# Annual Florida C-Level Technology Leadership Summit

- Dates: September 2026
- Location: Margaritaville Resort Orlando, Saint Petersburg, United States
- Organiser: Machaon
- Industry: EdTech

## About

The Annual Florida C-Level Technology Leadership Summit is set to take place at the picturesque Margaritaville Resort Orlando in Kissimmee in September 2026.

## Who attends

Attendees consist of IT/IS Executives and Direct reports across all verticals within the state of Florida interested in Networking, Researching/Learning, Career Advancement, and Purchasing.

_As described by the organiser._

## Official links

- [Official website](https://technologysummit.net/florida.html)
- [Registration](https://technologysummit.net/register.html)

## Topics

- Education & Training

## Speakers

- Glen Armes, CISO, Old Republic International Corporation
- Wilson Bautista Jr, Jün Cyber
- Larry Blakely, VP/Director of IT
- Keyvan Bohlooli, Executive Director, NextEra Energy Resources
- James Bowie, VP, CISO, Tampa General Hospital
- Surendra Reddy Challapalli, Vice President - Technology, Citi
- Rich Evans, CIO, Florida Department of Management Services
- Dennis Devlin, Consumer Security Advocate, Gryphon Online Safety, Inc
- James J.J. Farrell, Senior Director of IT and Security Audit, Blue Cross Blue Shield
- John W. Graham, CISO, REDW Advisors & CPA's
- Rick Granzow, CTO, Rock Solid Consulting
- James Gress, Director, Accenture
- Chris Hall, Owner and Principal Consultant
- Russell Haupert, Local Government Industry Executive Director, Oracle
- Renata Kobylinkski, Executive Director IT Operations, JLL
- Sridhar Kocharlakota, IT Director, Energy Insurance Mutual
- Ramin Kouzehkanani, Executive Team Member and Chief Information & Innovation Officer, Hillsborough County Government
- Erich Kron, CISO Advisor
- Johan Lidros, President, ISACA - West Florida Chapter
- Chris Meyerpeter, CTO, Cox Farms

## Sponsors and partners

- ThreatLocker
- Hitachi Vantara
- Horizon3.ai
- Splunk

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