Philadelphia Marriott Downtown
1201 Market St., Philadelphia, PA
October 18, 2019
7:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Meet the 2019 CIO ORBIE Finalists
PhillyCIO has announced finalists for the 2019 Philadelphia CIO of the Year® ORBIE® Awards, which recognizes the best-of-the-best in Philadelphia technology leadership. Winners will be announced at the CIO of the Year Awards breakfast on October 18, 2019 at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown.
2019 Awards Season
CIO of the Year nominees & finalists are honored at a series of executive events, beginning with the Nominee Reception and ending with the CIO of the Year ORBIE Awards breakfast.
2019 Keynote
Becky Blalock, IT Thought Leader, Author, Speaker
Author of the bestselling book DARE: Straight Talk on Confidence, Courage, and Career and a trailblazer to the C-suite, Becky Blalock is a sought after speaker, IT thought leader and champion of skill and relationship building to achieve success in the workplace.
Sponsorship
Philadelphia CIO of the Year Awards sponsors are highly valued partners invited by local CIOs to experience the unique opportunity of recognizing the senior technology leadership of top organizations in Philadelphia through a series of year-long events.
2019 Philadelphia CIO of the Year Awards Agenda
| 7:00am | Registration & Networking |
| 7:00am | VIP Reception* |
| 8:00am | CIO of the Year® Awards Breakfast |
| 10:15am | Q&A with Keynote** |
*Access limited to CIOs and select sponsor representatives.
**Access limited to CIOs, their direct reports, and select sponsor representatives.
Leadership Award Recipient
Michael Golz, SVP & CIO, SAP America Inc.
As chief information officer, Michael Golz oversees all IT solutions and services in North America, aligning information and technology strategy with SAP’s business strategy, and providing best-in-class processes and optimized operations for all lines of business. He leads the “SAP Runs SAP” program, highlighting IT and product innovation in the areas of cloud, real-time business platform, applications, analytics, and mobile. Under his leadership, SAP Global IT has become the company's best customer reference. Michael oversees IT for Latin America and the Caribbean as well.
