Digital Ball 2011
from our sponsor
May 7, 2011
TechBridge is pleased to announce that the annual Digital Ball celebrated continued success in its eleventh year. The black tie event held on Saturday, May 7, 2011 at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis brought together 800 technology, business and nonprofit leaders for an evening of dinner, dancing and entertainment. Welcomed by 52 IT executive Digital Ball Hosts, ninety-three sponsors joined presenting sponsor, Accenture, to raise nearly $1.2 million in cash and in-kind donations to continue the TechBridge mission – to help nonprofits use technology to do more and serve more people.
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- 2011 Digital Ball Sponsors
- 2011 Digital Ball Host List
- 2011 Digital Ball Photo Gallery
- 2011 Digital Ball Program
- TechBridge Impact Video
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2011 Digital Ball Co-Chairs
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Maryann Goebel EVP & CIO Fiserv Hometown: Worcester, MA Host since 2010 |
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Dave Barnes SVP & CIO UPS Hometown: St. Louis, MO Host since 2007 | TIA Judge since 2006 |
2011 Digital Ball Exec Committee
Greg Arthur, Microsoft - Sponsorship
Marva Bailer, IBM - Digital Ball Board Committee
Clint Bailey, HUNTER Technical - Digital Ball Board Committee
Braden Barras, Slalom Consulting - Sponsorship
Dave Barnes, UPS - Digital Ball Co-Chair
Tiffany Brott, Accenture - Technology Innovation Award
Jennifer Cole, Accenture - Technology Innovation Award
Scott Garrett, Garrett Group - PR/Communications
Maryann Goebel, Fiserv - Digital Ball Co-Chair
Joan Guillory, GSquared Solutions - Host
Joyita Hegde, Primus Software Corporation - PR/Communications
Kevin Howarth, Sophicity: Co-Chair - Host
Beth Smith, Endeavor Telecom - Logistics
Cara Turano, CTS, Inc. - Logistics
2011 Digital Ball Hosts
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Will Alexander |
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Paul Anderson FVP Director of IT Software Development Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Hometown: Atlanta, GA |
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Jerry Bartlett |
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Gary Baxter CIO ING US Hometown: Stafford Springs, CT |
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Todd Bell VP - South Area CIO Verizon Hometown: Old Fort, NC |
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Ray Benedick VP – IT Supply Chain & Finance The Home Depot Hometown: Atlanta, GA |
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Robin Bienfait CIO Research In Motion Hometown: Valdosta, GA Host since 2009 |
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Rebecca Blalock SVP & CIO Southern Company Hometown: Greenville, SC Co-Chair 2005-6 | Host since 2003 | TIA Judge 2002 |
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Amy Brady CIO - Global Enterprise Functions Technology & Operations Bank of America Hometown: Norcross, GA |
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Danny Branch VP Information Technology The Blank Family of Businesses Hometown: Tifton, GA Host since 2010 |
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Dan Candeto |
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Beach Clark |
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Larry Clark |
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Nancy D'Amico SVP & CIO LeasePlan USA Hometown: Suwanee, GA Host since 2010 |
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Cigdem Delano CIO Morehouse School of Medicine Hometown: Knoxville, TN Host since 2009 |
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John Dunbar CIO Aquilex Corporation Hometown: Richmond, VA Host since 2007 |
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Jay Ferro |
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Randy Fox CIO – Energy Services GE Energy Hometown: Anderson, IN Host since 2007 |
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Thomas Gaines Chief of Information Services Strategy & Office Integration King & Spalding, LLP Hometown: Ft. Pierce, FL Host since 2006 | TIA Judge 2005-6, 2009 |
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Linwood Hayes |
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Bob Hesskamp SVP, CNN Broadcast Engineering & Systems Technology Turner Broadcasting Hometown: St. Louis, MO |
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Sandy Hofmann |
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Scott Johnson |
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Dave Kardesh CIO Cabela's Hometown: Glen Cove, NY Host since 2006 | TIA Judge 2009-10 |
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Chris Kenyon EVP & CIO Elavon Hometown: Key West, FL Host since 2007 |
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Kevin Kern CTO/EVP of Global Operations & Technology First Data Hometown: Whitehall, PA |
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Bryson Koehler SVP, Global Revenue & Guest Technology InterContinental Hotels Group Hometown: Fairfax, VA Host since 2010 |
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Barb Kunkel CIO Troutman Sanders, LLP Hometown: Rochester, NY Host since 2007 | TIA Judge since 2007 |
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Edwin Marcial SVP & CTO IntercontinentalExchange Hometown: New York, NY Host since 2008 |
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Jimmy McCullough VP, Application Delivery Travelport Hometown: Atlanta, GA |
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Wes McDowell VP & CIO, Georgia Region Southern Company Hometown: Atlanta, GA Host since 2008 | TIA Judge since 2007 |
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Lisa McVey CIO McKesson Corporation Hometown: Alpharetta, GA Host since 2010 |
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Thomas Miller |
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Jason Molfetas CIO Recall Corporation Hometown: New York, NY Host since 2008 |
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Joe Oesterling EVP Network & Technology Cbeyond Hometown: Frankfort, IN Host since 2004 |
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Jim Peters CTO SITA Hometown: Atlanta, GA |
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Kathy Pittman CIO AFC Enterprises Popeyes Hometown: Atlanta, GA |
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Kenneth Poinsette VP of Technology Rollins Inc. Hometown: Landover, MD |
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Ken Rabun CIO Manhattan Associates Hometown: Atlanta, GA Host since 2008 |
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Karen Renner CIO Novelis Hometown: Atlanta, GA |
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Don Riley CIO & SVP Logistics Mohawk Industries Hometown: San Jose, CA Host since 2008 | TIA Judge 2007-10 |
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John Seral VP & CIO GE Energy Hometown: Chicago, IL Co-Chair 2006-7 | Host since 2008 |
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Brian Shield |
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Apurva Shrivastava Director, IT Cisco Systems, Inc. Hometown: Duluth, GA Host since 2010 |
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Mark Sohl CIO Generation Mortgage Hometown: Miami, FL Host since 2009 | TIA Judge 2009 |
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Ed Steinike VP & CIO The Coca-Cola Company Hometown: Atlanta, GA Host since 2007 | TIA Judge 2008-9 |
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Alan Stukalsky CIO & Managing Director Randstad Hometown: Miami, FL Host since 2010 |
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Joe Surber VP & CIO AGL Resources Hometown: Norcross, GA Host since 2009 |
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Cindy Tierney SVP & CIO Beazer Homes USA, Inc. Hometown: Atlanta, GA Co-Chair 2009-10 | Host since 2006 | TIA Judge 2007-9 |
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Bill VanCuren VP & CIO NCR Hometown: Centerville, OH Host since 2010 | TIA Judge since 2010 |
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Tom Werner VP Information Technology Norfolk Southern Corporation Hometown: Ramsey, New Jersey |
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Rocky Wiggins CIO AirTran Airways, Inc. Hometown: Owensboro, KY Host since 2007 |
2011 Digital Ball Sponsors
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Terabyte/$30,000 Sponsors |
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Raffle Match Sponsor |
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Gigabyte/$15,000 Sponsors |
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Megabyte/$10,000 Sponsors
Anteo Group, LLC
Ariba
ASAP
Avanade
Bank of America
Bob and Bernadette DeRodes
CIBER, Inc.
Cisco
Comcast Business Class
consilium1
CTS, Inc.
Definition 6
Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta
Garrett Group Marketing Communications
GE Energy
Georgia IT, Inc.
Global Payments
Grant Thornton
HP Networking
ING
Intel Corporation
Macy's Systems and Technology
Manhattan Associates
MATRIX Resources
McKesson
MD&E CLARITY
MDI Group
NIIT Technologies, Inc
NorthgateArinso
Primus Software Corporation
Research In Motion
Salesforce.com
Silicon Valley Bank
Silverpop
Syntel, Inc.
The Home Depot
The Intersect Group
Thompson Technologies, Inc.
UPS
Volt Workforce Solutions
Workday
Xpanxion
Kilobyte/$5,000 Sponsors
Abacus Solutions
Atlantic Trust Private Wealth Management
B2B Technologies, LLC
Cox Enterprises
Crossgate, Inc.
Elavon
Gadfly
HUNTER Technical
Imlay Investments, Inc.
Informatica
KPMG, LLP
LeasePlan USA
Liaison Technologies
Norfolk Southern Corporation
nVision Studios
Omnilink Systems
Oversight Systems, Inc.
Polycom
Pyramid Consulting, Inc.
RCG Information Technology
RDA Corporation
Rollins, Inc.
SIM Atlanta
Slalom Consulting
Smith & Howard
Southern Company
Synergis
The Madison Henry Group
Troutman Sanders LLP
What's Up Interactive
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