SIMNJ Roundtable Discussion - Penetration Testing - How Much is Enough?
2022-03-15 12:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | Webinar
Penetration testing is one type of ethical or white hat hacking technique that helps security leaders evaluate the effectiveness of their security armor before hackers do.
With cyberattacks increasingly sophisticated and forever on the rise, it is more important than ever that organizations perform regular penetration testing to identify their exposures, block holes, and ensure that cyber controls are working as intended.
How much testing is enough and what approaches provide the best results?
On March 15th at noon, Joseph W. Fisher, President and Founder of Affinity IT Security Services, will host this Zoom session to further discuss the latest strategies in penetration testing. About The Moderator:
Joseph W. Fisher, President and Founder of Affinity IT Security Services, performs and/or supervises all security work performed by the firm. He brings over 30 years of IT experience including development, training, and cybersecurity consulting to the table. Mr. Fisher has a BS and MS in Computer Science as well as a MBA. He also holds certifications as an ISACA Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), and SANS/GIAC Certified Web-Application Penetration Tester (GWAPT).
Mr. Fisher is an enthusiastic member of OWASP and serves on the Executive Council of the NJ Chapter of the Society of Information Management (SIM). He writes on security issues on the Affinity IT Security website at: https://affinity-it-security.com/articles/.

SIMNJ Roundtable Discussion - Third Party Risk Management
2022-03-23 12:00 - 13:30 | Webinar
Third Party Risk Management (TPRM), sometimes known as Vendor Risk Management, is the practice of evaluating and mitigating risks introduced by third parties (suppliers, business partners, etc.) TPRM is a process that begins before establishing a business relationship and continues throughout the business partnership. TPRM is important because unaddressed risks can expose an organization to cybersecurity threats, data breaches, and other disruptions. Risks can be operational, reputational, financial, and compliance. In many industries, TPRM has become a regulatory requirement. More customers now require a TPRM program.
On March 23rd at noon, Roota Almeida, CISO at Delta Dental of New Jersey and Connecticut (DDNJ, Inc.) will host this Zoom session and walk us through DDNJ’s TPRM journey. About the Moderator
ROOTA ALMEIDA
Chief Information Security Officer
Delta Dental of New Jersey and Connecticut

Roota Almeida is the Chief Information Security Officer at Delta Dental of New Jersey and Connecticut (DDNJ, Inc.). Roota has been instrumental in helping to establish Delta Dental of New Jersey’s Office of Information Security and leading the development and implementation of enterprise-wide information security strategy, policies, risk assessments and controls, including leading the HITRUST Certification effort for DDNJ. She believes more women should be encouraged to pursue STEM careers and has started a summer internship program at DDNJ, Inc. specifically designed to give graduating female high school students insight into the field of corporate cybersecurity.
Prior to joining Delta Dental, Roota was the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Covanta Holdings Corp., a leader in Energy-from-Waste. As CISO, she led all aspects of Information security and risk, including global information security awareness programs, policies, business continuity, and incident response teams.
With over 15 years of direct experience in establishing and maintaining global security strategies, architectures, standards, and compliance Roota drives the necessary cultural changes to affect measurable improvements in organizations’ security posture.
Roota is a recognized industry thought leader who serves as a member of the Board of Advisors at several organizations, a governing body chair for Evanta’s NJ CxO Summits and other technology conferences, a faculty and a security awards judge. Her in-depth experience and expertise in the field of information security and risk management can be measured by the various articles, eBooks, interviews, and podcasts she has to her credit. Roota is also working to build and encourage new talent and solutions in the security arena.
Roota holds CCISO, CISSP, CISM and CRISC certifications.

SIM NJ March 28th MIT Meeting
2022-03-28 12:00 - 13:00 | NJ, United States
This is an MIT meeting to catch up with those members that are searching for their next opportunity.
Are you In Transition? Are you thinking of changing positions? Is your company hiring? Then register for the next Members In Transition meeting on Mar 28 at 12:00noon. The meeting is open to all members whether you are looking for a new position or want to help your colleagues.

FREE For SIM NJ Members in Transition and Those Who Want To Help!
Also, please let us know if you are currently in transition so that we may keep you abreast of potential opportunities as we hear about them. Please email dglacken@outlook.com.
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April 14th Monthly Meeting - Implementing DevOps: Culture Change Required
2022-04-14 17:30 - 21:00 | Madison Hotel, 1 Convent Road, Morristown, NJ, United States
The Gene Kim book, The Phoenix Project, popularized DevOps with an implied need for cultural change. Unfortunately, tools and processes dominate most related conferences and local user group meetings. During the hour, David Moskowitz will discuss the need to take a whole systems view of DevOps that combines strategy and risk into a single entity — Strategy-Risk, which serves as the basis to create and deliver digital business value. This idea represents a potentially different mindset with a corresponding cultural shift.
Join your peers to gain new perspectives, share experiences, and collaborate on real-life solutions to your most pressing problems. Come away with actionable insights and build a strong professional network as you engage with old friends and make new connections at our In Person meeting on April 14th at The Madison Hotel. Networking starts at 5:30pm. The presentation will also be hosted on Zoom starting at 6:30pm

About the Speaker
David Moskowitz started his formal career as an operating systems programmer and systems architect, which required that he look at the code he had written and how the resulting operating system might impact the business/research applications on the computer. Later, while serving in the US Army, he was tasked to apply that approach to looking at different forms of systems and complexity regarding where and how US Forces were engaged. This required working within the integration of the staff functions (personnel, intelligence, operations, logistics, and later civilian-military operations & planning).
After his military service, he continued to apply a systems approach to his job. In 1979, he worked on an anti-submarine warfare program for a DoD prime contractor, where he assumed responsibility for an aspect of the effort that was more than 18-months behind schedule and still slipping. Applying a whole systems approach, he addressed the organizational and inter-personal cultural issues to create a high-performing team that completed the effort in 9-months. That required developing a more formalized approach to managing changes, development, testing, release & deployment combined with short iterations and constant feedback that would be recognizable today as aspects of ITIL. Working with small increments of functionality and in short intervals, the team used a wall full of corkboards, 4×6 cards, and thumbtacks so that, at a glance, everyone could review and understand the status of every aspect of the team’s efforts (similar to Kanban, today).
Later as a consultant, he worked to assist organizations in adopting what they considered to be technical disruptions (including object-oriented programming, grid, agile, mobile, cloud, and DevOps). He applied a critical lesson learned from experience: “Every problem he’d help resolve was, at its core, a people problem, not a technology problem.” Technology was either an enabler or an inhibitor. The recurring mantra of these efforts was, “Solve the problem; don’t treat the symptom.” 5:30 Registration and Networking
6:15 Dinner
6:30 Zoom Meeting Starts
6:45 Business Meeting
7:00 Presentation and Q&A
8:00 Networking Please register for the event below.
SIM NJ Members $80.00, MIT $40.00, non-member guests $110.00. Non-member guests must be accompanied by a member.
If you can’t make it to the meeting in person and would like to attend via Zoom for the presentation feed only, please purchase a free Zoom Meeting Ticket below.

SIMNJ Lunch - Open Networking Lunch
2022-04-15 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar
Come join your fellow SIM NJ members for a Networking Lunch. Learn more about each other, what we do in our professional lives and how we can help each other.
This is a great opportunity for new members to spend some time with other members, as well as existing members to broaden their reach and get advice and insight from seasoned executives.
Bring your lunch and prepare to spend an engaging hour talking with your SIM NJ colleagues, bring your questions, and participate to answer questions from other members. There is no set topic, this is an open networking hour.
Any questions, email Brian Mecca at bmecca@simnj.org FREE for all NJSIM Members.

SIMNJ Roundtable Discussion - Quest Diagnostics Journey to DevSecOps
2022-04-19 12:00 - 13:30 | Webinar
Join us at the April 19 NJ SIM Roundtable where Anubha Gaur of Quest Diagnostics will share the benefits of Quest’s journey to DevSecOps, the challenges and impediments they faced, current state of their journey, as well as future plans. About the Moderator
Anubha Gaur is the Executive Director- Application Support, DevSecOps and SRE at Quest Diagnostics.
Anubha is leading DevSecOps initiatives in Quest, bringing a trusted culture within Development, Security and Operation teams to break the silo. She believes DevSecOps is a mindset not a toolchain. This develops built-in quality and security practices in software development and operations.
Anubha has over 20 years of experience in leading all aspects of software development. If time permits, she writes articles in medium @anubhagaur.

SIM NJ April 25th MIT Meeting
2022-04-25 12:00 - 13:00 | NJ, United States
This is an MIT meeting to catch up with those members that are searching for their next opportunity.
Are you In Transition? Are you thinking of changing positions? Is your company hiring? Then register for the next Members In Transition meeting on Apr 25 at 12:00noon. The meeting is open to all members whether you are looking for a new position or want to help your colleagues.

FREE For SIM NJ Members in Transition and Those Who Want To Help!
Also, please let us know if you are currently in transition so that we may keep you abreast of potential opportunities as we hear about them. Please email dglacken@outlook.com.
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SIMNJ Roundtable Discussion - Seton Hall University's Journey to DevOps
2022-04-27 12:00 - 13:30 | Webinar
Enterprises are moving all or part of their infrastructure to the cloud to take advantage of the flexibility, resiliency, and security the cloud affords. This move to the cloud is likely to accelerate as organizations that were further along in cloud adoption found it easier to pivot to remote operation when the pandemic stuck in March 2020. Moving to the cloud off-loaded routine tasks from campus IT professionals and fosters innovation and speed. Taking full advantage of these benefits, however, requires new IT skills and new ways of building and managing applications. Many organizations have traditional “siloed” teams for application development, production control, and systems administration. DevOps is an approach to rapidly building applications in the cloud that fosters collaboration among cross-functional teams that span the traditional work processes of developers and systems administrators. Using DevOps processes and tools leads to faster software development, easier deployment, and greater reliability. DevOps practices can be uncomfortable to traditional IT leaders and organizations that evolved to manage traditional ERP systems. Each organization will have a different journey to implement DevOps.
Join us at the March NJ SIM CIO Roundtable where Dr. Stephen Landry, CIO and Matthew Stevenson, Executive Director of Enterprise Architecture and Infrastructure at Seton Hall University will share the benefits of DevOps at SHU, challenges and impediments they’ve faced, current state of their journey, as well as future plans for DevOps at SHU
You can read about Seton Hall’s journey to DevOps here: https://education.cioreview.com/cxoinsight/our-journey-to-devops-nid-34915-cid-27.html About the Moderator
Dr. Stephen G. Landry is the Chief Information Officer for Seton Hall University. Prior to becoming CIO, he worked at Seton Hall as director of Academic Computing. He was previously the Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science.
Matthew Stevenson is the Executive Director of Enterprise Architecture and Infrastructure for Seton Hall University. Previously he had a wide range of positions in IT at Seton Hall, including director of Networking and Telecommunications, IT Architect, and systems administrator.

MAY 12 - FLAGSHIP EVENT OF THE YEAR Innovative Storytelling to Influence Insiders
2022-05-12 17:30 - 21:00 | Madison Hotel, 1 Convent Road, Morristown, NJ, United States
Disruption is seismic. It triggers new growth, products, and fantastic market opportunities. And it offers layoffs, political infighting, and destruction. How do leaders get internal teams and customers to follow them in light of massive change and an uncertain future?
What if I told you that you only needed to master ONE skill to get other people on board with your best ideas?
That skill is storytelling.

By cracking the code on history’s greatest storytellers, Susan Lindner gives leaders a blueprint for creating their own stories that offer a vision, message, and path that all stakeholders can follow – with religious zeal. Whether you are a corporate innovator or IT professional, this talk is the critical link that lets you communicate your ideas and turn a message into a movement that others will follow.
Take the Impact Back to Your Team:

Using current business cases, learn how top IT pros are crafting stories that move audiences to embrace disruption
Understand the art, science, and brain chemistry that drives the efficacy of innovation storytelling
Get a step-by-step guide to telling your digital transformation story and why followers should care

Join your peers to gain new perspectives, share experiences, and collaborate on real-life solutions to your most pressing problems. Come away with actionable insights and build a strong professional network as you engage with old friends and make new connections at our In Person meeting on May 12th at The Madison Hotel. Networking starts at 5:30pm. About the Speaker:
Susan Lindner, the Founder and CEO of Innovation Storytellers, first mastered
the art of storytelling when she was working as an international aid officer in rural Thailand in the 1990s, helping to slow the spread of HIV by turning sex workers into entrepreneurs.
Using persuasion, proof, and the promise of a better future, she went on to teach hundreds of startups how to use stories to make the case for their disruptive business models and get investors and customers onboard.
Today, Susan works in Fortune 500 boardrooms around the world, helping global innovation leaders craft stories that bring their teams together around Breakthrough ideas. She has worked with C-level leaders and teams from over 60 countries at Fortune 100 companies like GE, Corning, Citi, AT&T, Arm & Hammer on their innovation storytelling strategies. The result? Those innovation leaders become incredible storytellers who go on to change the world.
Using a practical and repeatable framework, shared with humor and empathy, Susan helps audiences be more intentional about the stories they share at every level to make their innovations easier to understand, easier to champion, and easier to bring to life.
Susan’s award-winning strategies have led to 10 company acquisitions. She is also the winner of the 3 Golden Bridge Awards in Communications, has been ranked among the “Top 25 Women to Watch in Innovation”, and was named the American Business Awards ‘Mentor of the Year” for her work mentoring women, minority, and international startups in nine different accelerators to reach markets in the US and beyond. Susan is also a regular guest lecturer at NYU’s Graduate School of Journalism, is the host of the popular podcast “Innovation Storytellers”, and speaks at conferences, consulates, and trade organizations around the world about innovation storytelling. 5:30 Registration and Networking
6:15 Dinner
6:45 Business Meeting
7:00 Presentation and Q&A
8:00 Networking

SIMNJ Networking Lunch
2022-05-13 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar

HMG Live! Virtual NJ CIO Executive Summit
2022-05-17 08:00 - 16:00 | NJ, United States
HMG Strategy & SIM New Jersey Present:
2022 New Jersey CIO Executive Leadership Summit:
Leading Boldly and Authentically – Inspiring Trust and Winning in the Global Digital Economy

The digital pivot most companies have made since March 2020 has created new opportunities for CIOs, CISOs and business technology executives to play a deeper role in designing the future of the business and in the shape of the organization. Technology executives who inspire employees and foster an environment of trust can stimulate a collaborative culture that sparks innovation and drives business outcomes with the aid of impactful technologies that can enable the organization to win in the marketplace while attracting, growing, and retaining the people and skills that are needed to power the successful 21st century organization.

For more information, visit the HMG Website. Please register on the Webinar Event Page.

SIM NJ Members In Transition Meeting
2022-05-23 12:00 - 13:00 | NJ, United States
Are you In Transition? Are you thinking of changing positions? Is your company hiring? Then register for the next Members In Transition meeting on May 23 at 12:00noon. The meeting is open to all members whether you are looking for a new position or want to help your colleagues.

FREE For SIM NJ Members in Transition and Those Who Want To Help!
Also, please let us know if you are currently in transition so that we may keep you abreast of potential opportunities as we hear about them. Please email dglacken@outlook.com.
SIM NJ GROUPS.IO LIST
SIM NJ has created a groups.io email distribution for all SIM NJ member who are in transition, looking to move to the next level, who want to help, or have a position that they are looking to fill.
This group can be found at https://groups.io/g/SIMNJ-MIT.

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Virtual Tequila Tasting Event
2022-06-03 17:00 - 19:00 | Webinar
SIM NJ will conclude our Program Year with a Virtual Tequila Tasting on Friday June 3rd at 5:00pm. Join your SIM NJ colleagues as a Brand Ambassador from The Bowery Collective guides us through a Tasting of Chinaco Blanco and Resposado, Severo Anejo, and Convite Premium Mezcal Tequilas. The Ambassador will also show us how to mix two Cocktails. Everything you need for the evening will be delivered to you.
Register today for this fun event exploring “Tequila”
Cost: $40
Important Information:
1. To ensure timely delivery of the Tequila and all the Cocktail ingredients and accessories, registration is required by Friday, May 20.
2. During registration, please let us know where you want the Tequila delivered. Everything will be delivered the week before the tasting (an adult signature may be required.)
3. Tasting link will be emailed to registrants on Wed, June 1st.

SIMNJ Open Networking Breakfast
2022-06-10 07:30 - 09:00 | Webinar
Come join your fellow SIM NJ members for a Networking Breakfast. Learn more about each other, what we do in our professional lives and how we can help each other.
This is a great opportunity for new members to spend some time with other members, as well as existing members to broaden their reach and get advice and insight from seasoned executives.
Bring your breakfast and prepare to spend an engaging hour talking with your SIM NJ colleagues, bring your questions, and participate to answer questions from other members. There is no set topic, this is an open networking hour. FREE for all NJSIM Members.

Annual Summer BBQ 2022
2022-08-10 17:00 - 20:00 | Madison Hotel, 1 Convent Road, Morristown, NJ, United States
Don’t miss this fun and informal summer event for SIM NJ Members only at The Madison Hotel! Feel free to dress casually and enjoy an evening of BBQ and cocktails with your SIM New Jersey colleagues. There will be no formal presentation or speaker at this event and best of all the event is FREE to all SIM NJ Members, DON’T MISS IT! Free to all NJ SIM Members!

September 2022 Monthly Meeting: Cybersecurity Conversation With The F.B.I.
2022-09-14 17:30 - 20:30 | Madison Hotel, 1 Convent Road, Morristown, NJ, United States
Join us on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, to learn about some of the emerging and creative security threats that face our personal and professional data. Bad actors continue to employ different ways to trip up our users into giving away credentials and other information. Dustin Doyle, Private Sector Coordinator, from the FBI will join his fellow colleagues to lead us through this discussion.

About our Speaker:
Dustin Doyle has served as FBI Newark’s Private Sector Coordinator since January 2022. He is the coordinator for the FBI’s Infragard, Domestic Security Alliance Council, and Academia Programs in New Jersey. Doyle joined the FBI in 2012, and prior to becoming the PSC, worked on a Joint Terrorist Task Force investigating international terrorism matters. In 2017, Doyle joined a civil rights/white collar squad where he investigated violations including human trafficking, public corruption and complex financial crime. Doyle is also an FBI-certified Crisis Negotiator.
Prior to joining the Bureau, Doyle was a commissioned officer in the U.S. Air Force from 2005-2011. As a public affairs officer, Doyle was initially assigned as the Chief of Media Relations for Air Force Reserve Command. In 2008, Doyle was promoted to Chief of Public Affairs for the 621st Contingency Response Wing. Doyle received a B.A. in Communication from Oakland University, and a M.A. in Communication & Leadership from Gonzaga University. 5:30 Registration and Networking
6:15 Dinner
6:45 Business Meeting
7:00 Presentation and Q&A
8:00 Networking S.I.M. NJ Members: $45; non-member Guests: $75. (Non-member Guests must be accompanied by a Member.)

SIM Women - September Webinar
2022-09-28 15:00 - 17:00 | Webinar
SIM New Jersey and SIM Women Present:

The SIM Women September Webinar with Eva Helén

SIM Women is a network inside the SIM national association that promotes mentorship, communication, and career development amongst the female members of SIM.
We are so happy to have Eva Helén joining us for our September SIM Women webinar on September 28th at 3pm ET. Register here! Once you register, you will receive the webinar access information directly from Zoom.
As women or underrepresented people in our industry, most of us agree that there are some really good guys out there. Men who have encouraged us, mentored or sponsored us, given us good advice, and maybe even “looked out” for us when in a crowd of men from a corporate culture we didn’t agree with. Eva has spent enough time speaking to men about how they support women on their team and in their organizations to know that there are still many men who are unsure of where to start and how to support women and their advancement. Regardless of the reason behind these men’s insecurities or concerns, and how their actions and words make us (as women or underrepresented) feel, Eva has chosen to meet them where they are, and invite them to take their first steps to becoming allies. For those who are comfortable as allies, she offers ideas of how they can further improve as advocates of women, and as role models to other men. She will be sharing her research, findings, and methodology with you, and will talk about how we can identify allies and advocates at work, and discuss what we can do when we come across the men who are more difficult to deal with.
Eva is always looking for new ways to invite men to the conversation, to share positive stories and examples of how they are already supporting women, and making more of them comfortable doing so. There is no judgement, shame or blame in her approach. Everyone has their own experiences and connections, and you are all gateways to one or more men at work. Reaching equality and inclusion at work is not women’s or underrepresented groups’ responsibility alone, nor is it HR’s or the Chief Diversity Officer’s, but everyone’s. Getting everyone to understand how and what a difference they can make for one or more women and for the culture in their part of the organization is key to success.

Eva Helén is the founder and CEO of EQ Inspiration. Engaging men in the conversation of gender equality and women’s advancement. She’s the author of “Women in Tech, a Book for Guys.” Eva is on Vasion’s Board of Directors. A successful entrepreneur, in 2000 Eva co-founded and ran Sanbolic, an enterprise software company, acquired by Citrix in 2015. Prior, Eva co-founded Number One GM, acquired by Autodesk in 1999. Eva was born in Sweden and holds an MBA from the University of Stockholm. She relocated to Silicon Valley in the mid-’90s. As a speaker, coach, and mentor to men and women in tech, Eva stresses the importance of individual contribution to build a culture of inclusion and success.
Please Register here! Once you register, you will receive the webinar access information directly from Zoom.

NJ SIM Foundation Charity Golf Outing - Monday October 10, 2022
2022-10-10 08:00 - 15:00 | New Jersey National Golf Club, 579 Allen Rd, Basking Ridge, NJ, 07920, United States
The Golf Outing Committee appreciates your generous support for this charity event.

October 2022 Monthly Meeting: Metaverse, NFT, and Web 3 – OH MY!
2022-10-20 17:30 - 20:30 | Madison Hotel, 1 Convent Road, Morristown, NJ, United States
Join us for a Fireside Chat with Richard Entrup to discuss “Metaverse, NFT, and Web 3 – OH MY!” on October 20. We will demystify the terms and supply real world examples on how you can apply the underlying technologies to your business. We will explore together what the Metaverse, NFT’s, and Web 3 might mean for you, your career, and your company.
Join your peers to gain new perspectives, share experiences, and collaborate on real-life solutions to your most pressing problems. Come away with actionable insights and build a strong professional network, as you engage with old friends and make new connections at our In Person meeting on Thursday, 10/20/2022, at The Madison Hotel. Networking starts at 5:30 p.m..

About Richard Entrup:
Richard Entrup has led technology, innovation, and digital transformation programs at many prominent global brands including Verizon, Christie’s, Disney/ABC, Time Warner, The Museum of Modern Art, Viacom, and Tiffany & Company. While at Christie’s, where he served as Global CIO/CTO and CDO, he executed the first blockchain art auction and announced NFTs to the traditional art world at the inaugural Christie’s Art & Tech Conference in London, which was focused on art and blockchain: https://www.christies.com/exhibitions/2018/art-and-tech-summit-exploring-blockchain. Richard has been deep down a Web3 / Crypto / Blockchain / Metaverse / NFT / AI Art rabbit hole since 2018 and is very connected in those communities.
Richard is currently a Strategic Advisor and sometimes Investor to many Web3/NFT, AI, and Cybersecurity startups including ClubNFT, House of First, Ask Arthur, CADAF, Entertainmint, Stability.AI, Royal House of Medici, EdgeVideo, and So-Far Online. Richard loves helping innovative Founders and Entrepreneurs build great companies and products. He is also an Advisor at Mayfield Fund and CIO Advisor to Greylock, Lightspeed, Landmark, and HMG Strategy. He is also a Startup Mentor at lead Sport Performance Accelerator in Lake Nona, Orlando, FL, and a Columbia CIO Mentor as part of the Executive Masters in Technology program.
Richard is a Gladwell ‘Connector’ and all about relationships and community building, which makes him a formidable Advisor and Investor for any startup in the Web3 space. Richard has a strong grasp on the business impact and benefits of Web3 and AI as it relates to digital marketing, audience engagement, conversion, retention, and ultimately, revenue. He is also a passionate digital and physical art collector and frequent speaker and panelist on the subject and considered an expert in Web3, NFTs, and art tech community, in addition to over three decades of traditional IT/Technology experience. Richard is also curating several upcoming art exhibits for two of his NFT startups, and one sale will include physical and digital art works by many popular artists, many of which he collects and knows personally.

RECENT MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS

https://www.hellersearch.com/blog/new-cio-role-where-digital-experiences-are-a-work-of-art

https://cxotechmagazine.com/category/blockchain/web3-0/

https://www.mayfield.com/richard-entrup-startup-advisor-investor-and-global-technology-leader/

https://so-far.xyz/weekly/nft-collections-richard-entrup

https://www.ledgerinsights.com/christies-registers-323-million-art-sale-on-blockchain/

https://www.christies.com/exhibitions/2018/art-and-tech-summit-exploring-blockchain

https://www.rightclicksave.com/article/how-nfts-changed-the-art-world

https://www.prweb.com/releases/house_of_first_launches_nft_platform_to_debut_first_of_a_kind_art_collections_in_the_metaverse/prweb18391934.htm

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nft-pioneer-jason-bailey-launches-clubnft-raises-3-million-creates-backup-solution-to-protect-collectors-and-billions-of-dollars-in-nfts-301410460.html

https://twitter.com/youralley/status/1461408530263642118?s=20&t=cWW72nWRjankkYkOXwPXWA

5:30: Registration and Networking
6:15: Dinner
6:45: Business Meeting
7:00: Presentation and Q&A
8:00: Networking S.I.M. NJ Member: $60
Guest: $100 (A non-member Guest must be accompanied by a Member.)
Member In Transition: $30

Incident Response Plan Online Round Table Discussion: October 26, 2022
2022-10-26 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar
We are pleased to have Gideon Lenkey joining us for an online round table on October 26th at 12pm-1pm ET.
Do you have an incident response plan? Do you practice your incident response plan? These two questions have started showing up on insurance questionnaires recently and with good reason. Having a well thought out plan with enough detail to practice it in advance of an incident lowers the overall cost of an incident by minimizing operational impact and speeding recovery. In this round table discussion, we’ll cover what differentiates an effective incident response plan from one made to put a check mark in a box. We’ll discuss how the NIST 800-61 can help you assess your current plan or create a new one.
Gideon Lenkey from RA Security Systems will lead an Incident Response Plan Online Round Table Discussion. You will receive the videoconference link when you register.
Gideon’s Bio:
With nearly twenty years of experience in information security consulting, Gideon Lenkey specializes in IT infrastructure testing and cybersecurity management. He has provided the FBI with advanced training and has served as a consultant for both foreign and domestic government agencies. The former president of FBI’s InfraGuard program in New Jersey, Gideon has been recognized by former FBI Director Robert Mueller for his accomplishments. Gideon regularly lectures, writes, and grants interviews on cyber security topics. You can also find Gideon as a coauthor of the 2011 book “Gray Hat Hacking” and featured in the film documentary “Code 2600”. In addition to his position as President and Co-Founder of Ra Security, Gideon works as the Director of Technology for Epsco-RA.

November 2022 Monthly Meeting: "Blockchain: What’s Next??"
2022-11-10 17:30 - 20:30 | Madison Hotel, 1 Convent Road, Morristown, NJ, United States
We’ve heard a lot about blockchain over the past few years – but what’s next? A blockchain is essentially a digital ledger of transactions that is duplicated and distributed across all the nodes on the network that make it impossible to change, hack, or cheat the system.
Join us for a Panel Discussion led by Lindsley Medlin to discuss “Blockchain – What’s Next?” on November 10. He will be joined by 3 other prominent leaders in the Blockchain space – Dr. W. Scott Stornetta, Jamiel Sheikh, and Barbara Muscara. They will provide a brief primer and Lindsley will then lead a discussion on how blockchain is being used today via real life examples, and how it may be used in your respective businesses.
Join your peers to gain new perspectives, share experiences, and collaborate on real-life solutions to your most pressing problems. Come away with actionable insights and build a strong professional network as you engage with old friends and make new connections at our In Person meeting on November 10th at The Madison Hotel. Networking begins at 5:30pm.

About our Speakers:
Lindsley Medlin is an international executive with more than 30 years of experience building and running varied and diverse businesses in the United States and Europe. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and an MBA, both from Rutgers University, as well as a Graduate Marketing Certificate from the SMU Cox School of Business in Dallas, Texas. He is a Certified Blockchain Professional™ who has studied Bitcoin in depth and is the Founder of the NJ Blockchain Center. Mr. Medlin is an educator, published author, speaker, and consultant. He teaches Blockchain, Bitcoin, & Cryptocurrency at Columbia University and County College of Morris.
Dr. W. Scott Stornetta is a renowned American physicist, scientific researcher, and notable figure in cryptographic science and distributed computing. His 1991 paper “How to Time Stamp a Digital Document”, co-authored with Stuart Haber, won the 1992 Discover award and is considered to be one of the most important papers in the development of cryptocurrencies. Dr. Stornetta and Stuart Haber are the most cited authors in Satoshi Nakamoto’s 2008 Bitcoin white paper, of the eight citations, three reference their work. Dr. Stornetta continues with his role as a researcher in blockchain and crypto technology, and is involved in many Blockchain organizations as Advisor and is Partner & Chief Scientist at Yugen Partners.
Jamiel Sheikh is founder and CEO of Instamint, a B2B NFT/DAO minting API platform, which is his primary focus. He is also founder of Chainhaus, a blockchain / DeFi advisory and education company, operator of Blockchain101, and online blockchain education portal and founder of the Central Bank Digital Currency Think Tank, which consists of central bankers, bankers, and academics, and also runs CBDC insider. Prior to Chainhaus, Jamiel worked for various well-known financial services and technology organizations.
Barbara “Bobbi” Muscara is the Director of Education at Ledger Academy, a Blockchain-based learning center operating since 2016, training in Web-3 topics and Metaverse around the globe. Bobbi Muscara is currently on the Technical Steering Committee at the Hyperledger Foundation, and open-source Blockchain provider. Bobbi is a seasoned author and speaker with numerous credits to her name.
Bobbi is the winner of the 2020 Blockchain Social Impact Award from the Government Blockchain Association for the Giving Chain Project, a socially relevant blockchain project to provide a supply blockchain platform to be leveraged for disaster/charity relief efforts. 5:30: Registration and Networking
6:15: Dinner
6:45: Business Meeting
7:00: Presentation and Q&A
8:00: Networking

January 2023 Monthly Meeting: Career Enhancement Panel Discussion
2023-01-12 17:30 - 20:30 | Madison Hotel, 1 Convent Road, Morristown, NJ, United States
Join us for a Panel Discussion led by our own SIM NJ member, Jessica Carroll, where she will lead a discussion about how we can use multiple resources to help with our job search and career growth. Rick Diana (talent agent), Coach Pete Cafarchio, and Rich Dziuban (recruiter) will speak about how their respective specialties, coupled with a rich network, can help you find your next role and excel in your current one.
Join your peers to gain new perspectives, share experiences, and collaborate on real-life solutions to your most pressing problems. Come away with actionable insights and build a strong professional network as you engage with old friends and make new connections at our in person meeting on January 12 at the Madison Hotel. Networking begins at 5:30 p.m..
This month’s meeting is sponsored by Robert Half Talent Solutions.

About our Speakers:
Jessica Carroll: With over 30 years of experience in leadership roles in the technology industry, Ms. Carroll is recognized as an executive who develops and articulates vision and solutions from both technical and business perspectives, with the customer at the core. A speaker on the topics of client engagement, team culture, and digital transformation, she has been published in CIOInsight and BizTech magazine, among others, and was named a Computer World Premier 100 IT Leader. She founded jCX Strategies, a consultancy service with a unique and authentic approach to fostering B2B customer-focused programs that drive successful outcomes for the business. She is currently Chief Experience Officer at Acuative.
Rick Diana: Rick Diana is an accomplished and dynamic sales executive and servant leader. Rick’s demonstrated leadership includes thirty plus years of high-performance business development, talent acquisition, sales management and organizational consulting. An energetic networker and advisor, Rick is adept at managing complex client environments and recognized in the industry for an intense focus on client satisfaction. In today’s competitive digital business environment, he thrives under the constant challenge to deliver results. Rick founded Trinitas Talent Management, LLC, an enterprise business services entity primarily focused on recruitment, upskilling and workforce development. TTM enables companies along the East coast to acquire the finest talent, mostly by leveraging Rick’s strong executive relationships and his access to C-level decision makers across the landscape. Rick gives his time and talents to several charitable organizations including the Tri-County Scholarship Fund, which supports the educational needs of the most financially disadvantaged children in northern New Jersey, and C.A.S.H, a senior housing community.
Pete Cafarchio: Coach Pete is an ICF-accredited coach, mentor, and consultant with over 30 years of experience in building technology companies and non-profit organizations. His broad experience runs the gamut from launching start-ups to brokering multi-million dollar acquisition deals to managing partnerships with global brands such as Dell, Aetna, Microsoft, and Salesforce. He works with leaders in all marketplace sectors to uncover their hidden gems, identify and develop their leadership style, transform organizational culture, and develop strategies for sustained growth. His clients often comment on his perceptive insights and skilled balance between inspiring encouragement and candid, tough love. Pete cohosts a weekly podcast, Transform Your Life with Steve and Pete. He’s also a frequent volunteer to help the homeless in his beloved city of New York. He holds an Engineering degree from Clarkson University, has numerous certifications in coaching and personality assessments, and has developed his own online learning course – Decoding Your Destiny. You can access Coach Pete’s personal development resources at www.petecoaching.com
Rich Dziuban is an accomplished recruiting executive with over 20 years in the industry. Rich prides himself in his ability to identify client needs, source key talent, and match that talent with his clients. He remains a hands on recruiter while managing 2 practices at Robert Half Technology. Rich is a top ranked RHT team member having earned a place in the RHT President’s or Chairman’s clubs multiple times since 2006. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics/Marketing/Communications and a Mini-MBA in Business Administration, both from Rutgers University. 5:30: Registration and Networking
6:15: Dinner
6:45: Business Meeting
7:00: Presentation and Q&A
8:00: Networking

Members In Transition (M.I.T.) Meeting
2023-02-06 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar
Are you in transition? Are you thinking of changing positions? Is your company hiring? Then register for the next Members In Transition meeting. This meeting is open and complimentary to all members, whether you are looking for a new position or want to help your colleagues.

SIM NATIONAL’S CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Take a look at SIM National’s database of I.T. executive jobs, at careers.simnet.org.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Steve Landry at stephen.landry@shu.edu.

SIM NJ Wine Tasting Social
2023-02-16 18:30 - 21:30 | Luxx Lab Event Suite, 3025 Route 10, Morris Plains, NJ, 07950, United States
Celebrate Valentine’s week with your sweetheart at our February 16th Wine Tasting.
Hank Zona, owner of The Grapes Unwrapped Wine Events, has put together an exciting program for SIM NJ! We will taste a sampling of wines from five of New Jersey wineries and learn how technology is used in both grape growing and wine production. One of the winery owners may drop by to speak with us!
Cost is $60 per member. Your registration fee also includes one guest. We’ve found an intimate venue with great service, so we are limiting this event to the first 25 members + guests, until we reach 50 attendees. A light buffet will be served.
Location:
Luxx Lab Event Suite
3025 Route 10
(upper parking lot)
Morris Plains, NJ 07950
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM Hank Zona is a Maplewood, NJ based wine educator, events professional, and, first and foremost, a fan and consumer of wine. He speaks, writes, and consults on the subject of wine and spirits, and the broad range of topics related to it. He has been on TV, radio, and video. He can easily be found on social media under his business’s name, The Grapes Unwrapped. There he hopes to reinforce the theme that wine is fun, social, connective, and personal.

SIM NJ Networking Event in Central NJ
2023-02-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Seasons 52, 217 Lafayette Avenue, Edison, NJ, 08837, United States
Join us for informal, RSVP-only, in person networking for I.T. Leadership, on Tuesday, 2/21/2023, 6:00-8:00 p.m.. Appetizers and your first two drinks are complimentary, sponsored by Massaro. While this is a vendor-sponsored event, there will be no vendor presentations. Attendance is limited to the first 15 registrants. To register, email Gene Barskiy.
The fine print:

To optimize the networking, this event is by and for C.I.O.s and SIM NJ I.T. executives/practitioners only.
You must register for this invitation-only event by emailing Gene Barskiy. There is no cost for this event.
If you must cancel, let Gene Barskiy know at least 24 hours in advance so that we can offer the spot to another I.T. executive on the waiting list.
Attendance by I.T. executives In-Transition is limited to the first two registrants.

Members In Transition (M.I.T.) Meeting
2023-03-06 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar
Are you in transition? Are you thinking of changing positions? Is your company hiring? Then register for the next Members In Transition meeting. This meeting is open and complimentary to all members, whether you are looking for a new position or want to help your colleagues.
To register, contact Steve Landry at stephen.landry@shu.edu.
SIM NATIONAL’S CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Take a look at SIM National’s database of I.T. executive jobs, at careers.simnet.org.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Steve Landry at stephen.landry@shu.edu.

March 2023 Monthly Meeting: Turning Strategy Into Reality
2023-03-09 17:30 - 20:30 | Madison Hotel, 1 Convent Road, Morristown, NJ, United States
We live in an era of unprecedented change. Organizations often struggle with how to move their big ideas into reality in a timely and effective manner. Business Architecture is a relatively new discipline that can help translate those strategies into action and help transform your business.
Whynde Kuehn will lead a discussion on how Business Architecture can be the powerful tool to transform your innovative strategies into reality. We’ll learn that Business Architecture is, in fact, not an I.T. tool. Instead, it is a business owned blueprint that links all areas of your business together. The goal is to facilitate the implementation of business strategy. All organizations must transform on some level to remain relevant. This is a “must attend” meeting, wherever your organization is in its transformation journey.
Click here for the meeting presentation!

About Whynde Kuehn:
Whynde Kuehn is a recognized global thought leader and a long-time pioneer, practitioner, and educator in digital transformation, strategy execution, and business architecture.
Whynde has a distinguished track record of successful team building worldwide. She is the Founder of Biz Arch Mastery, a dedicated online platform and community that helps professionals master the art and science of Business Architecture. She is also a Fellow with the Institute for Digital Transformation, Co-Founder at Business Architecture Associates, Senior Consultant for Cutter Consortium, and Co-Founder, Vice President, and Academic Chair of the Business Architecture Guild. Whynde is the author of Strategy to Reality, published in 2022. Whynde is exceptionally passionate about assisting mission-driven organizations in succeeding and scaling through the application of solid business approaches. Likewise, she routinely inspires corporate entities to use business as a force for good.
Whynde, Founder and Managing Director at S2E Transformation, Inc., supports her clients by bridging the gap between strategy and execution. This enables them to achieve their most extraordinary visions for business and digital transformation in a practical, business-focused way.
Whynde has extensive experience in enterprise transformation and planning. She is a passionate advocate for using business architecture to enable effective strategy execution and digital transformation. Whynde has extensive experience applying the discipline at leading Fortune 500 and international enterprises, governmental and non-profit organizations, and with a range of entrepreneurs, social enterprises, and cross-sector initiatives. One of Whynde’s most recognized competencies is her ability to assist executives and their teams cultivate their business architecture practices.

Join your peers to gain new perspectives, share experiences, and collaborate on real-life solutions to your most pressing problems. Come away with actionable insights and build a strong professional network, as you engage with old friends and make new connections, at our in person meeting on March 9 at the Madison Hotel. Networking begins at 5:30 p.m.. 5:30 Registration and Networking
6:15 Dinner
6:45 Business Meeting
7:00 Presentation and Q&A
8:00 Networking

Members In Transition (M.I.T.) Meeting, 4/3/2023.
2023-04-03 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar
Are you in transition? Are you thinking of changing positions? Is your company hiring? Then register for the next Members In Transition meeting, via videoconference, from 12:00-1:00 p.m.. This meeting is open and complimentary to all members, whether you are looking for a new position or want to help your colleagues.
To register, select your complimentary ticket below.
SIM NATIONAL’S CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Take a look at SIM National’s database of I.T. executive jobs, at careers.simnet.org.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Steve Landry at stephen.landry@shu.edu.

"Empowering People to Do Their Best," with Zoom CIO Gary Sorrentino
2023-04-19 17:30 - 20:30 | Madison Hotel, 1 Convent Road, Morristown, NJ, United States
Now that the pandemic is behind us, how do we make people better moving forward? Regardless of whether they are working remotely, in office or hybrid, we need to continue to create a culture of collaboration and innovation. Please join Zoom’s CIO, Gary Sorrentino for an in-depth discussion on unleashing human excellence. Gary Sorrentino serves as Zoom’s Global CIO, after spending over two years as the Global Deputy CIO. A former Managing Director for J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management, Gary was the Global Head of Client Cyber Awareness and Education. For over 12 years, Gary was the Chief Technology Officer for J.P. Morgan AWM’s global technology infrastructure initiatives, where he managed its Data Privacy program and was responsible for Infrastructure, Application and End User Technology Production Support. In 2014, he assumed a new role as the lead for their Cybersecurity efforts and developed a firm wide “Protect the Client” Cyber program designed to raise cybersecurity awareness among employees and clients.
With almost 40 years of experience in Information Technology, Gary has served in various other IT leadership positions in firms across the financial services industry. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan in 2005, Gary was Head of Global Infrastructure and Head of Technology Efficiencies at Citi Private Bank, where he was responsible for Global Infrastructure Support and strategic technology initiatives. Other roles he has held include Global Technology CFO at Credit Suisse and North America IT Controller at UBS. 5:30 Registration and Networking
6:15 Dinner
6:45 Business Meeting
7:00 Presentation and Q&A
8:00 Networking Register for the event below or email your RSVP to Karen Kostulas. Include your full name, professional title, with company email in the message.
SIM NJ Members: $60
Non-member guests: $100
Non-member guests must be accompanied by a member.

Members In Transition (M.I.T.) Meeting, 5/1/2023.
2023-05-01 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar
Are you in transition? Are you thinking of changing positions? Is your company hiring? Then register for the next Members In Transition meeting, via videoconference. This meeting is open and complimentary to all members, whether you are looking for a new position or want to help your colleagues.
To register, select your complimentary ticket below.
SIM NATIONAL’S CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Take a look at SIM National’s database of I.T. executive jobs, at careers.simnet.org.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Steve Landry at stephen.landry@shu.edu.
