# Florida Technology Summit

- Dates: 19 November 2026
- Location: Hilton St. Petersburg Carillon Park, United States
- Organiser: Machaon Corporation
- Industry: AI & Machine Learning

## Who attends

This B-B event is targeted for the Technology and Security community. 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

- IT & Technology

## 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

## Where to stay

- **Hilton Saint Petersburg Carillon Park**: 20 m from the venue, 950 Lake Carillon Drive, Saint Petersburg, 33716
  - Phone: +1-727-540-0050
- **Homewood Suites by Hilton**: 480 m from the venue, 2233 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater, 33762
- **The Karol Hotel, Saint Petersburg Clearwater**: 610 m from the venue
- **Saint Petersburg Marriott Clearwater**: 680 m from the venue, 12600 Roosevelt Boulevard North, Saint Petersburg, 33716
  - Phone: +1-727-572-7800
- **Extended Stay America**: 1.1 km from the venue, Ulmerton Rd, Clearwater
- **Courtyard**: 1.2 km from the venue, 3131 Executive Drive, Clearwater, 33762
  - Phone: +1 727-572-8484
- **Fairfield Inn & Suites Saint Petersburg Clearwater**: 1.2 km from the venue, 3211 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater, 33762
  - [Hotel website](https://www.marriott.com/tpacw)
- **La Quinta Inn**: 1.3 km from the venue, Ulmerton Road, Clearwater
  - [Hotel website](https://www.wyndhamhotels.com/laquinta/clearwater-florida/la-quinta-st-pete-clearwater-airport/overview)
  - Phone: +1 727-491-7934

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Source: https://www.luminik.io/events/florida-technology-summit/