Industry Leadership Council

John Estus
John Estus
Amazon.com Services LLC, Govt. Affairs
Jeff Portsche
Jeff Portsche
American Century Investments, Vice President Client Technology
Myles Wassenberg
Myles Wassenberg
Arista Networks, Account Manager
Ash Siebecker
Ash Siebecker
Ascend Learning, CTO
Mike Adams
Mike Adams
Black & Veatch, Chief Innovation & Digital Officer
John Michael Handley
John Michael Handley
Beale Infrastructure , Manager, Development
Chris Underwood
Chris Underwood
Burns & McDonnell , Vice President, 1898 & Co. | Part of Burns & McDonnell
Amber Mustard
Amber Mustard
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, Chief Technology Officer
Doug Oliveira
Doug Oliveira
Caliber Financial Services, CIO
Justin Axtell
Justin Axtell
Caliber Financial Services, VP of Software Development
Tim Lipscomb
Tim Lipscomb
Cboe Global Markets, Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer
Tom Krewson
Tom Krewson
Comcast, Vice President of State Government Relations for MO, KS and AZ
Scott O'Hare
Scott O'Hare
ECCO Select Corporation, Senior Vice President
Steve Hengeli
Steve Hengeli
Garmin International Inc., Privacy & Corporate Counsel
Matthew Lathrom
Matthew Lathrom
GEHA, CIO
Kyle Smith
Kyle Smith
Google LLC, GSO Site Lead
Paul Willson
Paul Willson
Grant Thornton, Managing Director, Strategic Assurance & SOC
Kristy Saul
Kristy Saul
Hallmark, Director of Information Security
Thomas Luebbering
Thomas Luebbering
Hovey Williams LLP, Partner
Erica Froelich
Erica Froelich
JE Dunn Construction, Client Solutions Manager
Kevin Sears
Kevin Sears
JE Dunn Construction, Vice President
Jill McCarthy
Jill McCarthy
Kansas City Area Development Council, SVP | Corporate Attraction
Shawn Geib
Shawn Geib
Kansas City National Security Campus, managed by Honeywell FM&T, Chief Information Security Officer
Scott Woodward
Scott Woodward
MarksNelson Advisory, LLC, Partner
Stephanie Seger
Stephanie Seger
Meta Platforms Inc., Community Development Regional Manager
Chris Newlin
Chris Newlin
Netrality - 1102 Grand, Director of Business Development and Strategic Accounts
Eric Saul
Eric Saul
NIPR, Chief Technology Officer
Grace Ahn
Grace Ahn
NvisionKC LLC, CEO
Julie Sailors
Julie Sailors
Panasonic Corporation of North America, Community Affairs Manager
Reece Clark
Reece Clark
Polsinelli PC, Attorney
Eric Wasson
Eric Wasson
QTS Data Centers, Senior Director, Project Executive Growth & Dev.
John Senger
John Senger
SS&C Technologies, Director of Software Engineering
Steve Cosentino
Steve Cosentino
Stinson LLP, Partner
Jeremy Bonnesen
Jeremy Bonnesen
Summit Technology Academy, Director/Principal
Josh Brewster
Josh Brewster
Trozzolo, Chief Marketing Officer
April Garlington
April Garlington
Turnberry Solutions, Regional Partner
David Adiutori
David Adiutori
TreviPay, VP of Technology and Engineering
John Felton
John Felton
UMB Bank, CTO
Carolyn McKnight
Carolyn McKnight
University of Kansas Edwards Campus, Director of Community Relations & Business Development
Patricia Bergman
Patricia Bergman
University of Kansas Edwards Campus, Director of Strategic Partnerships
Jane New
Jane New
University of Kansas Edwards Campus, Director of Industry Partnerships
Jason Bedell
Jason Bedell
VML, Chief Architect
Ray Perry
Ray Perry
Zerto-HPE, Sales Engineer
Gregory Kratofil
Gregory Kratofil
Polsinelli PC, Office Managing Partner | Technology Transactions & Data Privacy Chair
Michael Graber
Michael Graber
RSM US LLP, Partner
Michael Hannan
Michael Hannan
Lightedge Solutions, Chief Information Security Officer
George Brooks
George Brooks
Crema, Founder & CEO
Scott Morris
Scott Morris
National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Chief Technology Officer
Terry Owens
Terry Owens
Kansas City National Security Campus, managed by Honeywell FM&T, Chief Information Officer
Bill Graff
Bill Graff
Clarivate, SVP & Chief Information Officer
Nickolette Cole
Nickolette Cole
H&R Block, VP of Technology-Small Business & Financial Servic
Greg Elliott
Greg Elliott
Zerto-HPE, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Specialist
Jordan McGarrigle
Jordan McGarrigle
Diode Ventures
Neal Schwartz
Neal Schwartz
MERGE, EVP, Enterprise Operations
Shelly Brown
Shelly Brown
Clarivate, VP, Enterprise Applications
Alex Koval
Alex Koval
Savion Energy, Director, Portfolio Strategy & Execution
Kevin Knapp
Kevin Knapp
Cboe Global Markets, Senior Director, Software Engineering
Andrea Jones
Andrea Jones
Beacon Data Centers, Director

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Cornerstone Sponsors

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VML
Caliber Financial Services
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Industry Sponsors

Beale Infrastructure
Ascend Learning
Panasonic Corporation of North America
QTS Data Centers
Diode Ventures
Amazon.com Services LLC
Crema
Hovey Williams LLP
MarksNelson Advisory, LLC
H&R Block
Verizon
GEHA
American Century Investments
NIPR
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
SS&C Technologies
Clarivate Analytics(US) LLC
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Burns & McDonnell
Savion
WellSky
UMB Bank
ECCO Select Corporation
GBA Mission Critical
Stinson LLP
Black & Veatch
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
Hallmark
Netrality Data Centers
Arista Networks
nvision KC
Kansas City National Security Campus
TreviPay
Turnberry Solutions
Comcast
United Rentals
Kansas City Area Development Council
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