## Congratulations to the 2026 Dallas ORBIE winners!

###### Leadership

### Diane Schwarz

###### Super Global

### Jack Brock

###### Global

### Jeffery Hayward

###### Large Enterprise

### Michael Naggar

###### Enterprise

### Steven Klohn

###### Large Corporate

### Russ Pearlman

###### Corporate

### Chris Chiancone

## Super Global Finalists

### Matthew Bowman

### Jack Brock

### Michael Darr

### Sobha Mulukutla

### Maharaj Thankam

### Lauren Woods

## Global Finalists

### David Dawson

### Jeffery Hayward

### Charles Larkin

### Chad Lucas

### Udit Mehta

## Large Enterprise Finalists

### Kang Chen

### Murat Genc

### Michael Naggar

### Rajiv Pillai

### Gustaaf Schrils

## Enterprise Finalists

### Mark Galea

### Ed Jolly

### Steven Klohn

### Virginia Suliman

### Justine Tran

### James Whatley

## Large Corporate Finalists

### Srini Alagarsamy

### Chris Fallon

### Russ Pearlman

### Jan Ross

### Marlon Shears

### Tadd Tobkin

### Tony Wilkins

## Corporate Finalists

### Chris Boult

### Chris Chiancone

### Sunil Dudi

### Aravind Kashyap

### Suresh Oleti

### Bryan Rakowski

## 2026 Keynote

### Diane Schwarz , Group CIO, Smurfit Westrock

## Leadership Award Recipient

### Diane Schwarz, Group CIO, Smurfit Westrock

> Diane Schwarz is the Group Chief Information Officer of Smurfit Westrock, a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging. Diane leads the strategic and operational aspects of information technology with a diverse team of more than 1,500 professionals, enabling and advancing the Smurfit Westrock business.
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> She has extensive experience as a Chief Information Officer, building and leading top-tier IT at Johnson Controls, Hunt Consolidated, and Textron. Diane’s responsibilities have included digital transformations, cybersecurity, data analytics, infrastructure and cloud operations, ERP applications, and IT supplier management.
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> Diane holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. She serves on the board of Transparent Energy and on T200, a non-profit dedicated to advancing women leaders in technology.