New Jersey CIO Executive Summit

Join the New Jersey CIO & CISO Governing Body and their invited guests for a night of food, drinks and networking. 

There are a lot of opinions about working from home. Some say isolation increases focus and productivity. Others say you can't be that dedicated if you're wearing sweat pants every day. Beyond these opinions and within conversations with your C-Level peers lies factual information about the current state of hybrid work.

Join this data-focused, moderated look at:

• Where the New Jersey CIO and CISO community really stands on returning to the office
• What some are doing to effectively manage teams when working off-site
• A balanced conversation on the benefits and pitfalls of remaining remote

Building trust and resilience across infrastructure and security teams is key to defending the enterprise. As companies execute zero trust strategies, the partnership between CIOs, CISOs, and their teams is more important than ever.

Join this session to learn about:

• The critical components of a modern zero trust strategy
• Proven practices for infrastructure and security collaboration
• Improving internal stakeholder relationships to make the right investments and fuel business outcomes

Customers are demanding more robust digital experiences, but security threats are growing, making for a complex, ever-changing web of regulations extending across the globe. IT Leaders must balance security, with innovation and speed as well as create IT environments that can adapt to workload spikes, interdependent applications, and more data at the edge, even as cyber-attacks, and ransomware increase. How can businesses digitally transform with the cloud – ensuring they have a secure environment where customers’ data is not compromised – while dealing with application sprawl and siloed data?

In this discussion, we will explore ways to:

• Connect and integrate across a distributed and hybrid cloud environment to create a common experience for applications and data
• Modernize and de-risk regulated industries to keep workloads compliant, secure, and resilient
• Optimize control of decentralization to manage and maintain enterprise systems infrastructure

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CIOs and CISOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact:  Alex Shimrat | Alex.Shimrat@evanta.com

Digital assets are enabling new revenue and growth opportunities, and accelerating transformation across industries. For CISOs and CIOs that must ensure the security and continuity of business, however, they represent an ever-expanding attack surface at a time when the volume of attacks and the threat of ransomware is increasingly driving news cycles and board-level concern.
Attendees of this keynote will leave with the insights needed to:

• Identify unseen security risks by gaining complete visibility in a rapidly expanding attack surface
• Get ahead of exposure by prioritizing high impact vulnerabilities and threats
• Secure the assets, recover unnecessary CapEx and OpEx and free staff for priority initiatives

Technology is no longer just an enabler of employee productivity; it is invaluable empowerment. To thrive in a world teeming with opportunity and potential pitfalls, organizations must create deeply considered strategies that include intelligent IT, empathic leadership, secure platforms, and tech empowerment.

Join this session to:

• Understand the forces challenging and reshaping organizations today
• Balance employee needs and challenges while securing and simplifying digital workspaces
• Leverage technology to foster flexibility, collaboration and trust across the dispersed enterprise

When New Jersey CIOs and CISOs ranked their business priorities in early 2022, "Legal & Privacy" didn't even crack the top 10. Why? New regulations and some organizations' failure to meet them have resulted in 10s of millions of dollars in fines. Now is the time to recognize the importance of privacy and regulatory compliance.

Together, with a room of your C-level peers, you'll:

• Hear from a team of local, privacy-focused, security executives
• Reflect on the dangers of unchecked compliance
• Reassess where privacy and compliance fall on your top priorities list

Companies are increasingly dependent on vast networks of third parties which makes it difficult to monitor the level of exposure these risks pose to the organization. Perfect monitoring of all third parties, especially at global scale is impossible with limited resources. However, a proper third-party risk management program can be the life-saving measure your business needs when your partners are under attack.
Join this session to discuss:

• Prioritizing your vendor inventory for assessment
• Leveraging automation for calculating risk and streamlining the review process
• Expanding third-party risk conversations beyond cybersecurity

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CIOs and CISOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact:  Alex Shimrat | Alex.Shimrat@evanta.com

Connect with like-minded peers in a one-on-one setting through Evanta’s Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.

Navigating the modern talent landscape has CIOs and CISOs searching for solutions. With employee expectations at an all-time high, it's time to get creative.

Join this interactive session to tackle team building scenarios including: 

• Keeping the right people – thinking beyond just retention 
• Mentoring a multigenerational workforce – creating operational excellence
• Exploring employee potential – diversifying skill sets

Tomorrow's CIOs & CISOs understand the need to identify new optimized opportunities in an evolving market. The pressure to make decisions rapidly while focusing on driving growth and balancing legacy ambitions will create a unique opportunity for business transformation.

In this session, we'll discuss:

• Capitalizing on new business opportunities during market redefinition
• Creating a strategic vision to drive growth
• Balancing optimization and transformation

After years of being perceived as a nice cybersecurity concept but lacking practical implementation, Zero Trust has gained tremendous momentum in the industry with many organizations budgeting for and kicking off various Zero Trust initiatives. To realize the full benefit of Zero Trust, CISOs must carefully plan the processes to support Zero Trust initiatives, identify the right solutions and services, as well as set right expectations with all stake holders.

Join your peers to discuss:

• Business benefits and misconceptions of Zero Trust
• Common pitfalls when implementing Zero Trust
• Setting practical and realistic expectations/milestones

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CIOs and CISOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact:  Alex Shimrat | Alex.Shimrat@evanta.com

If the modern world demands tech-driven organizations, why are so many CIOs, CISOs and other information executives left to simply monitor cyber liabilities or adapt to support the enterprises pre-IT plan? It's time to move beyond security operations and start influencing the enterprise.

Gather with your C-level peers to:

• Consider the challenges of a respected, business-focused C-suite collaborator
• Hear how some are successfully moving the needle toward innovation
• Begin impacting and inspiring the rest of your C-suite as you set course for what's next