The Technology Executive Council by Golden Technology welcomes you to another informative panel discussion: "Using Flexibility to Drive Innovation and Growth"
Join us as our panel of technology industry leaders dives into staff augmentation, remote work in today's challenging environment, development strategies for innovation, and much more.
Our panel will also be sharing their thoughts and experiences around personal development, successfully building and leading a hybrid team, and fostering company-wide growth.
What to expect:
- Hear from each of our esteemed panelists as they share their experiences, strategies, successes, and unique perspectives on a number of topics affecting the technology sector and across varied industries.
- Learn how flexibility in the corporate environment has led to significant growth and affected overall team-building strategies.
- Learn how companies in different industries are leveraging technology to innovate and grow.
- Hear thoughts and success stories from successful leaders about personal development in an evolving hybrid remote work environment.
- The panel discussion will be followed by a live Q&A session covering your questions as they relate to the covered discussion topics.
Presenters
Lorie Burkemper
President/Founder iSymplify
President, Founder - iSymplify
Women in Technology – Leadership Committee –Co-Founder: Strategic Direction & Content/Speaker Recruitment/501c3 Strategy/Event Development
Lorie Burkemper, founder and President of iSymplify, has spent the last 25 years leading and developing Sales Teams, designing cloud solutions and presenting cloud based financial models to the C-Suite. Lorie founded iSymplify in 2008 to simplify the process of designing and implementing enterprise technology solutions. With clients across the nation, iSymplify provides cloud consulting and account management to Fortune 1000 companies. In 2018, Lorie was awarded one of St. Louis Top Business Women owners for St. Louis Small Business Monthly. In the same year, Lorie cofounded Women in Technology | St. Louis to better serve and connect the technology professional women of our city. Lorie also serves on the
Kelsey Boehle (pronounced “bay-lee”) is the Vice President of Mastercard’s Employee Digital Experience strategy, fostering best-in-class employee experiences with workplace technology. Her team is responsible for enriching Mastercard’s dynamic workforce with tools, insights and digital resources meeting the challenges of the global marketplace.
Since joining Mastercard nearly 9 years ago, Kelsey has held numerous roles across Operations & Technology, working closely with Mastercard’s customers and internal support teams driving governance & best-in-class service support for the company.
Krista Bush
Director of Strategic Initiatives for World Wide Technology (WWT)
Krista Bush is the Director of Strategic Initiatives for World Wide Technology (WWT) where she leads and sponsors initiatives on behalf of CEO, President and COO/CFO. She serves as Chief of Staff to the COO/CFO and leads the Organizational Development Team at WWT.
Joining WWT in 2000, Krista was a member of the Finance department as a Project Accountant. She became Controller of Federal Sales in 2007. She has contributed to the growth WWT has made with revenue earnings recorded at $800M in 2000 now over $15B in 2021. Krista is passionate about helping grow WWT leaders to ensure they perform at the highest level. She firmly believes that building a culture of innovation among leaders will help with continued success at WWT.
Bush actively participates in the WWT Intern Program and WWT Employee Resource Groups, specifically the LEAD Women’s ERG. She is married to Jeff Bush and has two beautiful daughters, Annabelle and Alison. She enjoys spending time with her family outside of work.
Marie George
Chief Information Officer - MOHELA
Ms. George serves as Chief Information Officer of the Authority. She is responsible for Information Systems strategic direction, IT operations, software development, information security and business continuity management as well as Facilities.
Prior to joining the Authority, Ms. George served in critical leadership roles for Mercy between 2007 and 2018, most recently serving as Executive Director IT—ERP, Supply Chain, Revenue.
Prior to Mercy, her experience included quality assurance management responsibilities for Express Scripts.
She is a graduate of Saint Louis University with a degree in Aerospace Engineering and received her Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Fontbonne University. She also holds a Graduate Certificate of Information Management from Washington University and Graduate Certificate of Cybersecurity-Threat Detection from Webster University.
Ms. George serves on the Technology Advisory Board Committee for Lindbergh School District, and is an Honorary Advisor for Gateway to Innovation in St. Louis.
Erin Stamm
Chief Operations Officer - Esse Health
Erin Stamm is the Chief Operations Officer of Esse Health, with responsibility for Information Technology, Analytics, Operations, and Coding Compliance for the organization. Stamm is a talented and strategic IT leader and healthcare professional with an extensive background in the development of groundbreaking health technology. Stamm oversaw the successful implementation of an innovative electronic health records system in each of Esse Health’s 50 locations. She has led Esse to be early adopters of other technologies including a text messaging platform, telehealth, and remote patient monitoring. She also currently serves as a Board Member for Missouri Health Connection.
Prior to joining Esse Health, Stamm served as the Administrator of Health Information Management at Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics. As an alumni of St. Louis University Health Information/Informatics program, Stamm has a passion to ensure the success of future generations in this field. She was awarded the Excellence in Clinical Education Award in 2019 from St. Louis University.
Elizabeth Blake
Lead Business Development Manager
Liz has worked in the Staffing industry for 5 years. Her career started in St. Louis where she worked at Express Employment Professionals in Business Development.
Since then, Liz has worked with business leaders to meet their staffing initiatives and develop their current talent.
Liz is passionate about helping clients reach their professional goals and building personal relationships built on transparency and open communication.