Timothy Youngblood, Former CISO at T-Mobile, McDonalds, Kimberly Clark & Dell, Board Member & Adjunct Professor, Keynotes Our Transformational CISO Assembly on August 11-12 in Austin!

The Millennium Alliance is excited to announce that Timothy Youngblood, Former CISO at T-Mobile, McDonalds, Kimberly Clark & Dell, Board Member & Adjunct Professor, will keynote our Transformational CISO Assembly on August 11-12 at The Omni Barton Creek in Austin!

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

About Timothy Youngblood

Timothy Youngblood is the former SVP, Chief Security Officer and Product Security Officer at T-Mobile, where he led the company’s cybersecurity organization, and previously served as CISO at McDonald’s and the first Global CISO at both Dell and Kimberly-Clark. With earlier leadership experience at KPMG, he brings over three decades of technology and cybersecurity expertise, helping organizations protect their assets, strengthen product security, and drive business growth through strategic assessment of portfolios, product roadmaps, and investment opportunities. In addition to his board roles, he is an active angel investor focused on cybersecurity and emerging technologies, recognized as the top member of Keiretsu Forum in 2024, and continues to advise innovative cybersecurity startups.

Taking Charge: Turning Supply Chain Risk Into a Competitive Advantage for Clarios with Sayari

Contributed by Sayari

Protecting market share through ethical sourcing in a highly regulated industry

Clarios is a leader in the advanced automotive battery solutions space for internal combustion engine (ICE), hybrid, and electric cars and has been recognized for its long-standing commitment to ethical business practices as a three-time honoree of the Ethisphere World’s Most Ethical Companies.

Its batteries are in a third of vehicles worldwide, and the multi-billion dollar company serves more than 1.5 million customers in over 100 countries.

Challenge

The automotive industry remains one of the most heavily scrutinized for its exposure to forced labor and other environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks. From child labor in mines to forced labor in refineries, the global supply chain for lithium-ion batteries is particularly fraught with known and unknown labor violations. With these batteries among Clarios’ core product offerings, due diligence is paramount to averting the reputational damage so many other brands face as a result of enforcement.

Read the case study here for more on how Sayari enables ethical sourcing.

About Sayari

Sayari is a mission-driven company dedicated to empowering both the public and private sectors with a comprehensive, evidence-based model of global commercial relationships to help safeguard economic futures.

From risk to resilience, Sayari’s platforms enable confident decision-making across regulatory compliance, supply chain management, and complex investigations into global networks and illicit activity.

In 2024, TPG Growth, the firm’s middle-market and growth equity platform, made a $228 million strategic majority investment in Sayari.

To learn more, visit sayari.com.

About Clarios

Clarios creates the most advanced battery technologies for virtually every type of vehicle. We are a global leader in advanced energy storage solutions, powering one in three of the world’s vehicles.

We produce more than 150 million batteries – one-third of the industry’s output – every year, and we continue to build and expand our capacity to meet our customer’s future demand.

To learn more, visit ww.clarios.com.

Cloud Native for the AI-Powered, Innovation-Ready Enterprise Masterclass with Nutanix

Contributed by Nutanix

Join us on February 19 for the Nutanix Cloud Native Masterclass for C‑level leaders. Cloud native is more than a technology trend — it’s a transformative approach to building and running applications using the core principles of hybrid multicloud computing: scalability, resilience, and automation. Led by Northeastern University, this Masterclass will provide the strategic insights leaders need to navigate the cloud‑native era with confidence — delivering the clarity, consistency, and governance required for enterprise‑wide transformation.

About Nutanix

Nutanix is a global leader in cloud software, offering organizations a single platform for running apps and data across clouds. With Nutanix, companies can reduce complexity and simplify operations, freeing them to focus on their business outcomes. Building on its legacy as the pioneer of hyperconverged infrastructure, Nutanix is trusted by companies worldwide to power hybrid multicloud environments consistently, simply, and cost-effectively.

For more info, visit nutanix.com/ai.

Greg van der Gaast, AI-Aware Cybersecurity Strategist, Best-selling Author of ‘What We Call Security’ & ‘Rethinking InfoSec’, Former Top Five Notorious Hacker & Security Advisor at CDW UK Keynotes Our Transformational CISO Assembly Europe on April 28-29 in Amsterdam!

The Millennium Alliance is excited to announce that Greg van der Gaast, AI and Cybersecurity Strategist, Best-selling Author, Former Top Five Notorious Hacker turned FBI & DoD Operative, will keynote our Transformational CISO Assembly Europe on April 28-29 at Leonardo Royal Hotel in Amsterdam!

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

About Greg van der Gaast

Few people are better suited to speak about security than those who have broken through some of the strongest security systems in the world. As a teenager, Greg built a notorious reputation by hacking into a nuclear weapons facility, finding himself a member of the FBI’s ‘Most Wanted’ and being deemed one of the world’s Top 5 Most Infamous Hackers. He then took a step to the other side as an undercover FBI and Department of Defence operative, helping those services crack down on hacker activity.

It’s this early experience that has led to a distinguished 25-year career as an expert in cyber security. Greg is a bestselling author, keynote speaker, and leading voice on the security pillar as a Security Advisor to CDW. He’s passionate about proving that security can be done differently, in a way that brings tangible benefits to customers.

Over his years as a security expert, he’s seen fundamental problems with how security is practised and has made it his mission to see that security problems are treated as quality issues. He focuses on strategies where investment results in cumulative reductions in an organisation’s vulnerability, rather than forever scaling-up imperfect protection around it.

The Algorithmic Imperative: Staying Human in a Machine-Driven Market with AMP Agency

Contributed by AMP Agency

About AMP Agency

AMP Agency operates with a clear mission—to deliver full-volume impact. Because the best brands don’t whisper, they resonate. By connecting brand love with buying behavior, AMP unifies where others divide. With deep roots in North America’s leading sales and marketing powerhouse, Advantage Solutions, the team opens doors others can’t—offering direct access to retail, sales, and shopper data at scale. Their ideas win hearts and move carts, creating sharp signals that break through and convert wherever a brand shows up.

Whatever brands need—and then some—AMP is all in. More than an agency partner, they are collaborators, co-conspirators, and co-authors of a brand’s future. AMP was built as a full-service marketing agency, without silos. Ready? Let’s do this.

To learn more, visit ampagency.com.

Phishing and Scam Protection for the Internet with Bolster AI

Contributed by Bolster AI

About Bolster AI

Bolster AI focuses on attacks that never touch your perimeter. They help security teams detect and disrupt phishing, impersonation, and fraud campaigns that exploit brand trust, not software vulnerabilities. By monitoring the external attack surface (domains, social platforms, marketplaces, apps, and email) Bolster surfaces threats most SOC tools never see and automates takedowns before customers are impacted. Many CISOs meet Bolster not because they’re shopping, but because they’re realizing this attack surface isn’t in their threat model yet.

To learn more, visit bolster.ai.

Dr. Jennifer Posa, Former Chief Wellbeing Officer at CIA Keynotes Our Transformational CHRO Assembly on June 9-10 in Miami!

The Millennium Alliance is excited to announce that Dr. Jennifer Posa, Former Chief Wellbeing Officer at Central Intelligence Agency, will keynote our Transformational CHRO Assembly on June 9-10 at The Marriott Biscayne Bay in Miami!

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

About Dr. Jennifer Posa

Dr. Jennifer Posa is a globally recognized leader in well-being, human performance, and organizational health, known for designing and scaling strategies that enable individuals and institutions to thrive in some of the most demanding environments. She previously served as the first-ever Chief Wellbeing Officer at the Central Intelligence Agency, where she led the development and execution of a comprehensive global well-being strategy focused on resilience, peak performance, and overall mission success. With more than three decades of experience, Dr. Posa’s work centers on redefining individual and organizational excellence through well-being, health, and human performance—empowering leaders to build high-performance cultures while safeguarding the well-being of employees and their families.

How Sayari Map Accelerates Supplier Risk Prioritization

Contributed by Sayari

Auto Manufacturer Isolates Critical Risk With Sayari Map

Pressure to screen supply chains for sustainability and human rights risk has reached an all-time high. Geopolitical tensions have sparked a wave of regulations, starting with the U.S. Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) and expanding to Europe’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG), and the proposed European Union (EU) Forced Labour Regulation. Climate initiatives, such as the EU Regulation on Deforestation-free Products (EUDR), are also reshaping procurement policies.

Navigating this increasingly complex international compliance landscape poses a daunting set of challenges to corporate supply chain and procurement teams, particularly those with tens of thousands of direct and sub-tier suppliers. Because non-compliance carries significant financial and reputational risks, teams must prioritize resources on high-impact suppliers. Often, the sheer scale of this task leaves teams under-resourced and vulnerable.

Automated supply chain risk detection platforms now help companies keep pace by providing instant, highly relevant insight into supplier risk. This enables procurement teams to efficiently prioritize suppliers by risk type, geography, or HS code before sending supplier questionnaires. Platforms like Sayari empower supply chain risk management teams to optimize compliance at scale.

Click here to learn more about how Sayari is transforming supplier risk prioritization.

About Sayari

In 2024, TPG Growth, the firm’s middle-market and growth equity platform, made a $228 million strategic majority investment in Sayari.

To learn more, visit sayari.com.

Omnicom-Ipg Deal Is Creating New Openings for Small and Independent Agencies with EMARKETER

Contributed by EMARKETER

The news: Omnicom’s recent IPG acquisition caused waves in the ad industry, but an opportunity for small and independent agencies to make ground is emerging amid the chaos.

In a conversation with EMARKETER, Alex Sobol, co-founder and managing partner of invitation-only community for C-suite executives The Millennium Alliance, outlined the benefits that Omnicom’s acquisition is creating for small and independent agencies and what the company is hearing from its CMO clients.

Creating opportunities: As CMOs anticipate industry disruption, they are also seeing a “once in a blue moon opportunity for small- and medium-sized agencies to get their foot in the door,” Sobol said.

CMOs are responding to Omnicom’s acquisition by reassessing their agency relationships—creating new opportunities for conversion as CMOs “evaluate the current landscape and ponder their next move.” In response, “market share is up for grabs” in a way it wasn’t previously.

For small agencies and independents, the advantage is timing: Firms that wouldn’t typically secure meetings are suddenly getting a seat at the table.

CMOs question consolidation: Consolidation may strengthen AI capabilities, but CMOs are concerned that consolidation could harm creativity.

Click here to read more about the new opportunities emerging for independent agencies.

About EMARKETER

EMARKETER is the go-to forecasts, data, and insights provider for marketing, advertising, and commerce professionals.

For more information, visit www.emarketer.com

Ensuring Forced Labor Compliance in Automotive Supply Chains with Sayari

Contributed by Sayari

Ensuring Forced Labor Compliance in Automotive Supply Chains

Since the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) went into effect in 2022, sub-tier supply chain visibility has become an increasingly critical and ubiquitous prerequisite for import compliance. Automotive companies, due in no small part to their highly complex supply chains, are among the hardest hit by this requirement of anti-forced labor and ESG regulations. A recent study by Sayari analysts found that 95% of leading OEMs’ exposure to forced labor risk comes from sub-tier suppliers. The ability to identify and mitigate risks throughout their value chains is critical for OEMs aiming to minimize operational disruptions, avoid detentions, and maintain competitive advantage.

Download the report here to learn how Sayari is overcoming barriers to supply chain visibility, enabling OEMs to map their sub-tier supply chains, identify indirect exposure to forced labor risk, and foster greater supply chain resilience in an increasingly dynamic trade landscape.

About Sayari

In 2024, TPG Growth, the firm’s middle-market and growth equity platform, made a $228 million strategic majority investment in Sayari.

To learn more, visit sayari.com.