Digital Ball 2009
May 9, 2009
The 2009 TechBridge Digital Ball once again exceeded expectations. More than ninety corporate sponsors joined presenting sponsor, Accenture, to raise over $1 million in cash and in-kind donations to continue the TechBridge mission – to increase the capacity of nonprofits to serve our community. Over 40 Digital Ball Hosts, leaders in the IT field, greeted 1,020 technology, business and nonprofit executives and guests on May 9th event at the Georgia World Congress Center Infinity was the theme of the 2009 Digital Ball and served as a fitting backdrop to highlight the ingenuity and impact of local nonprofits, who engage TechBridge to help them leverage technology to achieve their missions.
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2009 Digital Ball Sponsors
- 2009 Digital Ball Host List
- 2009 Digital Ball Photo Gallery
- 2009 Digital Ball Program
2009 Digital Ball Co-Chairs
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Cindy Tierney |
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Jean-Michel Ares SVP & CIO The Coca-Cola Company Hometown: Montreal, Canada History: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Digital Ball Host and 2008 Digital Ball Co-Chair |
2009 Digital Ball Exec Committee
Clint Bailey, Hunter Technical Resources
Heather Barclay, SAVVIS
Taryn Barker, Accenture
Tiffany Brott, Accenture
Dan Crowe, AutoTrader.com
Julie Freeman, Accenture
Scott Garrett, Garrett Group
Michael Halbert, CIBER
Joyita Hegde, Primus Software Corporation
2009 Digital Ball Hosts
Confirmed participants to-date include:
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Kevin Lilly |
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Joe Surber VP & CIO AGL Resources Hometown: Atlanta, GA |
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Rocky Wiggins SVP & CIO AirTran Airways Hometown: Owensboro, KY History: 2007, 2008 Digital Ball Host |
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Robert Marburger CIO Alston & Bird LLP Hometown: Rockdale, TX History: 2007, 2008 Digital Ball Host |
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John Dunbar CIO Aquilex Corporation Hometown: Richmond, VA History: 2007, 2008 Digital Ball Host |
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David Gutierrez CIO Assurant Solutions History: 2006 TIA Judge Hometown: Atlanta, GA |
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Sandy Hofmann |
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Mark Sohl |
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Larry Frey Former VP & CIO BlueLinx Corporation Hometown: New Orleans, LA History: 2008 Host and 2006, 2007 TIA Judge |
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Vida Durant |
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Joe Oesterling CIO Cbeyond Hometown: Frankfort, IN History: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Digital Ball Host |
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Dan Candeto |
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Greg Morrison VP & CIO Cox Enterprises, Inc. Hometown: Pinehurst, NC History: 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 Digital Ball Host and 2006, 2007, 2008 TIA Judge |
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Rich Mendola VP of Information Technology & CIO Emory University Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA History: 2007, 2008 Digital Ball Host |
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Rob Webb CIO Equifax Hometown: Toronto, Canada History: 2007, 2008 Digital Ball Host and 2006, 2007, 2008 TIA Judge |
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Bob DeRodes EVP Operations & Technology First Data Corporation Hometown: Wooster, OH History: 2004, 2005 Digital Ball Host and 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 TIA Judge |
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Dave Kardesh SVP & CTO of Retail Solutions First Data Corporation Hometown: Glenn Cove, NY History: 2006, 2007 Digital Ball Host |
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Randy Fox CIO GE Energy Services Hometown: Anderson, IN History: 2007, 2008 Digital Ball Host |
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John Seral VP & CIO GE Energy Infrastructure Hometown: Chicago, IL History: 2006, 2007 Digital Ball Co-Chair and 2005, 2008 Digital Ball Host |
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Craig Bierman SVP & CIO, US Automotive Parts Group Genuine Parts Company Hometown: Los Angeles, CA |
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Beach Clark VP of Information Technology Georgia Aquarium Hometown: Atlanta, GA History: 2006, 2007, 2008 Digital Ball Host |
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Joe Pekala |
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Jean-Luc Chatelain VP & CTO HP Software+Solutions Hewlett-Packard Hometown: Paris, France |
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Matt Carey EVP & CIO The Home Depot Hometown: Okmulgee , OK |
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Kevin Hofmann |
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Edwin Marcial SVP & CTO IntercontinentalExchange Hometown: New York, NY History: 2008 Digital Ball Host |
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Bates Turpen SVP, Technical Operations InterContinental Hotels Group Hometown: Memphis, TN |
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Thomas Gaines Chief of Information Services Strategy and Office Integration King & Spalding Hometown: Ft. Pierce, FL History: 2006, 2007, 2008 Digital Ball Host and 2005, 2006 TIA Judge |
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Armando Escalante |
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Ken Rabun CIO Manhattan Associates Hometown: Atlanta, GA History: 2008 Digital Ball Host |
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Don Riley CIO Mohawk Industries Hometown: San Jose, CA History: 2008 Digital Ball Host and 2007, 2008 TIA Judge |
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Cigdem Delano CIO Morehouse School of Medicine Hometown: Knoxville, TN |
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Tim Davis CIO Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Hometown: Valdosta, GA |
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Paul Judge CTO Purewire, Inc. Hometown: Baton Rouge, LA |
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Larry Clark Former CIO Randstad Hometown: Atlanta, GA History: 2007, 2008 Digital Ball Host and 2006, 2007, 2008 TIA Judge |
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Jason Molfetas CIO Recall Corporation Hometown: New York, NY History: 2008 Host |
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Robin Bienfait CIO Research In Motion Hometown: Valdosta, GA |
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Becky Blalock SVP & CIO Southern Company Hometown: Greenville, SC History: 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008 Digital Ball Host, 2002 TIA Judge and 2005, 2006 Digital Ball Co-Chair |
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Wes McDowell VP & CIO, Georgia Region Southern Company Hometown: Atlanta, GA History: 2008 Digital Ball Host and 2007, 2008 TIA Judge |
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Barb Kunkel CIO Troutman Sanders LLP Hometown: Rochester, NY History: 2007, 2008 Digital Ball Host and 2007, 2008 TIA Judge |
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Dan Darling |
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Dave Barnes SVP & CIO UPS Hometown: St. Louis, MO History: 2007, 2008 Digital Ball Host and 2006, 2007, 2008 TIA Judge |
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Brian Shield EVP & CIO The Weather Channel Hometown: Burlington, MA History: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Digital Ball Host |
2009 Digital Ball Sponsors
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NPower Network Founding Sponsor |
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Terabyte/$30,000 Sponsors |
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Gigabyte/$15,000 Sponsors |
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Megabyte/$10,000 Sponsors
Burton Group
Cbeyond
Cisco
DLA Piper LLP (US)
GE Energy Infrastructure
Genpact
Hewlett-Packard
LexisNexis Risk & Information Analytics Group
The Madison Henry Group
NetApp
NPI Financial
Omnilink Systems
Primus Software Corporation
Research In Motion
Silicon Valley Bank
Silverpop
TGA Global
Thompson Technologies, Inc.
Troutman Sanders LLP
UPS
Kilobyte/$5,000 Sponsors
Acculynk
Appirio, Inc.
ASAP
Atlantic Trust Private Wealth Management
Avaya
Bluewolf
CIBER
Cognizant Technology Solutions, Inc.
Cox Enterprises, Inc.
Definition 6
Dinero Solutions, LLC
EMC Corporation
EndPoint Consulting Group, LLC
Equifax
Exervio Management Consulting
Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta
Force10 Networks, Inc.
Gadfly
Geller and Linowes Families
Georgia-Pacific
Grant Thornton
Hunter Technical Resources
Imlay Investments, Inc.
InterCall
iVision
Jabian Consulting
KPMG
Manhattan Associates
MD&E, Inc.
MDI Group
MDSi
Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management
Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP
Navigant Consulting, Inc.
Oversight Systems, Inc.
Patni Americas, Inc.
The People Network, Inc.
Pyramid Consulting, Inc.
RunE2E
Salesforce.com
Slalom Consulting
Smith & Howard
Sophicity
Southern Company
SPI
SunGard Availability Services
Symantec Corporation
TechCFO
Unisys
What's Up Interactive
Wintellect
Media Partner
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