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June 5, 2025 | Westin Atlanta Perimeter North
June 5, 2025
Westin Atlanta Perimeter North
Get together with Atlanta's top CISOs to tackle shared business challenges and critical priorities facing your role today. Participate in this one-day, local program with peer-driven topics and interactive discussions with your true C-level peers.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CISOs today:
Harnessing data to drive innovation, improve decision making, and enhance operational efficiency
Balancing security with innovative strategies to drive leadership while safeguarding digital assets
Delivering secure, seamless interactions built on trust and strong data governance
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the summit agenda, ensuring that all content is driven By CISOs, For CISOs®.
Derek Benz
The Coca-Cola Company
CISO
Tim Callahan
Aflac
SVP & Global CISO
John Dickson
Colonial Pipeline
VP & CISO
Meredith Harper
Synchrony Financial
SVP & CISO
Stacy Hughes
ABM
SVP & CISO
Bob Varnadoe
Kaiser Permanente
VP, Technology Risk Management
Streamlined Compliance— Boosting Security and Cutting Costs with Innovation
Managing compliance doesn’t have to be a drain on resources. By reducing the scope of compliance environments and leveraging scalable solutions, businesses can simplify audits and control costs. Discover how micro segmentation and cloud-based services can streamline compliance while improving security.
Join this session to explore:
Bridging the Gap to Cybersecurity Synergy — A C-Suite Dialogue on Strategic Alignment
In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, cybersecurity has become a paramount concern for organizations worldwide. The CISOs ability to enhance their connection with the C-suite, and foster a collaborative environment is necessary to support the shared responsibility of safeguarding organizational resilience.
Join the C-suite to discuss how to:
Taming Third Party Risk with Advanced Technologies
Cyber threats are increasingly sophisticated and pervasive, making conventional TPRM approaches like questionnaires inadequate. AI/ML and threat intelligence have the potential to transform TPRM, as well as extending into 4th, 5th parties and beyond. Leveraging key insights can help CISOs stay ahead of evolving risks and enhance security programs, even with limited resources.
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Protecting Innovation — Rethinking Data Security Strategies
AI makes creating and consuming data easier than ever, with shadow AI and dark data presenting new challenges to security teams. As the tactics for protecting data evolve, security leaders must adopt a risk-based strategy to protect mission-critical data and safeguard innovation.
Join this session to discover:
True Defense Against API & Application Incidents
Cybersecurity measures are adept at detecting and responding to incidents across various layers, but the application layer often remains vulnerable. Many organizations have a massive vulnerability backlog that demands timely and effective defense.
Join us to explore:
Be Ready! Preparing Your People for a Cyber Crisis
Security leaders face unprecedented challenges as evolving threats, including those posed by GenAI, rapidly increase enterprise risk. While new technologies offer defenses, they also introduce vulnerabilities. A cyber-ready workforce is crucial for organizational resilience, but how do you equip your organization to face the future of threats with confidence?
Join this interactive boardroom to discuss:
Employing Cyber Intelligence to Improve Resiliency
As cyber threats escalate, organizations must build resilience to effectively withstand and recover from attacks. Real-time threat intelligence provides CISOs with crucial insights to understand the company's risk landscape and respond swiftly. Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) is essential for fortifying resilience and enhancing communication with the C-suite and Board.
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Parking Information
Hotel does not offer valet parking. Self- Park only in the Concourse lot directly across from The Westin at a discounted rate of $5/day.
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Westin Atlanta Perimeter North at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling 888-627-8407. Please mention Gartner Atlanta Executive Summit to ensure the appropriate room rate.
Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of $199 USD (plus tax) is May 12, 2025.
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