Cybersecurity Insights: Threats and Protection

Gatha Sadhir, Global CISO at Carnival Corp Keynotes Our Transformational CISO Assembly!

Posted on February 22, 2023January 31, 2025 by milladmin

The Millennium Alliance is excited to announce Gatha Sadhir Global CISO at Carnival Corp will Keynote our Transformational CISO Assembly at The Palmer House in Chicago May 16-17th.

Interested in joining this Assembly? Click here to request an invite.

About Gatha Sadhir

Gatha Sadhir is a Global CISO of the world’s largest cruise company representing 9 brands and a fleet of more than 90 ships visiting over 700 ports around the world. Gatha leads the Information Security and Compliance program, as part of a highly talented, passionate, and diverse workforce of people from 150 countries, hosting nearly 13 million annual guests. Not only is she an highly motivated information Security and Technology executive, but she has a proven track record of achieving business objectives through innovation, creativity, operational efficiency, and cost optimization. Gatha is a thought-leader, strategist, and practitioner with diverse experience in Governance, Risk & Compliance, Enterprise Risk Management, Application Development, Quality and Process Engineering, DevSecOps, Asset Management and so much more. She is passionate about leading authentically, fostering collaboration and nurturing growth mindsets.

The Millennium Alliance Secures Top Leaders From Staples Stores, Zoom, State Farm, AdventHealth, & More To Headline Upcoming Assemblies

Posted on February 3, 2023January 31, 2025 by Paige Russo

NEW YORK – February 3, 2023 – The Millennium Alliance, an invitation-only organization for Senior-Level Executives and Business Transformers, has had a major keynote announcement on a weekly basis so far this year. Spanning across most of Millennium’s core industries, their ability to secure keynote commitments from many of the world’s most accomplished and innovative executives, further solidifies the immense value that the Millennium Community offers to the executives that they work.

“Our team is so excited to welcome such an accomplished group of leaders to our upcoming 2023 programs. We wanted to secure keynote speakers who would set the tone for our Assemblies and inspire our C-Suite Members, and it would be hard to imagine having a more well-rounded collection of groundbreakers to lead the way.” – Jessie Weitzer, SVP Executive Alliances, The Millennium Alliance

To take a closer look at the powerful keynote speakers that Millennium is working with so far in 2023, check out the following dedicated announcements.

Gary Sorrentino, Global CIO at Zoom
Sarah Goggin, Chief People Officer at Staples Stores
Marisa Thalberg, Former EVP, Chief Brand & Marketing Officer at Lowe’s Companies, Inc. & Taco Bell
Dr. Jeffrey Kuhlman, Chief Quality & Safety Officer at Advent Health
Annette Martinez, Retired CHRO at State Farm

For more information or to get in contact with The Millennium Alliance directly, contact info@mill-all.com.

About The Millennium Alliance

The Millennium Alliance is a leading technology and business educational advisory firm with the sole mission of helping to transform the digital enterprise. Through our executive education platform, peer-to-peer learning model via our senior-level Assemblies, exclusive research projects conducted with Ivy League academic institutions, and our numerous digital properties, we have become a trusted source for real-world tangible learning and engagement opportunities for senior executives and their technology partners.

This all started in 2014 when our founders, Alex Sobol & Rob Davis decided to create the most intimate, high-level & exclusive in-person and online think tank for leaders in a wide variety of industries within both the private and public sectors: The Millennium Alliance. Since its founding, Millennium has built a strong reputation nationwide, now with thousands of engaged Members, and was recently featured on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies. The Millennium Alliance is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan.

Building upon its award-winning conference and executive education businesses, today, The Millennium Alliance continues to stay connected with its C-Suite Members and partners through intimate In-Person Assemblies, industry-leading Executive Education Opportunities, and by providing exclusive industry insights from the nation’s leading academics, business leaders, and technology providers via our 50+ annual events and The Digital Diary Content Platform, as well as the rapidly growing #MillenniumLive Podcast Series.

The Millennium Alliance Opens 2023 With Big Sponsor Commitments For Their Award-Winning Assemblies Including Google, AWS, Mastercard, Verizon, and 3M

Posted on January 6, 2023January 31, 2025 by Paige Russo

NEW YORK – January 6, 2023 – The Millennium Alliance, an invitation-only organization for Senior-Level Executives and Business Transformers, on the heels of an incredibly successful 2022, has started off this year by securing commitments from some of the leading global organizations. These household brand names include Google, AWS, Mastercard, Verizon, and 3M. Upon announcing their return to a portfolio of entirely in-person assemblies, the response from partners has been overwhelmingly positive, which has resulted in an unprecedented demand for sponsorship opportunities.

“Our team has always prided itself on collaborating with many of the world’s most innovative and successful brands. Our obsession with understanding our partner’s unique needs and desire to over-deliver for them has allowed us throughout the past 9 years to forge tight-knit relationships with so many outstanding organizations. We’re excited to continue to expand our amazing network of partners while continuing to provide a tremendous level of value to our current partners.” – Alex Sobol, Co-Founder, The Millennium Alliance

To see even more of the powerful partners that Millennium is working with, check out their packed calendar of in-person assemblies and digital transformation online community for the remainder of this year and through 2024.

For more information or to get in contact with The Millennium Alliance directly, contact
info@mill-all.com.

About The Millennium Alliance

The Millennium Alliance Commits Fully To In-Person Programs For 2023 And Beyond

Posted on October 26, 2022February 13, 2025 by Nicole Chan

NEW YORK – October 26, 2022 – The Millennium Alliance, an invitation-only organization for Senior-Level Executives and Business Transformers, in September of this year made its triumphant return to the in-person stage when they successfully hosted their first non-virtual C-Suite Assembly in two and a half years in Miami. The program was met with rave reviews across the board from members and partners and left those in attendance craving even more of these incredible in-person networking experiences. As a result, Millennium is continuing to stand behind its commitment to listening to the needs and desires of its community, as they announce its decision to pivot back fully to hosting in-person programs in 2023 and beyond.

“After evaluating the needs and wants of our community by gathering a significant amount of their feedback, we came to the clear conclusion that despite the success that our virtual programs have had, which delivered the highest revenues in our nine-year existence in 2021, there is an overwhelming desire from the vast majority of our C-Suite members to return to the in-person assembly format that Millennium was known for and that people loved pre-pandemic. Our entire team has been blown away by the overwhelmingly positive response to our initial in-person programs and cannot wait to bring our one-of-a-kind executive education and networking experience to even more cities across North America next year.” – Alex Sobol, Co-Founder, The Millennium Alliance

To check out the full list of in-person programs that Millennium is hosting, take a look at their growing calendar of assemblies.

For more information or to get in contact with The Millennium Alliance directly, contact info@mill-all.com

About The Millennium Alliance

Ira Winkler, Author of You Can Stop Stupid and Security Awareness for Dummies, and Chief Security Architect for Walmart Keynotes our Transformational CISO Assembly September 19

Posted on July 18, 2022January 31, 2025 by Nicole Chan

The Millennium Alliance is excited to announce Ira Winkler, Author of You Can Stop Stupid and Security Awareness for Dummies and Chief Security Architect for Walmart is joining us to keynote our Transformational CISO Assembly on September 19 at The Biltmore in Miami!

Interested in joining this Assembly? Click here to request an invite.

About Ira Winkler

Ira is considered one of the world’s most influential security professionals and was named “The Awareness Crusader” by CSO magazine in receiving their CSO COMPASS Award and a “Modern Day James Bond” by the media. He did this by performing espionage simulations, where he physically and technically “broke into” some of the largest companies in the World and investigated crimes against them, and told them how to cost-effectively protect their information and computer infrastructure. In 2022, he was named Top Cybersecurity Leader by Security Magazine. Ira has designed, implemented, and supported security awareness programs at organizations of all sizes, in all industries, and around the world. He continues to perform these espionage simulations, as well as assist organizations in developing cost-effective security programs. Winkler began his career at the National Security Agency, where he served as an Intelligence and Computer Systems Analyst. He moved onto support other US and overseas government military and intelligence agencies. After leaving government service, he went on to serve as President of the Internet Security Advisors Group, Chief Security Strategist at HP Consulting, and Director of Technology of the National Computer Security Association. He was also on the Graduate and Undergraduate faculties of the Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland. Ira has also won the Hall of Fame award from the Information Systems Security Association, as well as several other prestigious industry awards.

Olivia Troye, Former White House Homeland Security Advisor to VP Pence, Keynotes Our Transformational CISO Assembly!

Posted on June 29, 2022February 13, 2025 by Shelby Bakker

The Millennium Alliance is thrilled to welcome former White House intelligence professional Olivia Troye as keynote speaker for our upcoming Transformational CISO Assembly on August 30-31. Troye served as Vice President Mike Pence’s Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Advisor from 2018 to 2020 and brings over 20 years of experience providing strategy, policy & operations expertise to Cabinet-level officials and private sector executives in the intelligence, counterterrorism, homeland security, risk management and international affairs arena.

Click here to request an invite to the Assembly.

About Olivia Troye

Olivia Troye is a former career intelligence professional who served as Vice President Mike Pence’s Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Advisor, as well as his lead staffer on the White House Coronavirus Task Force.

Originally from El Paso, Texas, Troye is fluent in Spanish. She received her Bachelor’s in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master’s in International Security Studies and Counterterrorism from the National Defense University College of International Affairs. In 2019, Troye graduated from the Naval Postgraduate School’s Executive Leaders Program, an exclusive opportunity for senior-level homeland security & public safety leaders.

After graduating from college, Troye worked for the Republican National Committee. The September 11 attacks prompted her to begin a career in national security, where she first served in the Pentagon as a George W. Bush Administration appointee. Troye was an intelligence official in the DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis serving as chief of strategy, policy, and plans and worked in the Office of the Vice President of the United States as the homeland security and counterterrorism advisor to Vice President Pence and an aide to the White House Coronavirus Task Force.

After leaving the White House, Troye went on to found The Troye Group, where she currently serves as director of the Republican Accountability Project and Republicans for Voting Rights. Troye uses her expertise and platform to advise private sector and non-profit organizations on global & domestic national security initiatives, educate clients on misinformation and disinformation threats on a variety of issue areas, including election security and political violence prevention, and support non-partisan and non-profit organizations on initiatives related to national security, voting rights, and defending democracy.

The Millennium Alliance Prepares For Its Long Awaited Return To The In-Person Stage This Fall

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Nicole Chan

NEW YORK – June 14, 2022 – The Millennium Alliance is excited to formally announce a definitive timeline for returning to the in-person stage, which will begin in September of this year. After 2+ years of organizing strictly Virtual Assemblies for its C-Suite Members, Millennium has locked in dates at 5-Star venues in Miami, Nashville, Denver, and Las Vegas to host their initial In-Person Fall Assemblies.

Millennium is now priding itself on being the one-stop-shop for both In-Person and Virtual Assemblies. Society has clearly changed throughout the course of the pandemic and the sentiment of Millennium’s membership mirrors this. After extensive research into the needs and wants of its client base, about half of members and partners prefer the virtual format, given the convenience and lack of travel, while the other half talked of some virtual fatigue and a desire to get back to conducting business in a face-to-face environment. By hosting both live and virtual events, Millennium can offer its partners even more value than before through exclusive access to their entire community, as opposed to only half of its members.

“When we made the essential pivot to hosting our assemblies virtually over two years ago, the one thing that we knew for certain was that we would eventually make our return to the In-Person Assembly model that we’ve built our company and reputation on. Our entire team could not be any more excited to once again, offer our incredible members and partners an exceptional face-to-face networking experience that they will not soon forget. We have been obsessing over the details, and if you thought a Millennium In-Person Assembly was special before, then just wait until you see the enhanced product that we’ll be unveiling this fall.” – Alex Sobol, Co-Founder, The Millennium Alliance

For more information or to get in contact with The Millennium Alliance directly, contact info@mill-all.com.

ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM ALLIANCE

This all started in 2014 when our founders, Alex Sobol & Rob Davis, decided to create the most intimate, high-level & exclusive in-person and online think tank for leaders in a wide variety of industries within both the private and public sectors: The Millennium Alliance. Since its founding, Millennium has built a strong reputation nationwide, now with thousands of engaged Members, and was recently featured on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies. The Millennium Alliance is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan.

Building upon its award-winning conference and executive education businesses, today, The Millennium Alliance continues to stay connected with its C-Suite Members and partners through intimate In-Person and Virtual Assemblies, industry-leading Executive Education Opportunities, and by providing exclusive industry insights from the nation’s leading academics, business leaders, and technology providers via our 50+ annual events and The Digital Diary Content Platform, as well as the rapidly growing #MillenniumLive Podcast Series.

The Millennium Alliance Prepares For Its Long Awaited Return To The In-Person Stage This Fall

Posted on June 14, 2022February 13, 2025 by Nicole Chan

“When we made the essential pivot to hosting our assemblies virtually over two years ago, the one thing that we knew for certain was that we would eventually make our return to the In-Person Assembly model that we’ve built our company and reputation on. Our entire team could not be any more excited to once again, offer our incredible members and partners an exceptional face-to-face networking experience that they will not soon forget. We have been obsessing over the details, and if you thought a Millennium In-Person Assembly was special before, then just wait until you see the enhanced product that we’ll be unveiling this fall.” – Alex Sobol, Co-Founder, The Millennium Alliance

For more information or to get in contact with The Millennium Alliance directly, contact info@mill-all.com.

ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM ALLIANCE

Building upon its award-winning conference and executive education businesses, today, The Millennium Alliance continues to stay connected with its C-Suite Members and partners through intimate In-Person and Virtual Assemblies, industry-leading Executive Education Opportunities, and by providing exclusive industry insights from the nation’s leading academics, business leaders, and technology providers via our 50+ annual events and The Digital Diary Content Platform, as well as the rapidly growing #MillenniumLive Podcast Series.

Roland Cloutier, Global CSO of TikTok, Keynotes Our Transformational CISO Assembly!

Posted on April 21, 2022February 4, 2025 by Nicole Chan

The Millennium Alliance is honored to announce Roland Cloutier, Global Chief Security Officer of TikTok, will keynote our upcoming Transformational CISO Assembly on May 17-18, 2022. Cloutier has dedicated most of his working life to cybersecurity and has over 20 years of experience in the industry. In his current role, he delivers a world class security, risk, and privacy protection program for the world’s fast growing social media and video sharing platform.

Interested in joining this Assembly? Click here to request an invite.

About Roland Cloutier

As Global Chief Security Officer of ByteDance and TikTok, Roland Cloutier brings an unprecedented understanding and knowledge of global protection and security leadership to one of the world’s leading media, social, and technology companies. He oversees the company’s information protection, risk, workforce protection, crisis management, and investigative-security operations worldwide. Before joining ByteDance and TikTok in 2020, Cloutier spent about 10 years as CSO at payroll-services firm ADP. Prior to ADP, he was CSO at data-storage vendor EMC (now owned by Dell). Cloutier started his career with over a decade of service to the US Air Force and US Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs. In 2015, he authored and published a business book, Becoming a Global Chief Security Executive Officer.

Olivia Troye, Former White House Homeland Security Advisor to VP Pence, Keynotes Our Transformational CISO Assembly!

Posted on March 23, 2022February 13, 2025 by Nicole Chan

The Millennium Alliance is thrilled to welcome former White House intelligence professional Olivia Troye as keynote speaker for our upcoming Transformational CISO Assembly on April 26-27. Troye served as Vice President Mike Pence’s Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Advisor from 2018 to 2020 and brings over 20 years of experience providing strategy, policy & operations expertise to Cabinet-level officials and private sector executives in the intelligence, counterterrorism, homeland security, risk management and international affairs arena.

Click here to request an invite to the Assembly.

About Olivia Troye

Olivia Troye is a former career intelligence professional who served as Vice President Mike Pence’s Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Advisor, as well as his lead staffer on the White House Coronavirus Task Force.

Originally from El Paso, Texas, Troye is fluent in Spanish. She received her Bachelor’s in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master’s in International Security Studies and Counterterrorism from the National Defense University College of International Affairs. In 2019, Troye graduated from the Naval Postgraduate School’s Executive Leaders Program, an exclusive opportunity for senior-level homeland security & public safety leaders.

After graduating from college, Troye worked for the Republican National Committee. The September 11 attacks prompted her to begin a career in national security, where she first served in the Pentagon as a George W. Bush Administration appointee. Troye was an intelligence official in the DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis serving as chief of strategy, policy, and plans and worked in the Office of the Vice President of the United States as the homeland security and counterterrorism advisor to Vice President Pence and an aide to the White House Coronavirus Task Force.

After leaving the White House, Troye went on to found The Troye Group, where she currently serves as director of the Republican Accountability Project and Republicans for Voting Rights. Troye uses her expertise and platform to advise private sector and non-profit organizations on global & domestic national security initiatives, educate clients on misinformation and disinformation threats on a variety of issue areas, including election security and political violence prevention, and support non-partisan and non-profit organizations on initiatives related to national security, voting rights, and defending democracy.