Established in 2000, Tampa Bay Tech (formerly known as the Tampa Bay Technology Forum) is Florida's largest technology council.
Tampa Bay Tech has three strategic initiatives: Workforce, Marketing & Community. In addition, Tampa Bay Tech produces two flagship events every year: the poweredUP Technology Festival and the Tampa Bay Tech Awards. In addition, Tampa Bay Tech organizes hundreds of interest-level gatherings per year in conjunction with our Board of Directors, Technology Executive Council, Meetup cooperative and community partners.
Mission: Empower Florida’s largest, and the nation's second-fastest-growing, tech hub by collaborating with Tampa Bay’s largest and fastest-growing tech companies and their value-chain partners.
Vision: Tampa Bay is recognized globally as a leading tech hub.
Values:
- Leadership: We are visionary, progressive and forward-thinking.
- Collaboration: We are inclusive, open and relationship-focused.
- Storytelling: We are hard-working, actively engaged and fanatical about tech.
SPONSORS
Tech Data
Distributes microcomputer-related hardware and software products to value-added resellers and retailers. And Florida’s largest public company.
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Flexential
Peak 10 + ViaWest is now Flexential. There's a word for harnessing the power of human potential to create flexible solutions: Flexential, the power of people.
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Forsythe
Forsythe is a leading enterprise IT company, providing advisory services, security, hosting and technology solutions for Fortune 1000 organizations.
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AgileThought
AgileThought is a full-service custom software consulting firm, staffed by the absolute best professionals in the business.
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Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company providing a range of strategy, consulting, digital, technology & operations services and solutions.
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CCG
CCG offers business data and analytics solutions so you can make decisions for your business and lead with confidence.
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Dobler Consulting
Dobler Consulting is a database management and Sybase database managed services company.
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JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is a leading global financial services firm and one of the largest banking institutions in the United States , with operations worldwide.
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Hays
Powering the world of work with our recruiting expertise
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Nielsen
Nielsen knows what people watch, listen to and buy.
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Nutanix
Nutanix goes beyond hyperconverged infrastructure to deliver a software-defined enterprise cloud that can run any application at any scale.
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LEADERSHIP
EXECUTIVES
Chair: Jeff Alagood, CSO, AgileThought
Vice Chair: Kimberly Anstett, CIO, Nielsen
Treasurer: Travis Milks, Partner, Stonehenge Growth Equity Partners
Secretary: Joe Southron, Partner, Four Rivers Law
Immediate Past Chair: Chris Cate, CIO/COO, Valpak
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Events Chair: Senton Pojani, AVP, AON
Events Co-Chair: Jeremy Wilson, CIO, UMA
Workforce Chair: John Shedd, CIO, Arbitration Forums
Workforce Co-Chair: Ken Dick, Director, Valpak
Marketing Chair: Jason Warnke, Managing Director, Accenture
Marketing Co-Chair: Brad Silverman, PwC
Community Chair: Virginia Lee, M&A Technology Lead, Nielsen
Technology Executive Council Co-Chair: Joanne Persinger, Senior Vice President, Information Technology, Americas Region, Tech Data
Tech Exec Council Co-Chair: Craig Hoss, CTO, GSP Companies
At Large: John Kuemmel, CIO, IRONMAN
BOARD MEMBERS
Adam Kreuger, VP, Architecture, Application Delivery and Database Administration, PSCU
Ande Johnson, Senior Director, Digital, Jabil
Angelo E. Thalassinidis, Dean, South University
Brian Rimes, Partner, CCG
Bruce Philipoom, Vice President, Technology Infrastructure, Raymond James
Chase Stockon, CEO, Panther International
Cheryl Kleiman, Regional Vice President of Sales, Flexential
Chris Barker, Executive Director - North America IT Leader, Gerdau
Chris Karlo, Partner, Mercury New Media
Chris Paul, Manager, Information Systems, Melitta
Dave Massey, SVP & CIO, Bealls
Ed Schons, President, Florida High Tech Corridor
J.R. Williams, PwC IT Assurance, PwC
Jean Marc Perry, Associate VP of IT Operations, Bisk Education
Kevin Davis, Sr Director BI and Analytics, KForce
Lori Diaz, Account Manager, Nutanix
Lynne Craver, CIO, Empath Health
Mano Kalathil, CIO, CareSync
Mathew Thomas, Principal Arhcitect, Malwarebytes
Matthew Mullarkey, Director, Doctor of Business Administration Program, University of South Florida
Pete Slade, CEO, Nitro Solutions
Peter Dobler, CEO, Dobler Consulting
Raymond Correa, Executive Director, JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Regina Marrow, Executive Director | Advisory Services, EY
Sable Davis, Director – Forsythe Consulting Group, Forsythe
Saxon Baum, Business Development Manager, Florida Funders
Scott Noonan, Vice President of Development, ReliaQuest
Stanley Curtis, CTO, Pilgrim
Steve Wellslager, VP, Publix
Tanya Fickett, Corporate VP - Information Technology, New York Life
Valerie McDevitt, Associate VP, Technology Transfer and Business Partnerships, University of South Florida
TEAM
Co-Executive Director
As the Co-Executive Director, Jill is passionate about serving our partners who understand the critical role technology plays in Tampa Bay's economy.
"With a connected tech community, we see our workforce flourish, our student population inspired and engaged with local industry -- ultimately creating a place where we continue to attract national and global organizations who want to be a part of this innovative and thriving hub."
Having worked in advertising, marketing, technology and non-profit sectors, Jill has spent over 20 years as an executive-level leader building and nurturing rock-solid relationships with clients and partners.
In addition to her work in the tech community, Jill is the proud mom of two sons and a brand new stepson. She served for several years on the board of Carrollwood Day School’s Parent-Teacher Organization and is a current member of the Mother’s Club at Jesuit High School.
She served as co-chair of the Tampa Bay Partnership Marketing Council and is the current public relations co-chair of LAMPLighters. She is a proud member of the Boston University Alumni Association, having earned her Bachelor of Science from Boston University’s College of Communication. Go Terriers!
Co-Executive Director
In addition to Tampa Bay Tech, Daniel James Scott serves as treasurer of the board of directors for the Lions Eye Institute for Transplant & Research, the only combined eye bank and ocular research center in the world, and RNG Tampa Bay, the region's largest in-house corporate recruiters group. He also serves on the Advisory Boards for The Dali Museum Innovation Labs; David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts IT department; Keiser University Tampa; Pinellas Education Foundation's Next Generation programs; South University's Information Systems and Technology program; St. Petersburg College's Tampa Bay New Skills at Work Initiative; Suncoast Developers Guild; University of South Florida Muma College of Business' Information Systems Decision Sciences program; and Urban E Recycling.
Previously, Daniel’s work as founding associate director of the Entrepreneurship program at USF St. Petersburg earned him the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship’s “Outstanding Emerging Entrepreneurship Program” award and the Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship’s “Educator of the Year” award.
Additional honors for his community leadership include being named the US Small Business Administration’s 50th Anniversary State of Florida “Business Advocate of the Year,” one of Tampa Bay Times “10 Who make Tampa Bay Area’s Economic Outlook Brighter” and one of the Tampa Bay Business Journal’s “Power 100.”
Daniel received his Associate of Arts from Florida State University and his Bachelor of Arts, MBA and Master of Science from the University of South Florida.