2020 #NashITSummit on "Leading into the World that is Becoming” is November 17!

The Greater Nashville IT Summit is a one day conference designed to provide high-quality, forward-looking content to IT practitioners at all levels, as well as provide opportunities for networking and peer-to-peer learning. This year’s conference theme will be “Leading into the World That Is Becoming,” with keynotes, panels, and breakout sessions focused on how companies, individuals, and Middle Tennessee's tech community can and will excel in a post-COVID 19 world. Highlighting just a few sessions of interest to Chamber members:

Untapped Potential: Getting More Women to the Table in Tech - WiTT is presenting a panel discussion which brings together female technology executives to share their perspectives on being a leader in male-dominated industry, recruiting women in tech, and the benefits of having more diversity at the table. Panelists include:

  • Meg Chamblee - WiTT President; Executive Vice President, Tennessee, UDig (Moderator)
  • Cheryl Farrar - Chief Sourcing & Strategy Officer, National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA)
  • Sarah Hagovsky, Chief Information Officer, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC)
  • Vanessa Hickman - Assistant Vice President, Information Technology, Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority
  • Casey Santos SVP, Head of Business Process Innovation, Workflow & Automation, AllianceBernstein

Leading into the World that is Becoming - Local tech leaders will provide their unique insights on what the future of IT looks like with regard to technology, automation, team structure, and collaboration, how COVID has changed those views, and what we all need to be doing to prepare for that future. Panelists include:

  • Stephanie Dedmon, CIO for the State of TN
  • Kristin Darby, CIO for Envision,
  • Tara Jones, CIO for Brookdale,
  • Joel Stinnett, Tech Reporter for the Nashville Business Journal (Moderator)

A Tech Humanist Look at the Future of Nashville - Keynote Speaker Kate O’Neill will kick-off the Summit by delivering her keynote presentation on November 17. Author, strategy expert and futurist, she is the founder and CEO of KO Insights, as she helps humanity prepare for an increasingly tech-driven future by teaching businesses how to make technology that’s better for humans.

Virtual Networking Lunch – sponsored by the Nashville Software School. It’s tough enough to casually network and connect with others at a virtual conference, but if you’ve experienced the 2020 NTC Annual Meeting or the Happy Hour at the 2020 Analytics Summit, you’ll know it's a lot of fun!

Chamber members, register using the Member Ticket with the promo code "CHAMBER" to receive a 10% discount on your ticket to the Summit. Groups/teams of 5 or more automatically receive additional discounts. Register now at: REGISTER.

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