​A curated dinner for senior technology and finance leaders with one question at the center of the table:

​How do you scale a business without scaling your risk?

​Bringing together CIOs, CTOs, and CFOs from high-growth fintech, professional services, legal, life sciences, and private healthcare companies, the evening is structured around four conversations:

• ​Scaling and maturing security infrastructure and posture against risk

• ​Managing your technology while managing everything else

• ​Staying market-agile without the complications of growing headcount

• ​Preparing for the realities of US market expansion

​📍 Location: Private dining room (details shared with confirmed guests)

​🍽️ Format: Private dinner with facilitated peer conversation

​🎟️ Eligibility: CIOs, CTOs & CFOs at scale-up companies in fintech, professional services, legal, or private healthcare

​Space is limited to ensure an intimate, high-value experience.

​Speaker

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Bob Kish is a Thrive senior advisor and vCIO who helps organizations - from growth companies to PE-backed portfolio companies - turn IT into a strategic business partner that improves performance while controlling cost and risk.

​A hands-on executive and generalist operator, he drives standardization for scale and integration speed while specializing in PE/PortCo needs including pre-deal readiness, buy and sell-side IT due diligence, and post-close integration.

​Bob’s current focus includes applying CIS-aligned maturity models to make security measurable and repeatable, and guiding pragmatic AI adoption with clear governance - so that “good” means evidence-based controls, predictable operations, and reduced exposure that buyers, lenders, and insurers can underwrite with confidence.

​A Big Thank You To Our Sponsor

​Thrive is a global trusted IT outsourcing and advisory partner for mid-market organizations, removing friction, complexity, and uncertainty from technology so clients can focus on what they do best.