# Florida Technology & Innovation Solution Summit

- Dates: 19 November 2026
- Location: Hilton St. Petersburg Carillon Park, Tampa, United States
- Organiser: Machaon
- Industry: Supply Chain & Logistics

## About

The Florida Technology Summit is a regional IT and security conference held for the technology and security community, targeted at IT/IS executives and direct reports across Florida. The 7th annual event is scheduled for November 19th, 2026, and focuses on networking, research and learning, career advancement, and purchasing.

## Official links

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

## Topics

- Future-Ready: Where AI, Systems, and Culture Unite

## Speakers

- Glen Armes, CISO, Old Republic International Corporation
- Wilson Bautista Jr, Jün Cyber
- Larry Blakely, VP/Director of IT, Keyvan Bohlooli
- 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, MH3 Consulting, LLC
- 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, KnowBe4
- 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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