Technology

Louisiana IT Symposium 2026

Starts in 19 days

Louisiana IT Symposium 2026 runs on Nov 17, 2026 at Higgins Hotel and Conference Center in New Orleans, United States. It is a Technology conference. It starts in 19 days. ConferenceGrid lists 18 speakers, 2 sponsors and 41 sessions so far.

Lineup updated Oct 23, 2026 · dates verified Jul 11, 2026

The Louisiana IT Symposium is Louisiana's premier single-day event designed exclusively for the IT executive community. The symposium aims to foster professional networking and provide actionable insights into business-changing technology and management solutions for IT leaders. Attendees can explore cutting-edge solutions, make valuable industry connections…

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18Speakers
2Sponsors
41Sessions
17Companies · in total

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Agenda

Selected from 41 sessions.

  • 10:00 AM - 10:35 AM CST / 11:00 AM - 11:35 AM Your local time(35 min)

    Breakout Session

  • 10:00 AM - 10:35 AM CST / 11:00 AM - 11:35 AM Your local time(35 min)

    Elevating IT as a Strategic Business Partner

    IT can be more than a service organization, it can be a strategic growth engine. That shift starts with understanding the business, its processes, and its most important outcomes t…

  • 10:00 AM - 10:35 AM CST / 11:00 AM - 11:35 AM Your local time(35 min)

    Stop Buying Dashboards. Start a Data Practice.

    Most companies do not fail at analytics because they picked the wrong dashboard. They fail because the stack, the people, and the plan never get built as one practice. This 20 to 3…

  • 10:00 AM - 10:35 AM CST / 11:00 AM - 11:35 AM Your local time(35 min)

    The CISO's Balancing Act: Securing Innovation Without Slowing the Business

    Today's CISO is being asked to do more than protect the enterprise - they must enable it. As cloud, AI, digital health, and new technologies accelerate, security leaders must balan…

  • 10:00 AM - 10:35 AM CST / 11:00 AM - 11:35 AM Your local time(35 min)

    The ERP Modernization Reckoning: Lessons from the Trenches

    Large enterprises are investing significant time and resources into ERP modernization, yet these initiatives often come with unexpected complexity, shifting timelines, and difficul…

  • 10:35 AM - 10:45 AM CST / 11:35 AM - 11:45 AM Your local time(10 min)

    Networking Break

  • 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM CST / 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM Your local time(30 min)

    Approving AI Is Easy. Operating AI at Scale Is Hard

    Most organizations have figured out how to say "yes" or "no" to AI. Far fewer have figured out what comes next. As AI adoption accelerates across clinical, operational, and admini…

  • 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM CST / 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM Your local time(30 min)

    Breakout Session

  • 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM CST / 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM Your local time(30 min)

    Hack Yourself First: Building Cyber Resilience with AI

    Your network is already being tested - the only question is whether you're the one doing the testing. Attackers don't break in; they log in, following the cheapest path through reu…

Speakers

Programmed at Louisiana, in alphabetical order.

Allen Wuescher
Executive Counselor · Info Tech Research Group
Ben Hilborn
Senior Director Program Management · Spectrum
Britani Pinckard
CISO · FMOL Health
Brittany Zimmerman
Founder | CEO | Chief of Innovation · Yummet
Chris Chism
Superintendent · Pearl Public School District
Dheeraj Pandey
Founder and CEO · DevRev
Gamil Nassar
Chief Digital Officer (CDO) · Louisiana Cat
John Steinmetz
Fractional CDO · John Steinmetz
Kristin Milano
Assistant Vice President of Cybersecurity · Ochsner Health System
Manoj Agarwal
Co-Founder and President · DevRev
Mark Lewis
Owner · Communique LLC
Melanie Dixon
CIO · Stokes and Associates
Michael Carducci
Emcee/Magician · Carducci Inc
Paul Plauche
IT Director · Turner Industries Group LLC
Shannon Wild
VP - Info Systems & Shared Services · Brown & Root Industrial Services, LLC
Shawnee Delaney
CEO - Vaillance Group; Former Decorated Clandestine Services Officer - Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) · Vaillance Group
Thomas Reyes
Sr. Solution Architect · Netskope
Vincent Maggiore
Director of IT and Information Security Officer · Louisiana Cat

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

Communique LLCCorporate Partner
New Orleans ChamberCorporate Partner

Quick answers

When is Louisiana IT Symposium 2026?
Louisiana IT Symposium 2026 runs on Nov 17, 2026 at Higgins Hotel and Conference Center in New Orleans, United States.
Where is Louisiana IT Symposium 2026 held?
Louisiana IT Symposium 2026 is held at Higgins Hotel and Conference Center in New Orleans, United States.
Who is speaking at Louisiana IT Symposium 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 18 speakers, including Allen Wuescher (Executive Counselor, Info Tech Research Group), Ben Hilborn (Senior Director Program Management, Spectrum) and Britani Pinckard (CISO, FMOL Health).
Who sponsors Louisiana IT Symposium 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 2 sponsors: Communique LLC and New Orleans Chamber.
Company intelligence

What does it mean when 17 companies show up, and 1 bet on three roles at once?

Seventeen companies. one are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
1All threespeak · spons · exh
1Sponsoringsponsor only
15Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

Communique LLC

Speakers by seniority

72% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite633%
  • Founder / Owner211%
  • VP-level211%
  • Director / Head of317%
  • Engineer · IC16%
  • Other roles422%

Of 18 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1Communique LLCSponsor · Corporate Partner1
2New Orleans ChamberSponsor · Corporate Partner-
3DevRev2
4Louisiana Cat2
5Brown & Root Industrial Services, LLC1
6Carducci Inc1
7FMOL Health1
8Info-Tech Research Group1
9John Steinmetz1
10Netskope1
11Ochsner Health System1
12Pearl Public School District1
13Spectrum1
14Stokes and Associates1
Sponsors by tier
corporate partner2
100% of 2