Industry Leadership Council Button group with nested dropdown Karen Hornig NIPR, CEO Visit Website Brian Anderson NIC, Chief Technology Officer Visit Website Fred Ellermeier Black & Veatch, Vice President, Connected Communities Visit Website Trish Merz Tanium, RVP Visit Website Josh Maxfield Garmin International Inc., Associate General Counsel - Corporate Visit Website Michael Graber RSM US LLP, Partner Visit Website Jeanette Prenger ECCO Select Corporation, President & CEO Visit Website Gregory Kratofil Polsinelli PC, Shareholder Visit Website John Chawana Metropolitan Community College, Vice Chancellor | Institutional Effectiveness, Research & Technology Visit Website Josh Brewster Trozzolo, VP Public Relations Visit Website Chris Underwood Burns & McDonnell, General Manager, Business & Technology Solutions Visit Website David Mitchell VMLY&R, Chief Technology Officer Visit Website Jill McCarthy Kansas City Area Development Council, SVP | Corporate Attraction Visit Website John Kmetz Forvis, Partner Visit Website Jeremy Bonnesen Summit Technology Academy, Director/Principal Visit Website Scott Woodward MarksNelson LLC, Partner Visit Website Gary Agness Synetic Technologies Inc., Vice President Visit Website Dale Werts Lathrop GPM LLP, Attorney Visit Website Matthew Simmons Unite Private Networks, Vice President of Enterprise Sales North Region/Central Region Visit Website Steve Cosentino Stinson LLP, Attorney Visit Website Patricia Bergman University of Kansas Edwards Campus, Director of Strategic Partnerships Visit Website Kevin Sears JE Dunn Construction Visit Website Brent Coonrod Cboe Global Markets Visit Website Angela Hurt Veracity Consulting, Inc, CEO Visit Website Neelima Parasker SnapIT Solutions, CEO Visit Website Michael Hannan LightEdge Solutions, Chief Security Officer Visit Website George Brooks Crema, Founder CEO Visit Website Kurt Hadermann BlueScope Buildings North America, VP Technology Visit Website Scott Morris National Association of Insurance Commissioners, CTO Visit Website Mike Zimmerman Viagio Technologies, CEO Visit Website Scott Ramon NBKC Bank, Chief Technology Officer Greg Elliott 1623 Farnam, LLC, Vice President, Business Development Visit Website Tonya Phillips Zerto, Inc., Enterprise Sales Representative Visit Website Ravi Peru CommunityAmerica Credit Union, Chief Information Officer Visit Website Shane Westrup Eversana Chris Newlin Netrality - 1102 Grand, Director of Strategic Accounts Visit Website Terry Owens Kansas City National Security Campus, Chief Information Officer Visit Website Tom Collins Dimensional Innovations, President + CFO Visit Website Ash Siebecker Ascend Learning, CTO Visit Website Kanon Kozad Pomerol Partners Visit Website Chris Cooley Fortinet Visit Website Nathan Lagergren SS&C Technologies, Sr. Director Software Engineering Visit Website Dan Bower Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, AVP Visit Website Jeff Portsche American Century Investments, Vice President Client Technology Visit Website Doug Oliveira Caliber Financial Services, CIO Visit Website Sarah Meuli Verizon, State Government Affairs Daniel Cross Slalom, General Manager Visit Website Lana Veytia Wesco, Sales Manager Visit Website Xavier Montes de Oca VMware Tanzu Visit Website Andrea Jones Diode Ventures, Director of Digital Orientation Visit Website Bill Graff Clarivate Analytics(US) LLC, SVP & Chief Information Officer Nickolette Cole H&R Block, VP of Technology-Small Business & Financial Servic Visit Website Kevin Ruel Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, DVP, Infrastructure Cloud Computing Visit Website Stephanie Seger Meta, Community Development Regional Manager Michael Hanska Oracle Cerner, SVP of Engineering Visit Website John Felton UMB Bank, CTO Richard Wilbanks Tata Consultancy Services Limited Karen Hornig NIPR, CEO Visit Website Brian Anderson NIC, Chief Technology Officer Visit Website Fred Ellermeier Black & Veatch, Vice President, Connected Communities Visit Website Trish Merz Tanium, RVP Visit Website Josh Maxfield Garmin International Inc., Associate General Counsel - Corporate Visit Website Michael Graber RSM US LLP, Partner Visit Website Jeanette Prenger ECCO Select Corporation, President & CEO Visit Website Gregory Kratofil Polsinelli PC, Shareholder Visit Website John Chawana Metropolitan Community College, Vice Chancellor | Institutional Effectiveness, Research & Technology Visit Website Josh Brewster Trozzolo, VP Public Relations Visit Website Chris Underwood Burns & McDonnell, General Manager, Business & Technology Solutions Visit Website David Mitchell VMLY&R, Chief Technology Officer Visit Website Jill McCarthy Kansas City Area Development Council, SVP | Corporate Attraction Visit Website John Kmetz Forvis, Partner Visit Website Jeremy Bonnesen Summit Technology Academy, Director/Principal Visit Website Scott Woodward MarksNelson LLC, Partner Visit Website Gary Agness Synetic Technologies Inc., Vice President Visit Website Dale Werts Lathrop GPM LLP, Attorney Visit Website Matthew Simmons Unite Private Networks, Vice President of Enterprise Sales North Region/Central Region Visit Website Steve Cosentino Stinson LLP, Attorney Visit Website Patricia Bergman University of Kansas Edwards Campus, Director of Strategic Partnerships Visit Website Kevin Sears JE Dunn Construction Visit Website Brent Coonrod Cboe Global Markets Visit Website Angela Hurt Veracity Consulting, Inc, CEO Visit Website Neelima Parasker SnapIT Solutions, CEO Visit Website Michael Hannan LightEdge Solutions, Chief Security Officer Visit Website George Brooks Crema, Founder CEO Visit Website Kurt Hadermann BlueScope Buildings North America, VP Technology Visit Website Scott Morris National Association of Insurance Commissioners, CTO Visit Website Mike Zimmerman Viagio Technologies, CEO Visit Website Scott Ramon NBKC Bank, Chief Technology Officer Greg Elliott 1623 Farnam, LLC, Vice President, Business Development Visit Website Tonya Phillips Zerto, Inc., Enterprise Sales Representative Visit Website Ravi Peru CommunityAmerica Credit Union, Chief Information Officer Visit Website Shane Westrup Eversana Chris Newlin Netrality - 1102 Grand, Director of Strategic Accounts Visit Website Terry Owens Kansas City National Security Campus, Chief Information Officer Visit Website Tom Collins Dimensional Innovations, President + CFO Visit Website Ash Siebecker Ascend Learning, CTO Visit Website Kanon Kozad Pomerol Partners Visit Website Chris Cooley Fortinet Visit Website Nathan Lagergren SS&C Technologies, Sr. Director Software Engineering Visit Website Dan Bower Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, AVP Visit Website Jeff Portsche American Century Investments, Vice President Client Technology Visit Website Doug Oliveira Caliber Financial Services, CIO Visit Website Sarah Meuli Verizon, State Government Affairs Daniel Cross Slalom, General Manager Visit Website Lana Veytia Wesco, Sales Manager Visit Website Xavier Montes de Oca VMware Tanzu Visit Website Andrea Jones Diode Ventures, Director of Digital Orientation Visit Website Bill Graff Clarivate Analytics(US) LLC, SVP & Chief Information Officer Nickolette Cole H&R Block, VP of Technology-Small Business & Financial Servic Visit Website Kevin Ruel Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, DVP, Infrastructure Cloud Computing Visit Website Stephanie Seger Meta, Community Development Regional Manager Michael Hanska Oracle Cerner, SVP of Engineering Visit Website John Felton UMB Bank, CTO Richard Wilbanks Tata Consultancy Services Limited thank you to our sponsors: Visionary Sponsor Cornerstone Sponsors Industry Partners