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: March 2024
Dane Bamburry, MBA – Senior Director, Enterprise Architecture
Dane Bamburry is a senior leader with over 25 years of experience in Information Technology. In his current role, Dane serves as the Senior Director of Enterprise Architecture at Cox Enterprises. His expertise includes digital strategy, technology transformation, software integration, enterprise architecture, portfolio & program management, and identity & access management. He has served as the technical lead on various multi-million-dollar transformational technology projects, including Financial, ERP, Communication & Collaboration solutions. Dane is a past recipient of the iCMG Enterprise & IT Architecture Excellence Award for Mergers & Acquisitions. He is also a contributing writer to DMI: Review, a quarterly publication (Design Management Institute) with the article titled “Drones: The Future of Product Delivery.” In addition, Dane is a co-author of “97 Things Every Information Security Professional Should Know: Practical and Approachable Advice from the Experts.”
Bamburry is a strong advocate for mentoring and developing young minds. He has been a member of the CIS Advisory Board for Georgia State University. Bamburry has mentored students at Georgia State University and Chamblee Charter High School, as well as a wide range of professionals across multiple industries. He is a two-time winner of the Information Technology Senior Management Forum (ITSMF) mentor of the year award and the recipient of the Tech for All Policy Corporate Innovation Award. He was featured in articles on CIO.com, “Solving IT’s looming leadership crisis,” and “Black CIO hopefuls look to level up.” Currently, he serves as the Vice-Chairperson on the Board of Directors of ITSMF, which increases the representation of black professionals at senior levels in technology. Bamburry also serves on the Year Up Academic Advisory Council.
When not developing IT strategies and mentoring, Bamburry spends his time as a connector of people. He has a passion for networking and relationship building which enables him to connect like minded people to achieve their goals.
Bamburry has a bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and a concentration in Industrial Design from the University of Notre Dame. He also holds an MBA with a focus in Organizational Leadership from Ashford University’s Forbes School of Business & Technology.
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]
