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State of Tech

2025 State of Tech Speakers

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At NC TECH's 2025 State of Technology Conference, will give you a sneak peek at technology innovations and human capital trends that can influence your work and life. This content-packed, one day technology conference includes engaging keynotes, interactive panel discussions, a tech expo, and a startup showcase.

Featured Speakers

Opening Keynote

Matt Lyeston

Matt Lyeston
CIO, Technology Platforms - IBM

Tech Talk

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Scott Wingo
CEO + Co-Founder - ReFiBuy.ai

Subject Matter Expert Presentations

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James Carman
CTO - Callibrity

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Robby Gulri
Head of Partner Success and Channel CTO - RapidScale

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Chris Rudolph
Product Marketing Manager, Americas - Cato Networks

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Breakout Sessions I

AI Track - Agentic Workflows: The Future of AI-Driven Automation
Sponsored by Noesis

Talent Track - Orchestrating a Human and Digital Workforce
Sponsorship Available

Cybersecurity Track –Cyber Attacks at Scale + Ransomware as a Service
Sponsored by Accenture

 

Breakout Sessions II

AI Track – Ethical AI
Sponsored by Brooks Pierce

Talent Track – The AI Skills Gap
Sponsorship Available

Cybersecurity Track – Critical Infrastructure + Attack Surface
Sponsorship Available

Panelists

Cybersecurity - Attacks at Scale + Ransomware As A Service (Sponsored by Accenture)

Ken Russell

Ken Russell
CIO - Easterseals PORT Health

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Chad Rychlewski
Cybersecurity Lead - Accenture

Kimberly Simon

Kimberly Simon
CEO - Secure Network Administration

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Natalie Somersall
Principle Solutions Engineer, Public Sector - Chainguard

AI: Agentic Workflows - The Future of AI Driven Automation (Sponsored by Noesis)

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Robbie Allen
Managing Director - Automated Consulting Group

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Samuel Cameron
Principle AI Engineer - Verizon

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Sridevi Gunupudi
Vice President - Fidelity Investments

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Adam Isley
CEO + Co-Founder - Artemis Immersive

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David Rowland
Digital Strategy & Advisory - Noesis

Talent: The Human + Digital Workforce (Sponsorship Available)

Al Bennah

Al Bennah
Director - Services Innovation + Channel Enablement - Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions

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Rammesh Rajagopal
Director, Head of Application Development and Support - SECU

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Jeff Torello
CTO + Founder  - Sinjun AI

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Caryn Woodruff
Chief Digital Officer - IBM

AI: Ethical AI (Sponsored by Brooks Pierce)

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Shankar Babu Chebrolu 
Director of Security Archetecture - Red Hat

Graham Dean

Graham Dean
Associate, AI & Data Protection - Brooks Pierce

David Ellison

David Ellison 
Chief Data Scientist & Director of AI Engineering - Lenovo

I-Sah Hsieh

I-Sah Hsieh
Artificial Intelligence Governance + Policy Executive - NCDIT

Stephanie McKee

Stephanie McKee
Chief Technology Thought Partner - Apparo

Talent: AI Skills Gap (Sponsorship Available)

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Danny Ahuja
Vice President - Group Product Delivery - MetLife

Greg Boone

Greg Boone
CEO - Walkwest

Ben Currin

Ben Currin
CEO - Vantaca

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Vishal Shyamsunder
Head of Front Office Applications - Enact Mortgage Insurance

Cyber: Critical Infrastructure + Attack Surface (Sponsorship Available)

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Bernice Bond
Chief Information Security Officer - NCDIT

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Stephen Franklin
Chief Operating Officer - Netwatch.ai

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Jennifer Minella
Founder and Principal Advisor, Network Security - Viszen Security

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Will Quick
Partner - Brooks Pierce

State of Tech Information

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Questions?

To learn more about State of Tech sponsorship and more, reach out to Tracy Sternberg.Contact Tracy Sternberg