HMG Strategy's 18th Annual New York Global Innovation Summit brings CIOs and CISOs together for AI, security and multi-cloud growth

NY Global Innovation Summit: Practical Strategies for Growth, Security, and AI Leadership

On November 13, 2025, senior technology and business leaders will gather at The Yale Club of New York for HMG Strategy's 18th Annual New York Global Innovation Summit. If you're a CIO, CISO, CEO, or senior tech executive focused on growth, enterprise reinvention, and leadership impact, this event belongs on your calendar. Registration is open and there is no cost for qualified attendees. Seats are limited.

Expect a room full of operators who ship, peers who share what actually works, and conversations that move careers forward. The agenda is built to help you sharpen strategy, accelerate execution, and strengthen your network across the C-suite.

"It's more important than ever for top-tier CIOs, CISOs, senior technology leaders and CEOs 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

• Competing in the innovation and invention supercycle
• Architecting multi-cloud and on-prem systems for a fast innovation cycle
• Using AI, modern technologies, and partnerships to boost business performance
• Making security a competitive advantage
• Trailblazing tech leadership for the next era of innovation

Who's on Stage

• Julia Anderson, CTIO, Campbells
• JP Calderon Del Vecchio, Senior Vice President and CISO, PVH Corp.
• Max Chan, CIO, Avnet
• Tyler Ellis, Factory.ai
• Lookman Fazal, Chief Information and Digital Officer, NJ Transit
• Tsvi Gal, Head of Enterprise Technology Services (Infrastructure), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
• David Jutcawitz, Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer, Terex Corp.
• Michael Kempe, CIO, Grant Thornton
• Melanie Kirkwood Ruiz, Chief Information and Technology Officer, ABM Industries Inc.
• Lesley Ma, CIO, Nissan Digital Americas
• Andrea Markstrom, CIO, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
• Danielle Maurici-Arnone, Global Chief Digital and Technology Officer, Combe International
• Manik Patil, Head of Cloud Enablement, US Bank
• Olivia Phillips, BISO, Amtrak
• Adeel Saeed, Vice President, CTO Global Security and Resiliency, Kyndryl
• Sovan Shatpathy, Senior Vice President, Product Management and Development, Oracle
• Janet Sherlock, Founder, CEO, and Principal Advisor, Org.Works
• Ravi Simhambhatla, Executive Vice President Chief Digital and Innovation Officer, Avis Budget Group
• Darlene Taylor, CIO (consulting), Superior Industries International
• Parth Thaker, Vice President of Strategy and Partnerships, Comcast
• Katherine Wetmur, Managing Director and the Co-Chief Technology Officer, Morgan Stanley
• Gernette Wright, IT Security Officer, Schneider Electric

(Speaker list subject to change.)

Awards

HMG Strategy will recognize standout leaders with the 2025-2026 Global Leadership Institute Awards, honoring CIOs, CISOs, and technology executives who are reshaping their organizations and industries.

Partners

• Presenting Partner: Nutanix
• Platinum Partners: Comcast Business, Movate
• Gold Partner: ValueOps
• Innovation Accelerator Partners: Cyera, EggNest.ai, Fixify, GTM Capital
• Strategic Partners: Egon Zehnder, Heidrick & Struggles, Korn Ferry, Russell Reynolds Associates, Spencer Stuart
• Alliance Partners: Cyberstarts, Greylock Partners, GTM Capital, Lightspeed, Menlo Ventures, Sequoia

Event Details

• Date: November 13, 2025
• Venue: The Yale Club of New York, 50 Vanderbilt Ave., New York, NY 10017
• Cost: No cost for qualified attendees

Registration is open. If you can't attend, share with a colleague. This is where leaders connect and careers accelerate.

Helpful Prep

• Security strategy benchmark: NIST Cybersecurity Framework
• Upskill your team on AI decision-making: AI courses by job role (Complete AI Training)

About HMG Strategy

HMG Strategy is a global digital platform for CIO, CISO, and CEO leadership, serving a network of 500,000+ executives and technology leaders. Founded in 2008, the firm delivers peer connections, practical insight, and executive branding opportunities through its conferences, publications, Digital Resource Center, CELA community, and Global Advisory Services.

Contact: Peggy Pedwano, Chief Operations Officer, HMG Strategy - 203-221-2702 | peggyp@hmgstrategy.com

One more note: beyond this summit, there's just one additional HMG Strategy CIO event in 2025 across the U.S. and Canada. The 2026 calendar is coming soon. Come discover where legends are made.