2019 ConnectivIT® Ball & Event Series
2019 ConnectivIT® Event Series
ConnectivIT® Ball
ConnectivIT® Cocktail
CIO Host Reception
Get Involved
ConnectivIT® Ball
ConnectivIT® Ball:
Date: Saturday, May 11, 2019
Time: 6:45 – 11:30 p.m.
Location: Charlotte Convention Center
Apparo’s ConnectivIT® Ball (formerly the Digital Ball) is a premier black-tie event that brings together senior-level executives, business leaders, and decision-makers in the IT community to raise funds to provide local nonprofits technology solutions. As sponsors, companies receive exposure throughout the ConnectivIT® Series of networking events while supporting the essential missions of Charlotte’s nonprofits.
ConnectivIT® Cocktail
ConnectivIT® Cocktail:
Date: Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Duke Energy Vista
The ConnectivIT® Cocktail precedes the ConnectivIT® Ball and brings together the top tier sponsors of $10,000 and above to network with CIO’s and IT Business leaders. This is a sold-out event with 40+ CIOs and 125 IT influencers and leaders in the Duke Energy Vista, overlooking Charlotte and the surrounding communities.
CIO Host Reception
CIO Host Reception:
Date: Thursday, November 1, 2018
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Bank of America
The CIO Host Reception is hosted by Bank of America and catered by The Compass Group at the top of the Bank of America Corporate Center. Join 35+ area CIOs and 100 IT professionals to celebrate the impact of Apparo’s work in the community and deepen relationships.
Get Involved
Get Involved:
Read more about our 2019 CIO Hosts.
To learn more about how you can participate in the ConnectivIT® Event Series & Ball, or for information about corporate sponsorship opportunities click here or contact development@apparo.org.
2019 ConnectivIT® Ball Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor
Mission Possible Award Sponsor
Luxury: Lounge Sponsors
$20,000 Terabyte Sponsors
$20,000 Terabyte Sponsors
AWS / CGI / Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. / Compass Group North America / Hylaine / ROVE / Tableau Software, Inc.
$15,000 Gigabyte Sponsors
AIG / Appian / CapTech Consulting / CB5 Solutions / CPI Security Systems / Dell Technologies / Equinix / ExaGrid / Hewlett Packard Enterprise / Ingersoll Rand / The Intersect Group / NorthState Technology Solutions / ServiceNow / SoftwareONE / Strategic Staffing Solutions / Tanium / Trend Micro
$10,000 Megabyte Sponsors
AAA Carolinas / Apigee, a part of Google Cloud / CDW / Centric Consulting / CommScope / CSI Leasing / Deloitte / Dimension Data / Eliassen Group / Flexential / Kofax / MicroStrategy / OneTeam Leadership / Oracle / Perficient / Pivotal Software / Pure Storage / PwC / Riverbed / RoundTower Technologies/ Service Logic/ Sirius / Sitecore / Slalom Consulting / Splunk / t2B eXperts / UiPath / Vaco / Veristor
$7,500 Kilobyte Sponsors
Earnhardt Manufacturing Company / Collabera / EY / IBM / Microsoft / Pyramid Consulting / SAP / Skookum / Snowflake
CIO Host Sponsors
Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Company / Dollar Tree / Extended Stay America
ConnectivIT® Series 2019 Host Committee
Shawn Cherry, AAA Carolinas
Raja Musunuru, AAA Carolinas
Michael Laurenti, Ahold Delhaize
Suhas Yerra, AIG
Arvy Rajasekaran, Ally Financial
Ivy Chin, American Tire Distributors
Eric Christian, Atrium Health
Dave Matthews, Bank of America
Bill Pappas, Bank of America
Steve Ermish, Cardinal Innovations Healthcare
Cam Faison, Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company
Kevin Ledford, CloudGenera Inc.
Darrell Thompson, Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.
Rob Watkins, Compass Group North America
Rama Kandala, Corning Optical Communications
Allen Kim, CPI Security Systems
Joshua R. Jewett, Dollar Tree, Inc.
Mike Seferyn, Dollar Tree/Family Dollar
Ames B. Flynn, Extended Stay America
Steve Hagood, Ingersoll Rand
Ben Hall, Krispy Kreme
Henry Santos, Movement Mortgage
Lety Duran Nettles, Novant Health
James Kluttz, Novant Health
Skip Lohmeyer, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein, LLP
Detlef Dohmen, Polypore International L.P. / Asahi Kasei
Jonathan Desrochers, Red Ventures
Michael Hutchins, Rentokil North America
Markus M. Hill, Rodgers Builders, Inc.
Brent Chapman, RoundPoint Mortgage Servicing Corporation
Craig D. Richardville, SCL Health
Kevin O’Rourke, Service Logic
Joe Topinka, SnapAV
Chris Maritato, Sonic Automotive, Inc.
Mike Keating, Springs Global US
Kirby Miner, Sunbelt Rentals
Jim Clendenen, The Kroger Co
Theresa Wilson, Wells Fargo
Chris Heck, CIO in Transition
View 2019 Program
Sponsorship Opportunities
Apparo’s ConnectivIT® Series is a celebration of philanthropy and civic engagement through technology. Your sponsorship of the series enables Apparo to provide local nonprofits technology resources, creating positive social change in your community.