Executive Summit

As cybersecurity attacks increase in sophistication, the financial and reputational impact for companies has never been more pronounced. CISOs responsible for navigating a company through a data breach, the stakes are even higher. CISOs confront significant personal civil and criminal liability in connection with their handling of breaches and associated disclosures. This raises serious concerns not only for CISOs, but also for companies’ abilities to secure expert personnel to safeguard their data and systems.

Join this keynote to discuss:

• Protecting executives on the front lines of cybersecurity incidents
• Implementing best practices aimed at reducing the potential liability of key stakeholders 
• Managing liability risks which includes how to work with the Board and the broader executive team

Your career trajectory is shaped by more than just your achievements—how others perceive your executive presence can open doors or close them. Personal branding is about consciously shaping those perceptions. Are you aware of how others see you?

Join this engaging session to explore:

• Steps to intentionally develop a genuine executive brand
• Identifying your blind spots and leverage opportunities for influence
• Methods for building or restoring recognition for what matters most to you

The escalating legal responsibilities of CISOs in today’s threat landscape often result in ongoing stress and vigilance. Join this open Q&A session following the morning Keynote to discuss the personal and professional impacts of liability, and to benchmark effective methods for maintaining resilience and safeguarding both your organization and yourself.

Join this interactive session to: 

• Explore real-world examples of CISO liability and its impact on leadership
• Share strategies for coping with stress and hypervigilance in high-pressure environments
• Benchmark best practices for fostering resilience and well-being among security leaders

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

The CISO remit increasingly includes GenAI governance, securing cyber-physical systems, and a range of value-driving services — yet its core charge remains safeguarding operations. As breaches become inevitable and board risk appetites shift, cyber resilience will demand even greater focus. CISOs must define recovery goals, guarantee reliable backups, and restore critical services with speed — focusing on measurable resilience to earn their future role as Chief Cyber Resilience Officers.

Join this session to learn about:

• Defining and measuring resilience for real business outcomes
• Orchestrating reliable backup and rapid recovery strategies
• Embedding resilience across teams as a cultural and leadership priority

As enterprises expand cloud use, CISOs must reduce risk, ensure resilience, and maintain compliance. Zero Trust in the cloud goes beyond identity — it hinges on segmentation, continuous visibility, and policy enforcement across multi-cloud networks. Closing gaps in east-west traffic, containerization, and egress controls is vital for protecting operations and reporting risk effectively.

Join this session to learn how to:

• Embed zero trust principles into cloud network architecture
• Eliminate blind spots across multicloud and containerized environments
• Demonstrate risk reduction and regulatory compliance with confidence

 The rise of Agentic AI is increasing risks and complexities for Non-Human Identities (NHIs) in cloud environments. AI agents need extensive NHI access, posing new challenges in identity governance and security.

Join this roundtable to discuss:

• Exponential NHI growth impacting security
•  Management of AI access models and permissions
•  Complex AI interactions affecting identity management

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.

Join this session to discuss:

• Practical strategies for leveraging threat intelligence in TPRM
• Critical alignment of people and process elements with advanced technologies
• Acting on useful insights and data to manage supply chain risk