Brian Benn is Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President of the Atlanta Housing Authority. Brian is responsible for the development and implementation of technology strategies that are aligned with and anchored by the overarching strategy of the agency. Consequently, he ensures the progression and timely completion of all technical projects as well as the agency’s security program and is ultimately responsible for the function and successful execution of the following departments: Business Solutions Governance, Risk, and Compliance Records and Information Management Technical Operations Brian studied Computer Science and Mathematics at the University of Alabama in Huntsville and has a Master of Business Administration degree from Belhaven University.

Brian volunteers as an Executive Ambassador for TechBridge, Incorporated, serves on the Executive Advisory Board for Atlanta Technology Professionals, the Advisory Board for the Government Technology Special Districts Program, the Greater Atlanta CIO Governing Body for Evanta and serves as Board Chair for the Technology Association of Georgia’s Southeastern Software Association. Brian is a technology evangelist and has a passion for bridging the digital divide.

Bill VanCuren is a global business executive and board member who leads transformations for growth through a balance of technology and business solutions, from private to publicly traded, from mid-size to multibillion-dollar corporations. Bill is an insightful business leader with 35+ years of diverse experience across high tech, field services, manufacturing, supply chain, and software/SaaS business models. He leads teams through uncertain times, and is always at the confluence of both human and technological change.

Ron McMurtrie leads marketing across Honeywell Connect Enterprise, inspiring long-term relationships through creativity and innovation. McMurtrie aligns the strategic direction of brand, digital marketing and communications, public affairs, business operations and oversees key functional areas for new customer acquisition, ensuring customer success, and advancing Honeywell Forge. Before joining Honeywell, McMurtrie was global Chief Marketing and Business Enablement Officer Sage Group. Previously, McMurtrie has over 20 years’ experience in similar roles for brands including VCE – the joint venture between Cisco, EMC and VMware – First Data, Verizon and MCI.

Ken Viciana is currently the Vice President of Global Data & Analytics Products at TSYS (A Global Payments Company). In this role, Ken is responsible for developing data monetization and productization strategies focused on driving corporate revenue. Ken Viciana is recognized globally as an innovative Data/Analytics/IT/Business Leader. He has over 20 years of experience with primary focus in Data Management, Business Analytics, Data Monetization, Information Governance, Cyber Security, and Risk Management. Prior to joining TSYS, Ken has held Executive Roles at multiple Fortune 500 Companies and has successfully developed/mobilized strategies, capabilities, and programs that help companies leverage and harness the power of Actionable Data to enable business outcomes.

Highly successful, industrious senior executive with an exemplary record of conceiving and implementing unique strategies to optimize business operations, elevate productivity, and boost revenue. Deliver solutions as a change agent, visionary, and forward thinker, capable of critically evaluating and responding to diverse business transformation initiatives. Thrive in a fast-paced environment of continuous challenges. Proactive leader, coach, and mentor: able to gain employee confidence and utilize their talent and knowledge. Tenacious business strategist who exudes energy and confidence to excel and deliver.

Mike Neumeier, APR, is CEO of Arketi Group, a public relations and digital marketing agency serving a wide range of B2B technology clients that include well-known brands as well as up-and-coming tech challengers. Under Mike’s leadership, Atlanta-based Arketi, which he co-founded, helps these companies apply intelligent strategy, messaging, PR and digital marketing to generate revenue and accelerate growth. The firm’s track record prompted the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) to name Arketi Group its Digital Marketing Agency of the Year. The agency has also been repeatedly recognized by Chief Marketer magazine as one of the nation’s “B2B Top Shops” and is a fixture on the “Chief Marketer 200” list. For the past 25 years, Mike has pushed the limits of B2B marketing – inciting clients and colleagues to challenge, innovate, and drive for measurable results. Named PRSA’s Technology PR Professional of the Year in 2013, Mike counsels clients on smart strategies that get their message across to markets and media influencers. He has an enviable track record of creating and executing communication plans that help clients build the bottom line. Mike serves on several boards, including FinTech Atlanta, TAG, TAG’s executive committee and the Advisory Council of the College of Charleston Department of Communication. He is past chair of PRSA’s Counselors Academy, past president of the Georgia PRSA chapter, past chair of the University of Florida’s Public Relations Advisory Board, a founding member of the National Advisory Board for Kennesaw State University’s Department of Communication, a founding member of the Atlanta PR Interfaith Prayer Breakfast, and executive committee member of HealthMPowers’ Board of Directors. A 2010 inductee of the National PRSSA Hall of Fame, Mike graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science degree in public relations.

As President of NPI, Don is responsible for growing the company’s roster of satisfied clients, and for defining and executing growth strategies. He brings more than 35 years of enterprise IT and business leadership to the NPI team as well as a long track record of growing successful companies. Prior to NPI, as President and CEO of Mobile Labs Don was responsible for taking the business from start-up to an established market leader in mobile application testing. He previously served as President, Americas at ORTEC and as President and CEO at Seagull Software where his vision and leadership established both companies as global powerhouses in their respective industries. He was also President and COO of KnowledgeWare, an innovative application development tools provider. Outside of the office, Don is actively involved in helping grow Georgia’s thriving technology industry and has previously served as Chairman and Vice Chair of the Technology Association of Georgia’s (TAG) board of directors.

Claire Lewis Arnold is CEO and co-founder of Atlanta based Leapfrog Services. Leapfrog provides extraordinary IT services in a remote management model, to small and medium sized businesses and organizations. Prior to founding Leapfrog, Ms. Arnold acquired NCC LP, building it into one of Georgia’s five largest privately held companies. She also spent nearly 10 years with Coca-Cola USA, in marketing, sales, sales management and long range planning. Ms. Arnold served for many years as a Trustee of Mary Baldwin College, most recently as Chair of its Board of Trustees of The Westminster Schools and as a mentor to younger women in the Atlanta business community. She currently serves on the Boards of The Atlanta Rotary Club, currently as its President, EARTH University Foundation, The Shepherd Center Foundation, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation, the Technology Association of Georgia, and Spelman College as well as on The Atlanta Committee for Progress. Additionally, she is on The Board of Councilors of The Carter Center, most recently as its Chair, the Board of Visitors of The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, and the Board of Directors of two NYSE listed firms. She was named the 2002 Small Business Person of the Year by the Metropolitan Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and the Atlanta Business Chronicle, received the 2004 Lettie Pate Whitehead Evens Award for outstanding performance as a corporate director, is a member of the YWCA of Greater Atlanta Academy of Women of Achievers and received Atlanta Rotary Club’s Armin Maier Community Service Award.

Hans Delly is a Managing Director at Slalom. He is a leader within their Data & Technology Practice and leads their global community of technology strategy practitioners. Hans is a Senior Business and Technology Leader with experience defining the vision and driving the strategy and execution for digital platforms, complex IT initiatives, enterprise solutions and business strategy. He creates differentiation in the marketplace and a distinguished brand by transforming strategic vision through execution into solutions at the intersection of business, technology, and data. Hans guides clients on their technology-powered enterprise transformation journeys bringing focus and an informed perspective while architecting for the future. He helps his clients navigate rapid technology change by creating opportunities for leaders and their organizations to act differently and think strategically.

Hans is a versatile executive with globally diverse cross-industry experience including Telecommunications, Cable, Media, Financial Services, Payments, High Tech and International Development. He has a proven track-record of improving business performance in the areas of Product Innovation and Development, Service Delivery, Information Technology, Network and Infrastructure.

Leaning into his own experience as an entrepreneur, Hans is active within the Atlanta entrepreneurial community having served as a technology advisor on the boards of local Tech Startups and as a mentor to founders. He is currently serving as an advisor supporting the black-owned businesses within the ecosystem of the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs (RICE).

Hans is also very active within the Haïtian-American business community in Georgia having served on the board of the Georgia Haïtian-American Chamber of Commerce (GAHCCI). He is committed to changing the narrative about Haïti by working with entrepreneurs and emerging leaders to advance the business and economic interests of the community.

Hans has a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University in Boston, MA and MBA from Georgia Institute of Technology. He is married and has two energetic boys.

Cherie Fuzzell is senior director of business development and partnerships for Apple Wallet, Payments & Commerce, which includes Apple Pay. In this role, Ms. Fuzzell oversees business development and manages ongoing relationships with issuers, networks, processors and other participants in the Apple payments ecosystem. Prior to joining Apple in 2015, Ms. Fuzzell served as chief executive officer of Parkmobile, a leading provider of mobile payment solutions to the parking industry. Ms Fuzzell also served as chief administrative officer and general counsel at Elavon, where she had global responsibility for the legal, mergers & acquisitions, human resources, compliance and training functions. Ms. Fuzzell earned an Bachelor of Science in Commerce & Business Administration (major in Accounting) from the University of Alabama and a Juris Doctor from the Vanderbilt University School of Law, where she was a member of the Vanderbilt Law Review.

R. Scott Herren is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Cisco, managing the financial strategy, global finance organization, procurement, and mergers/ acquisitions and integrations for the company with total revenue for fiscal year 2022 of $51.6 billion and 83,300 employees. Herren is focused on accelerating Cisco’s shift towards a more recurring revenue business model, maximizing long-term shareholder value, and maintaining the high level of integrity and transparency for which Cisco is known. Prior to joining Cisco in 2020, Herren spent over six years as CFO at Autodesk where he was responsible for global financial strategy including operations, corporate development, financial systems, tax and treasury as well as the company’s procurement organizations. Herren was instrumental in orchestrating Autodesk’s business-model transformation – shifting from selling perpetual licenses to selling subscriptions. Before Autodesk, he held senior level strategy and financial positions at Citrix Systems, FedEx, and IBM. Herren serves on the board of directors and chairs the Audit Committee for Rubrik. He is also a chair of the Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) Advisory Board and a member of the College of Engineering Advisory Board at Georgia Tech. He holds a Bachelor of Industrial Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance from Columbia University.

Krandall Jones is senior vice president, digital operations for WarnerMedia, Inc. (WM). and oversees operations & support, ITSM processes, application portfolio governance, the service now platform, a global software testing center of excellence and customer support teams for WM. Jones and his team provide tiered support services for third party and custom-built software solutions in support of operational needs of all WM businesses, including studios, linear & digital networks, network sales, network operations, research, film acquisition, finance management and more. Jones is based in Atlanta and reports directly to Patty Hirsch, executive vice president, consumer digital & platforms for WM. Jones previously served as senior vice president, media software & services for Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.) and oversaw strategic development and implementation of applications technology for Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.). Jones collaborated with key business partners throughout Turner to leverage and deliver applications technology in support of business goals. Jones began his career at Inuit Inc. As an IT professional, Jones has gained experience in the areas of technical support, quality assurance, software development, information security, IT compliance and support & operations. He also held roles in software implementation at Peachtree Software and Alltel & Synchrologic before joining TBS, Inc. in 1997 as manager of quality assurance. Jones earned a bachelor of science degree in computer information systems at Grambling State University and an MBA in information technology from the University of Phoenix. He also completed an IT management partnership with the Georgia Institute of Technology and completion of NAMIC’s executive leadership development program at UCLA. Jones has also earned special recognition from US Black Engineering and IT. In addition to his interest in corporate IT, Jones’s passion lies in leadership modeling, mentoring and paying it forward. For many years running, Jones has served as a mentor for members of Black Professional @ Turner, Turner Women Today, NAMIC’s L. Patrick Mellon Mentorship Program and countless other mentoring outlets. Jones is a spirited and compassionate leader that does not shy away from expressing the importance of effective leadership. In his spare time, Jones loves to golf and loves to travel to where the golf is good. WarnerMedia, Inc., an AT&T company, creates and programs branded news, entertainment, animation and young adult media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world.

Dynamic, creative and results-driven executive with over 20 years of demonstrated success in the design, development and deployment of highly reliable, innovative technology solutions that provide measurable return on investment and strategic value. Excel at strategic planning, development of high performance teams, program management and continuous improvement programs. -Results oriented senior executive with a extensive experience in Strategy, Planning, Program Management/Execution, Process Management, Vendor Management, and the Software Development Lifecycle. -Self-motivated, innovated thinker; continuously pursues new opportunities to bring technology benefits to an organization. -Excellent organizational, leadership and team building skills; Highly developed communication skills able to deliver a mission, strategic vision and goals at any organizational level. Specialties: Cybersecurity, Application Development, Agile Methodology, Program Management, Portfolio Management, Quality Assurance, Software Testing, M&A Activities, Outsourcing, Transformational Leadership, Brokerage, Financial Services and Hospitality and Retail Industries.

Sheldon Mundle, an Executive Technology Leader with more than 25 years of global work experience, has led strategic projects for firms ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 corporations. Sheldon’s employment history includes providing business technology consulting services for IBM, KPMG and currently EY. In addition, he has served as a CIO for three different firms in the telecom and industrial industries. Sheldon is renowned for designing and directing business-aligned technology roadmaps to achieve specified objectives, such as business transformation, operational efficiency, and successful product delivery. Sheldon is currently a Managing Director in the Ernst & Young (EY) Technology Consulting Practice. He has resided in Atlanta since 1996 and is a father of three teenagers. Hobbies include traveling, playing chess and curating unique dining experiences.

Ian is a senior executive with a track record of driving growth across the full spectrum of business and consumer financial services and financial technology markets. With over 30 years experience of operating in banking and payments, Ian has particular functional expertise in the product lifecycle, from ideation to development, implementation and optimization. His particular focus is on how product combines with pricing, distribution, customer experience and marketing, to deliver customer and commercial value. Currently Head of Product for Elavon’s North America business, Ian is responsible for ensuring Elavon’s small, medium & large customers, across its priority verticals, have all the payment and commerce tools, to help them run, grow and control their business.

As America’s #1 Sportsbook, every employee at FanDuel is ‘absurdly fan-focused’ however few are as dedicated to championing the customer experience as Billy Turchin who leads core product strategy for the company. Billy is a senior commercial executive with a rich background in digital, customer experience, loyalty, marketing, technology and product management. Based at FanDuel’s new Atlanta technology campus, Billy leads product strategy for the company’s core product capability including account, wallet, payments, loyalty, promotions, responsible gaming and compliance. Prior to joining FanDuel, Billy’s work experience included domestic and international leadership roles at InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Honeywell, Oracle and Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts.

Scott Waid joined the Atlanta Braves in late 2020 after almost 12 years at Equifax where he held senior leadership positions delivering innovative solutions, analytics, and technology to drive growth, deliver operational excellence and scale, and improve the customer experience. Previously, Scott worked at BellSouth and at&t where he focused on identifying, developing, and scaling new businesses including data services, the launch of BellSouth.net and e-commerce business, and wireless. Scott has an undergraduate engineering degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology and an MBA from Georgia State. Scott and his wife Sandy have three children and live in Peachtree Corners where they have been active in the community supporting school programs, youth sports, and Boy Scouts. Scott enjoys golf, hiking, and travel to beautiful destinations.