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Dec 14, 2025

5:00 PM

420 W Juneau Ave

IT (CIO) Leadership Exchange: Atlanta | Executive Networking Exchange

Connect with Atlanta senior IT leaders to discuss modernization, transformation, and leadership driving high-performance organizations

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Jan 18, 2026

6:30 PM

Westfield Forum Center

AI-Driven Cyber Defense Summit : Reshaping Enterprise Security Strategy

A focused roundtable exploring AI-based threat detection, automated risk controls, and real-world enterprise adoption for modern security teams

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August 26, 2026

05:00 PM

The Ritz Carlton, 201 E Trade St, Charlotte, NC 28202

Cybersecurity (CISO) Leadership: Charlotte | Executive Networking Exchange

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Dr. Valarian Couch

Director of InfoSec Ops

Planned Parenthood of America

Kevin Kohut

VP, Enterprise Architecture

First Horizon Bank

Sandip Ray

Snr Program Manager - Technology / Innovation / Strategy

Novant Health

Nishant Dave

Director

Compass Group USA

Tanweer Surve

Head of Cloud Center of Enablement

PNC Financial Services

Rajesh Jaikeran

Director of Infrastructure Engineering

Whole Foods

Steve Kraus

Director, IT

Syneos Health

Dr. Valarian Couch

Director of InfoSec Ops

Planned Parenthood of America

Abey Varughese

Head of Data Platforms and Engineering

GE HealthCare

Keith Deininger

VP, Enterprise Technology, Third Party Risk Management

Truist Financial

David Lee

Director of IT Audit & Data Analytics

Cushman and Wakefield

Krunal Patel

Sr Manager, Software Engineering

Walmart

Vijay Nair

Director R&D IT - Head of Research IT

Gilead Sciences

Amir Tabei

Chief Information Officer

Dallas Museum of Art

Tony Gagliardi

Head, Indirect Sourcing-Americas & Global Real Estate

Elekta AB

Scott Dennull

VP Infrastructure Services & Operations

NetJets

Leon Ravenna

CISO

OPENLANE

Jonathan Ruf

Deputy CISO and Head of Cyber Risk Management

Apple Bank

Kevin Kohut

VP, Enterprise Architecture

First Horizon Bank

Gopala Gudapati

SAP Cybersecurity Manager

Celanese

Gerhard Nel

Senior IT Director

Albemarle Corporation

Harpreet Singh

Executive Director

JP Morgan Chase

Ashley Shaw

Senior Director Cybersecurity Business Office

McDonalds

Shri Peterzeil

Deputy Risk Information Officer / BISO

Kaiser Permanente

Stanley Egbor

Director Tech, Cyber, 3rd Party and Operational Resilience Risk Management

Sun Life

Sharada Tyagi

Sr. Manager of Data Governance

CVS Health

Marcus Clark

Director of Digital Transformation

Novolex

Stephen Kesler

IT Risk & Compliance Manager

T-Mobile

Mahendran Chinnaiah

Digital Healthcare Architect

Major U.S. Healthcare and Pharmacy Firm

Mohannad Aladwan

Sr. Director, IT Applications & Business Enablement

Make A Wish America

Sathiyan Kutty

Head of AI - Data Science & Engineering

Kaiser Permanente

Darrel Raynor

Director, Cyber Risk & Business Integration

Lower Colorado River Authority

Murali Thirumalaisamy

Lead Software Development Engineer

UPS

Josh Sargel

Head of Identity and Access Management

3M

Carissa Wikstrom

Sr. Manager of Enterprise Architecture

Walgreens

Rich Eyrish

Senior IT Project Manager

Boeing

Fletus Poston

Director Security and System Architecture

3D Systems

Nishant Dave

Director

Compass Group USA

Ashwin Poojary

Director, SRE & DevOps

NVIDIA

Michael Clites

Manager, Network Security

Intact Specialty Solutions

Gary Gooden

Deputy CIO

County of Ventura

Nilesh Kardekar

Director, Tech Service & Product Manager- Cyber Security

UBS

Kurleigh Ryan

AVP - Senior Information/Network Security Architect

Deutsche Bank

Michael Rombout

Cybersecurity Manager - Threat Informed Defense

Southwest Airlines

David Walsh

Head of IT & Security

Barstool Sports

Charity Chirowamhangu

VP Information Security

The World Bank

Jonathan Tice

Global Manager, SOC and Network Security Operations

Legend Biotech

Bradley Thomas

Director - Cyber Security Center - Global Monitoring & Response

FICO

Kim Carroll

Director Indirect Procurement - IT/Telecom

Kellanova

Tom Thomas

Senior Data Engineering Manager

Indeed

Joel Parmar

Director of IT

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

Nirmal Jingar

Sr. Engineering Manager

Wayfair

Wolf Halton

VP Global Enterprise Security Architecture

U.S. Bank

Mayukh Roy

Senior Vice President

PIMCO

Dave Burton

Director Market Leading Capabilities

FICO

Gaurav Sharma

Director of Engineering

Nike (Previous Employment)

Prakash Holalkere

Sr Director, Enterprise Architecture & Strategy, Data & AI

Stanley Black & Decker

Avdhesh Kumar Bhardwaj

VP, DevSecOps Engineer

Truist

Sandip Ray

Snr Program Manager - Technology / Innovation / Strategy

Novant Health

Casey Luciana Candelaria-Logan

Director, Vendor Engagement and Reliability

Salesforce

Gaurav Shekhar

Vice President - Technology

U.S. Bank

Vinay Mishra

Vice President / Technology Project Manager Sr

Flagstar

Kanakavelan Gothandaraman

Global Head of Information Security

HedgeServ

John Remo

Senior Vice President - Global Infrastructure & Cybersecurity

Warner Music Group

Debayan Basu

Principal IAM Engineer

Genuine Parts Company

James Finch

Sr Director IT Operations

HealthEquity

Sean Juroviesky

Security Architect

Soundcloud

Sathishkumar Palanisamy

Expert Enterprise Architect

Discover

Mitesh Patel

Vice President

JP Morgan Chase

Thao Vo

Principal Security Engineer

Zillow Group (Previous Employment)

Yash Vajifdar

Senior Data Engineering Leader

Amazon

Matthew Hoy

Senior Staff, Cyber Defense - Incident Response

Albertsons Companies, Inc.

Vipin Gautam

Sr Director Cyber Security

Hoag Hospital

Long Lam

Director of Information Technology

HD Supply

Phil Miller

CISO

LPL Financial

Mahesh Todkar

Director Information Security

Applied Materials

JT McFarlin

Director of Information Security

Candescent

Andy Stewart

Region Cybersecurity Officer, Northwest

CommonSpirit Health

Madjid Nakhjiri

Security Architect

Lucid Motors

Milan Patel

Senior Product Manager - IAM Security

Broadcom

Nishant Shrivastava

Enterprise Architect

Bio-Rad Laboratories

Hima Arimanda

Sr. Director of Technology

Elevance Health

Samarth Shah

Senior Cloud Architect - Technical VP

Equifax

James Massa

Senior Executive Director of Software Engineering and Architecture

JPMorgan Chase

Vijay Duraiswamy

Principal Technical Program Manager

Target

Palash Shil

AVP -Software Engineering Manager

U.S. Bank

Harsh Singh

Director - Data Analytics & AI

Merck

Vijay Potluri

VP of AI Security

City National Bank

Joseph Zhou

Americas CISO, Global Head of Security Engineering and Product Security

SHEIN

Anthony Almanzar

Vice President, IT Program Management

State Street

Marc Mackey

Director of Global Technology PMO

Nike

Bijoy Abraham

Managed Services Governance Leader

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

Dhrubojyoti Das Deb

Senior Vice President of Software Engineering

JPMorgan Chase

Kulvinder Virdee

Platform Operations Manager

Hyundai Capital America

Jamie Spradlin

CISO

Maricopa County Community College District

Marino Vedanayagam

Head of Risk, Governance & Controls - USA

ANZ

Dustin Bradley

VP, Cybersecurity

Citi Bank

Zeid Zumot

Sr Manager, Cyber Security Engineering

Synopsys

Rajesh Nair

Senior Technical Program Manager - Cybersecurity

LinkedIn (Previous Employment)

Gary Dunbar

Director of Digital Engineering and IT

ENGIE North America

Shobhit Mehta

Security & Compliance Director

Headspace

Holly Warner

Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing

AMEX GBT

Sanjoy Sarkar

Senior Vice President, Senior Director – Application Development and Support

First Citizens Bank

Sen Selvaraj

SVP - Risk

Truist

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Where are events usually hosted?
Kodi Connect events are typically held at premium executive venues in areas like Downtown and other cities. Exact venue details are shared upon confirmation
What is the dress code for events?
Kodi Connect events follow a business or business-casual dress code. Attendees typically dress as they would for a professional meeting, with attire that matches the polished atmosphere of our high-end hotel venues.
How do I register for an event?
You can register for a Kodi Connect event by visiting our Events page and selecting the experience you’d like to attend. Each event page includes a registration link to get you signed up quickly. If you have any questions or need assistance at any point, our team is here to help—reach out anytime at concierge@kodiconnect.com
Is parking or public transport available at the venue?
Yes. As part of our complimentary services, Kodi Connect provides local transportation from your home or office to the venue, along with return transportation at 9:15 PM (subject to distance limitations). We also cover valet parking for attendees at the venue.
Do event pages show both IT and Cybersecurity events?
Yes. City pages display all upcoming Kodi Connect events in that location, regardless of focus. You can also view events by category using the respective tabs under the Events section.
Who is Kodi Connect?
Kodi Connect is a leading IT event platform, offering top opportunities for networking, learning, and staying ahead of IT trends for professionals looking to elevate their expertise
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Peer Insights

Charlotte Event Attendee

Honest experiences shared by our valued partners

Peer Insights

Charlotte Event Attendee

Honest experiences shared by our valued partners

CIO

“It was a great event and was organized well.”

First National Financials
First National Financials

"It was a great event and was organized well."

Project Manager

5

CIO

“The event is organized well. Good opportunity for networking.”

Capital One
Capital One

"The event is organized well. Good opportunity for networking."

Director, Head of Small Business Card Architecture

5

CISO

“Good event, keep it up!”

Verizon
Verizon

"Good event, keep it up!"

Associate Director, AI Security Operations

5

CISO

“Well organized, love to attend future events.”

Elevance Health
Elevance Health

"Well organized, love to attend future events."

Information Security Senior Advisor

5

CISO

“It was very helpful and informative. I was able to meet multiple service providers that can help my organization.”

Make-A-Wish America
Make-A-Wish America

"It was very helpful and informative. I was able to meet multiple service providers that can help my organization."

Sr. Director, IT Applications

5

CPO

“Very informative and great time with each vendor.”

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

"Very informative and great time with each vendor."

Senior Manager, Sourcing

5

CIO

“I liked the setup and also the logistics and the time in every meeting with the vendors. This way I had time to connect with the other attendees and make meaningful connections and also talking to the solution providers to know their offerings.”

MassMutual
MassMutual

"I liked the setup and also the logistics and the time in every meeting with the vendors. This way I had time to connect with the other attendees and make meaningful connections and also talking to the solution providers to know their offerings."

Head of Data Services and Platform Engineering

5

CPO

“The event is very informative. Format is great.”

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics

"The event is very informative. Format is great."

Director, Technology Sourcing & Vendor Management

5

CIO

“Very interesting group of people always interested in networking and building my knowledge.”

FICO
FICO

"Very interesting group of people always interested in networking and building my knowledge."

Director IT Software Engineering

5

CIO

“What an amazing event with great attendees and presenting companies. This was a great opportunity to learn new things and meet some great people in the Austin industries. The staff was very friendly and accommodating. I would recommend Kodi connect to colleagues.”

Dell Technologies
Dell Technologies

"What an amazing event with great attendees and presenting companies. This was a great opportunity to learn new things and meet some great people in the Austin industries. The staff was very friendly and accommodating. I would recommend Kodi connect to colleagues."

Senior Director, Software Engineering IT, CIAM

5

CIO

“Thank you very much. I really enjoyed the event and heard a lot of interesting information. A lot of solutions we already have in place, but some will be great to learn more about.”

Bandwidth Inc.
Bandwidth Inc.

"Thank you very much. I really enjoyed the event and heard a lot of interesting information. A lot of solutions we already have in place, but some will be great to learn more about."

Director of Software Development

5

CDAO

“Great event.”

Duke Energy
Duke Energy

"Great event."

Head of Engineering - Software, Data and AI

5

CIO

“Great event.”

Tuff Shed
Tuff Shed

"Great event."

Director of Infrastrucutre, Support, and Security

5

CIO

“This was a fun event great to learn about different technologies and what the vendors can provide.”

Duke Energy
Duke Energy

"This was a fun event great to learn about different technologies and what the vendors can provide."

Senior Software Engineer

5

CPO

“Good event.”

Hubbell, Inc
Hubbell, Inc

"Good event."

Sr Director, Global Sourcing

5

CISO

“I really enjoy this style of interactions.”

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality

"I really enjoy this style of interactions."

Chief Information Security Officer

5

CISO

“Informative event. I learned a lot about what is happening in the industry and useful products.”

Snap, Inc.
Snap, Inc.

"Informative event. I learned a lot about what is happening in the industry and useful products."

Technical Program Manager, Security

5

CIO

“Great event. I loved it.”

First Citizens Bank
First Citizens Bank

"Great event. I loved it."

SVP/Director - Application Development & Support

5

CISO

“This event is great, good to connect with like-minded peers and companies. Kodi is doing great connecting with multiple companies and solution providers are great! I am looking forward to joining the advisory board.”

First Citizens Bank
First Citizens Bank

"This event is great, good to connect with like-minded peers and companies. Kodi is doing great connecting with multiple companies and solution providers are great! I am looking forward to joining the advisory board."

SVP, Director of Robotics and Digital Automation

5

CIO

“I wanted to extend my sincere appreciation for organizing this beautiful session. The event was incredible, well executed, providing valuable platform for insightful discussion, meaningful networking and thoughtful leadership in the IT landscape!”

The State of Texas - Health and Human Services (HHS)
The State of Texas - Health and Human Services (HHS)

"I wanted to extend my sincere appreciation for organizing this beautiful session. The event was incredible, well executed, providing valuable platform for insightful discussion, meaningful networking and thoughtful leadership in the IT landscape!"

Director of IT

5

CISO

“This is my third time attending this event. I love meeting new people and talking to vendors. I also love this event arrangement and management. Very professional”

Omnicell Inc
Omnicell Inc

"This is my third time attending this event. I love meeting new people and talking to vendors. I also love this event arrangement and management. Very professional"

Information Security Manager

5

CPO

“Very interesting and topical conversations. The presentations were professional and conversational. Great to learn about what is happening industry wide.”

Caldic
Caldic

"Very interesting and topical conversations. The presentations were professional and conversational. Great to learn about what is happening industry wide."

Procurement Development Manager

5

TechSec Energy

“Overall, very good event, well organized. Relevant discussions and insightful. I would like to be part of future networking events.”

SLB
SLB

"Overall, very good event, well organized. Relevant discussions and insightful. I would like to be part of future networking events."

Technology Program Manager

5

CDAO

“Kodi events are great, thank you for having me.”

Soho House
Soho House

"Kodi events are great, thank you for having me."

IT Manager, Eastern North America

5

CISO

“All good. Well done event.”

Smart and Final
Smart and Final

"All good. Well done event."

Manager - Cybersecurity & Compliance

5

CISO

“Overall experience = good!”

DirecTV
DirecTV

"Overall experience = good!"

Director, IT Software Engineering

5

TechSec Energy

“Today's event was great help with discovering more security folks.”

Rotork PLC
Rotork PLC

"Today's event was great help with discovering more security folks."

Information Security Officer

5

CPO

“I learned interesting things from interacting with other procurement folks and learning more about their functions and challenges.”

Straumann Group
Straumann Group

"I learned interesting things from interacting with other procurement folks and learning more about their functions and challenges."

Head of Procurement

5

CPO

“Enjoyed the networking, icebreaker and sales.”

R1 RCM
R1 RCM

"Enjoyed the networking, icebreaker and sales."

Senior Director, Procurement

5

CISO

“Love this event!”

Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines

"Love this event!"

Manager Cybersecurity and Threat Intelligence

5

CIO

“Great way to network and really connects with vendors and fellow industry professionals. Thank you!”

Nuvei
Nuvei

"Great way to network and really connects with vendors and fellow industry professionals. Thank you!"

Director, Digital Assets

5

CIO

“Thank you for having me. It was great conversing with other IT professionals.”

Soho House
Soho House

"Thank you for having me. It was great conversing with other IT professionals."

IT Manager, Eastern North America

5

CISO

“So great to network with peers and industry leaders to see the challenges and how it helps others.”

Citizens Bank
Citizens Bank

"So great to network with peers and industry leaders to see the challenges and how it helps others."

AVP, Cyber Defense Application Security

5

CISO

“Great event, enjoyed the networking and discussing security initiatives and innovations across the industry. Would be happy to contribute in future events.”

Weight Watchers
Weight Watchers

"Great event, enjoyed the networking and discussing security initiatives and innovations across the industry. Would be happy to contribute in future events."

Senior Platform Security Operations Engineer

5

CISO

“Very organized event, great planning.”

PayPal
PayPal

"Very organized event, great planning."

Head of Threat Detection Engineering

5

CISO

“Well organized event with scope for networking overall good experience.”

Starbucks
Starbucks

"Well organized event with scope for networking overall good experience."

Security Architect

5

CIO

“Great overall experience, good networking and bouncing ideas with other thought leaders, good exposure to vendors and new products.”

Compass Group
Compass Group

"Great overall experience, good networking and bouncing ideas with other thought leaders, good exposure to vendors and new products."

Director of Information Technology and AI

5

CPO

“Love the engagement. Thank you.”

Amex Global Business Travel
Amex Global Business Travel

"Love the engagement. Thank you."

Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing

5

CISO

“Great event with good mix of vendors. Excellent communication + mix of customers as well.”

Regions Bank
Regions Bank

"Great event with good mix of vendors. Excellent communication + mix of customers as well."

AVP, Cyber Threat Intelligence

5

CIO

“Loved the presenters and material shared. Great event and networking.”

Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente

"Loved the presenters and material shared. Great event and networking."

IT Operations Manager

5

CIO

“Kodi Connect helps you connect with representatives from different organizations to understand if it will fit our business needs. Also, it is good to connect with representatives from other companies in similar fields.”

Puget Sound Energy
Puget Sound Energy

"Kodi Connect helps you connect with representatives from different organizations to understand if it will fit our business needs. Also, it is good to connect with representatives from other companies in similar fields."

IT Project Manager

5

CIO

“This is the second Kodi Connect that I have attended and both have been very well run. I especially like the approach used that has each table visited in turn by all of the solution providers. Congratulations on another impressive event and thank you again for the invitation!”

DTCC-Depository Trust Clearing Corporation
DTCC-Depository Trust Clearing Corporation

"This is the second Kodi Connect that I have attended and both have been very well run. I especially like the approach used that has each table visited in turn by all of the solution providers. Congratulations on another impressive event and thank you again for the invitation!"

Director, IT Regulatory Reporting & Compliance

5

CIO

“Great event!”

Transamerica
Transamerica

"Great event!"

Lead, Software Engineering

5

CIO

“I enjoyed this session and the format of the events. I was to meet and receive some valuable info from the vendors.”

Parsons
Parsons

"I enjoyed this session and the format of the events. I was to meet and receive some valuable info from the vendors."

Sr. IT Director, IT Manager

5

CIO

“Excellent! Very well coordinated program.”

Verizon
Verizon

"Excellent! Very well coordinated program."

VP of AI, Data, and ML

5

CPO

“Great event. Enjoyed learning about available procurement tools. Great people to network with.”

Bloomberg L.P.
Bloomberg L.P.

"Great event. Enjoyed learning about available procurement tools. Great people to network with."

Global Head of Source to Pay

5

CISO

“This was great!”

Rush University Medical Center
Rush University Medical Center

"This was great!"

Cybersecurity Applications & AI Risk Lead

5

CIO

“Amazing event very well organized looking forward to the next one”

Flagstar Bank
Flagstar Bank

"Amazing event very well organized looking forward to the next one"

VP Technology Project Manager Sr

5

CISO

“I loved to learn about diverse technologies and people, companies and supportive vendors. The venue was great, good people. Good management. Thank you for the invite.”

Intel
Intel

"I loved to learn about diverse technologies and people, companies and supportive vendors. The venue was great, good people. Good management. Thank you for the invite."

IT Manufacturing Supply Chain Integration Technical Manager

5

CISO

“Liked the format.”

Axon
Axon

"Liked the format."

Head of Information Security and Compliance

5

CISO

“Well organized event. Looking forward to future ones.”

Uber
Uber

"Well organized event. Looking forward to future ones."

Head of Risk Management

5

CIO

“Good experience. Informative on what the vendors/partners had to offer.”

McKesson Corporation
McKesson Corporation

"Good experience. Informative on what the vendors/partners had to offer."

Lead IT Architect, Technical Program Manager

5

CISO

“Great event. Glad I attended. Learned a lot and gained some networks.”

United States Air Force
United States Air Force

"Great event. Glad I attended. Learned a lot and gained some networks."

Vulnerability Management Lead

5

CISO

“Good Event”

Sanofi
Sanofi

"Good Event"

Cyber Security Expert for Cloud Critical Infrastructure

5

CISO

“Customer interactions were great and meaningful.”

Yubico
Yubico

"Customer interactions were great and meaningful."

5

CISO

“Great turnout and loved the different companies participating.”

Sony Pictures Entertainment
Sony Pictures Entertainment

"Great turnout and loved the different companies participating."

Manager, Vendor and Compliance, Project Manager

5

CISO

“Great event and great vendors supplier selection for tonight.”

Tesla
Tesla

"Great event and great vendors supplier selection for tonight."

Senior Staff Information Security Engineer

5

CISO

“Great event organized by Kodi. Good set of new vendors this time.”

Salesforce
Salesforce

"Great event organized by Kodi. Good set of new vendors this time."

Director of Software Engineering, Cloud Platform Services & Security

5

CIO

“I enjoyed it very much! Thank you for organizing.”

Syneos Health
Syneos Health

"I enjoyed it very much! Thank you for organizing."

Director, IT

5

CISO

“Good format, good vendors & possible clients.”

UBS
UBS

"Good format, good vendors & possible clients."

Director

5

CIO

“Good event.”

Visa
Visa

"Good event."

Director, Generative AI and Machine Learning Application Strategy

5

CIO

“Love the event networking of this.”

Cigna Healthcare
Cigna Healthcare

"Love the event networking of this."

Software Engineering Manager , QA Space

5

CIO

“I have participated with Kodi for more than 5 years now. Great networking and access to the vendors of cutting edge technologies.”

Hyundai Autoever America
Hyundai Autoever America

"I have participated with Kodi for more than 5 years now. Great networking and access to the vendors of cutting edge technologies."

IT Security Governance Risk and Compliance

5

CPO

“This is a great event. Good companies. Good organziation.”

WSP
WSP

"This is a great event. Good companies. Good organziation."

VP of Procurement, ERP implementation

5

CIO

“Great event and will definitely recommend to others. Was nice to meet with various industry professionals and companies.”

CIBC
CIBC

"Great event and will definitely recommend to others. Was nice to meet with various industry professionals and companies."

Technology Project Manager

5

CISO

“I love the round table concepts. Really like it and meeting new vendors, thank you!”

Affirm
Affirm

"I love the round table concepts. Really like it and meeting new vendors, thank you!"

Sr IAM Manager and Architect

5

CIO

“Wonderful experience due to meticulous planning, relevant supplier companies and high-powered collection of IT professionals.”

On Location Experiences
On Location Experiences

"Wonderful experience due to meticulous planning, relevant supplier companies and high-powered collection of IT professionals."

Vice President, Engineering and Architecture

5

CIO

“Ran great! Really got lots of value from this, thanks!”

IDEXX
IDEXX

"Ran great! Really got lots of value from this, thanks!"

Associate Director, IT Service Delivery

5

CIO

“Excellent event good work.”

UBS
UBS

"Excellent event good work."

Director

5

CISO

“Excellent event and well organized.”

MBTA
MBTA

"Excellent event and well organized."

CISO

5

CISO

“Great experience!”

Raytheon
Raytheon

"Great experience!"

Senior Engineering Manager - Identity and Access Management

5

CISO

“I enjoyed the event. Pleasant conversation with multiple vendors. Thank you for the invite!”

Candescent
Candescent

"I enjoyed the event. Pleasant conversation with multiple vendors. Thank you for the invite!"

Director of Information Security

5

CIO

“Informative panel. Nice venue. Great mix of peers.”

SGS & CO
SGS & CO

"Informative panel. Nice venue. Great mix of peers."

Regional IT Lead

5

CIO

“Excellent organization.”

NVIDIA Corporation
NVIDIA Corporation

"Excellent organization."

Director, Site Reliability Engineering & DevOps

5

Great event + location. Good pace to event. Great communication, understanding and expectations of event

5.0

Very good communication. Theevent went off as planned

5.0

Second event in the last week with Kodi, I loved it again! This is meaningful and enjoyable. Keep the size small - makes it more personal

5.0

Loved the intimate event, good quality.I think the event was very well managed!

5.0

Very good communication. Theevent went off as planned

5.0

Great event + location. Good pace to event. Great communication, understanding and expectations of event

5.0

Tesla
Tesla

"Great event and great vendors supplier selection for tonight."

Senior Staff Information Security Engineer

5

Elevance Health
Elevance Health

"Well organized, love to attend future events."

Information Security Senior Advisor

5

IDEXX
IDEXX

"Ran great! Really got lots of value from this, thanks!"

Associate Director, IT Service Delivery

5

Verizon
Verizon

"Good event, keep it up!"

Associate Director, AI Security Operations

5

Tuff Shed
Tuff Shed

"Great event."

Director of Infrastrucutre, Support, and Security

5

SLB
SLB

"Overall, very good event, well organized. Relevant discussions and insightful. I would like to be part of future networking events."

Technology Program Manager

5

Candescent
Candescent

"I enjoyed the event. Pleasant conversation with multiple vendors. Thank you for the invite!"

Director of Information Security

5

Bandwidth Inc.
Bandwidth Inc.

"Thank you very much. I really enjoyed the event and heard a lot of interesting information. A lot of solutions we already have in place, but some will be great to learn more about."

Director of Software Development

5

Smart and Final
Smart and Final

"All good. Well done event."

Manager - Cybersecurity & Compliance

5

Verizon
Verizon

"Excellent! Very well coordinated program."

VP of AI, Data, and ML

5

SGS & CO
SGS & CO

"Informative panel. Nice venue. Great mix of peers."

Regional IT Lead

5

Hubbell, Inc
Hubbell, Inc

"Good event."

Sr Director, Global Sourcing

5

Rotork PLC
Rotork PLC

"Today's event was great help with discovering more security folks."

Information Security Officer

5

Duke Energy
Duke Energy

"This was a fun event great to learn about different technologies and what the vendors can provide."

Senior Software Engineer

5

Rush University Medical Center
Rush University Medical Center

"This was great!"

Cybersecurity Applications & AI Risk Lead

5

Soho House
Soho House

"Kodi events are great, thank you for having me."

IT Manager, Eastern North America

5

United States Air Force
United States Air Force

"Great event. Glad I attended. Learned a lot and gained some networks."

Vulnerability Management Lead

5

Yubico
Yubico

"Customer interactions were great and meaningful."

5

Amex Global Business Travel
Amex Global Business Travel

"Love the engagement. Thank you."

Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing

5

Weight Watchers
Weight Watchers

"Great event, enjoyed the networking and discussing security initiatives and innovations across the industry. Would be happy to contribute in future events."

Senior Platform Security Operations Engineer

5

Flagstar Bank
Flagstar Bank

"Amazing event very well organized looking forward to the next one"

VP Technology Project Manager Sr

5

First Citizens Bank
First Citizens Bank

"Great event. I loved it."

SVP/Director - Application Development & Support

5

Raytheon
Raytheon

"Great experience!"

Senior Engineering Manager - Identity and Access Management

5

WSP
WSP

"This is a great event. Good companies. Good organziation."

VP of Procurement, ERP implementation

5

Compass Group
Compass Group

"Great overall experience, good networking and bouncing ideas with other thought leaders, good exposure to vendors and new products."

Director of Information Technology and AI

5

Sony Pictures Entertainment
Sony Pictures Entertainment

"Great turnout and loved the different companies participating."

Manager, Vendor and Compliance, Project Manager

5

PayPal
PayPal

"Very organized event, great planning."

Head of Threat Detection Engineering

5

MBTA
MBTA

"Excellent event and well organized."

CISO

5

On Location Experiences
On Location Experiences

"Wonderful experience due to meticulous planning, relevant supplier companies and high-powered collection of IT professionals."

Vice President, Engineering and Architecture

5

NVIDIA Corporation
NVIDIA Corporation

"Excellent organization."

Director, Site Reliability Engineering & DevOps

5

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality

"I really enjoy this style of interactions."

Chief Information Security Officer

5

Make-A-Wish America
Make-A-Wish America

"It was very helpful and informative. I was able to meet multiple service providers that can help my organization."

Sr. Director, IT Applications

5

DTCC-Depository Trust Clearing Corporation
DTCC-Depository Trust Clearing Corporation

"This is the second Kodi Connect that I have attended and both have been very well run. I especially like the approach used that has each table visited in turn by all of the solution providers. Congratulations on another impressive event and thank you again for the invitation!"

Director, IT Regulatory Reporting & Compliance

5

Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente

"Loved the presenters and material shared. Great event and networking."

IT Operations Manager

5

Caldic
Caldic

"Very interesting and topical conversations. The presentations were professional and conversational. Great to learn about what is happening industry wide."

Procurement Development Manager

5

Snap, Inc.
Snap, Inc.

"Informative event. I learned a lot about what is happening in the industry and useful products."

Technical Program Manager, Security

5

Puget Sound Energy
Puget Sound Energy

"Kodi Connect helps you connect with representatives from different organizations to understand if it will fit our business needs. Also, it is good to connect with representatives from other companies in similar fields."

IT Project Manager

5

CIBC
CIBC

"Great event and will definitely recommend to others. Was nice to meet with various industry professionals and companies."

Technology Project Manager

5

Straumann Group
Straumann Group

"I learned interesting things from interacting with other procurement folks and learning more about their functions and challenges."

Head of Procurement

5

The State of Texas - Health and Human Services (HHS)
The State of Texas - Health and Human Services (HHS)

"I wanted to extend my sincere appreciation for organizing this beautiful session. The event was incredible, well executed, providing valuable platform for insightful discussion, meaningful networking and thoughtful leadership in the IT landscape!"

Director of IT

5

Starbucks
Starbucks

"Well organized event with scope for networking overall good experience."

Security Architect

5

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

"Very informative and great time with each vendor."

Senior Manager, Sourcing

5

Bloomberg L.P.
Bloomberg L.P.

"Great event. Enjoyed learning about available procurement tools. Great people to network with."

Global Head of Source to Pay

5

Cigna Healthcare
Cigna Healthcare

"Love the event networking of this."

Software Engineering Manager , QA Space

5

Regions Bank
Regions Bank

"Great event with good mix of vendors. Excellent communication + mix of customers as well."

AVP, Cyber Threat Intelligence

5

MassMutual
MassMutual

"I liked the setup and also the logistics and the time in every meeting with the vendors. This way I had time to connect with the other attendees and make meaningful connections and also talking to the solution providers to know their offerings."

Head of Data Services and Platform Engineering

5

Axon
Axon

"Liked the format."

Head of Information Security and Compliance

5

Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines

"Love this event!"

Manager Cybersecurity and Threat Intelligence

5

Uber
Uber

"Well organized event. Looking forward to future ones."

Head of Risk Management

5

Soho House
Soho House

"Thank you for having me. It was great conversing with other IT professionals."

IT Manager, Eastern North America

5

Nuvei
Nuvei

"Great way to network and really connects with vendors and fellow industry professionals. Thank you!"

Director, Digital Assets

5

Hyundai Autoever America
Hyundai Autoever America

"I have participated with Kodi for more than 5 years now. Great networking and access to the vendors of cutting edge technologies."

IT Security Governance Risk and Compliance

5

Capital One
Capital One

"The event is organized well. Good opportunity for networking."

Director, Head of Small Business Card Architecture

5

Visa
Visa

"Good event."

Director, Generative AI and Machine Learning Application Strategy

5

Salesforce
Salesforce

"Great event organized by Kodi. Good set of new vendors this time."

Director of Software Engineering, Cloud Platform Services & Security

5

Dell Technologies
Dell Technologies

"What an amazing event with great attendees and presenting companies. This was a great opportunity to learn new things and meet some great people in the Austin industries. The staff was very friendly and accommodating. I would recommend Kodi connect to colleagues."

Senior Director, Software Engineering IT, CIAM

5

UBS
UBS

"Excellent event good work."

Director

5

First National Financials
First National Financials

"It was a great event and was organized well."

Project Manager

5

Transamerica
Transamerica

"Great event!"

Lead, Software Engineering

5

Affirm
Affirm

"I love the round table concepts. Really like it and meeting new vendors, thank you!"

Sr IAM Manager and Architect

5

First Citizens Bank
First Citizens Bank

"This event is great, good to connect with like-minded peers and companies. Kodi is doing great connecting with multiple companies and solution providers are great! I am looking forward to joining the advisory board."

SVP, Director of Robotics and Digital Automation

5

Parsons
Parsons

"I enjoyed this session and the format of the events. I was to meet and receive some valuable info from the vendors."

Sr. IT Director, IT Manager

5

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics

"The event is very informative. Format is great."

Director, Technology Sourcing & Vendor Management

5

R1 RCM
R1 RCM

"Enjoyed the networking, icebreaker and sales."

Senior Director, Procurement

5

FICO
FICO

"Very interesting group of people always interested in networking and building my knowledge."

Director IT Software Engineering

5

Syneos Health
Syneos Health

"I enjoyed it very much! Thank you for organizing."

Director, IT

5

Intel
Intel

"I loved to learn about diverse technologies and people, companies and supportive vendors. The venue was great, good people. Good management. Thank you for the invite."

IT Manufacturing Supply Chain Integration Technical Manager

5

McKesson Corporation
McKesson Corporation

"Good experience. Informative on what the vendors/partners had to offer."

Lead IT Architect, Technical Program Manager

5

Sanofi
Sanofi

"Good Event"

Cyber Security Expert for Cloud Critical Infrastructure

5

UBS
UBS

"Good format, good vendors & possible clients."

Director

5

DirecTV
DirecTV

"Overall experience = good!"

Director, IT Software Engineering

5

Omnicell Inc
Omnicell Inc

"This is my third time attending this event. I love meeting new people and talking to vendors. I also love this event arrangement and management. Very professional"

Information Security Manager

5

Citizens Bank
Citizens Bank

"So great to network with peers and industry leaders to see the challenges and how it helps others."

AVP, Cyber Defense Application Security

5

Duke Energy
Duke Energy

"Great event."

Head of Engineering - Software, Data and AI

5

Partner Insights

Charlotte Event Sponsor

Honest experiences shared by our valued partners

Partner Insights

Charlotte Event Sponsor

Honest experiences shared by our valued partners

CISO

“Kodi Connect is a forum where vendors and potential customers can have relaxed conversations.”

Checkmarx
Checkmarx

"Kodi Connect is a forum where vendors and potential customers can have relaxed conversations."

5

CPO

“First time experiencing this format, I think very effective, really great to have such targeted convos w/willing buyers.”

Order.co
Order.co

"First time experiencing this format, I think very effective, really great to have such targeted convos w/willing buyers."

5

CIO

“Bringing leaders together to collaborate & help close the gaps in tech/cybersecurity concerns.”

Sinch
Sinch

"Bringing leaders together to collaborate & help close the gaps in tech/cybersecurity concerns."

5

CIO

“Great. Meaningful conversations that helped me as a solution engineer to improve my messaging.”

Dynatrace
Dynatrace

"Great. Meaningful conversations that helped me as a solution engineer to improve my messaging."

5

CISO

“We've tried multiple events this year, Kodi's format produced by far the best sales opportunity for us!”

Catchpoint
Catchpoint

"We've tried multiple events this year, Kodi's format produced by far the best sales opportunity for us!"

5

CISO

“Recommend, tons of very prominent companies that enjoy the event.”

SailPoint
SailPoint

"Recommend, tons of very prominent companies that enjoy the event."

5

CIO

“Great event for networking in the IT space and a great format for idea sharing.”

Noesis Corporation
Noesis Corporation

"Great event for networking in the IT space and a great format for idea sharing."

5

CPO

“Great event. Worth the investment. Looking forward to the next one.”

Sievo
Sievo

"Great event. Worth the investment. Looking forward to the next one."

5

CISO

“So great to network with peers and industry leaders to see the challenges and how it helps others.”

Citizens Bank
Citizens Bank

"So great to network with peers and industry leaders to see the challenges and how it helps others."

AVP, Cyber Defense Application Security

5

CISO

“Great way to meet key folks and understand their top of mind security initatives.”

Chainguard
Chainguard

"Great way to meet key folks and understand their top of mind security initatives."

5

CISO

“Kodi Connect allows us to vet folks that we don't get to interact with all the time!”

Opkalla
Opkalla

"Kodi Connect allows us to vet folks that we don't get to interact with all the time!"

5

CISO

“The setting was nice and relaxed which led to nice communication and interactions with the clients.”

BigID
BigID

"The setting was nice and relaxed which led to nice communication and interactions with the clients."

5

CISO

“Highly recommend Kodi - great networking event - very informative.”

Panorays
Panorays

"Highly recommend Kodi - great networking event - very informative."

5

CISO

“Fantastic way to meet potential clients in a realistic manner. The 10 minutes goes fast, but its plenty of time to understand a potential fit.”

Brinqa
Brinqa

"Fantastic way to meet potential clients in a realistic manner. The 10 minutes goes fast, but its plenty of time to understand a potential fit."

5

CISO

“Very efficient use of time and resources to get exposure to large companies and contacts.”

Brinqa
Brinqa

"Very efficient use of time and resources to get exposure to large companies and contacts."

5

CIO

“Kodi brought together a incredibly diverse group across functions/industries. The conversations that resulted were because of that.”

Automation Anywhere
Automation Anywhere

"Kodi brought together a incredibly diverse group across functions/industries. The conversations that resulted were because of that."

5

CISO

“Quality people and refreshing conversations.”

Concentric AI
Concentric AI

"Quality people and refreshing conversations."

5

CISO

“Very good event, atmosphere and connections. VALUE is good for the money.”

SpyCloud
SpyCloud

"Very good event, atmosphere and connections. VALUE is good for the money."

5

CISO

“Kodi provided a safe, exclusive and engaging event that allowed me to develop strong and meaningful relationships.”

Expel
Expel

"Kodi provided a safe, exclusive and engaging event that allowed me to develop strong and meaningful relationships."

5

CIO

“Good event management. Great company to work with.”

YASH Technologies
YASH Technologies

"Good event management. Great company to work with."

5

CISO

“The event is unique in its format. I appreciate the undivided attention, unlike a tradeshow.”

Ping Identity
Ping Identity

"The event is unique in its format. I appreciate the undivided attention, unlike a tradeshow."

5

CISO

“The event was a great opportunity to speak with leaders in the community.”

Expel
Expel

"The event was a great opportunity to speak with leaders in the community."

5

CISO

“Kodi events are a great place to network and meet local CISOs in your area. The atmosphere is always inviting and relaxed.”

Checkmarx
Checkmarx

"Kodi events are a great place to network and meet local CISOs in your area. The atmosphere is always inviting and relaxed."

5

CISO

“Customer interactions were great and meaningful.”

Yubico
Yubico

"Customer interactions were great and meaningful."

5

CIO

“Great overall experience, good networking and bouncing ideas with other thought leaders, good exposure to vendors and new products.”

Compass Group
Compass Group

"Great overall experience, good networking and bouncing ideas with other thought leaders, good exposure to vendors and new products."

Director of Information Technology and AI

5

CIO

“The Kodi team is organized, responsive and put on a great event.”

Arionkonder
Arionkonder

"The Kodi team is organized, responsive and put on a great event."

5

CISO

“A very efficient way to meet about 24 relevant prospects in 2 hours.”

Hidden Layer
Hidden Layer

"A very efficient way to meet about 24 relevant prospects in 2 hours."

5

CISO

“Kodi Connect - an event for IT professionals without a doubt.”

Red Canary
Red Canary

"Kodi Connect - an event for IT professionals without a doubt."

5

CISO

“Kodi Connect is great to work with. Clear communication and host great events.”

Darktrace
Darktrace

"Kodi Connect is great to work with. Clear communication and host great events."

5

CISO

“Kodi Connect provided an event that felt valuable for our offering and relevant to the attendees and sponsors alike.”

Cyberhaven
Cyberhaven

"Kodi Connect provided an event that felt valuable for our offering and relevant to the attendees and sponsors alike."

5

CISO

“Really good conversations lots of great learning opportunities.”

Deepwatch
Deepwatch

"Really good conversations lots of great learning opportunities."

5

Very good communication. Theevent went off as planned

5.0

Great event + location. Good pace to event. Great communication, understanding and expectations of event

5.0

Loved the intimate event, good quality.I think the event was very well managed!

5.0

Second event in the last week with Kodi, I loved it again! This is meaningful and enjoyable. Keep the size small - makes it more personal

5.0

Very good communication. Theevent went off as planned

5.0

Great event + location. Good pace to event. Great communication, understanding and expectations of event

5.0

Sinch
Sinch

"Bringing leaders together to collaborate & help close the gaps in tech/cybersecurity concerns."

5

Noesis Corporation
Noesis Corporation

"Great event for networking in the IT space and a great format for idea sharing."

5

Expel
Expel

"Kodi provided a safe, exclusive and engaging event that allowed me to develop strong and meaningful relationships."

5

SailPoint
SailPoint

"Recommend, tons of very prominent companies that enjoy the event."

5

Citizens Bank
Citizens Bank

"So great to network with peers and industry leaders to see the challenges and how it helps others."

AVP, Cyber Defense Application Security

5

Concentric AI
Concentric AI

"Quality people and refreshing conversations."

5

Ping Identity
Ping Identity

"The event is unique in its format. I appreciate the undivided attention, unlike a tradeshow."

5

Dynatrace
Dynatrace

"Great. Meaningful conversations that helped me as a solution engineer to improve my messaging."

5

SpyCloud
SpyCloud

"Very good event, atmosphere and connections. VALUE is good for the money."

5

Deepwatch
Deepwatch

"Really good conversations lots of great learning opportunities."

5

Automation Anywhere
Automation Anywhere

"Kodi brought together a incredibly diverse group across functions/industries. The conversations that resulted were because of that."

5

Hidden Layer
Hidden Layer

"A very efficient way to meet about 24 relevant prospects in 2 hours."

5

Yubico
Yubico

"Customer interactions were great and meaningful."

5

Brinqa
Brinqa

"Fantastic way to meet potential clients in a realistic manner. The 10 minutes goes fast, but its plenty of time to understand a potential fit."

5

Sievo
Sievo

"Great event. Worth the investment. Looking forward to the next one."

5

YASH Technologies
YASH Technologies

"Good event management. Great company to work with."

5

Expel
Expel

"The event was a great opportunity to speak with leaders in the community."

5

Red Canary
Red Canary

"Kodi Connect - an event for IT professionals without a doubt."

5

Chainguard
Chainguard

"Great way to meet key folks and understand their top of mind security initatives."

5

Catchpoint
Catchpoint

"We've tried multiple events this year, Kodi's format produced by far the best sales opportunity for us!"

5

Order.co
Order.co

"First time experiencing this format, I think very effective, really great to have such targeted convos w/willing buyers."

5

Panorays
Panorays

"Highly recommend Kodi - great networking event - very informative."

5

Checkmarx
Checkmarx

"Kodi Connect is a forum where vendors and potential customers can have relaxed conversations."

5

Opkalla
Opkalla

"Kodi Connect allows us to vet folks that we don't get to interact with all the time!"

5

Brinqa
Brinqa

"Very efficient use of time and resources to get exposure to large companies and contacts."

5

Darktrace
Darktrace

"Kodi Connect is great to work with. Clear communication and host great events."

5

Cyberhaven
Cyberhaven

"Kodi Connect provided an event that felt valuable for our offering and relevant to the attendees and sponsors alike."

5

Arionkonder
Arionkonder

"The Kodi team is organized, responsive and put on a great event."

5

BigID
BigID

"The setting was nice and relaxed which led to nice communication and interactions with the clients."

5

Compass Group
Compass Group

"Great overall experience, good networking and bouncing ideas with other thought leaders, good exposure to vendors and new products."

Director of Information Technology and AI

5

Checkmarx
Checkmarx

"Kodi events are a great place to network and meet local CISOs in your area. The atmosphere is always inviting and relaxed."

5

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