2016 ConnectivIT® Ball & Event Series
2016 ConnectivIT® Ball
Presented by Microsoft, the 2016 ConnectivIT® Ball, was held on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at the Charlotte Convention Center.
Nearly 580 guests, including 37 CIOs from Charlotte’s corporate IT community, raised a record-setting $940, 000 to empower local nonprofits through business and technology solutions. The event featured a Parisian theme.
With extensive business networking, fantastic entertainment, recognition of a nonprofit technology achievement, and an after party to get even a CIO dancing, the ConnectivIT® Ball is an evening on the "must list" for the technology community.
The Lupus Foundation of America, North Carolina Chapter won the 2016 Technology Innovation Award (TIA), sponsored by Accenture.
2016 ConnectivIT® Ball Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor
After Dinner Dessert Reception
Technology Innovation Award Sponsor
Luxury Lounge Sponsors
VIP Sponsor
Whiskey Bourbon Lounge
$20,000 Terabyte Sponsors
Coca-Cola Consolidated / Compass Group / Workday / Co-Sponsors: Data Chambers & Stalwart Systems
$15,000 Gigabyte Sponsors
CapTech Consulting / CB5 / CBTS / CTS / CDI Southeast / Citrix / CommVault and VeriStor / Duke Energy / Hortonworks / Ingersoll Rand / Katalyst / KPMG / North Highland / Palo Alto Networks / Pitney Bowes / Service Now / Tableau / Technology Partners / Ultimate Software /
$10,000 Megabyte Sponsors
AccruePartners / Appian / Arcogent / Barnhardt Manufacturing and Knowmad / Cardinal Innovations Healthcare / CDW / CSI Leasing / Datalink and NetApp / Data Network Solutions / Dell and Dell Secureworks /Deloitte / Hewlett Packard Enterprise / HireNetworks and Varonis Systems / Juniper Networks / LPL Financial / OneTeam Leadership / NWN / Peak 10 / Pernix Data with MDI Group / Pure Storage / PwC / RDA and Sitecore / Salesforce / Sei Service Express / SHI / TIAA-CREF / Vaco / Windstream / Zerto
$7,500 Kilobyte Sponsors
AAA Carolinas / Dynamix Group, Inc / Novant Health / Piedmont Natural Gas / Pyramid Consulting / SPX Flow / The Steritech Group / UTC AeroSpace
ConnectivIT® Series 2016 Host Committee
Shawn Cherry, AAA Carolinas Motor Club
Liam Durbin, American Tire Distributors
Bill Pappas, Bank of America
Dave Matthews, Bank of America
Kevin O'Rourke, Barnhardt Manufacturing Company
Aaron Higley, Campus Crest
Pete Murphy, Cardinal Innovations
Eric Christian, Carolinas HealthCare System
Craig Richardville, Carolinas Healthcare System
Eric Goodwin, Carolinas Healthcare System
David Lindsey, Charlotte Eye Ear Nose & Throat
Dr. Valerie Truesdale, Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
Cam Faison, Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company
Kevin Ledford, Chiquita Brands International Inc.
Jeff Stovall, City of Charlotte
Darrell Thompson, Coca-Cola Bottling Consolidated
Walter Rowe, Colfax Corporation
Rob Watkins, Compass Group
Allen Kim, CPI Security Systems
Mike Laurenti, Delhaize Group
Chris Heck, Duke Energy
Jakob From, Electrolux
Ames Flynn, Extended Stay America
Josh Jewett, Family Dollar
Deb Watt, Foundation For The Carolinas
Jim Clendenen, Harris Teeter
Steve Hagood, Ingersoll Rand
Victor Fetter, LPL Financial
Dave Garrett, Novant Health
Brad Merlie, Piedmont Natural Gas
Detlef Dohmen, Polypore International
Markus Hill, Rodgers Builders
Dave Rice, S&D Coffee
Joe Topinka, SnapAV
Chris Maritato, Sonic Automotive
Michael Keating, Springs Global
Rick Doody, SPX
Kevin Eamigh, SPX Flow Div.
Kirby Miner, Sunbelt Rentals
Raja Musunuru, The Steritech Group, Inc.
Kevin Murphy, TIAA-CREF
Robert Barnhart, UTC Aerospace Systems
Theresa Wilson, Wells Fargo
