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6:30 PM

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AI-Driven Cyber Defense Summit : Reshaping Enterprise Security Strategy

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October 21, 2026

05:00 PM

Columbus, OH

Cybersecurity (CISO) Leadership: Columbus | Executive Networking Exchange

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Scott Dennull

VP Infrastructure Services & Operations

NetJets

Murali Thirumalaisamy

Lead Software Development Engineer

UPS

James Massa

Senior Executive Director of Software Engineering and Architecture

JPMorgan Chase

Dr. Valarian Couch

Director of InfoSec Ops

Planned Parenthood of America

Shobhit Mehta

Security & Compliance Director

Headspace

John Vallin

Director, Network Security

Ascension Health

Abey Varughese

Head of Data Platforms and Engineering

GE HealthCare

Bradley Thomas

Director - Cyber Security Center - Global Monitoring & Response

FICO

Tony Gagliardi

Head, Indirect Sourcing-Americas & Global Real Estate

Elekta AB

Andy Kasi

SVP, Enterprise Application Development

Wintrust Financial

Stanley Egbor

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

Sun Life

Sathishkumar Palanisamy

Expert Enterprise Architect

Discover

Krunal Patel

Sr Manager, Software Engineering

Walmart

JT McFarlin

Director of Information Security

Candescent

Sen Selvaraj

SVP - Risk

Truist

Kulvinder Virdee

Platform Operations Manager

Hyundai Capital America

Kurleigh Ryan

AVP - Senior Information/Network Security Architect

Deutsche Bank

Bijoy Abraham

Managed Services Governance Leader

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

Thao Vo

Principal Security Engineer

Zillow Group (Previous Employment)

Rich Eyrish

Senior IT Project Manager

Boeing

Michael Clites

Manager, Network Security

Intact Specialty Solutions

Keith Deininger

VP, Enterprise Technology, Third Party Risk Management

Truist Financial

Andy Stewart

Region Cybersecurity Officer, Northwest

CommonSpirit Health

Mohannad Aladwan

Sr. Director, IT Applications & Business Enablement

Make A Wish America

Vinay Mishra

Vice President / Technology Project Manager Sr

Flagstar

Hima Arimanda

Sr. Director of Technology

Elevance Health

Kim Carroll

Director Indirect Procurement - IT/Telecom

Kellanova

Sanjoy Sarkar

Senior Vice President, Senior Director – Application Development and Support

First Citizens Bank

Amir Tabei

Chief Information Officer

Dallas Museum of Art

Nirmal Jingar

Sr. Engineering Manager

Wayfair

Ashley Shaw

Senior Director Cybersecurity Business Office

McDonalds

Dhrubojyoti Das Deb

Senior Vice President of Software Engineering

JPMorgan Chase

Steve Kraus

Director, IT

Syneos Health

Rajesh Nair

Senior Technical Program Manager - Cybersecurity

LinkedIn (Previous Employment)

Gaurav Shekhar

Vice President - Technology

U.S. Bank

Madjid Nakhjiri

Security Architect

Lucid Motors

Nilesh Kardekar

Director, Tech Service & Product Manager- Cyber Security

UBS

Casey Luciana Candelaria-Logan

Director, Vendor Engagement and Reliability

Salesforce

Matthew Hoy

Senior Staff, Cyber Defense - Incident Response

Albertsons Companies, Inc.

Mahendran Chinnaiah

Digital Healthcare Architect

Major U.S. Healthcare and Pharmacy Firm

Marino Vedanayagam

Head of Risk, Governance & Controls - USA

ANZ

Mayukh Roy

Senior Vice President

PIMCO

Vijay Potluri

VP of AI Security

City National Bank

Sandip Ray

Snr Program Manager - Technology / Innovation / Strategy

Novant Health

Gary Gooden

Deputy CIO

County of Ventura

Sharada Tyagi

Sr. Manager of Data Governance

CVS Health

Kevin Kohut

VP, Enterprise Architecture

First Horizon Bank

Tanweer Surve

Head of Cloud Center of Enablement

PNC Financial Services

James Finch

Sr Director IT Operations

HealthEquity

Nishant Dave

Director

Compass Group USA

Gaurav Sharma

Director of Engineering

Nike (Previous Employment)

Jonathan Tice

Global Manager, SOC and Network Security Operations

Legend Biotech

Carissa Wikstrom

Sr. Manager of Enterprise Architecture

Walgreens

Nishant Shrivastava

Enterprise Architect

Bio-Rad Laboratories

Debayan Basu

Principal IAM Engineer

Genuine Parts Company

Mahesh Todkar

Director Information Security

Applied Materials

Jonathan Ruf

Deputy CISO and Head of Cyber Risk Management

Apple Bank

Anusha Dwivedula

Director of Product, Data and Analytics

Morningstar

Wolf Halton

VP Global Enterprise Security Architecture

U.S. Bank

Harpreet Singh

Executive Director

JP Morgan Chase

Prakash Holalkere

Sr Director, Enterprise Architecture & Strategy, Data & AI

Stanley Black & Decker

Harsh Singh

Director - Data Analytics & AI

Merck

Vipin Gautam

Sr Director Cyber Security

Hoag Hospital

Palash Shil

AVP -Software Engineering Manager

U.S. Bank

Zeid Zumot

Sr Manager, Cyber Security Engineering

Synopsys

David Walsh

Head of IT & Security

Barstool Sports

Ashwin Poojary

Director, SRE & DevOps

NVIDIA

Rajesh Jaikeran

Director of Infrastructure Engineering

Whole Foods

Shri Peterzeil

Deputy Risk Information Officer / BISO

Kaiser Permanente

Yash Vajifdar

Senior Data Engineering Leader

Amazon

Long Lam

Director of Information Technology

HD Supply

Dustin Bradley

VP, Cybersecurity

Citi Bank

Sean Juroviesky

Security Architect

Soundcloud

Mitesh Patel

Vice President

JP Morgan Chase

Scott Dennull

VP Infrastructure Services & Operations

NetJets

Vijay Nair

Director R&D IT - Head of Research IT

Gilead Sciences

Stephen Kesler

IT Risk & Compliance Manager

T-Mobile

Darrel Raynor

Director, Cyber Risk & Business Integration

Lower Colorado River Authority

Fletus Poston

Director Security and System Architecture

3D Systems

Tom Thomas

Senior Data Engineering Manager

Indeed

Gopala Gudapati

SAP Cybersecurity Manager

Celanese

Milan Patel

Senior Product Manager - IAM Security

Broadcom

Marc Mackey

Director of Global Technology PMO

Nike

Jamie Spradlin

CISO

Maricopa County Community College District

Chris Duncan

IT Director

Indiana Secretary of State

Samarth Shah

Senior Cloud Architect - Technical VP

Equifax

Dave Burton

Director Market Leading Capabilities

FICO

Gerhard Nel

Senior IT Director

Albemarle Corporation

Joseph Zhou

Americas CISO, Global Head of Security Engineering and Product Security

SHEIN

Josh Sargel

Head of Identity and Access Management

3M

Vijay Duraiswamy

Principal Technical Program Manager

Target

Holly Warner

Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing

AMEX GBT

Anthony Almanzar

Vice President, IT Program Management

State Street

Preeti Shah

Vice President, Technology & Innovations

Blackstone

Avdhesh Kumar Bhardwaj

VP, DevSecOps Engineer

Truist

Charity Chirowamhangu

VP Information Security

The World Bank

Gary Dunbar

Director of Digital Engineering and IT

ENGIE North America

Joel Parmar

Director of IT

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

Marcus Clark

Director of Digital Transformation

Novolex

Sathiyan Kutty

Head of AI - Data Science & Engineering

Kaiser Permanente

Kanakavelan Gothandaraman

Global Head of Information Security

HedgeServ

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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
Why is it free to attend?
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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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
Are Kodi Connect IT Events limited to a specific topic?
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Peer Insights

Columbus Event Attendee

Honest experiences shared by our valued partners

Peer Insights

Columbus Event Attendee

Honest experiences shared by our valued partners

CISO

“Very organized event, great planning.”

PayPal
PayPal

"Very organized event, great planning."

Head of Threat Detection Engineering

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

CIO

“Love the event networking of this.”

Cigna Healthcare
Cigna Healthcare

"Love the event networking of this."

Software Engineering Manager , QA Space

5

CDAO

“Great event.”

Duke Energy
Duke Energy

"Great event."

Head of Engineering - Software, Data and AI

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

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

CIO

“Great event!”

Transamerica
Transamerica

"Great event!"

Lead, Software Engineering

5

CISO

“Great experience!”

Raytheon
Raytheon

"Great experience!"

Senior Engineering Manager - Identity and Access Management

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

“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

“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

“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

“Great event. I loved it.”

First Citizens Bank
First Citizens Bank

"Great event. I loved it."

SVP/Director - Application Development & Support

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

CISO

“This was great!”

Rush University Medical Center
Rush University Medical Center

"This was great!"

Cybersecurity Applications & AI Risk Lead

5

CISO

“Good event, keep it up!”

Verizon
Verizon

"Good event, keep it up!"

Associate Director, AI Security Operations

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

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

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

CISO

“Good format, good vendors & possible clients.”

UBS
UBS

"Good format, good vendors & possible clients."

Director

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

CISO

“Well organized, love to attend future events.”

Elevance Health
Elevance Health

"Well organized, love to attend future events."

Information Security Senior Advisor

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

“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

CISO

“All good. Well done event.”

Smart and Final
Smart and Final

"All good. Well done event."

Manager - Cybersecurity & Compliance

5

CPO

“Enjoyed the networking, icebreaker and sales.”

R1 RCM
R1 RCM

"Enjoyed the networking, icebreaker and sales."

Senior Director, Procurement

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

“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

“Overall experience = good!”

DirecTV
DirecTV

"Overall experience = good!"

Director, IT Software Engineering

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

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

CPO

“Good event.”

Hubbell, Inc
Hubbell, Inc

"Good event."

Sr Director, Global Sourcing

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

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

“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

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

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

“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

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

“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

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

“Good event.”

Visa
Visa

"Good event."

Director, Generative AI and Machine Learning Application Strategy

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

“Good Event”

Sanofi
Sanofi

"Good Event"

Cyber Security Expert for Cloud Critical Infrastructure

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

“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

“Excellent! Very well coordinated program.”

Verizon
Verizon

"Excellent! Very well coordinated program."

VP of AI, Data, and ML

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

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

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

CIO

“Excellent event good work.”

UBS
UBS

"Excellent event good work."

Director

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, 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

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

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

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

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

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

Uber
Uber

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

Head of Risk Management

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

“Love this event!”

Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines

"Love this event!"

Manager Cybersecurity and Threat Intelligence

5

CIO

“Excellent organization.”

NVIDIA Corporation
NVIDIA Corporation

"Excellent organization."

Director, Site Reliability Engineering & DevOps

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

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

“Excellent event and well organized.”

MBTA
MBTA

"Excellent event and well organized."

CISO

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

“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

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

CISO

“Liked the format.”

Axon
Axon

"Liked the format."

Head of Information Security and Compliance

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

CIO

“Great event.”

Tuff Shed
Tuff Shed

"Great event."

Director of Infrastrucutre, Support, and Security

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

“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

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

Soho House
Soho House

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

IT Manager, Eastern North America

5

PayPal
PayPal

"Very organized event, great planning."

Head of Threat Detection Engineering

5

Starbucks
Starbucks

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

Security Architect

5

MBTA
MBTA

"Excellent event and well organized."

CISO

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

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

R1 RCM
R1 RCM

"Enjoyed the networking, icebreaker and sales."

Senior Director, Procurement

5

NVIDIA Corporation
NVIDIA Corporation

"Excellent organization."

Director, Site Reliability Engineering & DevOps

5

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

"Very informative and great time with each vendor."

Senior Manager, Sourcing

5

Regions Bank
Regions Bank

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

AVP, Cyber Threat Intelligence

5

First National Financials
First National Financials

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

Project Manager

5

Smart and Final
Smart and Final

"All good. Well done event."

Manager - Cybersecurity & Compliance

5

UBS
UBS

"Excellent event good work."

Director

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

Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente

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

IT Operations Manager

5

Affirm
Affirm

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

Sr IAM Manager and Architect

5

Soho House
Soho House

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

IT Manager, Eastern North America

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

First Citizens Bank
First Citizens Bank

"Great event. I loved it."

SVP/Director - Application Development & Support

5

Nuvei
Nuvei

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

Director, Digital Assets

5

Rush University Medical Center
Rush University Medical Center

"This was great!"

Cybersecurity Applications & AI Risk Lead

5

Capital One
Capital One

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

Director, Head of Small Business Card Architecture

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

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

United States Air Force
United States Air Force

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

Vulnerability Management Lead

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

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

Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines

"Love this event!"

Manager Cybersecurity and Threat Intelligence

5

Sanofi
Sanofi

"Good Event"

Cyber Security Expert for Cloud Critical Infrastructure

5

Axon
Axon

"Liked the format."

Head of Information Security and Compliance

5

Visa
Visa

"Good event."

Director, Generative AI and Machine Learning Application Strategy

5

McKesson Corporation
McKesson Corporation

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

Lead IT Architect, Technical Program Manager

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

Flagstar Bank
Flagstar Bank

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

VP Technology Project Manager Sr

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

FICO
FICO

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

Director IT Software Engineering

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

SGS & CO
SGS & CO

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

Regional IT Lead

5

Sony Pictures Entertainment
Sony Pictures Entertainment

"Great turnout and loved the different companies participating."

Manager, Vendor and Compliance, Project Manager

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

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics

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

Director, Technology Sourcing & Vendor Management

5

Salesforce
Salesforce

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

Director of Software Engineering, Cloud Platform Services & Security

5

Verizon
Verizon

"Good event, keep it up!"

Associate Director, AI Security Operations

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

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

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

Cigna Healthcare
Cigna Healthcare

"Love the event networking of this."

Software Engineering Manager , QA Space

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

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

Transamerica
Transamerica

"Great event!"

Lead, Software Engineering

5

Tuff Shed
Tuff Shed

"Great event."

Director of Infrastrucutre, Support, and Security

5

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality

"I really enjoy this style of interactions."

Chief Information Security Officer

5

Duke Energy
Duke Energy

"Great event."

Head of Engineering - Software, Data and AI

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

Tesla
Tesla

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

Senior Staff Information Security Engineer

5

UBS
UBS

"Good format, good vendors & possible clients."

Director

5

Syneos Health
Syneos Health

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

Director, IT

5

DirecTV
DirecTV

"Overall experience = good!"

Director, IT Software Engineering

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

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

Candescent
Candescent

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

Director of Information Security

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

Hubbell, Inc
Hubbell, Inc

"Good event."

Sr Director, Global Sourcing

5

Amex Global Business Travel
Amex Global Business Travel

"Love the engagement. Thank you."

Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing

5

Elevance Health
Elevance Health

"Well organized, love to attend future events."

Information Security Senior Advisor

5

Verizon
Verizon

"Excellent! Very well coordinated program."

VP of AI, Data, and ML

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

IDEXX
IDEXX

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

Associate Director, IT Service Delivery

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

Uber
Uber

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

Head of Risk Management

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

Rotork PLC
Rotork PLC

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

Information Security Officer

5

Partner Insights

Columbus Event Sponsor

Honest experiences shared by our valued partners

Partner Insights

Columbus Event Sponsor

Honest experiences shared by our valued partners

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

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

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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

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

“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

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

CISO

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

SailPoint
SailPoint

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

5

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

CISO

“Customer interactions were great and meaningful.”

Yubico
Yubico

"Customer interactions were great and meaningful."

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

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

“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

“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

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

“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

CIO

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

YASH Technologies
YASH Technologies

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

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

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

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

Panorays
Panorays

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

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

CISO

“Quality people and refreshing conversations.”

Concentric AI
Concentric AI

"Quality people and refreshing conversations."

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

“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

Concentric AI
Concentric AI

"Quality people and refreshing conversations."

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

Arionkonder
Arionkonder

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

5

YASH Technologies
YASH Technologies

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

5

SailPoint
SailPoint

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

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

Dynatrace
Dynatrace

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

5

Darktrace
Darktrace

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

5

Expel
Expel

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

5

Yubico
Yubico

"Customer interactions were great and meaningful."

5

Deepwatch
Deepwatch

"Really good conversations lots of great learning opportunities."

5

Noesis Corporation
Noesis Corporation

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

5

Hidden Layer
Hidden Layer

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

5

Automation Anywhere
Automation Anywhere

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

5

Sievo
Sievo

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

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

Order.co
Order.co

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

5

Sinch
Sinch

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

5

Cyberhaven
Cyberhaven

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

5

Catchpoint
Catchpoint

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

5

Red Canary
Red Canary

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

5

Ping Identity
Ping Identity

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

5

Brinqa
Brinqa

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

5

Expel
Expel

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

5

SpyCloud
SpyCloud

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

5

BigID
BigID

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

5

Opkalla
Opkalla

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

5

Chainguard
Chainguard

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

5

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