SIM NJ Wine Tasting Social
2023-02-16 18:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | 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.

May 2023 Meeting: HMG NJ CIO Executive Leadership Summit
2023-05-18 08:00 - 16:00 | Madison Hotel, 1 Convent Road, Morristown, NJ, United States
HMG Strategy And SIM NJ Proudly Present:

2023 New Jersey CIO Executive Leadership Summit

Resilient Leadership: Driving Fearless Reinvention to Deliver a Secure Digital Agenda

Inflationary pressures and other macro-economic challenges are creating headwinds for technology executives and fellow members of the C-suite to execute on and achieve strategic goals. The fast-changing socio-economic landscape is prompting technology executives to become more creative than ever and to draw upon authentic and inclusive leadership skills to inspire their teams. As technology executives continue to increase their stature in the C-suite, this is creating unique opportunities for them to foster a collaborative culture, embrace innovative approaches, and develop strong partnerships to leverage hot technologies such as AI, cloud platforms and cyber technologies to securely move the needle for the business and win in tumultuous times.
For more information, visit the HMG Website.
Register directly on the Event Page.

Members In Transition (M.I.T.) Meeting, 6/5/2023.
2023-06-05 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar

NJ SIM Foundation Charity Golf Outing - Monday June 26, 2023
2023-06-26 08:00 - 17:00 | 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.

Annual Summer BBQ 2023
2023-08-10 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!

Members In Transition (M.I.T.) Meeting, 8/14/2023.
2023-08-14 13:00 - 14:00 | Webinar

Artificial Intelligence: Hype Versus Reality
2023-09-14 17:30 - 20:30 | Madison Hotel, 1 Convent Road, Morristown, NJ, United States
Artificial Intelligence: Hype Versus Reality
With the advent of ChatGPT, Artificial Intelligence has exploded onto the scene. Every product now claims to be AI-enabled. Companies are implementing AI in their operations and products. This raises valid questions:

How much of this is hype versus reality?
How do I implement an AI project or service?
What are the legal ramifications of implementing AI?

We will explore these and other questions with a panel including Industry Leaders, a University Professor, and an Intellectual Property Attorney. Join us for our September 14 dinner meeting at the Madison Hotel. You will learn what to do whether you are implementing or just beginning to ponder Artificial Intelligence.
Here are our esteemed panelists:

Moderator: Shiboo Varughese

Shiboo Varughese is the CTO and Chief Architect at Cirrus Labs. He leads a team that builds technology solutions that meet business needs. Cirrus Labs specializes in the Cloud, Internet of Things, Analytics, and Automation.
Panelists:
Dr. Parag Doshi

Dr. Doshi is a VP of Engineering at Tricentis, a leading provider of software testing solutions. He has over 20 years of experience in IT and engineering. He is passionate about delivering true business value to our customers through innovative products and services. Dr Doshi earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. Previously he was VP, Cloud Platform Services. He was responsible for driving an enterprise IT transformation across all Anthem business units, leading the company’s journey to Cloud Computing.
Natalie Richer

Natalie Richer is an Intellectual Property attorney at Lerner David. She is successful in handling litigation, patent prosecution, trademark, copyright, and licensing matters. Natalie works closely with clients to understand their business needs and goals, and helps them achieve those goals by identifying, protecting, and leveraging valuable IP assets. She and her team are experienced in a wide array of technological fields, including electrical and computer engineering, mechanical engineering, chemistry, biology, and physics. Natalie represents clients in diverse industries. These industries include software, electrical and computer products, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, aviation, telecommunication, footwear and apparel, biotechnology, consumer electronics, chemicals, food and beverages, toys, marketing, and academia.
John H. Shannon

John H. Shannon is a Professor of Legal Studies at the Stillman School of Business at Seton Hall University. His interests focus on the intersection of law, business, and technology. He highlights the issues and challenges propelled by digital transformation and its impact on the established order in business, law, and society.

5:30 Registration and Networking
6:15 Dinner
6:45 SIM NJ Updates
7:00 Featured Presentation/Discussion
8:00 More Networking Register for the event below or email your RSVP to Karen Kostulas. Include your full name, professional title, and company email address in the message.
SIM NJ Members: $60
Members In Transition: $30
Non-member guests: $100
Non-member guests must be accompanied by a member

SIM NJ Round Table: Artificial Intelligence And The Future Of Work
2023-09-27 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar
Join us as we explore the state of generative AI and its impact on leaders. The talk will be led by Dan Turchin, CEO of PeopleReign and host of the award-winning podcast “AI and the Future of Work.”
The World Economic Forum says AI will eliminate 85 million jobs in the next three years… and create 97 million new ones. Now is the time for leaders to understand how to embrace generative AI to deliver better service experiences. In the decade ahead, those with an understanding of what’s possible with AI will vastly outperform the competition.
Key takeaways:

How to train virtual agents on your content to have natural language conversations with employees.
How to use large language models (LLMs) to coach live agents to resolve more issues the right way the first time
How to mitigate the risk of AI hallucinations and biased answers
How to ensure generative AI apps are auditable and their answers are explainable

Join us for this thought-provoking discussion that will challenge the way you think about employee experiences and help you prepare for the future of work.
Dan Turchin

Dan Turchin is the CEO and Founder of PeopleReign, the leading AI platform for IT and HR employee service automation. He is a member of the Forbes Technology Council and has hosted over 200 episodes of the popular “AI and the Future of Work” podcast.
Prior to PeopleReign, Dan was the CEO of AIOps leader InsightFinder. Previously, he co-founded Astound, an AI-first enterprise platform for HR and IT, and was Vice President of Product at DevOps leader BigPanda, Chief Product Officer at security analytics company AccelOps (now Fortinet), and a Senior Director of Product Strategy at ServiceNow.
He also served as a founding board member at Rhomobile prior to its acquisition by Motorola and currently serves on the board of Auger, the open source automated machine learning framework.
In 2000, Dan co-founded Aeroprise and served as CEO until it was acquired in 2010 by BMC Software. He is an active angel investor and startup advisor with a portfolio of over 30 companies.
Dan’s passionate about building great teams that build great products that solve hard problems that change lives. He’s a big fan of Asimov, Dr. Seuss, youth soccer, adventure sports, and Tynker.
Dan has BS and BA degrees from Stanford University. Follow him on Twitter.

Register for this complimentary midday event below. (Alternatively, you may email your reservation to Karen Kostulas. Include your full name, professional title, and company email address in the message.)

Cybersecurity Through A Risk Management, Compliance, And Legal Lens
2023-10-12 17:30 - 20:30 | Madison Hotel, 1 Convent Road, Morristown, NJ, United States
Information Security is now one of the most significant risk areas for any business. Thus, understanding, addressing, and managing that risk needs to be a top priority – to protect company information, assets, technology, systems, and networks.
Most federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies and regulators are now hyper-focused on Information Security — not just on apprehending cybercriminals and reactively addressing cybercrime after it occurs; but also, proactively preventing it.
Today, most enforcement and regulatory agencies expect businesses to have robust cybersecurity compliance programs built around identifying and managing their most significant cyber risks. Many also require companies to have robust risk-based information security programs, as pre-requisites to conducting business. This also extends to third-party contractors and business partners who are now expected and contractually required to have robust risk-based information security compliance programs.
The best way to prevent this Parade of Horribles is for IT and Risk Management/Compliance/Legal to work together in a collaborative partnership – transcending traditional corporate silos and assumptions regarding what IT, Compliance, Legal, and Risk Management are “supposed” to do.
On Octobert 12 2023, Alexandra Rebay, former Global Chief Compliance Officer for Verizon Communications will lead a discussion on how to form this collaborative partnership. When done right, effective proactive information security compliance and risk management can be leveraged as a competitive advantage.

About Our Presenter:
Alexandra Rebay was the Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, and Global Chief Compliance Officer for Verizon Communications, and also held a variety of other senior executive leadership roles at Verizon and its predecessor company, GTE Corporation, over almost 30 years. Since retiring from Verizon on the eve of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ms. Rebay has brought her expertise in compliance, risk management, litigation, and crisis management to the not-for-profit arena, guiding the Greater Somerset County YMCA, whose Board Audit & Risk Management Committee she chairs, through the myriad novel operational issues – including cybersecurity challenges – presented by the global pandemic and its aftermath.
Before her career in the private sector, Ms. Rebay served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York, prosecuting computer crime, securities fraud, corruption, narcotics, and terrorism cases. 5:30 Registration and Networking
6:15 Dinner
6:45 SIM NJ Updates
7:00 Featured Presentation/Discussion
8:00 More Networking
8:30: In-person Members In Transition (M.I.T.) Meeting Register for the event below or email your RSVP to Karen Kostulas. Include your full name, professional title, and company email address in the message.
SIM NJ (and other SIM chapter) Members: $60
SIM NJ Members In Transition: $30
Non-member guests: $100
Non-member guests must be accompanied by a member

SIM NJ Roundtable: Metrics That Matter
2023-10-26 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar
Our Virtual Roundtable this month is on October 26th at 12:00 PM and is complimentary for all members. We will discuss how proper Risk Management reduces cybersecurity costs while improving our security posture.
Metrics That Matter is an organization that helps its clients effectively manage operations and cyber risk. It provides Risk Managers and Security Executives with the appropriate context and clarification on where to spend their security budget. They do this through identification and classification of pivotal assets, resources, and systems within the corporation.
The team at Metrics That Matters leverages a formulaic approach to compute inherent risk for Risk Managers and Security Executives. They do this by multiplying the respective impact and likelihood scores utilizing the “Power of Machine Learning” that evaluates the conceivable ramifications (be it financial, operational, or reputational) following a successful assault on each asset.
Metrics That Matters has the ability to continuously recalibrate risk calculations by evaluating the residual risk post the assimilation of security controls grounded in industry benchmarks which include NIST, MITRE ATT&CK, and HIPAA. This is accomplished by mapping cyber products, policies, and processes to pertinent security controls. A tremendous “Value Add” that they offer is that their solution allows Risk Managers and Security Executives to model out current state and future state residual risk models based on increasing maturity of cyber solution effectiveness and adoption of new cyber risk solutions.
The discussion will be led by Larry Pfeifer, President of Consortium Networks, and Pat Dillon, Vice President of Locton Companies. Register for this complimentary midday event below. (Alternatively, you may email your reservation to Karen Kostulas. Include your full name, professional title, and company email address in the message.)

Members In Transition (M.I.T.) Meeting
2023-10-30 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-11-13 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-11-27 13:00 - 14:00 | Webinar
Are you in transition? Are you thinking of changing positions? Is your company hiring? Then register for our meeting! This meeting is open and complimentary to all members, whether you are looking for a new position or want to help your colleagues.
Let us know if you are currently in transition so that we may keep you apprised of potential opportunities as we hear about them. Email Mark Beatty or Giacomo Mascillaro, the hosts of the meeting.

More information is available on the MIT message site and our information page. Also, check out SIM National’s database of I.T. executive jobs, at careers.simnet.org.
Meetings will be held every other Monday. Schedule permitting, we will be joined at most meetings by Dan Counts, Certified Career Coach and co-leader of the West Coast SIM MIT chapter.

To register, select your complimentary ticket below.

Doing More With Less: A Green Beret Way
2023-11-16 17:30 - 20:30 | Madison Hotel, 1 Convent Road, Morristown, NJ, United States
Doing More With Less: A Green Beret Way
On Nov 16th we will be joined by Kyle Hall of Resourcive. In his presentation titled, “How To Do More With Less in IT: A Green Beret’s Approach”, Hall shares key elements of his success operating in VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous) environments as a Green Beret and how these same principles can be applied to the challenging business landscape IT leaders face today with limited resources.

Kyle Hall is currently the President of Resourcive, a strategic IT sourcing consultancy that works closely with IT and technology leaders in the mid-market and enterprise to drive spend reduction and IT transformation efforts across all core IT services and solutions.
Prior to joining Resourcive, Kyle served in the US Army Special Forces as a Green Beret. He brings the skills and experiences learned operating in VUCA environments to his role within Resourcive and by extension, the technology leaders and Private Equity partners he works with on a daily basis.
Kyle holds a Bachelor in Organizational Leadership from the University of Charleston and a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the Mason School of Business at the College of William & Mary. Kyle enjoys outdoor sports, travel, education, and spending time with family. 5:30 Registration and Networking
6:15 Dinner
6:45 SIM NJ Updates
7:00 Featured Presentation/Discussion
8:00 More Networking Register for the event below or email your RSVP to Karen Kostulas. Include your full name, professional title, and company email address in the message.
SIM NJ Members: $60
SIM NJ Members In Transition: $30
Non-member guests: $100
Non-member guests must be accompanied by a member

2023 Holiday Celebration
2023-12-10 16:00 - 21:00 | Madison Hotel, 1 Convent Road, Morristown, NJ, United States
Join us at our flagship SOCIAL EVENT OF THE YEAR!
That’s right: it’s our annual Holiday Celebration, which you have waited for all year! This year it will be on Sunday, December 10 2023, at 4:00 p.m.. The event will be held at the elegant Madison Hotel.
We’ll get things going at 4:00 with a cocktail reception, followed by a lavish dinner and delightful dancing, until 9:00 p.m.. Your reservation also includes one guest. We look forward to welcoming you in person.

SIM Women: Linked In Live Broadcaster, Coach, Trainer, Three-Time Linked In Learning Instructor, and soon-to-be author, Cher Jones
2023-12-13 15:00 - 16:30 | Webinar
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 Linked In Live Broadcaster, Coach, Trainer, three time Linked In Learning Instructor, and soon-to-be author Cher Jones, for our end of the year SIM Women webinar.
“Women helping women” is a long-standing concept inside SIM Women, but we cannot go it alone. For sixteen years, SIM Women has focused on building an inclusive community of respect, support, and motivation to help individuals achieve their full potential, and we intend to continue to equip you with tools, strategies, and education to bolster your leadership development efforts. Register for this complimentary midday event by clicking this link.

SIM Leadership Institute Series: Dr. Quintin McGrath, Chairman, "SIM Rethink Everything"
2024-01-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar
About the Speaker:
Dr. Quintin McGrath – Chair, SIM ReThink Everything! SIG
Dr. Quintin McGrath chairs the SIM Interest Group, ReThink Everything!
The focus of this SIG is on the convergence of megatrends and new advance enabling technologies.
Quintin spent over 20 years in senior management roles at Deloitte Consulting and recently received his DBA in AI & Ethics.
He will share his leadership journey along with glimpses of the future of technology. Register for this complimentary midday event by clicking this link.

Professional Development - Respect & Influence With Pete Cafarchio, PCC
2024-01-11 17:30 - 20:30 | Madison Hotel, 1 Convent Road, Morristown, NJ, United States
Professional Development – Respect & Influence With Pete Cafarchio, PCC
As a senior IT professional, have you ever felt powerless and overlooked, despite having years of experience and expertise? Do they see you as “just another IT person” who is expected to follow orders from other executives? This can leave you wondering if you will ever be able to achieve the level of influence you crave. So, what can you do to overcome those feelings of powerlessness and gain the recognition you deserve? Join your peers on Thu, Jan 11 for an in-person interactive session where we will learn how to:

Build strong relationships with other key stakeholders, teammates, and business partners.
Clearly communicate the business value that you bring.
Learn powerful mindsets that shift the way you view yourself and your role.

This program can help your entire team gain Respect and Influence. We encourage you to bring your member-eligible direct reports, you may add them to your registration for $30 each (a 50% discount.) Pete Cafarchio is a Professional Certified Coach with over thirty years of experience in building non-profit and technology companies, forging a range of partnerships from small businesses to Fortune 100 companies.
He works with leaders in all marketplace sectors to identify and develop their leadership style, transform their team culture, and develop strategies for sustained growth.
When clients engage Pete, they comment on his perceptive insights, practical wisdom, and encouraging nature. But he will not just tell you what you want to hear. At the end of the day, it is about getting results. More than once, his clients have said, “With Pete, it’s like getting a hug and a kick in the pants – often at the same time!” He currently resides in New York City with his wife and sweetheart, Lynn, and has two adult daughters. 5:30 Registration and Networking
6:15 Dinner
6:45 Business Meeting
7:00 Presentation and Q&A
8:00 In Person MIT Meting Register for the event below or email your RSVP to Karen Kostulas. Include your full name, professional title, and company email address in the message.
SIM NJ Members: $60
SIM NJ Members In Transition: $30
Non-member guests: $100
Non-member guests must be accompanied by a member

SIM "Rethink Everything": "Adjusting Cybersecurity postures in the wake of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning"
2024-01-17 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar
About the Session:
On Wednesday, January 17, 2024, join the Rethink Everything SIG and guest speaker Pam Lindemoen for an open discussion on how Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning will impact our Cybersecurity strategy. Also, we will touch on adjusting the approach in the wake of global conflict and how to best prepare to address. ß This targets how Joe Q. Public can pay bad actors to launch various attacks against familiar targets (getting kind of scary)

This webcast is being presented in partnership with the SIM DigiRisk SIG.
About the Speaker:

Pam Lindemoen
AVP & Advisory CISO; Cisco Systems, Inc.
Pam is a CISO Advisor in Cisco’s Security Organization. She is an Information Security executive leader with over 25 years of experience within the IT industry. Pam joined Cisco from Anthem, Inc. (currently Elevance Health) where she held the Deputy Chief Information Security Officer role. While at Anthem, she was considered a bold and strategic thinker who envisioned and delivered a world-class Enterprise Information Security strategy, including the Steering Committee with cross-functional business and technology membership. Pam was also a key advisor to the litigation process and full program development during and after an unprecedented cyber-attack. The foundation for her success was built upon her innate ability to faster business partnerships and support all stakeholder needs.
Prior to Anthem, Pam had significant success leading business and software development, IT Operations, program improvements and direct sales. In her executive leadership positions, she has played pivotal roles in the development of innovative products and services for key accounts and developed IT solution strategies that led to multibillion dollar contracts with global vendors and customers.
Not allowing her intrinsic drive and commitment to stop with success in running business, Pam is dedicated to the encouragement of women in business and IT. Pam serves on the boards of the National Cybersecurity Alliance, Tampa Bay Tech, and was appointed as a Senior Fellow for Cyber Florida: The Florida Center for Cybersecurity. She cohosts a podcast: Do We Belong Here? (In the Cyber World) which is dedicated to proving that everyone belongs in cybersecurity.
COST TO ATTEND:

Free for SIM Members.
$30 for non-members.

Register for this complimentary midday event by clicking this link.

CIO Roundtable January 26th 2024
2024-01-26 08:00 - 09:30 | Webinar

SIM Women Webinar: Dr. Quintin McGrath in conversation with Kristen Lamoreaux
2024-01-31 15:00 - 16:30 | Webinar
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 host our first webinar of the year onWednesday, January 31st at 3pm EST presented by Board and Advisory Council Member / Adjunct Professor / Global Transformation and Tech Leader / AI Ethicist / Risk and Sustainability Champion, Dr. Quintin McGrath, together with our own SIM Women Champion, Kristen Lamoreaux.

Happy 17th Birthday SIM Women!!! It’s insane to think that SIM Women has been empowering women in tech for 17 years. As I always note, we wouldn’t be here without your participation. YOU should be proud of the time, effort, and talents you’ve shared with your fellow SIM Women members and our partners throughout these years. Each of you is a gift and please know I treasure you.

I am very excited to invite you to our January SIM Women webinar, “The Art of Possible” a joint SIG discussion featuring Dr. Quintin McGrath, leader of ReThink Everything, SIM’s newest special interest group that is quickly becoming mandatory participation for top leaders. As you know, SIM Women focuses on mentoring, career, and leadership development of our members. We rarely talk tech, and we’re not going to talk tech too much this time either; however, we are going to talk about why YOU need to be the AI Champion within your organization HOW to go about it regardless of your level. We’ll be exploring the urgency, risks, the seven elements of AI, ethics, and the paradoxical need for human skillsets versus analytical ones. We will also be sharing a capability maturity model via email post-event so everyone can continue their journey!
Given the incredible amount of information we’re going to cover, Quintin and I wanted to use this invite as a contextual starting point. Here’s what you likely already know:
Women left the workforce in higher numbers than men during the pandemic. It took three years for numbers to “bounce back” but we are now again facing a highly gendered challenge in AI.
McKinsey highlighted as much as 30% of hours now worked by Americans will be taken over by AI by 2030. Jobs that are disproportionately held by women and people of color share some common traits: they involve repetitive tasks, data collection, and data processing, all of which can be efficiently and quickly done by GenAI products.
The Kenan Institute’s impact analysis of the Goldman Sachs Report found that eight out of 10 women (58.87 million) in the U.S. workforce are in occupations highly exposed to generative AI automation (more than 25% of the occupational tasks) vs. six out of 10 men (48.62 million). Overall, 21% more women are exposed to AI automation than men even though men outnumber women in the workforce. This is due to the affected occupations being populated by more women than men. “Highly exposed” means 25%-50% of the tasks in that occupation could be automated by generative AI.
https://kenaninstitute.unc.edu/kenan-insight/will-generative-aidisproportionately-affect-the-jobs-of-women/
If you want to read about potential solutions and strategies to mitigate losses, the UNESCO report “The Effects of AI on the Working Lives of Women” has good baseline practices: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000380861
In the face of all of the above, we need to act. We need to educate ourselves. We need to step into the limelight and lead. SIM Women has always encouraged leaders to leverage their grit and make things happen. Our January webinar will help you on your AI journey whether you are excited by AI or cowering in fear. I am grateful to Quintin for the time and insights he’ll be sharing with us. We’ve had amazing conversations in prep for this event, and by the end of the event, you will be energized to take on AI within your organization!

For those who don’t know him, Quintin McGrath is a driver of global-scale business growth and digital transformation with a focus on emerging technologies, ethics, risk management, and sustainability. As a retired Deloitte IT executive, board member, and founder of QplusAI LLC, he is known for advising leaders on the latest technologies and their impact on organizations, most recently guiding the application of Artificial Intelligence to a business considering the ethical, governance, and leadership implications. He is a member of the CXO Advisory Network of the A.Team startup, he sits on Blumberg Capital’s CIO Council, an Advisory Board for the early-stage venture capital firm, a Board Member of The Mentor Project, and a Board Member of the Society for Information Management (SIM) Tampa Bay chapter. He chairs the ReThink Everything! SIM Interest Group for IT Leaders seeking to turn the convergence of global megatrends and emerging technologies into business success. He leads SIM National’s Research Institute implementation effort. Quintin is a popular speaker, panelist, and Adjunct Professor at USF’s Muma College of Business, teaching MBA and Executive MBA students. He holds a Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.) focused on AI, ethics, and risk management from the University of South Florida, a Master of Science in Engineering from the University of Cape Town, and a Master of Arts from Wheaton College.

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SIM Advanced Practices Council (A.P.C.): 2/2024 Meeting in Atlanta, GA
2024-02-08 - 2024-02-09
Topics Include:

How Generative AI is Transforming Companies (Dr. Kristian Hammond, Northwestern University)
Generative AI Strategy and Applications (Dr. Amit Joshi, IMD)
Data Liquidity (Dr. Gabriel Piccoli and Barbara Wixom, MIT)

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SIM Enterprise Architecture: "Turning Strategy Into Reality With Business Architecture"
2024-02-08 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar
About the Session:
Effective strategy execution – the ability to translate and implement business direction in a coordinated way at pace – has never been more important than it is now. With digital business and a connected world, change is the new normal and resources are precious.
Business architecture is increasingly recognized as a key enabler of strategy execution by organizations, industry associations, and academia. Business architecture not only bridges a unique and important gap for organizations, but also facilitates stronger partnerships between business and technology teams.
Join “Strategy to Reality“ author, Whynde Kuehn, and guest expert panelists Ben Abrishami-Shirazi, Anu Ganesh, and Geeta Pyne in an interactive discussion where we will explore how organizations can build new muscle for cohesive, end-to-end strategy execution. We will then explore business and enterprise architecture’s critical role across strategy execution to help translate strategies into reality and build modular, future ready organizations that are resilient, agile, and poised for digital business and growth. Finally, we will discuss practical next steps to move these ideas into action.
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Panelists:

Whynde Kuehn
Founder and Managing Director
S2E Transformation Inc.

Ben Abrishami-Shirazi
Technical Counselor
Info-Tech Research Group

Anu Ganesh
Deputy Chief, Strategy & Enterprise Architect,
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
SIM EA SIG Co-Chair

Geeta Pyne
Chief Architect
TIAA

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Free for SIM Members.
$30 for Non-Members.

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Keys to Leading Digital Transformation as a Core Organizational Competency
2024-02-08 17:30 - 20:30 | Madison Hotel, 1 Convent Road, Morristown, NJ, United States
“Digital transformation is a journey,” is a phrase often used by leaders. However, in today’s competitive landscape, it is essential to develop digital transformation as a core organizational competency to stay ahead of the curve. Isaac Sacolick, a CIO/CTO/CDO and author of two top books on leading digital transformation, emphasizes that “you will always be transforming.” In this open discussion, Isaac will share key insights for business and technology leaders on how to develop digital transformation as a core competency. The discussion will cover the following topics:

Developing Digital Trailblazers to lead digital transformation initiatives.
Innovating by developing your organization’s agile way of working.
Elevating ITSM and shifting shadow IT to governed self-service technologies.
Iterating on a gen AI strategy as capabilities evolve and board pressures mount.

Isaac Sacolick is President of StarCIO, a technology leadership company that guides organizations on developing digital transformation leaders and core competencies. He is the author of Digital Trailblazer and the Amazon bestseller Driving Digital. Sacolick is a recognized keynote speaker and a digital transformation influencer, with over 900 articles published on his blog Social, Agile, and Transformation, CIO.com, InfoWorld, and other sites. You can find him sharing new insights on the Driving Digital Standup or during his weekly Coffee with Digital Trailblazers. 5:30 Registration and Networking
6:15 Dinner
6:45 SIM NJ Updates
7:00 Featured Presentation/Discussion
8:00 More Networking Register for the event below or email your RSVP to Karen Kostulas. Include your full name, professional title, and company email address in the message.
SIM NJ Members: $60
SIM NJ Members In Transition: $30
Non-member guests: $100
Non-member guests must be accompanied by a member
