The Technology Ball encompasses a unique series of networking gatherings that brings the technology community together, providing rare networking opportunies for leading CIOs, CTOs, VPs of IT, etc. (Execuve Hosts) to mingle with Senior-Level Representaves from Sponsoring Corporaons. The social seng allows parcipants to generate new business relaonships while strengthening exisng ones, and the open networking environment brings target clients together. Technology Ball events facilitate innovave collaboraon and the creaon of partnerships, oſten resulng in closed pipeline. Net proceeds from Technology Ball fundraising support University of Texas at Dallas’ (UTD) STEM programs to pave the way for future technology leaders. Many opportunies exist in the Technology Community to network in a business seng. Technology Ball, however, provides a one-of-a-kind opportunity to engage with this community in a social seng – while “giving back” through a common, philanthropic cause. www.TechnologyBall.com Technology Ball is pleased to direct net proceeds and community visibility to our STEM educaon philanthropic partner, the University of Texas at Dallas. UTD is a local university with a profound focus on STEM, making them an ideal partner for the passion of the Technology Ball community. The University has a goal of bringing 100,000 STEM teachers into classrooms by 2021. Addionally, UTD has specific STEM objecves that include advancing STEM literacy and workforce preparaon and growing learner confidence and interest in the performance of STEM related tasks. The Technology Ball partnership with UTD includes: - Funding Student Scholarships - Sponsoring career and intern fairs - Developing a custom mentor program - Technology Ball tools created by UTD students - Sponsoring Hack-a-Thons and other educaonal events - Judge/advise educaonal events such as Hack-a-Thons - UTD classroom guest speaker opportunies - And more ideas are being explored! About UTD Technology Ball Partnership About Technology Ball CIO Networking Opportunities & Black-Tie Gala 2019 Executive Hosts 1ST ROW: Kristy Bonner Director, IT of NCH Corp., Mike Marnez Informaon Technology Director of Eagle Materials, Roberto Arrocha CIO of DAVACO, Gertrude Van Horn CIO of NCH Corp., Brent Chapman CIO of RoundPoint Mortgage Servicing Corp., Bob Rayes Principal-CIO of Corgan, Dalia Powers Sr. VP and CIO of Digital & Technology Enterprise Services of CBRE, Chris Andrews CIO of Smoothie King, Marcia Morrow SVP, Sr. Service Delivery Manager of Ci, Jan Manning CIO of DataScan, Jeff Blackwell Managing Director of Deloie, Walid Hassan former VP Global IT, Enterprise Applicaons of XPO Logiscs 2ND ROW: Sherif Mityas Chief Experience Officer of TGI Fridays, Kris Fitzgerald VP/CTO of NTT DATA Centers, Sylvia Karmanoff Chief Technologist Automove Industry Americas of DXC, Jan Ross SVP Cloud & Data Center Core Systems Tech and Ops of nThrive, Inc., Carol Weaver Informaon Security Ops Naonal Manager of Toyota Financial Services, Dave Goodman SVP, CTO of Hudson Advisors, Larry Freed CIO of Overhead Door Corp., Wife of Execuve Host, Chris Nchopa-Ayafor CIO of Tarrant County, Deep Sogani Managing Director of Data Analycs & Big Data of FedEx 3RD ROW: Patrick Benoit Business Informaon Security Officer, Global Workplace Soluons of CBRE, Mike Owen VP of IT of BearCom, BJ Meyer CIO of Higginbotham, Mignona Cote Senior Pracce Leader of AWS, David Harrison President and CIO of AlgoLook, Phillip Parker VP, IT Soluons Consulng of HMS, Craig Carter Director Informaon Services & Technologies of Mary Kay, Wanda Catoe VP IT Applicaons of Naonal Life Group, Manibala Jonnalagadda VP Digital Product Management of Mr. Cooper Sahara Lee Sr Di- rector Infrastructure Services of CEC Entertainment, Tony Wilkins former VP IT Infrastructure. Ops and Apps of Eye Care Service Company, Tony Caesar Head of IT MANA of Ericsson, Kim Morris CIO of Hollman, Kevin Christ Board Member of SIM, Bob Barker IT Project Management of Texas Health Resources 4TH ROW: Rick Grimes CIO of AmeriState Bank, Michelle Sheffield CIO of BenefitMall, Joel Wolfe VP of Technology of Medallion Midstream, JD Stos CIO of Whitley Penn, Ajay Patel Director of Data & Infrastructure Services of Mary Kay, Chris Boult CIO of CEC Entertainment, Mike Anderson SVP, CIO & Digital Leader of Schneider Electric, Amir Tabei Director of IT and Digital Media of DMA, Bill Floyd CTO of Lexipol, Joshua Spencer AVP & CTO of UT Southwestern, Mike Sanmaw SVP, CIO of Rent-A-Center, Diego Silva IT VP Technology & Archi- tecture of Flowserve, Philip Samason Head, Market Lab Operaons of Ericsson, Alan Hemmi VP IT Development Operaons of Caliber Collison LAST ROW: Brian Rubarts VP Informaon Technology Infrastrucutre of BenefitMall, Darrin Whitney CIO of MediaKind, Terri Pason AVP, ServiceDesk Manager of Hilltop Holdings, Bill Lacava CEO & CIO of TLG Group, Barry Shurkey CIO of NTT DATA Services, Jay Reed Execuve VP/CIO of Aimbridge Hospitality, Jason Sloan IT Director Digital, Data, Integraon and Development of Rexel USA Contact us for more informaon about Technology Ball events: [email protected] || TechnologyBall.com Blend of social engagement & philanthropy creates a unique environment for business building “Give back” through STEM Educaon iniaves focused on creang and empowering future technology leaders One-of-a-kind opportunity to engage with the tech community in a social seng Powerful networking opportunities generate new business relaonships and strengthen exisng ones Events boast ratios of one Execuve Host for every 3-to-5 aendees [email protected] // TechnologyBall.com 2020 A S E R I E S O F C I O E V E N T S Join us for the 2020 Technology Ball Season “MAKING A DIFFERENCE WHILE BUILDING BUSINESS”