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JJ Markee
Danaher
Global CISO
Paolo Vallotti
Henry Schein
Global CISO
Angela Williams
UL Solutions
SVP, Global Chief Information Security Officer
Gallagher
Global CISO
CF
Head of Information Security | CISO
SEKO
CISO
Inogen
Director, IT Infrastructure and Security
Fortune Brands Innovations
Sr Director, Enterprise Cyber Security
The Hagerty Group LLC
CISO
Treehouse Foods
CISO / Head of Cyber Security
JLL
Head of Business Security Advisory
Ulta Beauty
VP, IT Risk Management
The Kraft Heinz Company
BISO
Wintrust Financial
EVP, CISO
Grainger
CISO
Paylocity
Chief Information Security Officer
Green Thumb
Director, Information Security
ITW
CISO
City of Chicago
Chief Information Security Officer
National General
CISO
Molex
VP & Global CISO
James Hardie Industries
VP, Cybersecurity
U.S. Renal Care
SVP, Cybersecurity & Enterprise Architecture, CISO
Fresenius Kabi
CISO
American Medical Association
Director & Chief Information Security Officer
USG
Director of IT & CISO
Ferrara
Director of Cybersecurity
TeamCare
CISO
Grant Thornton
CISO
McDonald's
SVP & CISO
Delta Dental Plans Association
CISO
OSI
VP IT & CISO
UChicago Medicine
VP, Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer
Amgen
Director, IT Security (Rare Disease)
Enova International
Head, IT Risk
The Boyd Group
Director Enterprise InfoSec & Compliance
DoseSpot
CISO
Invenergy
Director, Information Security
GATX
Information & IT Security, Privacy and Risk
Rate
EVP & CISO
MillerKnoll
CISO
AAR
Vice President, IT Security and CISO
Suntory Global Spirits
Global CISO
Hightower
CISO
CNA
SVP & Global CSO
Hendrickson
Vice President of Information Security
DeVry University
VP, CISO
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
VP, CISO
State Farm
Vice President & CISO
CME Group
Managing Director & CISO
White Lodging
Sr. Corporate IT Director - Infrastructure & Security
Morningstar
CISO
QuidelOrtho
Director of Security Architecture and Engineering
Kellanova
CISO
Volkswagen Financial Services
CISO
Perrigo
VP, Global CISO & IT Risk
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chief Information Security Officer and Privacy Officer
University of Chicago
AVP & CISO
Brunswick
VP & CISO
AdaptHealth Corp
SVP Chief Information Security Officer
Brookfield
CISO - Brookfield Properties
Culligan
VP, Global CISO
JBT Corporation
CISO
Echo Global Logistics
VP, Technology Operations & Information Security
Zurich North America
CISO
Ventas
Director, IT Security & Infrastructure
Lennar
CISO
Astellas Pharma US
Global Head of Information Security
WFG National Title Insurance
SVP, Chief Information Security Officer
Bosch
IT Security Product & Service Management, Global Lead
Thoughtworks
Global CISO
Fitch Ratings
CISO
Motorola Mobility
CISO
Paychex
Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer
Primient
CISO
Restaurant Brands International
CISO
Ingredion
Global CISO
KinderCare
Head of Information Security and Compliance
Reynolds Consumer Products
CISO & VP IT Infrastructure
The Marmon Group
CISO
Bank of America
SVP & BISO
Baker Tilly
Senior Director, IT Security & Risk, US
Caterpillar
Generative AI, Automation, DevSecOps Leader
Corient
CISO
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