Global Business & Technology Executive with over 30 years of leading digital transformation across multiple sectors: High Tech, Healthcare, Government, Academia. Recognized expert in Cloud, Edge and Cyber Security technologies and architectures. P&L experience of $9B. Sought after mentor recognized for hiring, developing and retaining top talent. Highly requested keynote speaker, thought leader and social media influencer.

“Juliette Samson is a trusted board member, currently serving on the boards of Targatek, Inc. a SaaS startup focusing on empowering executives through AI and Machine Learning, as well as the National Kidney Foundation. From 2019 to 2022 Samson served on the Board of Directors at The Channel Company. Samson serves as the Chair of the Technology Committee and Co-Chair of the Human Capital Committee at Targatek, Inc., a ML/ AI SaaS startup leading the “anywhere, anytime workforce” evolution. Tapped to serve on the Board in 2021, Samson has led the strategic direction and build of the company’s platform, while uniting and building consensus among board members for a clear vision and differentiating strategy for the company’s growth plan. Additionally, Samson was tapped to serve on the Board of the National Kidney Foundation in 2022 to provide strategic leadership, working collaboratively with other board members to set the direction for this national non-profit and to provide analytical thinking and decision-making to enable the organization to execute its strategic plan and mission over the next decade. In addition to being a Board Director, Samson was appointed to serve as Co-Chair of the high-profile Golf Committee in January of 2024. Samson comes from a distinguished career, serving as a C-suite Executive leading Global Operations and Technology for Fortune 50 and mid-cap companies across Pharmaceutical, Financial, Telecommunications, Transportation, Food and Beverage, and Consumer Packaged Goods. She has held CIO and Executive Director roles at AT&T, Lucent Technologies, Merrill Lynch, Pfizer, World Finer Foods, and Genpro, Inc. – a leading Freight Logistics Broker – where she currently serves as CIO. Known for leading Technology Transformation, multi-billion-dollar M&A integrations, and global teams of 500+ in IT, Supply Chain / Delivery Operations, and Global Network Services, Samson has built her reputation on architecting and implementing industry-setting, innovative technology and business strategies to propel sustained growth while realizing tens of millions of dollars in savings and revenue. Prior to joining Genpro, Inc. in March 2023, Samson led technology transformation at World Finer Foods, a $200M year revenue food distribution and marketing company as CIO and VP of Supply Chain where she drove significant efficiencies resulting in $8-$10M cost savings over 8 years with zero headcount reductions. Additional transformation successes for Samson include leading the integrations for the merger and acquisition of Wyeth and divestitures to Zoetis and Nestle while serving as Executive Director of IT Strategy/Operations & Portfolio at Pfizer and supporting 5 acquisitions – including the BlackRock disentanglement – while at Merrill Lynch. Earlier in her career, Samson held Director roles at AT&T Network Systems and Lucent Technologies serving in Customer Delivery/Operations and Marketing/Business Development where she led new business ventures, spearheaded factory builds and supply chain improvements enabling 1.1B+ revenue (Lucent) and 200% YoY growth (AT&T). A true pioneer and thought leader in her field, Samson has been quoted in Bill Adams Jr.’s recent book Outfocus: Harness the Power of Collaboration, where she was interviewed about her role as Chair at Targatek. She is also honored to be featured in a chapter of the 2024 book series Empowering Women in STEM, which is scheduled to be published in July of this year.”

With extensive experience in the areas of information systems and expertise in the area of digital marketing.

More then 15 years of experience in management and coordination teams ( software development and projects implementations),Decision-making and process development; Monitoring national and international projects.

PhD in Computer Engineering at the Pontificia University of Salamanca, Madrid, in the area of Knowledge Management. Executive graduation in Digital Marketing Management at the Catholic University.

Master on Management (Planning and Corporate Strategy ), Management Planning and Business Strategy.Part of investigation group (Knowledge Management Area) .Certified in Innovation. Author of “”Women in Tech e nao Só!”” and Kids Tech”

“Mamta Sethi is the Chief Information Officer for Group Functions Technology at Manulife. In her role, Mamta is responsible for setting, leading and executing the internal technology working with the executive leadership from global group functions technology. Mamta has had over 18 years of experience in Banking and Consulting. Most recently, she was the Vice President of Global Technology Strategy & Transformation where she worked with Segment CIOs and executive leadership to set the strategic technology direction for Manulife. Prior to that, she worked at the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) where she held multiple senior leadership roles in Application Development, Technology Infrastructure, Operations, Strategy & Transformation, Product implementation and Core Banking. Mamta was also a Management Consultant at Deloitte focusing on Risk Management, M&A, Strategy & Organizational Development, delivering these services to clients in various industries locally and internationally. She holds a BBA from University of Toronto, and an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business. Outside of work, Mamta is a Board of Director member for the Canadian South Asian Chamber of Commerce and Manulife Investment Management Limited, as well as participating in advisory committees actively involved with charities. She has a strong passion for running and spending time with her two children and family.”

“As Vice President of Technology, Sarah leads the Technology team at Coke Canada and is responsible for the entire suite of technology needs including developing, planning, organizing, and executing strategic initiatives. Sarah worked at Loblaw where she was Senior Director of Technology and oversaw all technology for both Loblaw and Shoppers Drug Mart, under the domain of Pharmacy and Healthcare. Her technology oversight included leading teams that built, enhanced and operated interconnected enterprise systems that had a mixture of cloud technology and distributed systems over a complex network. Sarah is known as a transformational and innovative leader, a problem solver with a curious mind and someone who has excellent product management and leadership skills. She believes in leading with trust and fostering creativity. She is also an ambassador for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, actively working to ensure that there is diverse representation withing the team while also providing space to empower the next generation of leaders.”

Fariba Rawhani serves as Chief Information Officer for Teranet.

In this role, Fariba is responsible for the company’s full range of information technology functions including analytics, project and change management, systems development, partner and supply management, security and value creation in businesses that have direct relevance to Teranet, including lending, government services, banking and technology consulting.

Fariba has over 20 years of success in industry-leading organizations including EDS, CIBC and Home Capital Group. As a visionary and strategic Senior Executive, her rapid transformational leadership style inspires client commitment and employee empowerment. She is a results-oriented international leader, skilled in optimizing complex structures that support organizational strategies, with a successful track record of delivering programs, yielding measurable and sustainable improvements and significant overall financial benefits.

Most recently, as the CIO of York University and the EVP and CIO of the Home Trust Company, Fariba was responsible for the Digital Transformation agenda, process and technologies innovation, advanced analytics and machine learning, as well as enhanced governance and collaboration across technology and business units.

She holds an MBA from the Ivey School of Business and studied Computer Science and Business Administration at the University of Vienna. She is a frequent speaker on subjects of technology, business transformation, and global learning and is passionate about mentoring underprivileged youth as well as community and volunteer involvement. She sits on a number of Boards.

A business strategist and C-Suite technology leader, Janet Robertson delivers extraordinary corporate value for Fortune 500 corporations. Janet currently serves as a technical advisor on the board of directors for a private equity firm. She was most recently Corporate CIO and Vice President of Enterprise Application Services for RTX and their subsidiaries, Pratt & Whitney, Collins Aerospace, and Raytheon. As the Chief Information Officer, she was driving RTX’s massive restructuring following their merger with United Technologies as well as the consolidation of their multibillion-dollar subsidiaries. In her role, she managed a $600 million annual operating plan and a multinational team. Before her promotion to Raytheon Corporate, Janet was Vice President of Digital Transformation of the $23 billion Collins Aerospace subsidiary, where she managed the technical integration of UTX Aerospace Systems and Rockwell Collins with incredibly complex cultures and technologies and created a new organization. Janet is passionate about coaching and mentoring women in technology. She believes in inspiring others and finding the good in everyone. She is a current member of Inspire CIO Dallas, Cloud Girls, DFW*ATW, International Women’s Forum, Tech Titans, and World 50 – Enterprise 50.