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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 18, 2026

05:00 PM

Chicago, IL

Procurement (CPO) Leadership: Chicago | Executive Networking Exchange

Procurement Leadership

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August 19, 2026

05:00 PM

Chicago, IL

IT (CIO) Leadership: Chicago | Executive Networking Exchange

Information Technology Leadership

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Cybersecurity (CISO) Leadership Exchange

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IT Leadership Exchange Summit : Atlanta

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CybAI Cybersecurity (CIO) Leadership Exchange

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IT (CIO) Leadership: Chicago | Executive Networking Exchange

Information Technology Leadership

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Ashwin Poojary

Director, SRE & DevOps

NVIDIA

Marc Mackey

Director of Global Technology PMO

Nike

Long Lam

Director of Information Technology

HD Supply

David Walsh

Head of IT & Security

Barstool Sports

Vijay Duraiswamy

Principal Technical Program Manager

Target

Marcus Clark

Director of Digital Transformation

Pactiv Evergreen

Fletus Poston

Director Security and System Architecture

3D Systems

Rich Eyrish

Senior IT Project Manager

Boeing

Bradley Thomas

Director - Cyber Security Center - Global Monitoring & Response

FICO

Nilesh Kardekar

Director, Tech Service & Product Manager- Cyber Security

UBS

Michael Clites

Manager, Network Security

Intact Specialty Solutions

Jamie Spradlin

Associate Vice Chancellor & CISO

Maricopa County Community College District

Milan Patel

Senior Product Manager - IAM Security

Broadcom

James Finch

Sr Director IT Operations

HealthEquity

Samarth Shah

Senior Cloud Architect - Technical VP

Equifax

Gerhard Nel

Senior IT Director

Albemarle Corporation

Michael Rombout

Cybersecurity Manager - Threat Informed Defense

Southwest Airlines

Ashley Shaw

Senior Director, Cybersecurity PMO

NBCUniversal

Sathiyan Kutty

Head of AI - Data Science & Engineering

Kaiser Permanente

Vijay Nair

Director R&D IT - Head of Research IT

Gilead Sciences

Krunal Patel

Sr Manager, Software Engineering

Walmart

Mayukh Roy

Senior Vice President

PIMCO

Joel Parmar

Director of IT and Business Relations

Parexel

Shri Peterzeil

Deputy Risk Information Officer / BISO

Kaiser Permanente

Madjid Nakhjiri

Security Architect

Lucid Motors

Marc Mackey

Director of Global Technology PMO

Nike

Scott Dennull

VP Infrastructure Services & Operations

NetJets

Keith Deininger

VP, Enterprise Technology, Third Party Risk Management

Truist Financial

Harsh Singh

Director - Data Analytics & AI

Merck

Kurleigh Ryan

AVP - Senior Information/Network Security Architect

Deutsche Bank

Long Lam

Director of Information Technology

HD Supply

Thao Vo

Principal Security Engineer

Zillow Group (Previous Employment)

Matthew Hoy

Senior Staff, Cyber Defense - Incident Response

Albertsons Companies, Inc.

Kanakavelan Gothandaraman

Global Head of Information Security

HedgeServ

Sharada Tyagi

Sr. Manager of Data Governance

CVS Health

Sathishkumar Palanisamy

Expert Enterprise Architect

Discover

Marino Vedanayagam

Head of Risk, Governance & Controls - USA

ANZ

Gary Gooden

Deputy CIO

County of Ventura

Andy Stewart

Region Cybersecurity Officer, Northwest

CommonSpirit Health

John Remo

Senior Vice President - Global Infrastructure & Cybersecurity

Warner Music Group

Carissa Wikstrom

Sr. Manager of Enterprise Architecture

Walgreens

Josh Sargel

Head of Identity and Access Management

3M

Anusha Dwivedula

Director of Product, Data and Analytics

Morningstar

Ashwin Poojary

Director, SRE & DevOps

NVIDIA

Zeid Zumot

Sr Manager, Cyber Security Engineering

Synopsys

James Massa

Senior Executive Director of Software Engineering and Architecture

JPMorgan Chase

Dustin Bradley

VP, Cybersecurity

Citi Bank

Rajesh Nair

Senior Technical Program Manager - Cybersecurity

LinkedIn

Stanley Egbor

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

Sun Life

Steve Kraus

Director, IT

Syneos Health

Rajesh Jaikeran

Director of Infrastructure Engineering

Whole Foods

Phil Miller

CISO

LPL Financial

Charity Chirowamhangu

VP Information Security

The World Bank

Chris Duncan

IT Director

Indiana Secretary of State

Preeti Shah

Vice President, Technology & Innovations

Blackstone

Gary Dunbar

Director of Digital Engineering and IT

ENGIE North America

Dhrubojyoti Das Deb

Senior Vice President of Software Engineering

JPMorgan Chase

Hima Arimanda

Sr. Director of Technology

Elevance Health

Gopala Gudapati

SAP Cybersecurity Manager

Celanese

Sanjoy Sarkar

SVP, Director - Application Development & Support

First Citizens Bank

Wolf Halton

VP Global Enterprise Security Architecture

U.S. Bank

Vipin Gautam

Sr Director Cyber Security

Hoag Hospital

Gaurav Sharma

Director of Engineering

Nike (Previous Employment)

Gaurav Shekhar

Vice President - Technology

U.S. Bank

Kim Carroll

Director Indirect Procurement

Kellanova

JT McFarlin

Director of Information Security

Candescent

Bijoy Abraham

Managed Services Governance Leader

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

Mohannad Aladwan

Sr. Director, IT Applications & Business Enablement

Make A Wish America

Anthony Almanzar

Vice President, IT Program Management

State Street

Shobhit Mehta

Security & Compliance Director

Headspace

Avdhesh Kumar Bhardwaj

VP, DevSecOps Engineer

Truist

Prakash Holalkere

Sr Director, Enterprise Architecture & Strategy, Data & AI

Stanley Black & Decker

Palash Shil

AVP -Software Engineering Manager

U.S. Bank

Sen Selvaraj

SVP - Risk

Truist

Andy Kasi

SVP, Enterprise Application Development

Wintrust Financial

Amir Tabei

Chief Information Officer

Dallas Museum of Art

Tanweer Surve

Head of Cloud Center of Enablement

PNC Financial Services

Nishant Shrivastava

Enterprise Architect

Bio-Rad Laboratories

Abey Varughese

Head of Data Platforms and Engineering

GE HealthCare

Mahesh Todkar

Director Information Security

Applied Materials

Leon Ravenna

CISO

OPENLANE

Darrel Raynor

Director, Cyber Risk & Business Integration

Lower Colorado River Authority

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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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Are Kodi Connect IT Events limited to a specific topic?
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Peer Insights

Chicago Event Attendee

Honest experiences shared by our valued partners

Peer Insights

Chicago Event Attendee

Honest experiences shared by our valued partners

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

“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

“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

CISO

“This was great!”

Rush University Medical Center
Rush University Medical Center

"This was great!"

Cybersecurity Applications & AI Risk Lead

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

CDAO

“Great event.”

Duke Energy
Duke Energy

"Great event."

Head of Engineering - Software, Data and AI

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

CIO

“Great event.”

Tuff Shed
Tuff Shed

"Great event."

Director of Infrastrucutre, Support, and Security

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

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

CIO

“Excellent event good work.”

UBS
UBS

"Excellent event good work."

Director

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

“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

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

“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

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

CPO

“Good event.”

Hubbell, Inc
Hubbell, Inc

"Good event."

Sr Director, Global Sourcing

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

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

CISO

“Good format, good vendors & possible clients.”

UBS
UBS

"Good format, good vendors & possible clients."

Director

5

CPO

“Enjoyed the networking, icebreaker and sales.”

R1 RCM
R1 RCM

"Enjoyed the networking, icebreaker and sales."

Senior Director, Procurement

5

CISO

“Very organized event, great planning.”

PayPal
PayPal

"Very organized event, great planning."

Head of Threat Detection Engineering

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 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

“Great event!”

Transamerica
Transamerica

"Great event!"

Lead, Software Engineering

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

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 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

“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

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

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

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

“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

“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

“Love this event!”

Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines

"Love this event!"

Manager Cybersecurity and Threat Intelligence

5

CISO

“Excellent event and well organized.”

MBTA
MBTA

"Excellent event and well organized."

CISO

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

“Excellent organization.”

NVIDIA Corporation
NVIDIA Corporation

"Excellent organization."

Director, Site Reliability Engineering & DevOps

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

“Great experience!”

Raytheon
Raytheon

"Great experience!"

Senior Engineering Manager - Identity and Access Management

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

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

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

“All good. Well done event.”

Smart and Final
Smart and Final

"All good. Well done event."

Manager - Cybersecurity & Compliance

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

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

“Good event, keep it up!”

Verizon
Verizon

"Good event, keep it up!"

Associate Director, AI Security Operations

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

“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

“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

“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

“Overall experience = good!”

DirecTV
DirecTV

"Overall experience = good!"

Director, IT Software Engineering

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

“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

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

“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

“Good event.”

Visa
Visa

"Good event."

Director, Generative AI and Machine Learning Application Strategy

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

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

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

CIO

“Love the event networking of this.”

Cigna Healthcare
Cigna Healthcare

"Love the event networking of this."

Software Engineering Manager , QA Space

5

CISO

“Liked the format.”

Axon
Axon

"Liked the format."

Head of Information Security and Compliance

5

CIO

“Excellent! Very well coordinated program.”

Verizon
Verizon

"Excellent! Very well coordinated program."

VP of AI, Data, and ML

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

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

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

“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

CISO

“Good Event”

Sanofi
Sanofi

"Good Event"

Cyber Security Expert for Cloud Critical Infrastructure

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

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

CIO

“Great event. I loved it.”

First Citizens Bank
First Citizens Bank

"Great event. I loved it."

SVP/Director - Application Development & Support

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

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

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

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

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

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

R1 RCM
R1 RCM

"Enjoyed the networking, icebreaker and sales."

Senior Director, Procurement

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

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

McKesson Corporation
McKesson Corporation

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

Lead IT Architect, Technical Program 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

Syneos Health
Syneos Health

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

Director, IT

5

Noesis Corporation
Noesis Corporation

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

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

Affirm
Affirm

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

Sr IAM Manager and Architect

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

Red Canary
Red Canary

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

5

Soho House
Soho House

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

IT Manager, Eastern North America

5

FICO
FICO

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

Director IT Software Engineering

5

Tesla
Tesla

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

Senior Staff Information Security Engineer

5

DirecTV
DirecTV

"Overall experience = good!"

Director, IT Software Engineering

5

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics

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

Director, Technology Sourcing & Vendor Management

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

Sanofi
Sanofi

"Good Event"

Cyber Security Expert for Cloud Critical Infrastructure

5

Sievo
Sievo

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

5

Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines

"Love this event!"

Manager Cybersecurity and 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

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality

"I really enjoy this style of interactions."

Chief Information Security Officer

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 Citizens Bank
First Citizens Bank

"Great event. I loved it."

SVP/Director - Application Development & Support

5

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

"Very informative and great time with each vendor."

Senior Manager, Sourcing

5

Starbucks
Starbucks

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

Security Architect

5

Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente

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

IT Operations Manager

5

Visa
Visa

"Good event."

Director, Generative AI and Machine Learning Application Strategy

5

UBS
UBS

"Good format, good vendors & possible clients."

Director

5

Raytheon
Raytheon

"Great experience!"

Senior Engineering Manager - Identity and Access Management

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

Rush University Medical Center
Rush University Medical Center

"This was great!"

Cybersecurity Applications & AI Risk Lead

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

First National Financials
First National Financials

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

Project Manager

5

NVIDIA Corporation
NVIDIA Corporation

"Excellent organization."

Director, Site Reliability Engineering & DevOps

5

PayPal
PayPal

"Very organized event, great planning."

Head of Threat Detection Engineering

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

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

Elevance Health
Elevance Health

"Well organized, love to attend future events."

Information Security Senior Advisor

5

Duke Energy
Duke Energy

"Great event."

Head of Engineering - Software, Data and AI

5

Sony Pictures Entertainment
Sony Pictures Entertainment

"Great turnout and loved the different companies participating."

Manager, Vendor and Compliance, Project Manager

5

Rotork PLC
Rotork PLC

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

Information Security Officer

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

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

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

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

United States Air Force
United States Air Force

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

Vulnerability Management Lead

5

IDEXX
IDEXX

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

Associate Director, IT Service Delivery

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

Verizon
Verizon

"Excellent! Very well coordinated program."

VP of AI, Data, and ML

5

Hubbell, Inc
Hubbell, Inc

"Good event."

Sr Director, Global Sourcing

5

Flagstar Bank
Flagstar Bank

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

VP Technology Project Manager Sr

5

Amex Global Business Travel
Amex Global Business Travel

"Love the engagement. Thank you."

Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing

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

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

Soho House
Soho House

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

IT Manager, Eastern North America

5

UBS
UBS

"Excellent event good work."

Director

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

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

Uber
Uber

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

Head of Risk Management

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

SGS & CO
SGS & CO

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

Regional IT Lead

5

Capital One
Capital One

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

Director, Head of Small Business Card Architecture

5

Transamerica
Transamerica

"Great event!"

Lead, Software Engineering

5

Axon
Axon

"Liked the format."

Head of Information Security and Compliance

5

Nuvei
Nuvei

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

Director, Digital Assets

5

MBTA
MBTA

"Excellent event and well organized."

CISO

5

Smart and Final
Smart and Final

"All good. Well done event."

Manager - Cybersecurity & Compliance

5

Salesforce
Salesforce

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

Director of Software Engineering, Cloud Platform Services & Security

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

WSP
WSP

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

VP of Procurement, ERP implementation

5

Partner Insights

Chicago Event Sponsor

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Partner Insights

Chicago Event Sponsor

Honest experiences shared by our valued partners

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

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

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

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

YASH Technologies
YASH Technologies

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

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 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

“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

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

“Customer interactions were great and meaningful.”

Yubico
Yubico

"Customer interactions were great and meaningful."

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

“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

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

“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

“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

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

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

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

“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

“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 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

“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

“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

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

SailPoint
SailPoint

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

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

“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

“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

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

Panorays
Panorays

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

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 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

CPO

“Enjoyed the networking, icebreaker and sales.”

R1 RCM
R1 RCM

"Enjoyed the networking, icebreaker and sales."

Senior Director, Procurement

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

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

SGS & CO
SGS & CO

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

Regional IT Lead

5

R1 RCM
R1 RCM

"Enjoyed the networking, icebreaker and sales."

Senior Director, Procurement

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

Brinqa
Brinqa

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

5

Opkalla
Opkalla

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

5

BigID
BigID

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

5

SpyCloud
SpyCloud

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

5

Ping Identity
Ping Identity

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

5

Panorays
Panorays

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

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

Order.co
Order.co

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

5

Concentric AI
Concentric AI

"Quality people and refreshing conversations."

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

SailPoint
SailPoint

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

5

Catchpoint
Catchpoint

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

5

Hidden Layer
Hidden Layer

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

5

YASH Technologies
YASH Technologies

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

5

Red Canary
Red Canary

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

5

Deepwatch
Deepwatch

"Really good conversations lots of great learning opportunities."

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

Arionkonder
Arionkonder

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

5

Noesis Corporation
Noesis Corporation

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

5

Expel
Expel

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

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

Automation Anywhere
Automation Anywhere

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

5

Chainguard
Chainguard

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

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

Yubico
Yubico

"Customer interactions were great and meaningful."

5

Cyberhaven
Cyberhaven

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

5

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