Chicago CISO Community
Inner Circle
November 2, 2021 | Mid America Club
November 2, 2021
Mid America Club
Expand your network and engage with peers
Join the Gartner Chicago CISO Community Inner Circle, an intimate dinner event offering facilitated, roundtable discussions and informal networking with CISO peers. Explore a timely, peer-driven topic and exchange ideas in a collaborative setting designed to surface candid perspectives and actionable insights.
Engage with peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CISOs today:
Strategies for a risk-aligned, resilient organization
Developing and investing in the security workforce of tomorrow
Creating business value and supporting agile business operations
Chicago CISO Governing Body
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the discussion topics and agenda, ensuring that all content is driven By CISOs, For CISOs®.
Governing Body Co-Chairs

Waqas Akkawi
SIRVA Worldwide
VP, CISO

Sarah Buerger
Coyote Logistics
Director, IT Security

Jim Cameli
Walgreens Boots Alliance
VP & Global Chief Information Security Officer

JJ Markee
Baxter
Chief Information Security Officer

Arlan McMillan
Kirkland & Ellis
Chief Security Officer

Paolo Vallotti
Tate & Lyle
CISO & VP of Operations
Agenda
November 2, 2021
4:00pm - 5:00pm Executive Networking Reception
5:00pm - 6:30pm Discussion Topics
Manage Risk — Build Resiliency
Sarah Buerger
Director, IT Security
Coyote Logistics
Victor Hsiang
Information Security Director
GATX
Benjamin Lawson
Director, Information Security
Groupon
Brenda Santos
Information Security Specialist (Office of the CISO)
ServiceNow
Mike Zachman
CSO
Zebra
In today's shifting and complex risk landscape, and the need for faster strategic decision making, CISOs are supporting evolving information risk decisions more than ever while facing increased visibility from regulators, executive teams, and boards of directors. To enable risk decisions and deliver value while protecting the business from security threats and data breaches, security leaders must develop processes, build relationships, and strengthen risk culture to continue to embed risk management into the organization.
In this interactive conversation among peers, CISOs will discuss their role in proactively balancing organizational risk.
Topic 1: Enabling risk decisions to prompt business agility
How are you setting the risk management strategy and enabling risk decisions in your organization?
What areas of risk do you own in your role, and what would you change or enhance in the future?
What metrics do you use that effectively quantify and describe risk within, and outside of, security?
Topic 2: Fostering a risk-ownership mindset
What communication strategies around risk have been most persuasive as you discuss information security with other business units?
How do you feel the conversation around information risk is evolving, and what does that mean for the sorts of skills you will need in your teams going forward?
How would you describe the perspective of your board of directors when it comes to risk appetite? Is this constructive for your goals?
6:30pm - 7:00pm Networking Break
7:00pm - 8:00pm Summary Discussion & Dinner
8:00pm - 9:00pm Social Hour
Apply to Participate
Each application is carefully vetted to ensure members meet established criteria, preserving the quality of the network and enabling meaningful, peer‑level discussions among leaders from the world’s leading organizations.
Once you submit your application, a Community Program Manager will schedule a conversation to understand your priorities and interests and complete onboarding, including access to year‑round community events.
Location
Venue
Mid America ClubMore Information
Parking & Transportation
Parking is available at the Aon Center Parking Garage on the Lower Level. The Mid-America Club is located on the 80th floor.
Health & Safety Local Guidelines
In addition, our host venue, Mid America Club, requires all guests to wear a mask in all public spaces. Masks will be provided for your convenience.
Community Program Manager
For inquiries related to this community, please reach out to your dedicated contact.
