In-Person

Dallas CISO Community

Executive Summit

May 14, 2026 | Renaissance Dallas Richardson Hotel

May 14, 2026
Renaissance Dallas Richardson Hotel

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Governing Body Agenda Location Sponsors Contact

Governing Body Co-Chairs

David Bell

CBRE
SVP, CISO

Sonja Hammond

National Veterinary Associates
VP & CISO

Mustapha Kebbeh

Ultimate Kronos Group
VP & Chief Security Officer

Scot Miller

Mr. Cooper
SVP & CISO

Scott Moser

Sabre Corporation
SVP & CISO

Robert Pace

Invitation Homes LP
VP & CISO

Becky Palmer

National Life Group
VP & CISO

Shamoun Siddiqui

Upbound Group
VP & Global CISO

What to Expect

Interactive Sessions

Hear from CISO practitioners and thought leaders on how they're solving critical challenges impacting your role today in Keynote sessions, and join smaller, interactive discussions with your peers in Breakout and Boardroom sessions.

Community Networking

Make new connections and catch up with old friends in casual conversations during dedicated time for networking designed to better acquaint you with your Dallas CISO community.

Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Connect with like-minded peers in a private, 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.

Agenda

May 14, 2026

morning afternoon

8:00am - 8:30am Registration & Breakfast

9:15am - 9:40am Networking Break

9:40am - 10:25am Breakout Session

Rethinking Security for Agentic AI — From Control to Orchestration

Session details coming soon.

9:40am - 10:25am Breakout Session

Next Gen Identity — Advancing IAM for a Safer Enterprise

Jimi Mills

VP & CISO

Texas Instruments

As organizations mature their IAM strategies, CISOs must navigate increasingly complex processes involving third‑party vendors, lifecycle management, and role definition. The move toward Zero Trust calls for a holistic identity governance model—spanning workplace, workforce, and workload segmentation—to ensure secure, efficient access across the enterprise.

Join this session to:

Examine strategies for implementing and governing IAM within a Zero Trust model
Explore best practices for role design, entitlement control, and lifecycle management
Discuss entitlement accuracy in constantly shifting environments

9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom

Empowering Innovation While Strengthening Security and Control

Jason Trunk

VP & Field CTO

Island

As browser-based and unapproved applications reshape the future of work, CISOs face growing security and compliance risks, including data leakage and policy gaps. Proactively addressing these threats with effective safeguards protects enterprise data, supports innovation, and ensures resilience in an evolving workplace.

Join this session to discuss:

Risks from unmanaged and shadow tools
Policies to safeguard sensitive data
Maintaining compliance and robust security controls

9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom

Executive Personal Risk – The Newest Addition to the CISO's Domain?

As threat actors target executives’ personal lives, CISOs must expand their leadership to include personal cyber risk, bridging identity management and board-level communication. This evolution is critical to influencing culture and driving comprehensive protection strategies.

Join this session to discuss:

Optimizing identity and access management for executives
Communicating personal risk and value to boards
Expanding CISO influence beyond traditional boundaries

10:25am - 11:10am Networking Break

10:35am - 11:00am Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Peer-to-Peer Meetings

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.

11:10am - 11:55am Breakout Session

Breakout Session hosted by Rubrik

Session details coming soon.

11:10am - 11:55am Breakout Session

Decoding Tomorrow’s Threats — Trends & Insights Unveiled

CISOs today are pulled in multiple directions, facing a relentless onslaught of evolving threats while balancing competing priorities and limited resources. As adversaries leverage new technologies—especially AI—organizations must rethink how they utilize threat intelligence and set security priorities. Yet, with historical knowledge and ongoing engagement in adversary tracking, there is hope: we can anticipate and outmaneuver tomorrow’s threats.

Join this session to explore:

Key findings and use cases from 2025
Predictions for 2026’s threat landscape and adversary tactics
Actionable strategies for prioritizing and mitigating emerging threats

11:10am - 11:55am Executive Boardroom

Executive Boardroom moderated by Microsoft Corporation

Saira Mohammed

Chief Security Advisor

Microsoft Corporation

Session details coming soon.

11:10am - 11:55am Executive Boardroom

Securing Tomorrow — Rethinking Data Recovery Strategies

Simon Le Comte

VP, Systems Engineering

Veeam

CISOs are challenged by the growing sophistication of cyberattacks and the increasing complexity of IT environments, making traditional recovery approaches insufficient. Ensuring rapid, reliable recovery is now central to organizational resilience and trust, yet many security leaders struggle to integrate recovery into overall security strategy. Exploring new paradigms in cyber recovery can empower CISOs to proactively safeguard business continuity.

Join this session to explore:

Integrating recovery into incident response plans
Assessing cyber resilience beyond prevention
Bridging gaps between security and IT operations

11:55am - 12:30pm Lunch Service

12:30pm - 1:05pm Keynote

Lunch Keynote Presented by Netskope

Details coming soon.

1:05pm - 1:30pm Break

1:30pm - 2:15pm Breakout Session

Securing the Agentic Workforce

Chad Skipper

Global Security Technologist

Cisco Secure

As AI agents move from passive tools to active workforce members, CISOs face new governance and security challenges. The risks of rapid, autonomous action are real—but so are the opportunities for transformation. This session offers a practical, forward-looking approach to securely unlocking the value of agents.

Join this session to explore:

Reining in shadow agents
Protecting agents from malicious context
Protecting your business from rogue agents

1:30pm - 2:15pm Breakout Session

High Stakes to Soft Exits — How CISOs Are Redefining Leadership & Retirement

Sailaja Kotra-Turner

CISO & VP, Global Infrastructure and Ops

Brown-Forman

Scot Miller

SVP & CISO

Mr. Cooper

In today’s digital landscape, the CISO is one of the most essential leaders within any organization. What began as a technical security function now includes safeguarding data, guiding strategy, and meeting complex regulatory requirements. But as threats grow and responsibilities multiply, burnout and turnover have surged—leading many CISOs to leave their roles altogether.

Join this session to learn how to:

Adopt flexible leadership structures to retain expertise while easing workload
Prepare your transition early & define boundaries for staying retired
Leverage experience through board seats and consulting roles

1:30pm - 2:15pm Executive Boardroom

Executive Boardroom moderated by Salesforce

Details coming soon.

2:15pm - 3:00pm Networking Break

2:25pm - 2:50pm Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Peer-to-Peer Meetings

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.

3:00pm - 3:45pm Breakout Session

Internal partnerships — Gain Allies, Build Trust, Strengthen Security

Scott Moser

SVP & CISO

Sabre Corporation

Rick Velasquez

CISO

Paradigm

Influence is one of the CISO’s most powerful tools. Building strong relationships across the organization is key in seeing business partners as allies rather than obstacles. Customer‑facing collaboration, techniques for creating genuine internal partnerships, and strategies for building trust with vendors are paramount to strengthening your security ecosystem.

In this session you will learn how to:

Align security with business goals by involving partners early and co‑designing solutions
Foster internal allies through clear, consistent communication and collaborative problem‑solving
Partner strategically with vendors by setting shared expectations and maintaining open dialogue

3:00pm - 3:45pm Executive Boardroom

Offensive Security Without Human Bottlenecks — What Breaks & What Scales

AI-driven attacks are now operating at machine speed, exposing the structural limits of human‑paced security models. As traditional detection and validation methods fail against autonomous threats, adopting persistent, self-sustaining security practices is now critical for resilience.

Join this session to discuss:

Identifying which defenses break down first against machine-speed attacks
Adopting nonstop, automated security testing at scale
Scaling security to meet the new scale and speed of AI-generated software

3:00pm - 3:45pm Executive Boardroom

Executive Boardroom moderated by Obsidian Security

Session details coming soon.

3:00pm - 3:45pm Executive Boardroom

Keeping AI in Check — Practical Governance Moves for Today's Leaders

Nathan Wright

CISO

Textron

As AI agents become more embedded in operations, compliance expectations are rising and legal teams are taking on a larger oversight role. Organizations must demonstrate transparency to third‑party monitors while strengthening governance as AI begins to manage key compliance activities.

Join this session to discuss:

Setting AI review checkpoints to catch issues early
Training teams regularly on AI usage, risks, and oversight responsibilities
Limiting AI permissions to reduce compliance and operational risk

3:45pm - 4:00pm Networking Break

4:00pm - 4:35pm Keynote

The ROI of Creativity

Noah Scalin

Artist, Innovation Consultant

Guest Speaker

The World Economic Forum named creativity one of the top must-have skills for success in all industries. It is the key to thriving in this era of rapid innovation and change. But very few organizations have truly invested in the development of this essential capability. Why? Because creativity is considered too intangible to measure, too messy to fit into a strategic plan or simply something that is only for a few specially talented people. In this engaging presentation, Artist/Author Noah Scalin pulls back the curtain on his own creative practice to explain the real ROI of creativity.

In this session, we will learn:

Why creativity is a crucial skill for fostering innovation at your organization
How to use creativity strategically for long-term impact
Simple strategies that anyone can use to innovate, grow and inspire others

4:35pm - 4:45pm Closing Comments and Prize Drawing

4:45pm - 6:00pm Governing Body Reception

Governing Body Reception

Finish the day sharing lessons learned with your peers over light fare and drinks at this closing reception hosted by your governing body members.

May 14, 2026

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