Cobb Galleria Centre
2 Galleria Pkwy SE, Atlanta, GA
November 8, 2019
7:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Meet the 2019 ORBIE Winners!
The CIO of the Year ORBIE Award recognizes CIOs who have shown excellence in technology leadership in Georgia. Congratulations to this year’s award recipients!
2019 Awards Season
CIO of the Year nominees & finalists are honored at a series of executive events, beginning with the Nominee Reception and ending with the CIO of the Year ORBIE Awards breakfast.
2019 Keynote
James Dallas, Two-Time Fortune 500 CIO
James Dallas is an accomplished senior executive with extensive experience as an agent of change in large domestic and international corporate settings. Previously serving as the SVP of Quality, Operations & IT at Medtronic Inc. and VP & CIO at Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Dallas has over 30 years experience in business operations roles & CIO positions. The majority of Dallas’ career has been focused on bridging the gap between strategy and execution, using IT both strategically and entrepreneurially. He is currently the President of James Dallas & Associates, where he consults and speaks to companies about managing change & executive leadership development in a digital world.
Sponsorship
Georgia CIO of the Year Awards sponsors are highly valued partners invited by local CIOs to experience the unique opportunity of recognizing the senior technology leadership of top organizations in Georgia through a series of year-long events.
2019 Georgia CIO of the Year Awards Agenda
| 7:00 a.m. | Registration & Networking |
| 7:00 a.m. | VIP Reception* |
| 8:00 a.m. | CIO of the Year® Awards Breakfast |
| 10:15 a.m. | Q&A with Keynote** |
*Access limited to CIOs and select sponsor representatives.
**Access limited to CIOs, their direct reports, and select sponsor representatives.
Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
Ed Steinike, Former VP & CIO, Coca-Cola Company
Ed Steinike will be honored posthumously with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2019 Georgia CIO of the Year Awards. Steinike was the consummate Coca-Cola leader and ambassador, a man who led the technology operations with great care and competence. He began his tenure at The Coca-Cola Company as Chief Technology Officer in 2002, responsible for all technology, including networks, data centers, operations, data warehousing and systems architecture.
