About The Adapture Thinker’s Series
Inspired by Atlanta’s thriving tech community, we created the Adapture 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: November 2023
Damian Apone, CSM, MBA, PMP
Damian Apone serves as the Director, Global Retail Cyber Security for Genuine Parts Company, and in the role he is responsible for securing over 10,000 retail locations in North America, Europe and Australasia as well as successful delivery of the Enterprise Security Program. He has over twenty years of experience in assessing business needs and technology selection and implementation strategies for mid-market and enterprise organizations.
Damian has an in-depth working knowledge of system requirements planning for applications and systems software, as well as large scale implementation projects.
Damian has served as the Information Security Lead for the U.S. Automotive Parts Group (NAPA) previously, and was responsible for leading the implementation of over 60 cyber security controls across 6,000 stores. Damian also has established Regulatory Compliance practices for an Internet Service Provider.
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 Adapture 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]
