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SIM Memphis Strategy Series

The Memphis Strategy Series is the largest gathering of IT leaders in the Memphis region each year. The event offers IT leaders the opportunity to educate one another in an environment where ideas are exchanged by attendees as well as our outstanding speakers throughout the day's agenda.

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26Speakers
50Sponsors
42Sessions
67Companies · in total

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Speakers

Programmed at SIM, in alphabetical order.

Alex Tartera
SVP Information Security & Privacy · MAA
Amanda West
SVP, Deputy CIO · First Horizon
Anil Karuhatty
Chief Information Officer · Allegiance by Cigna Healthcare
Arnie Matson
Chief Information Officer · Ducks Unlimited
Balaji Venkatasubramaniyar
Technical Lead for Enterprise Platform Integrations · Wisdom Infotech
Clyde Jarvis
Managing Vice President, Global Digital Technology · Marriott International
Damon West
Best Selling Author and Speaker
Doug Vondera
Field CISO · SentinelOne
George Crump
Chief Marketing Officer · Verge.io
Jay Gokhale
Digital Product Manager · FedEx
Jeff Wilhelmy
Chief Digital Transformation Officer · Sylvamo
Josh Kleen
Sales Engineering Leader · Rubrik
Mallory Sword Glenn
Director, AI Agents Product Marketing · Okta
Marcus Hobgood
Vice President, Technology Services · St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Michael Carducci
Holistic Software Architect · Carducci Inc
Michael Salzgeber
IT Director, Enterprise Technical Services · Sylvamo
Mike Salzgeber
IT Director, Enterprise Technical Services · Sylvamo
Nathan Mueller
Ethics and Fraud Speaker · Self
Reid Wallace
Director of Information Security · Varsity Brands
Rob Ingenthron
Senior Solutions Architect · Semperis
Scott Balentine
Disaster Recovery Program Manager · Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
Selvaganesh Selvaraj
Enterprise & Cloud Architect and Technical IT Manager · AutoZone, Inc.

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

AutoZonePlatinum
Diamond SponsorDiamond
First HorizonDiamond
International PaperPlatinum
Methodist Le Bonheur HealthcarePlatinum
Mitsubishi Chemical GroupPlatinum
Platinum Sponsor 1Platinum
Platinum Sponsor 2Platinum
Platinum Sponsor 3Platinum
Platinum Sponsor 4Platinum
Platinum Sponsor 5Platinum
St. Jude Children's Research HospitalPlatinum
ALSACConference Sponsor
Baker DonelsonRegistration Sponsor
Bass, Berry & Sims PLCConference Plus Sponsor (Reception)
BlueCross BlueShield of TennesseeConference Sponsor
Breakfast Sponsor 1Conference Plus Sponsor
Breakfast Sponsor 2Conference Plus Sponsor
Conference Sponsor 1Conference Sponsor
Conference Sponsor 10Conference Sponsor
Conference Sponsor 11Conference Sponsor
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Conference Sponsor 2Conference Sponsor
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Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial AdvisorsConference Sponsor
EFM EventsTitle Sponsor
FedExTitle Sponsor
KIPP MemphisConference Sponsor
MLGW (Memphis Light, Gas and Water)Conference Plus Sponsor (WiFi)
Musculoskeletal GroupConference Sponsor
Patagonia HealthConference Sponsor
Pinnacle Financial PartnersConference Sponsor

Agenda

Selected from 42 sessions.

  • 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM CST / 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Your local time(45 min)

    AI at Scale: Lessons from Senior Technology Leaders in Large, Multibillion-Dollar Organizations

    What does AI transformation really look like inside large enterprises? Senior technology executives from large, multibillion-dollar organizations who are leading AI initiatives sha…

  • 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM CST / 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Your local time(45 min)

    Building a Resilience Culture: From Compliance to Enterprise Capability

    Most organizations can demonstrate compliance with business continuity, disaster recovery, and operational resilience requirements. Far fewer can demonstrate the ability to sustain…

  • 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM CST / 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Your local time(45 min)

    Digital Transformation

  • 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM CST / 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Your local time(45 min)

    Rogue by Default: Why AI Agents Need an Identity Layer, Not Just Guardrails

    Security teams are stacking guardrails around AI agents: prompt filters, output monitors, and content classifiers. None of them govern identity, which means none of them govern wha…

  • 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CST / 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM Your local time(45 min)

    Reality Check: Five Years Into Sylvamo's Azure Journey

    When Sylvamo separated from International Paper, the migration direction was clear: if it's Intel-based, it runs in Azure. Five years later, Sylvamo IT leaders Mike Salzgeber and W…

  • 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CST / 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM Your local time(45 min)

    From Enablement to Agentic: How St. Jude Is Building an AI-Ready Workforce and Putting Agents into Production

    Every organization is being told to "adopt AI," but the distance between a pilot and a workforce that actually works differently is where most programs stall. This session shares h…

  • 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CST / 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM Your local time(45 min)

    The AI-Assisted Developer: Transforming How Applications Are Built

    AI is no longer a bolt-on feature - it's becoming a core part of how software gets designed, built, and maintained. This session explores the practical shift underway in enterprise…

  • 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CST / 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM Your local time(45 min)

    The Evolving Role of CISOs in the age of AI

    CISOs roles continue to evolve along side of businesses.  Evolving from an oft earned "Department of NO!" to a business focused advisor and enabler.  The acceleration of AI is tugg…

  • 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM CST / 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM Your local time(15 min)

    Networking Break

Company intelligence

What does it mean when 67 companies show up, and 5 bet on three roles at once?

67 companies. five 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
5All threespeak · spons · exh
45Sponsoringsponsor only
17Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

AutoZone·FedEx·First Horizon·Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare·St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Speakers by seniority

58% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite623%
  • VP-level415%
  • Director / Head of519%
  • Manager / Lead312%
  • Product14%
  • Engineer · IC415%
  • Other roles312%

Of 26 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1AutoZoneSponsor · Platinum1
2FedExSponsor · Title Sponsor1
3First HorizonSponsor · Diamond1
4Methodist Le Bonheur HealthcareSponsor · Platinum1
5St. Jude Children's Research HospitalSponsor · Platinum1
6Sylvamo4
7ALSACSponsor · Conference Sponsor-
8Baker DonelsonSponsor · Registration Sponsor-
9Bass, Berry & Sims PLCSponsor · Conference Plus Sponsor (Reception)-
10BlueCross BlueShield of TennesseeSponsor · Conference Sponsor-
11Breakfast Sponsor 1Sponsor · Conference Plus Sponsor-
12Breakfast Sponsor 2Sponsor · Conference Plus Sponsor-
13Conference Sponsor #1Sponsor · Conference Sponsor-
14Conference Sponsor #10Sponsor · Conference Sponsor-
Sponsors by tier
diamond2
4% of 50
platinum10
20% of 50
conference plus sponsor (wifi)1
2% of 50
conference sponsor28
56% of 50
registration sponsor2
4% of 50
conference plus sponsor4
8% of 50
title sponsor2
4% of 50
conference plus sponsor (reception)1
2% of 50
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