Charles Boicey, MS, RN-BC
Chief Innovation Officer
Clearsense
Rick Canady
CEO
Wellspire Medical Group
Mario Chiock
Schlumberger
Fellow
Ron Freeman
Solutions Engineering Leader
VMware Carbon Black
Brian Harrell
Vice President and Chief Security Officer
AVANGRID
BD Horton, CFP®, CPA
Partner
Financial Advisory Service
Jamila Piracci
Principal
Roos Innovations
Becky Thomas
COO
i2k Connect
Charles Boicey, MS, RN-BC, CPHIMS is a clinician technologist at heart with 25 years of combined nursing and healthcare technology experience. He is passionate about providing clinicians with data driven solutions that serve as cognitive accelerators in the clinical decision making process. His goal is to end the clinical angst that comes with not having all of the clinically relevant information available at the time of need. Charles is a notable expert clinical information systems specialist and eEvangelist for the use of clinical technology to drive daily operations, analysis, and decisioning. He has a reputation for building consensus among medical, nursing and research leadership, clinical departments, and IT and is a successful architect of health care data warehouses, clinical and business intelligence tools, big data ecosystems, and a health information exchange.
Charles Boicey, MS, RN-BC, CPHIMS
Rick Canady
Rick Canady has over 45 years of Healthcare experience and is currently the CEO of Wellspire Medical Group. Mr. Canady was previously the CEO of Houston Eye Associates, the largest ophthalmology practice in the nation. Under Mr. Canady’s 16 years of leadership they grew to a group of 75 eye doctors, 647 employees and 29 locations. Previously he held positions as the CFO at St. Vincent Healthcare System in Little Rock, AR, a 1,000 bed hospital system and CFO at Baptist Healthcare System in Beaumont, TX. Mr. Canady was also the VP of Finance in the Central Division of AMI, a Fortune 500 company, and has previously served as the President of the Gulf Coast MGMA.
Mario Chiock has over 37 years of experience in Oil Field operations, IT, Security, Risk, Privacy and Auditing. Prior to his current role as Schlumberger Fellow, Mario was the CISO at Schlumberger where he was responsible for developing the company’s worldwide, long-term cyber security strategy. He is recognized for his leadership and management in all aspects of cybersecurity throughout the company as well as within the community. Mario was recognized as one of the top 25 out of more than 10,000 security executives in the ExecRank 2013 Security Executive Rankings, he also won the 2012 Central Information Security Executive (ISE) “People Choice Award”, in 2014 he is a recipient of the CSO40 – 2014 award, named “ISSA Fellow”, won ISC2 Americas Information Security Leadership Awards (ISLA) and won the “ISSA Honor Roll” award. In 2017 he received the InfraGard Houston award of excellence for the Private-Public Partnership in Cybersecurity. Mario has a CISSP, CISM & CISA Certifications, and is past chair for the American Petroleum Institute Information (API) Security Sub-Committee and was involved in the formation of the Oil & Gas ISAC.
Mario Chiock
Ron Freeman
Ron Freeman has over 23 years of Information Technology experience and is a senior business technologist and solutions engineer having the uncanny ability to understand and match business needs to technology solutions. Ron developed his unique skill set by beginning his career in IT operational roles before transitioning to work for some of the most respected technology firms including Computer Associates (CA), EMC Corp, ServiceNow, McAfee, and VMWare Carbon Black. He is a creative problem solver that guides businesses through uncharted territory or gets a team on track and aligned to perform. Ron is deeply committed to operational excellence and customer success and has deservedly earned a reputation of being one of the top performers in his field.
Brian Harrell currently serves as the Vice President and Chief Security Officer (CSO) at AVANGRID, an energy company with assets and operations in 24 states. He is responsible for the company’s physical & cybersecurity, privacy, security compliance, and fire protection departments. In 2018, Brian was appointed by the President of the United States to serve as the sixth Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. He was also the first Assistant Director for Infrastructure Security at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). He has spent time during his career in the US Marine Corps and various private sector agencies with the goal of protecting the United States from security threats.
Brian Harrell
BD Horton, CFP®, CPA
BD Horton, CFP®, CPA has a long history of success in finance assisting individuals, companies, and institutions develop and execute financial and strategic goals. An expert in both financial analysis and strategic direction, he has provided guidance from the perspective of both the Big4 and institutional investments in his former roles with both EY and American Century Investments. Currently, BD is a Partner and Investment Adviser Representative with Financial Advisory Service, Inc. (“FAS”) where he is involved in investment analysis, financial planning, marketing, and new business development. BD has a B.S in Accounting and Finance and a MAcc from Kansas State University. He serves on the Board of Directors for a number of companies, including a Kansas based bank and lives in Kansas with his wife, 2 daughters, and son. BD is an outdoor enthusiast and enjoys water skiing, snow skiing, running and biking with family and friends.
Jamila Piracci has over two decades of experience as a financial services professional. She started her career as an attorney for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, where she observed and worked with the financial services industry from a perch that gave her a wide vantage point. With over a decade as outside counsel in structured derivatives and as a lawyer for the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Jamila coordinated market participant solutions to issues ranging from operational challenges involved in novations to auction methodologies for credit default swaps. In 2011, she was asked to create the regulatory program at the National Futures Association that remains responsible for the oversight of swap dealers under the Dodd-Frank Act. After eight years building and leading the program, Jamila left NFA to relocate with her family from the New York City area to the Houston area. Upon her departure, she began providing regulatory strategy and compliance solutions to market participants. In addition to her client work, Jamila serves on the Boards of the Futures Industry Association, SwapEx, LLC, and DevvStream, Inc. She is also a member of the Advisory Board of Hidden Road Partners and a Senior Fellow for Life:Powered. Jamila received her JD and MBA from Cornell University and her AB from Harvard University.
Jamila Piracci
Becky Thomas
Becky Thomas, is the Chief Operating Officer of i2k Connect. Ms. Thomas’ career spans 25 plus years focused on Information Technology and Innovation. Ms. Thomas has shared her business, sales and marketing leadership with various companies including Bauguss Consulting, Compucom Systems, Meridio, Active Navigation and Gimmal Software. She is the former CEO of BizDev Strategy Consulting where she provided her expertise to startup companies from inception to exit. Ms. Thomas volunteers in the community with the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Dress for Success, and Mentoring Others. She has served on various boards and Committees at the local and national level with Association for Women in Computing, ARMA, and Greater Houston Partnership. Ms. Thomas graduated from University of Phoenix with Honors with a BS in Business Management. In her spare time, Ms. Thomas enjoys her children, grandchildren, traveling, scuba diving and photography.