senior Vice President of Enterprise Business and Digital Transformation and CIO at Lockheed Martin, will share practical lessons from Lockheed Martin's digital transformation. Adam Boitnott, Founder and CEO at Hylaine, will dig into the tech leader's role in steering an AI-ready organization.
- Bhavana Bartholf, Executive Vice President Commercial Sales and Strategy, Compass Group
- Angela Bhurji, Vice President of IT - Digital Employee Experience, Honeywell
- Ivy Chin, Former Chief Digital and Technology Officer, Fortune 200 Company and Independent Director
- Christopher Desautel, Technology Value Accelerator Advisor, Goldman Sachs Asset Mgt (PE)
- Richard Donaldson, Senior Vice President and CIO, Duke Energy
- Rick Doten, Vice President, Information Security, Centene Corp.
- Charlitta Hatch, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, City of Charlotte
- Todd Inskeep, Founder and Executive Cybersecurity Advisor, Incovate Solutions
- Jim Marascio, Principal and CEO, Equals 11
- Amy Nichols, Head of IAM Execution and Governance, Cyber Security, Wells Fargo
- John Opala, Vice President and Global CISO, HANES Brands Inc.
- Ravi Ramaraj, Senior Vice President and CIO, Wastequip
- Melissa Sawyer, Director of Client Engagement and SIM President, Hylaine & SIM Charlotte
- Saurabh Shah, Vice President of IT, Shaw Industries
- Brian Stone, Regional Sales Director, Southeast, Cyera
- KaLee Strawbridge, Senior Manager, Information Security, Lowe's Companies
- Lalit Thakur, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, Nissan Motor Corp.
- (Speaker list subject to change.)
Awards and Recognition
HMG Strategy will honor several Charlotte-area executives with the HMG Strategy 2025-2026 Global Leadership Institute Awards. These awards recognize CIOs, CISOs, and technology leaders who are redefining their organizations and industries.
Event Details
- Date: November 6, 2025
- Location: Providence Country Club, 6001 Providence Country Club Drive, Charlotte, N.C.
- Cost: No cost for qualified attendees
- Who should attend: CIOs, CISOs, CEOs, and senior technology leaders
- Registration: Open now. Limited seating. If you can't attend, share with a colleague.
Valued Partners
- Presenting Partner: Hylaine
- Platinum Partners: Rimini Street, YASH Technologies
- Gold Partner: Moveworks
- Supporting Partners: UiPath, Welcomely.io
- Innovation Accelerator Partners: Cyera, Surf AI
- Strategic Partners: Egon Zehnder, Heidrick & Struggles, Korn Ferry, Russell Reynolds Associates, Spencer Stuart
- Alliance Partners: Cyberstarts, Greylock Partners, GTM Capital, Lightspeed, Menlo Ventures, Sequoia
Why This Matters for Executives
Your job is to move the business forward under real constraints: budget, talent, risk, and time. This summit will help you pressure-test your AI roadmap, tighten security posture with business impact in mind, and build a practical reskilling plan for your teams.
If workforce upskilling is on your agenda, explore curated AI learning paths by role at Complete AI Training or scan the latest AI courses to accelerate adoption.
About HMG Strategy
HMG Strategy is the leading digital platform for CIO, CISO, and CEO leadership, helping executives reimagine the enterprise, drive career ascent, and shape the future of business technology. The firm's global network spans 500,000+ CIOs, CISOs, CTOs, CDOs, technology leaders, consultants, and C-suite executives.
Founded in 2008 by Hunter Muller, HMG Strategy is built on its 7 Pillars of Trust & Inspire. Through its CIO & CISO Executive Leadership Series, publications, Digital Resource Center, and Global Advisory Services, HMG provides peer-driven insight across AI, cybersecurity, IT leadership, digital transformation, SASE, and consulting trends.
Contact
Questions about the summit or qualifications? Contact: Peggy Pedwano, Chief Operations Officer, HMG Strategy - 203-221-2702 | peggyp@hmgstrategy.com
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