Track Speakers
Mark Benson
Head of SmartThings
Samsung
Mark oversees SmartThings’ growth and development strategy, furthering its mission to achieve mass smart home adoption with a unified and intelligent home experience.
Prior to SmartThings, Mark held executive leadership roles at several technology companies across industries ranging from software development to design and manufacturing. Mark is a recognized speaker on the value of connected products to users and businesses and has authored several technical papers on strategic planning, organizational behavior, competitive strategy, product management, software engineering leadership, data analytics, and information security. Mark is also the author of The Art of Software Thermal Management for Embedded Systems (Springer 2014).
Mark earned a Master of Science in Software Engineering from the University of Minnesota and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Bethel University.
Denise Tilles
Chief Product Officer and Founder
Grocket
Denise Tilles is the Chief Product Officer and Founder of Grocket, with over a decade of experience leading product strategy and operations. She has worked with top organizations including Bloomberg, Sam’s Club, and athenahealth to strengthen product capabilities in strategy, operations, organizational design, and operating models.
Her experience spans both B2B and B2C companies across industries such as SaaS, healthcare, fintech, media, nonprofit, and more. Previously, she built and led product teams at Cision, Condé Nast, and Understood.
Denise is also the co-author of the 2023 book Product Operations, written with renowned product expert Melissa Perri.
Additional speakers for this track will be named soon. Stay tuned!
Steering Committee
Rma Goyal
Position title: Sr. Director, Enterprise Solutions, Ideal Industries
Alberto Ruocco
Position title: SVP & CIO, Alliant Energy
Michael Waisbrot
Position title: CTO, UW Health
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Practice Director
Heidi Rozmiarek
Position title: Technology Practice Director
Email:
heidi.rozmiarek
As the Technology Practice Director, Heidi Rozmiarek leads the technology practice of the UWEBC. She works with member companies to ensure education, research, and advisory service offerings are aligned with the needs of the membership. Heidi brings over 20 years of experience helping companies achieve operational success by leveraging technology and data through her work in consulting and senior leadership positions in software development, data management, and enterprise applications. Heidi’s diverse background includes extensive experience in the healthcare industry, where she spent over a decade leading technology and analytics initiatives for healthcare providers, insurers, and life sciences companies.
Heidi holds an MBA from the University of South Dakota, a BS in Computer Science, Marketing, and Finance from Morningside University, and a Master’s Certificate in Accounting from Edgewood College.
Highlights from last year's Technology Track
Here are a few highlights from last year’s Technology track: