Leadership

SIM Boston Technology Leadership Summit 2026

The SIM Boston Technology Leadership Summit is the region's premier single-day event designed for the IT executive community. This annual Summit incorporates topics relevant to IT leaders, focusing on global trends and strategies for maintaining a competitive edge in today’s rapidly changing technology landscape. Attendees can explore innovative solutions, n…

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18Speakers
11Sponsors
94On the bill · sessions
27Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at SIM, in alphabetical order.
Adam Vinatieri
Pro Football Hall of Famer, Four-time Super Bowl champion · Retired - New England Patiots / Indianapolis Colts
Bernard Lee
D&A and AI Project Delivery · Harbourvest Partners
Chad Wright
CIO · Boston Dynamics
Chris
Chris Chism
Superintendent · Pearl Public School District
Cwyn Weldy
Senior Sales Engineer · Perforce
Dan Diachenko
Co-Founder and COO · TeamStation AI
David Pacific
Chief Data & Technology Officer · SQA Group
Devan Dewey
CTO · NEPC, LLC
Ed Keisling
Senior Vice President and Chief AI Officer · Progress Software
Eric Bloom
Executive Director · ITML Institute
Felicia Newhouse
Founder · AI-Powered Women
Kimberly Sharp
Founder · OakRoot HX
Matt D'Andraia
Principal, watsonx for Sports & Entertainment · IBM
Patrick Haverty
Director, Identity Resilience · Rubrik
Star Dargin
CEO Star Leadership · Star Leadership
Stefan Olander
Co-Founder · OMORPHO
Woody Evans
Vice President, Global Sales Engineering-US · Perforce
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
HuddleDiamond
PlatinumPlatinum
BreakfastSupporting Sponsor
ConferenceConference Sponsor
Executive TrackExecutive Track Sponsor
HeadshotsSupporting Sponsor
LunchSupporting Sponsor
ReceptionSupporting Sponsor
RegistrationSupporting Sponsor
TitleTitle Sponsor
WifiSupporting Sponsor
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Agenda

Selected from 94 sessions on the bill.
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT

    Breakout Session

  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT(30 min)

    Breakout Session

  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT(30 min)

    Making the Invisible Visible

    Discover Practical Ways to Uncover what's Blocking Success, Recognize Leadership Blindspots, and Create Lasting Impact

  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT(30 min)

    Steady Leadership Under Pressure

    Sustained pressure changes how people think, decide, and lead. This session introduces a research-backed framework for recognizing that reality and leading in a way that accounts f…

  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT(30 min)

    Will AI Break IT? Why IT Isn't Ready for AI and What to Do About It

    In this session, Devan Dewey explores the gap between how IT has always governed technology and what the new world of AI will require. With AI turning months-long build projects in…

  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT(30 min)

    Breakout Session

  • 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM EDT

    Breakout Session (Extended Session)

  • 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM EDT

    Technology Huddle - Extended Session

  • 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM EDT(1 hour, 15 min)

    (Extended Session)

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 27 companies, parsed from the program.

27 companies in attendance.

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
0All threespeak · spons · exh
11Sponsoringsponsor only
16Companies Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

61% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite528%
  • Founder / Owner317%
  • VP-level16%
  • Director / Head of211%
  • Manager / Lead16%
  • Engineer · IC16%
  • Other roles528%

Of 18 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01BreakfastSp·S
  2. 02ConferenceSp·C
  3. 03Executive TrackSp·E
  4. 04HeadshotsSp·S
  5. 05HuddleSp·D
  6. 06LunchSp·S
  7. 07PlatinumSp·P
  8. 08ReceptionSp·S
  9. 09RegistrationSp·S
  10. 10TitleSp·T
  11. 11WifiSp·S
  12. 12Perforce2V
  13. 13AI-Powered Women1V
  14. 14Boston Dynamics1V
Sponsors by tier
diamond1
9% of 11
platinum1
9% of 11
conference sponsor1
9% of 11
executive track sponsor1
9% of 11
supporting sponsor6
55% of 11
title sponsor1
9% of 11