Winners of the 2023 Florida ORBIE Awards Announced by FloridaCIO
Executives from Publix, Unisys, Core & Main, VyStar Credit Union, Year Up, & Hillsborough County Recognized for their Achievements
ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- FloridaCIO announced the winners of its 2023 ORBIE® Awards. FloridaCIO recognized chief information officers in six key categories – Leadership, Global, Large Enterprise, Enterprise, Corporate, & Nonprofit/Public Sector. The Awards were presented at the Florida ORBIE Awards at the JW Orlando Bonnet Creek Resort and Spa.
"Member-led, non-commercial programs like the ORBIE Awards, build meaningful professional relationships with colleagues facing similar challenges, solving problems and avoiding pitfalls," said Mike Schmidt, FloridaCIO Chair. "Successful leaders understand the 'superpower' of trusted relationships. In any gathering of technology leaders, the answer is in the room."
The 2023 Florida ORBIE Award winners are:
›› Laurie Douglas, SVP & CIO, Publix Super Markets received the Leadership ORBIE.
›› Dwayne Allen, SVP & CTO, Unisys received the Global ORBIE for organizations over $1 billion annual revenue & multi-national operations.
›› Carrie Busbee, CIO, Core & Main received the Large Enterprise ORBIE for organizations over $2 billion annual revenue.
›› Lisa Cochran, CIO, VyStar Credit Union received the Enterprise ORBIE for organizations over $400 million annual revenue.
›› Gary Flowers, CIO, Year Up received the Corporate ORBIE for organizations up to $400 million annual revenue.
›› Ramin Kouzehkanani, CIO & Innovation Administrator, Hillsborough County received the Nonprofit/Public Sector ORBIE for nonprofit & education organizations.
The ORBIE Awards is the premier technology executive recognition program in the United States. Since inception in 1998, over 500 technology leaders have received the prestigious ORBIE Award. The ORBIE honors chief information officers who have demonstrated excellence in technology leadership. Finalists and winners are selected by an independent peer review process, led by prior ORBIE recipients, based upon:
›› Leadership and management effectiveness
›› Business value created by technology innovation
›› Engagement in industry and community endeavors
The Florida ORBIE Awards keynote was delivered by Laurie Douglas, SVP & CIO of Publix Super Markets, who was interviewed by Seemantini Godbole, EVP & Chief Digital and Information Officer, Lowe's. Over 350 guests attended, representing leading North/Central Florida organizations and their technology partners.
The 2023 Florida ORBIE Awards was made possible by the following sponsors:
›› Underwriters: Concord, Google Cloud, Insight, Lumen & Kanini
›› Gold sponsors: AgileThought Inc, Fortinet, Okta, Vertafore & Zscaler Inc
›› Silver sponsors: FPT Software, Infinidat & Tata Consultancy Services
›› Bronze sponsors: Between Pixels, CDW, Converge Technology Solutions, Cybage, Dminds Solutions, LTIMindtree, Kruzner Advisory Partners, Microsoft, OpenGov, Silver Tree Consulting and Services & Slalom Consulting
›› Media partner: Orlando Business Journal
›› About FloridaCIO
FloridaCIO is the preeminent peer leadership network of North/Central Florida chief information officers. FloridaCIO is one of 30 chapters of the Inspire Leadership Network, a national membership organization comprised exclusively of CIOs from public and private businesses, government, education, healthcare and nonprofit institutions.
FloridaCIO is led by a CIO Advisory Board, supported by an executive director and staff. Underwriter executives ensure programs remain non-commercial and exclusive to qualified CIOs and members.
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Media Contact
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