Chicago CISO Community
Town Hall
March 31, 2026 | 12:00pm CDT
March 31, 2026
12:00pm CDT
Unifying Data Visibility — The AI Advantage for CISOs
Participate with your CISO peers in the Chicago community in small, breakout discussions on a mission-critical priority for security leaders. These informal discussions allow you to share your insights and learn from the lessons, approaches and experiences of a diverse group of peers in virtual breakout rooms.
Join fellow CISOs in the Chicago community to discuss:
Strengthening Security Posture Amid Evolving and Unpredictable Threats
Focusing Cyber Resilience for Critical Operations
Balancing GenAI Innovation with Practical Governance
Discussion Leaders
Members of the Chicago CISO community will lead the interactive discussion and share lessons learned.

Robert LaMagna-Reiter
Woodmen Financial Services
VP, CISO
Discussion Leader

Joe Mariscal
Rich's
Senior Director, Cyber Security and Risk Management
Discussion Leader

Phil Shipley
Wahl Clipper Corporation
Director of Cybersecurity
Discussion Leader

Dave Hume
Claire's
Director Cybersecurity
Discussion Leader
Agenda
March 31, 2026
12:00pm - 1:00pm CDT
Unifying Data Visibility — The AI Advantage for CISOs
Hosted by Veeam
CISOs face increasing risk from fragmented data, shadow IT, and limited real-time visibility across SaaS, cloud, and virtualized platforms. AI-driven intelligence enables unified data visibility, automated governance, and stronger security to address these challenges.
Join this session to explore:
- Automating sensitive data discovery across environments
- Enabling continuous governance with AI insights
- Reducing risk through unified data intelligence
Apply to Participate
Apply to participate in the Chicago CISO Community Town Hall.
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