The Millennium Alliance is excited to announce that Richard Topping, Assistant Secretary of Management & Chief Financial Officer at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, will keynote our Transformational CFO Healthcare Providers Assembly on March 4-5 at The Omni in Charlotte!

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

About Richard Topping

The Honorable Richard F. Topping was appointed by President Donald J. Trump to serve as the Assistant Secretary for Management and Chief Financial Officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and confirmed by the Senate on July 24, 2025. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing the Department’s $440 billon budget as well as financial, capital asset management, and business oversight functions. In addition, he is responsible for the roll-out of VA’s new integrated financial and acquisition system.

Prior to his confirmation, he served as Chief Legal Officer for CareSource, where he led the company’s administrative operations. Mr. Topping was also President of CareSource Military & Veterans, and pioneered the company’s work to improve health and wellness outcomes for veterans, active-duty service members, and their families. Before joining CareSource, Mr. Topping was a member of Mintz’s healthcare practice representing health plans and insurers. He also played a key role in supporting the healthcare finance and innovation provisions of President Trump’s 2018 MISSION Act, which significantly improved veterans’ access to healthcare.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Topping was a trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice representing the Secretary of Health and Human Services. He also served as counsel at the Center for Bioethics at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Mr. Topping began his public service as a U.S. Army infantry officer and later as a Judge Advocate General (JAG) officer, focusing on TRICARE and health care finance.

Mr. Topping has also held key leadership roles shaping policy and innovation at the state level and in the private sector. He previously served as CEO of Cardinal Innovations Healthcare, the nation’s first Medicaid managed care plan providing capitated Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) and behavioural health services. In North Carolina, he was appointed by Governor Pat McCrory to help draft and secure passage of McCrory’s landmark 2015 Medicaid reform legislation, which improved the quality of healthcare in North Carolina and reduced costs, without expanding the state’s Medicaid program.

The Millennium Alliance is excited to announce that Nathan Tierney, Author, Former DCIO and Chief People Officer at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, will keynote our Transformational CHRO Assembly on April 9-10 at The Grand Hyatt in Denver!

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

About Nathan Tierney

Nathan Tierney is a purpose-driven leader, author, and retired U.S. Army Warrant Officer whose career spans military service, healthcare transformation, and public service. A former Navy Rescue Swimmer and Apache pilot with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Nathan has led large-scale technology and change initiatives impacting tens of thousands of people.

Formally served as Deputy Chief Information Officer and Chief People Officer at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, he is deeply committed to improving outcomes for veterans through values-based leadership and operational excellence. He is also an accomplished author and the creator of the children’s comic Bash the Brave, inspired by his son’s journey with Type 1 diabetes

Above all, Nathan is a husband and father who believes that strong values, perseverance, and forward momentum are the foundation of a life well lived.

Click here to purchase Nathan’s latest #1 Amazon bestseller, Rebel Leaders GSD (Get Stuff Done!).

The Millennium Alliance Announces 2026 Assemblies Calendar & Launch of Six New Event Tracks

NEW YORK – November 17, 2025 – As the new year approaches, The Millennium Alliance has officially unveiled its 2026 Assemblies Calendar, along with plans to debut six new event brands designed to meet the evolving needs of senior executives across finance, technology, marketing, and procurement. Each new Assembly will deliver a curated environment for strategic dialogue, innovation, and peer-to-peer collaboration among industry leaders: 

• CFO Payers Transformation Assembly: This Assembly will unite senior finance leaders from across the healthcare payer landscape to explore innovation in cost optimization, regulatory strategy, and value-based care.
• CFO Providers Transformation Assembly: Bringing together top financial executives from leading healthcare providers, this event will address operational efficiency, reimbursement challenges, and strategies for long-term fiscal growth in a complex healthcare environment.
• Transformational Chief Procurement Officer Assembly: Created for today’s forward-thinking CPOs, this Assembly will focus on how procurement leaders are using data, digital tools, and sustainability initiatives to drive enterprise value and competitive advantage.
• Digital Infrastructure Transformation Assembly: Designed for technology and operations executives, this program will examine the next generation of digital infrastructure. From cloud and edge computing to AI and cybersecurity powering enterprise resilience and scalability.
• Digital Commerce Transformation Assembly: This Assembly will convene senior executives leading omnichannel, e-commerce, and DTC initiatives to discuss data-driven growth, AI-powered personalization, and the future of digital customer experience.
• Transformational Chief Brand & Advertising Officer Assembly: Tailored for senior brand, media, and creative leaders, this event will explore how top advertisers are reimagining storytelling, performance marketing, and audience engagement in an era of rapid digital disruption.

“At Millennium, we’ve built our reputation on never standing still. Innovation and progress are part of our DNA,” said Alex Sobol, Co-Founder of The Millennium Alliance. “Following a landmark year of growth in 2025, we’re excited to expand our portfolio with new event brands that reflect where the market, and our members are headed. Our goal remains the same: to create meaningful spaces where the world’s top executives can connect, learn, and lead the future together.”

With the addition of these new event brands, The Millennium Alliance is building on the extraordinary momentum of 2025 and charting a bold course for an even more impactful 2026 and beyond. This strategic expansion reflects the growing global demand for Millennium’s unique brand of high-impact executive experiences, bringing together an ever-expanding community of members, partners, and thought leaders from across North America and around the world.

Click here to view the Full Assemblies Calendar.

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 world renowned 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 thinktank 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 is a three-time honoree of the Inc. 5000’s list of fastest-growing companies. The Millennium Alliance is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan with an office in London.

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 70+ annual events and Digital Diary Content Platform as well as the rapidly growing Millennium Live Podcast Series.

The Millennium Alliance is excited to announce that Alicia Tillman, Chief Marketing Officer at Delta Air Lines, will keynote our Transformational CMO Assembly on October 29-30 at The JW Marriott in Atlanta!

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

About Alicia Tillman

Alicia is a dynamic C-suite leader with more than 25 years of experience in global marketing, sales, customer success, strategy, operations, and digital transformation in public and private companies, with proven success optimizing marketing’s role in the commercial achievements of businesses, including SAP where she restructured the entire marketing organization and built an ecosystem of partners and cultural influencers to scale the brand. Alicia led SAP to become one of the 20 most valuable brands in the world with its brand value increasing more than $18.5 billion under her leadership. 

With a unique mix of high-level B2B and B2C marketing and operating executive expertise and board governance, she is an agile innovator with a track record as an inspiring leader who champions her teams, leading brands through incredible periods of marketplace volatility and change, including a global pandemic. As a testament to her success, Alicia is a five-time Forbes Most Influential CMO in the World recipient, and in 2025 was inducted into the Forbes Hall of Fame.

Alicia leads with purpose and enjoys creating teams of top talent from diverse backgrounds and developing strategies that connect people and the world to make positive social change happen. She believes Delta’s people and its culture are Delta’s greatest assets, and she welcomes opportunities to mentor young talent and share #lessonslearned.

Alicia is a current board director for RainFocus, a leading event marketing technology company. She previously served as a board director and member of the nominating and governance committee for Gates Industrial Corporation, a leader in industrial and commercial manufacturing. She also served as a board trustee and chairperson of the education committee for The Hun School of Princeton. 
Alicia has a BA in Marketing and Mass Communications from Lycoming College, where she focused on International Marketing, Public Relations, and Advertising. She is also a graduate of the prestigious Chief Marketing Officer program at The Kellogg School of Management. In May 2023, Alicia was awarded an honorary Doctorate Degree from her alma mater Lycoming College for her exemplary contributions to business and society.

The Millennium Alliance Announces Strategic Partnership with MIT Across Its Transformational CFO Assemblies 

NEW YORK – September 22, 2025 – The Millennium Alliance, an invitation-only organization for Senior-Level Executives and Business Transformers is pleased to announce its latest partnership with MIT across their upcoming Transformational CFO Assemblies throughout the remainder of 2025 and beyond. As part of this partnership, MIT will be represented by at least one of their professors at each of Millennium’s C-Suite CFO Assemblies and will be actively involved in the creation of the program content as well. 

MIT, a world-renowned research university dedicated to advancing knowledge and driving innovation in science, technology, and business, is recognized for its thought leadership in finance, economics, and management. Through this collaboration, CFOs and senior financial executives will gain access to cutting-edge insights designed to help them lead transformation and drive organizational growth.

“We are thrilled to partner with MIT for our upcoming Transformation CFO Assemblies. MIT’s unparalleled expertise in business strategy, organizational leadership, and innovation will bring tremendous value to our community of senior financial leaders. Together, we look forward to delivering the kind of insights and strategies that will empower CFOs to navigate disruption, embrace innovation, and accelerate growth within their organizations. ”Jessie Weitzer, SVP of Product, The Millennium Alliance

Click here to learn more about Millennium’s robust portfolio of CFO Assemblies.

Click here to find out more about MIT.

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 thinktank 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 is a two-time honoree of the Inc. 5000’s list of fastest-growing companies. The Millennium Alliance is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan with an office in London.

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 70+ annual events and Digital Diary Content Platform as well as the rapidly growing Millennium Live Podcast Series.

The Millennium Alliance is excited to announce that Joanna Pamphilis, CIO, SVP, Global Head of Investments and Securities Digital Products at UniCredit, will keynote our Digital Enterprise CIO Transformation Assembly Europe on November 4-5  at The Marriott Hotel City West in Munich!

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

About Joanna Pamphilis

Joanna is an international executive with more than 20 years of global leadership experience across UBS, State Street Bank, Northern Trust, KCG, and UniCredit. Driven by a passion for creating success by transformation, she has led business-driven change in Corporate Banking, Investments, Payments, and FinTech while living and working across Europe, the UK, North America, and Asia. As Global Head of Digital Products for Investments and Securities, she focuses on accelerating transformations, building competitive digital products, and empowering her team to deliver results that make a meaningful difference for pan-European customers. Dedicated to mentoring the next generation of talent, Joanna values learning from young professionals while helping them create opportunities for growth and impact.

The Millennium Alliance is excited to announce that Diane Jurgens, Former EVP & CIO at The Walt Disney Company, will keynote our Digital Enterprise CIO Transformation Assembly on November 20-21 at The Whitley in Atlanta!

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

About Diane Jurgens

Diane Jurgens is the former Executive Vice President, and Chief Information Officer at The Walt Disney Company, where she led the global Enterprise Technology organization, driving innovation and operational excellence across enterprise systems, infrastructure, workforce enablement, and resilience engineering.

With more than 30 years of international leadership experience across the resources, automotive, and aerospace industries, Diane has held senior executive roles including Chief Technology Officer at BHP, President & Managing Director of Shanghai OnStar Telematics, VP & CIO, International Operations for General Motors, and executive positions at The Boeing Company.

Named a Top 5 Technology Influencer in Australia (2018) and recipient of Shanghai’s prestigious Magnolia Award for her contributions to social and economic development through telematics innovation, Diane has led teams in 25 countries and lived in China and Singapore for over 14 years. Her expertise spans Telematics, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Robotics, Machine Learning, IIoT, Advanced Sensors, and AI.

Passionate about paying her success forward, Diane is a strong advocate for STEM education and neurodiversity programs, inspiring diverse talent to pursue careers in engineering and harness technology to achieve the “impossible.” She sees the opportunities to build a better world through technology as truly endless.

The Millennium Alliance is excited to announce that Colin Coggins & Garrett Brown – Business Transformation Change Agents, Popular USC Professors of Entrepreneurship. Authors of the Wall Street Journal bestseller “The Unsold Mindset,” which reveals a unique approach to leadership, performance, professional development, and AI, will keynote our Transformational CFO Assembly on September 9-10 in Dallas!

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

About Colin Coggins & Garrett Brown

Colin Coggins and Garrett Brown are acclaimed thought leaders, educators, authors, and innovation strategists known for their unique approach to purpose-driven leadership and high-performance cultures. With a deep focus on mindset transformation, they explore how top-performing individuals and teams leverage authenticity, curiosity, and creativity to drive meaningful progress in today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Their work centers on helping leaders navigate the complexities of modern enterprise—from scaling innovation and shaping culture to embedding ethical, tech-forward strategies into their organizations. Drawing on decades of experience across startups, enterprise software, and global tech ecosystems, Colin and Garrett highlight how transformational thinking can elevate both individual impact and organizational success.

Their journey began at Bitium, a cutting-edge enterprise software startup, where they helped lead the company to a successful acquisition by Google. Since then, they’ve focused on decoding the mindset of top-performing innovators and leaders—those driving breakthroughs in AI, technology, and business transformation.

The Millennium Alliance is excited to announce that Rick McDonald, Former SVP, Chief Supply Chain Officer at The Clorox Company, will keynote our Digital Supply Chain Transformation Assembly Europe October 21-22 at The Marriott Hotel City West in Munich!

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

About Rick McDonald

Rick is the retired Chief Supply Chain Officer for The Clorox Company, a $7.1B+ global consumer packaged goods company. Currently he advises Supply Chain Tech Founders and CEOs on strategy development, customer acquisition, focused messaging and Target Customer introductions. His skill set includes leading through significant global and regional challenges across the end to end supply chain.

He has extensive experience leading through crisis – including the COVID-19 pandemic, US hyper-inflation and the 2023 cyber-attack endured by Clorox. Rick keeps his team focused on the critical few objectives and delivers on commitments. During COVID, he streamlined objectives to two: keeping his people safe and healthy while running his plants and DCs flat out, delivering life-saving disinfecting products to consumers worldwide. Recently he led the Digital Transformation of the Clorox Supply Chain, while pivoting his team from a “just-in-time” mindset to “just-in-case”.

Rick supports the industry by serving on multiple Advisory Boards. He is a member of the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business Advisory Board. Additionally he serves as the Chairman of the ketteQ.com Executive Advisory Board as well as on the Advisory Boards of Cleo.com and Vortto.ai. He is a Strategic Advisor to Vocap Partners, PopCapacity.com, inventry.ai and Verusen.

Previously a Board Advisor for the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), he also served on the Advisory Boards of other industry groups: The Chlorine Institute, Commonwealth Handling Equipment Pool (CHEP), and the National Barbeque & Grilling Association (NBBQA).

From a governance perspective, Rick helps boards exercise their fiduciary duty by mitigating risk in some of the most complicated regions of the world during challenging economic conditions while driving the business to improve its market share and profitability.

Rick is a renowned subject matter expert and industry thought leader on supply chain and leadership podcasts and is a regular guest on the Supply Chain Now podcast. He was an invited speaker at Supply Chain Insights annual Supply Chains to Admire awards forum and many others including MANIFEST, PROMAT, Cushman Wakefield, GDS Group, Millennium Group, Procurement and Supply Chain Live, Supply Chain Point and Conferenzia World.

Recognizing his leadership performance, Rick has garnered a notable list of industry awards, including Top 10 Chief Supply Chain Officers in 2022 by Logistics Tech and Supply Chains to Admire 2022 by Supply Chain insights.