Lenny’s achievements and involvement in the South Florida technology sector is second to none. He is known as “The Godfather” of the South Florida Technology Alliance (SFTA) and is a co-founder of ITPalooza (you can see a full list of Lenny’s extensive community involvement below). Lenny is incredibly passionate about his community.
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Mr. Conophy is Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of AutoNation, America’s largest automotive retailer, and a Fortune 150 company. Mr. Conophy is a member of the company’s Executive Committee and leads all aspects of technology within the enterprise. Mr. Conophy is an experienced senior executive with International exposure in multi-national Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 companies. He is a highly accomplished visionary and thought leader with a strategic mindset. He has worked in the Technology Sector, Travel Industry and more recently in Retail. He formerly was the EVP & Chief Information Officer for Staples Inc. and InterContinental Hotels Group. Tom was also the EVP & Chief Technology Officer for Starwood Hotels & Resorts. Tom has also held senior technology roles in Sabre, Galileo International, and United Airlines. Tom is an advisor to two cloud computing companies, Mirantis providing an OpenStack cloud for use inside of companies and Skytap a public cloud provider.
Daniel is CEO and co-founder of Modernizing Medicine. In 2015 Daniel was named EY Entrepreneur of the Year® and honored by Florida Governor Rick Scott with the Business Ambassador Award. In 2014 the Sun-Sentinel announced that Daniel earned the title of Excalibur Awards Palm Beach Small Business Leader of the Year for 2013. Most recently he was named to the inaugural ‘South Florida Ultimate CEO’ list by the South Florida Business Journal in 2016.
Hosting, reporting and producing the “Sunshine Economy” radio program examining key drivers of the South Florida economy. http://wlrn.org/term/sunshine-economy “The Florida Roundup” host. Telling stories of South Florida.
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