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Diane Jurgens, Former EVP & CIO at Disney Keynotes Our Digital Enterprise CIO Transformation Assembly on November 20-21 in Atlanta!

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.

Discover The Power of Collaboration, AI and Networks at the Transporean Summit 2025

Contributed by Transporeon

Discover the power of collaboration, AI and networks

The supply chain landscape is undergoing a monumental shift, driven by digital transformation and the imperative for seamless collaboration. The question is no longer if you should evolve, but how fast.
This is your exclusive invitation to the Transporeon Summit 2025—Europe’s premier gathering for logistics and freight management leaders. Join an elite group of over 700 industry pioneers at a critical moment to define your strategy and build a future-proof supply chain.

Why this Summit is different

This isn’t a passive event; it’s an immersive experience designed to equip you with the knowledge and connections to lead in a collaborative, AI-driven world.

  • Customer voices: Hear exclusive insights from industry pioneers and discover proven best practices directly from reference customers like ASICS, ArcelorMittal, Barilla, Intersnack, thyssenkrupp, ZF Group and many more who have successfully transformed their operations.
  • Industry perspectives: Gain unique insights from powerhouses like Amazon Freight and Microsoft on the transformative power of AI, LKW Walter on market trends and Fercam on their journey to digital logistics.
  • Thought leaders: Challenge your thinking with futurist Richard van Hooijdonk, ‘Trucking Girl’ Iwona Blecharczyk and supply chain analyst Adrian Gonzalez.

Why secure your spot at Transporeon Summit 2025? Here are five reasons it’s a critical investment:

  1. Real-world impact: Go beyond theory and hear directly from your peers and industry leaders who are revolutionising their logistics operations.
  2. Exclusive Matchmaking event: Connect with the right people. Our ‘speed-dating’ style matchmaking sessions on Day 1 set the stage for one-to-one, high-value conversations.
  3. Transporeon NEXT & Deep Dives: Get a front-row seat to the logistics of tomorrow with exclusive previews of next-generation Transporeon solutions.
  4. Strategic partnerships: Explore our vibrant Partner Pavilion and connect with a curated ecosystem of technology and solution partners, including new ‘High Five’ Partner Spotlights.
  5. Unparalleled networking: Forge invaluable connections with a diverse community of logistics professionals and don’t miss our legendary Networking Night at the National Maritime Museum!

Event Details

Dates: 24–25 September 2025 Location: Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam

As a valued Millennium Alliance member, we encourage you to seize this opportunity to stay ahead of the curve. We’re offering a special 50% discount exclusively for you.

To secure your spot, use the promo code MILLENNIUM at checkout. This exclusive offer is valid until 19 September.

Get your ticket and register NOW!

We look forward to seeing you in Amsterdam!

About Transporean

At Transporeon, a Trimble company, our mission is to bring transportation in sync with the world. We power the largest global freight network of more than 1,400 shippers and retailers and more than 150,000 carriers and logistics service providers. Every day they execute more than 110,000 transports on our platform and book more than 100,00 dock appointments for loading and unloading. In the course of one year, roughly €55bn in freight is being processed on our platform.

Our leading transportation management platform connects all actors along the supply chain. It facilitates collaboration between the different parties, helps to automate manual processes and provides valuable real-time insights. The modular Application Hubs solve specific logistics challenges and range from freight sourcing over transport execution and dock and yard management to freight audit and payment. Data hubs provide insights into logistics operations, market developments and carbon emissions, next to ensuring transparency in the supply chain through visibility. Our platform works across all geographies and all modes of transportation, empowering logistics teams to move, manage and monitor freight.

Transporeon is headquartered in Ulm, Germany, and maintains 18 offices around the globe with over 1,400 employees across 27 countries.

For more information, visit: www.transporeon.com

#MillenniumLive: Building Agile Omnichannel Strategies That Drive Real Impact With Quad

Welcome back to Millennium Live, the podcast where we connect with the voices shaping the digital enterprise and we’re gonna be diving into what it really means to build an agile omnichannel strategy — one that goes far beyond buzzwords and delivers true business value. We’re joined by Marcus Lancaster, Head of Ecommerce and Retail Strategy at Quad, a company helping brands remove friction, connect with consumers in meaningful ways, and create those personalized experiences.

As real-time intent becomes increasingly valuable and consumer behaviors shift faster than ever, we’re gonna rely on Marcus to unpack some of the awesome things Quad is doing – like blending online data with offline experiences, and to help marketers rethink insights and move onto what really matters.

Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music.

About Quad

Quad is a global marketing experience company that helps brands make direct consumer connections, from household to in-store to online. Supported by state-of-the-art technology and data-driven intelligence, Quad uses its suite of media, creative and production solutions to streamline the complexities of marketing and remove friction from wherever it occurs in the marketing journey. Quad tailors its uniquely flexible, scalable and connected solutions to clients’ objectives, driving cost efficiencies, improving speed to market, strengthening marketing effectiveness, and delivering value on client investments.

Quad employs approximately 13,000 people in 14 countries and serves approximately 2,700 clients including industry leading blue-chip companies that serve both businesses and consumers in multiple industry verticals, with a particular focus on commerce, including retail, consumer packaged goods, and direct-to-consumer; financial services; and health. Quad is ranked as the 14th largest agency company in the U.S. by Ad Age (2023), and the second-largest commercial printer in North America, according to Printing Impressions (2023).

To learn more, visit quad.com.

The Rise of Direct-To-Consumer Healthcare: What you need to know with MD Live by Evernorth

Contributed by MD Live by Evernorth

Once a niche offering, direct-to-consumer (DTC) care has now evolved into a major force, reshaping the way that patients and providers think about access, convenience, and care delivery.

This shift didn’t happen overnight; the COVID-19 pandemic forced care to go remote and adopt a virtual-first approach. This normalized non-traditional ways of accessing care, paving the way for the rapid growth of DTC healthcare. In addition, consumers today are accustomed to fast, personalized experiences, and many are now rejecting the friction that often comes with traditional care models.

For payers and providers, this meteoric rise introduces some questions:

+ What’s driving DTC healthcare’s growth?
+ What challenges and opportunities does this era of consumer-driven care represent?
+ How can you deliver care that meets these new expectations while maintaining clinical rigor and quality?

But first, we need to understand what makes this new model of care unique.

Download Evernorth’s ebook now to discover how DTC healthcare is redefining access, experience, and care delivery.

About MD Live by Evernorth

MD Live by Evernorth is a leading provider of virtual health care services in the U.S. with more than 60 million members nationwide. We work with our health plan, health system, and self-insured employer partners to give patients convenient and affordable access to the highest quality medical and behavioral health care, 24/7, from the comfort and safety of their homes.

With a vision and passion for changing health care for the better, we are working to improve the patient experience, close the patient-provider accessibility gap, and bring providers opportunities to augment the services they currently offer. We imagine a new end-to-end care experience to complement – not replace – the way customers and patients interact with their existing providers to achieve:

• Earlier identification and diagnosis of critical care needs
• Faster and more seamless referrals to high-performing providers, including specialists and behavioral health
• More convenient access to appropriate, affordable sites of service, and pharmaceutical fulfillment

To learn more, visit mdlive.com.

Colin Coggins & Garrett Brown, Keynote Our Transformational CFO Assembly on September 9-10 in Dallas!

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.

#MillenniumLive: The 5 Pillars of a Modern PBM with SmithRx

Most Americans get their pharmacy benefits from one of the three large conglomerates that control nearly every aspect of the pharmacy supply chain. This broken system consistently puts employers and members last—but this isn’t the only option.

In this episode of the Millennium Live podcast, hear from Vidya Drego, VP of Marketing at SmithRx, as she breaks down a new class of modern pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) and the dependable, straightforward, open-book savings they offer.

Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music.

About SmithRx

SmithRx is revolutionizing the pharmacy benefits industry with a radically transparent, 100% pass-through model. As a modern PBM, they’re dismantling the opaque practices that have long dominated the industry and driven up drug costs. SmithRx serves businesses of all sizes, from small local companies to large corporations, providing them with the tools and insights to make informed decisions about their pharmacy benefits. Unlike legacy PBMs, they operate on a fully transparent, aligned-incentive model, passing through 100% of rebates and discounts and eliminating hidden fees. By offering real-time prescription pricing and detailed savings reports, SmithRx empowers employers and members alike. Their commitment to transparency and fairness is setting new standards for the industry and paving the way for a more equitable healthcare system.

To learn more, visit smithrx.com.

Rick McDonald, Former SVP, Chief Supply Chain Officer at The Clorox Company Keynotes Our Digital Supply Chain Transformation Assembly Europe October 21-22 in Munich!

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.

The Millennium Alliance Goes Back-To-Back & Lists On The Prestigious 2025 Inc. 500 Ranking No. 2915 of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies

With Three-Year Revenue Growth of 141 Percent, This Marks The Millennium Alliance’s 3rd Time on the List

 NEW YORK, August 12, 2025 – Inc., the leading media brand and playbook for the entrepreneurs and business leaders shaping our future, today announced that The Millennium Alliance is No. 2915 on the annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The list provides a data-driven snapshot of the most successful companies within the economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent, entrepreneurial businesses. Past honorees include companies such as Microsoft, Meta, Chobani, Under Armour, Timberland, Oracle, and Patagonia. 

Alex Sobol, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of The Millennium Alliance had this to say about Millennium receiving this incredible honor. “Being named to the Inc. 5000 again is an incredible honor and a testament to the relentless drive of our entire team. Over the past year, we’ve expanded our global footprint, delivered more high-impact C-Suite Assemblies and bespoke events than ever before, and continued to grow our digital presence — with the Millennium Live Podcast Series crossing the 10,000-subscriber mark and gaining even more traction with our executive community. The momentum we’ve built since our expansion into the EU market is fueling some of the most exciting opportunities in our history. This recognition reflects not only our growth, but the trust our clients place in us every single day, and I could not be prouder of where we’re headed next.”

 This year’s Inc. 5000 honorees have demonstrated exceptional growth while navigating economic uncertainty, inflationary pressure, and a fluctuating labor market. Among the top 500 companies on the list, the median three-year revenue growth rate reached 1,552 percent, and those companies have collectively added more than 48,678 jobs to the U.S. economy over the past three years.  

For the full list, company profiles, and a searchable database by industry and location, visit: www.inc.com/inc5000. 

“Making the Inc. 5000 is always a remarkable achievement, but earning a spot this year speaks volumes about a company’s tenacity and clarity of vision,” says Mike Hofman, editor-in-chief of Inc. “These businesses have thrived amid rising costs, shifting global dynamics, and constant change. They didn’t just weather the storm—they grew through it, and their stories are a powerful reminder that the entrepreneurial spirit is the engine of the U.S. economy.”

Inc. will celebrate the honorees at the 2025 Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala, taking place October 22–24 in Phoenix, and the top 500 will be listed in the Fall issue of Inc. magazine.

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.

Methodology
Companies on the 2025 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2021 to 2024. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2021. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2024. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2021 is $100,000; the minimum for 2024 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. 

About Inc.
Inc. is the leading media brand and playbook for the entrepreneurs and business leaders shaping our future. Through its journalism, Inc. aims to inform, educate, and elevate the profile of its community: the risk-takers, the innovators, and the ultra-driven go-getters who are creating the future of business. Inc. is published by Mansueto Ventures LLC, along with fellow leading business publication Fast Company. For more information, visit www.inc.com.

BV Investment Partners Announces Majority Investment in The Millennium Alliance

BOSTON – August 6, 2025 – BV Investment Partners (BV), a middle-market private equity firm focused on the tech-enabled business services, software and IT services sectors, announced today that it has made a majority investment in The Millennium Alliance, a leading peer-to-peer sales enablement platform providing C-suite executive assemblies, dinners, and access to a variety of digital properties including their popular podcast known as Millennium Live.

Founded in 2014 by Alex Sobol and Rob Davis, The Millennium Alliance has become a trusted source for real-world tangible learning and engagement opportunities for senior executives and their technology partners. Millennium hosts assemblies and dinners that facilitate direct 1:1 engagement between enterprise and mid-market B2B companies and C-suite executives. Millennium facilitates bottom-of-funnel lead generation and delivers industry-leading ROI by enabling data-driven, pre-qualified intimate engagements that build brand awareness and accelerate sales pipelines. The Company serves clients across key industries such as Technology, IT Services, Healthcare, Office of the CFO, Cybersecurity, and Marketing Technology, all of which are closely aligned with BV’s investment themes and sector focus areas. The Millennium Alliance is headquartered in New York City with operations also in London. For more information, visit www.mill-all.com.

Rob Davis and Alex Sobol, the two co-founders of Millennium, commented, “We couldn’t be more excited to begin this partnership with BV, whose team understands our business model very well and has had previous experience investing in similar companies. With the support and experience of BV, we are excited to continue to drive growth at Millennium Alliance and become the clear, differentiated leading platform within the B2B executive events and multimedia space.”

Justin Harrison, Managing Partner of BV Investment Partners, said, “We are excited to partner with Rob and Alex to further build this market-leading executive events business. Millennium sits at an attractive place within our firm’s marketing services work, and we believe we can deliver significant value to the Company through our deep expertise in their high-growth end markets as well as leveraging our extensive network of relationships.”

John Batter, Principal at BV, added, “Millennium Alliance has built a strong reputation nationwide as a best-in-class events provider. Their curated executive assemblies and dinners have high delegate quality and extremely strong ROI for customers. We look forward to continuing to build these events as well as work with Rob and Alex on their digital content and data opportunities.”

BV was advised by Ropes & Gray who served as legal counsel. BrightTower served as the exclusive financial advisor to Millennium Alliance.

ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM ALLIANCE

The Millennium Alliance is a peer-to-peer executive events platform connecting enterprise and mid-market B2B companies with hard-to-reach senior-level decision-makers. Built on a curated, invitation-only model, The Millennium Alliance fosters direct engagement, exclusive networking, and meaningful knowledge exchange through intimate Assembly and Dinner events. It has become a trusted source for real-world, actionable learning and engagement opportunities for senior executives and their technology partners.

Since its founding in 2014, Millennium has built a strong global reputation, 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.

ABOUT BV INVESTMENT PARTNERS

BV Investment Partners is one of the oldest and most experienced sector-focused private equity firms in North America. Since its founding in 1983, the firm has invested approximately $5.7 billion, actively targeting investments in the tech-enabled business services, software, and IT services industries. The firm is investing out of its 11th private equity fund, which closed in September 2023 with $1.75 billion in capital commitments. BV was ranked in Inc. magazine’s 2024 list of Founder-Friendly Investors. For more information, visit www.bvlp.com.

Ben Legg, Former Marketing Executive at McKinsey, Coca‑Cola, and Google. Author of Marketing for CEOs: Death or Glory in the Digital Age Keynotes Our Transformational CMO Assembly Europe on October 7-8 in Munich!

The Millennium Alliance is excited to announce that Ben Legg, Former Marketing Executive at McKinsey, Coca‑Cola, and Google. Author of Marketing for CEOs: Death or Glory in the Digital Age, will keynote our Transformational CMO Assembly Europe on October 7-8 at in The Marriott Hotel City West in Munich.

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

About Ben Legg

Ben Legg is the former COO of Google Europe, CEO & Co-Founder of The Portfolio Collective, and a leading voice on data-driven marketing, AI, and the future of work. A former British Army officer and engineer, he helped end the Siege of Sarajevo in 1995 before launching a global business career spanning 60+ countries.

He has led transformations at McKinsey, Coca-Cola, and Google, where he created the monetization blueprint still used across Search, YouTube, Maps, and Mobile today. An accomplished author, entrepreneur, and investor advisor, Legg is recognized worldwide for his expertise in scaling businesses, building marketplaces, and navigating the digital economy.