RALEIGH, N.C. – The North Carolina Technology Association’s (NCTA) has released an updated list of speakers for its State of Technology conference on Friday, May 16 in Durham.

With the theme of “Preparing Your Business for the Mobile Revolution,” this conference at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel will feature presentations and an exhibit showcase with companies that are integrating disruptive mobile technologies to stay ahead of their competition.

The day will be kicked off with the opening keynote provided by Jerry Cuomo, chief technology officer of IBM’s WebSphere business.

Other notable speakers announced this week include:

• Erik Burkhart, CTO – PointSource

• Tim Campbell, IT Director – SAS

• Joe Colopy, CEO – Bronto SW

• Bob Dieterle, SVP and General Manager – MobileSmith

• Josh Jewett, CIO – Family Dollar

• Chuck Musciano, CIO – M*Modal

A complete listing of panelists and their respective breakouts can be found at the event website.

The breakout sessions will cover all facets of mobile strategy, including mobile workforce, consumerization of IT, utilizing analytics for mobile business intelligence, digital marketing, mobile security, and mobile infrastructure.

In addition, NCTA will be announcing the presenting companies for the Startup Showcase.

This segment will feature selected mobile technology companies based in North Carolina pitching the audience for the chance to win recognition and prizes.

The title sponsor for this year’s event is IBM. Additional sponsors to date include: Cisco, Google, Truphone, Carolina Advance Digital, Peak 10, Time Warner Cable Business Class, EMC, iContact, Accenture, DataChambers, Railinc, CELLWATCH, Beacon Technologies, Business North Carolina, Business Wire, SAS, Keiger Graphic Communications, V4 Production Group, Mainline and Red Hat.