About The Adapture Thinker’s Series
Inspired by Atlanta’s thriving tech community, Adapture created the Thinker’s Series in 2022 as a way to bring IT thought leaders back together post pandemic, but it’s evolved into one of the premier IT networking and educational events in Atlanta. By partnering with leading technologies like Cloudflare, NetApp, Smartsheet, and others, we’re able to offer a world class educational and networking experience at some of the city’s best lunch spots.
Each event hosts 20–40 guests, all IT professionals, for a fine dining experience and fireside chat style conversation with a Featured Thinker. Our Featured Thinkers are among the best and brightest technologists, business strategists and IT philosophers in the industry. Our Thinker’s Series offers a regular opportunity to engage in thoughtful discussion and challenge our guests to think forward.
Featured Thinker: December 2024
Matt McGovern – Global CIO
Matt McGovern brings extensive experience in IT leadership to his role as Global CIO at Candescent. With a career spanning nearly three decades, Matt has led large-scale technology operations and infrastructure services organizations in various industries.
Before joining Candescent in July, Matt served as Senior Vice President of the Merchant Americas Infrastructure Services Organization at Global Payments. There he supported nearly 700 people and delivered services across the Americas – both on-premises and in the Cloud.
Prior to the acquisition of EVO Payments by Global Payments in 2023, Matt held the role of Deputy CIO. There, his responsibilities included data center management, technical services delivery, production support, end-user support and more. Additionally, Matt spent four years at SunTrust/Truist Bank where he progressed from head of SunTrust Bank’s IT Infrastructure Operations team to Senior Vice President of Middleware and Data Management Platform Services at Truist. Lastly, Matt spent 15 years at HP performing various roles while learning how to run large scale Technology organizations.
Matt holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Columbia University and an MBA from Emory University’s Goizueta School of Business. Having lived in the Atlanta area for nearly three decades, Matt resides in Sugar Hill, GA, with his family. He enjoys spending his leisure time traveling, jogging, cycling, and exploring wines, beers, and whiskeys from around the world.
Accepting Speaker Submissions
If you’re interested in being a Featured Thinker at an upcoming Thinker’s Series event, we want to hear from you! Our events are well attended and marketed, with support from leading technology companies. The Thinker’s Series provides an excellent opportunity to promote thought leadership and expand your personal brand. Anyone interested should email Mary Folsom at [email protected]
