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🦾 🚀 The Future of the AI Revolution 💡💻

Thursday, December 14, 2023

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS YEAR

🥯 BREAKFAST & LUNCH – provided for CIO and VIP ticket holders

💬 SPEAKERS – engaging discussions on cyber, defense and more!

🥪 FOOD TRUCKS – available for all attendees

✨ INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS – have fun, play and learn with hands on activities

🎟️ RAFFLES – attendees present during closing remarks will be eligible

🍷 AFTER PARTY – the real party animals come out of 5pm and so does the Tech Hub band, Cyberdelics!

7:00 AM

CIO Breakfast & Panel Begins

9:00 AM

General Check-In Begins

10:00 AM

1st Speaking Session Begins

1:00 – 3:00 PM

VIP Lunch Served

5:00 PM

After Party Begins

FAQ

What is TECHpalooza?

An interactive technology conference featuring speakers around the most requested topics around, interactive exhibits and some of the most innovative companies exhibiting their tech. We aim to be one of Florida’s largest tech conferences by 2025!

What makes it unique?

We are all about the technology! No celebrity hype. No pitch contests. No job fair. Just lots of great speakers, panelists, interactive exhibitors and activities, and an awesome chance to do some real networking. This year’s theme is AI.

How does it work?

Choose your ticket type. Bring your phone and make sure you download the ShowUp app so you can interact in real time. Arrive at either 7:00 AM (CIO ticket holders) or 9:00 AM for VIP and General Admission. Choose your agenda. Stick around for the after party!

Become a speaker.

Become an exhibitor.

CIO Breakfast (7:00 AM - 9:00 AM)

All things AI: The Focus on Human Adoption

(CIO Ticket Holders Only @ Huizenga Pavilion)

Michael Fowler

VP & Business Unit CIO
Florida Power & Light (FPL)

Sam Jaddi

SVP & CIO
ADT

Caroline Roche

VP & Senior Partner
IBM

Chad Simpson

CIO
CITY Furniture

John Machado

CTO
UKG

Tamecka McKay

CIO
City of Ft. Lauderdale

Alan Shimel

CEO
TechStrong Group

Colby Brannan & Lee Buchness

Senior Partners
Culture Partners

General Admission Sessions (10:00 AM - 11:00 AM)

Implications of AI for Cybersecurity

(Keller Theatre – 2nd Floor in Museum)

Michael Goldstein

CEO
LAN InfoTech

Nima Schei

CEO
Hummingbirds AI

Jason Manar

CISO
Kaseya

Kevin Parker

Special Agent
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Marlon Atherton

Digital Transformation Executive
ATEAM Solution Services

Responsible AI Ethics & Governance

(Classroom #1 – 2nd Floor in Museum)

Gregory Johhnson

Co-Founder
DataGovs

Greg Peters

Disruptive Technologist
CDW

Unnat Bak (UB)

Co-Founder & CEO
RevScale

Chris Johnston

Director of Product
The SilverLogic (TSL)

Thomas Trozzo

Senior Data & AI Solution Architect
IBM

General Admission Sessions (11:30 AM - 12:30 PM)

Our South Florida Smart Cities

(Huizenga Pavilion @ Broward Center of Performing Arts)

Merdochey T. LaFrance

Director, Local Engagement (State & Local Government Affairs)
Verizon

Gregg Weiss

County Commissioner and National AI Co-Chair
Palm Beach County and National Association of Counties (NACo)

Jennifer Baez

Innovation & Economic Development, Strategy & Data Lead @
Miami-Dade County

Raheem Seecharan

IT Director
City of Hollywood

Greg Chavarria

City Manager
City of Ft. Lauderdale

The Potential for AI in HealthTech

(Keller Theatre – 2nd Floor in Museum)

Julie Servoss MD, MPH

Principal Medical Director
ModMed

Anatoly Postilnik

Managing Director
Clinovera

Meggie Soliman

Director, Strategic Innovations, Application
DSS Inc.

Claudia Castellanos

Head of NorthAm Customer Engineering, Data Analytics
Google

The Future of Creativity: AI In Art & Design

(Classroom #1 – 2nd Floor in Museum)

Giovanni Punzo

CEO
Streann Media

Jessica Neer McDonald

Trademark & Copyright Attorney
Neer McD PLLC

Denis Sinelnikov

CEO
Media Components

Facundo Santiago

Senior Product Manager, Azure ML
Microsoft

General Admission Sessions (1:00 PM - 2:00 PM)

AI is Reshaping Manufacturing

(Keller Theatre – 2nd Floor in Museum)

Fernando Mendoza

Business Advisor
FloridaMakes

Luis Benito Matías Igea

US President Advisory Board
Bravent

Stephen Pugh

Account Executive
Oracle NetSuite

Dmitrii Korchagin

Regional Sales Manager & Business Process Advisor
Awara IT

The Future of AI & Data Management

(Classroom #1 – 2nd Floor in Museum)

David Hartmann

CEO
The SilverLogic

Abhishek Naik

Solution Architect Leader
AWS

Fatima Alam

Head of Product Growth & Investment
UKG

Anju Senan

Principal IT Architect, Enterprise Data Program
NextEra Energy Inc.

Ryan Young

Sr. Staff Data Science Engineer
CITY Furniture

Developing the AI Workforce

(Classroom #2 – 2nd Floor in Museum)

Michael Mannino

Director, Artificial Intelligence Center
Miami Dade College

Tarja Stephens

Co-Founder
MIA – Mission Impact Academy

Alejandro Sanchez

Co-Founder & Director
4Geeks Academy

Dave Fox

CEO
Focus GTS

Eric Aaronson

Senior Investment Analyst
Mark Cuban Foundation

General Admission Sessions (4:00 PM - 5:00 PM)

The Role of AI in Gov't & Defense

(Keller Theatre- 2nd Floor in Museum)

Mike Burr

CTO
Social Mobile

Brock Hankins

Deputy General Counsel to the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer
U.S. Department of Defense

Don Horan

CEO
Netra AI

Gregg Weiss

County Commissioner and National AI Co-Chair
Palm Beach County and National Association of Counties (NACo)

Carl Szabo

Vice President and General Counsel
NetChoice

AI Use Cases in Retail & eCommerce

(Classroom #1 – 2nd Floor in Museum)

Richard Coggins

Senior Director of IT
The ODP Corporation

Jonathan Sanchez

Software Engineer
CITY Furniture

Brandon Ginsberg

CEO
ApparelMagic

Rob Petrosino

Head of Emerging Tech & Innovation Division
PeakActivity

Phillip Jackson

Co-Founder
Future Commerce

The Power of AI in Biotechnology

(Classroom #2 – 2nd Floor in Museum)

Pete Martinez

Chairman and CEO
SIVOTEC Bioinformatics

Andria Beal

Scientist, CEO & Founder
EpiPaws

Andrew Satz

CEO
EVQLV

Jillene Moxam

Senior Clinical Research Coordinator
Advanced Research LLC. and Florida Atlantic University