IN-PERSON

Indianapolis CISO Executive Summit

October 24, 2023 | Indianapolis Marriott Downtown

October 24, 2023
Indianapolis Marriott Downtown

Collaborate with your peers

Get together with Indianapolis's top CISOs to tackle shared business challenges and critical priorities facing your role today. Participate in this one-day, local program with peer-driven topics and interactive discussions with your true C-level peers.

Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CISOs today:

Accelerating High Growth and Digitally-Driven Outcomes

Advancing the Business Value of Security

Thriving through Volatility - Empowering People, Resiliency and Insights

Indianapolis CISO Governing Body


The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the summit agenda, ensuring that all content is driven by CISOs, for CISOs.

Governing Body Co-Chairs

Brett Flora

Elwood Staffing
Chief Technology Officer

Leon Ravenna

Openlane
CIO/CISO

Nirav Shah

Republic Airways
Chief Information Officer

Dustin Wilcox

Elevance Health
CISO

Terri Zimmerman

Cummins
Director, Global Cybersecurity Governance, Risk, & Compliance

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 Indianapolis CISO community.

Peer-to-Peer Meetings

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

Agenda


October 23, 2023

October 24, 2023

6:00pm - 8:30pm  Governing Body Welcome Reception

Governing Body Welcome Reception

Ted Cotterill headshot

Ted Cotterill

Chief Privacy Officer

State of Indiana

Come join the members of the Governing Body for a night of good food, intimate conversations and a charity activity with Readers to Leaders. One in four children grow up not learning how to read. Generating excitement and encouragement can inspire them to continue their reading and learning journey. Join your peers for a fun and rewarding night to kick off the Executive Summit!

7:45am - 8:30am  Registration & Breakfast

8:30am - 9:15am  Keynote

Eliminating Stress and Burnout: A Symphony for Success

Julian Reeve headshot

Julian Reeve

Burnout Specialist, Former Music Director of Hamilton

Guest Speaker

Julian Reeve, former Music Director of the Broadway musical Hamilton, has spent a lifetime chasing results. On and off Broadway, his achievements have been applauded, conducted by ambition, and underscored by self-criticism. But a major life event demanded a change of tune. Now, as a noted authority on burnout and perfectionism, he offers concrete tools on how to build a burnout-free culture, retain high achievers and optimize self-care and performance for you and your team. Reeve is an Advisory Board Member for HR.com’s Research Institute, and his work has been featured in The Hill Newspaper and Fast Company/CEO World Magazines in addition to his TEDx Talk and children's book.

Join Reeve as he explores:

  • Recognizing and managing stress and burnout in yourself and your team
  • Identifying six keys to burnout control & avoidance
  • Clarifying individual vs. organization burnout responsibility

9:15am - 9:40am  Networking Break

9:40am - 10:25am  Breakout Session

The Most Important Shift for Cybersecurity in a Generation

James Robinson headshot

James Robinson

Deputy CISO

Netskope

Dwayne Smith headshot

Dwayne Smith

SVP, Security and CISO

PrismHR

Justin Scheitlin headshot

Justin Scheitlin

VP, CISO

Allegion

We live in a world where everything is hybrid and the blend between personal, corporate, private and public is ever-changing and presents us with a host of new challenges. This has increased and complicated the attack surface and the pressure to converge tools and do “more with less” is at peak levels. We must meet this watershed moment with the right team, plans, and technology.

Join this interactive session to learn:

  • How to build an effective plan for change without adding to the chaos
  • What consolidation approaches save money without sacrificing security
  • Use cases that deliver immediate value and efficiency while improving user experience

9:40am - 10:25am  Executive Boardroom

The Evolution of Identity Access Management

James Yang headshot

James Yang

CISO

OneAmerica

Ingrid Lohneiss headshot

Ingrid Lohneiss

Manager, IT Security Risk & Compliance

Dole Packaged Food

As an organization’s security strategy matures, so does the complexities associated with ensuring the proper authorization for accessing systems and application resources. Security leaders must have the right tools and processes in place to make certain that the right people have the right access – nothing more. How can leaders propel the organization into the next generation of IAM and fraud detection strategies that protects business outcomes while enables identity-first security?

Join this session to discuss:

  • Looking at the business and technology changes driving the most significant trends in the evolution of access management
  • Making a business case for investing in the next generation of tools that have a demonstrated ROI
  • Creating more efficient processes that allows for employee buy-in

10:25am - 11:00am  Networking Break

10:30am - 10:55am  Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Peer-to-Peer Meetings

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

11:00am - 11:45am  Breakout Session

Leading with Digital Sustainability - A Strategy Led by Technology

Andy Rollo headshot

Andy Rollo

Sr. Chrome Enterprise Customer Engineer

Google Chrome Enterprise

Enterprises are under pressure to address multiple challenges impacting the planet, their people and profitability. This is all happening while a recession is looming, quiet quitting is real and climate change is a top concern. Now is the time to position technology leaders as key partners in tackling these issues maximizes sustainable value across the business.

Join this session to explore sustainable strategies for:

  • Reducing efforts in the negative impact your company and products have on the planet (environmental sustainability)
  • How to best champion and manage the impact on your people (social sustainability)
  • Managing the business' fiscal health and future profitability (financial sustainability)

11:00am - 11:45am  Executive Boardroom

Navigating the Cyber Risks of Cloud — Evaluating Options

Mani Keerthi Nagothu headshot

Mani Keerthi Nagothu

Americas Field CISO Associate Director

SentinelOne

Mohan Ambaty headshot

Mohan Ambaty

Chief Information Officer

Indiana State Department of Health

Terri Zimmerman headshot

Terri Zimmerman

Director, Global Cybersecurity Governance, Risk, & Compliance

Cummins

The use of cloud technology has become a popular choice for businesses, providing them with numerous advantages but also introducing new threats. Cyber security risks can cause financial and reputational damage if left unmanaged, which is why it is essential to understand all the ways to protect the enterprise.   

 In this boardroom we will discuss:        

  • New insights to cloud-based attacks and the impacts
  • Defenses to financial and reputational damage
  • Securing cloud and cloud governance      

11:45am - 12:30pm  Lunch Service

12:30pm - 1:05pm  Keynote

Delivering and Securing Digital Dividends

Naveed Husain headshot

Naveed Husain

VP, Enterprise Applications Architecture

RingCentral

Dustin Wilcox headshot

Dustin Wilcox

CISO

Elevance Health

IT and security leadership is necessary to meet critical business gains for the remainder of 2023. The pressure is on leadership teams to drive revenue growth, optimize their budgets and teams and a find a faster path to realizing ROI. Among the many areas of modernization and innovation is in workplace collaboration to get the most out of your workforce.

Join this interactive keynote to discuss:

  • Creating a roadmap to implement new capabilities for greater productivity
  • Embedding security and privacy into workforce collaboration
  • Developing technology strategies that lead to increased value

1:05pm - 1:30pm  Networking Break

1:30pm - 2:15pm  Breakout Session

Navigating Privacy and Compliance Laws – Questions Anyone?

Jay Bhat headshot

Jay Bhat

Administrative Director of Information Security (Information Security Officer)

Franciscan Health

Ted Cotterill headshot

Ted Cotterill

Chief Privacy Officer

State of Indiana

Chris Henderson headshot

Chris Henderson

CIO

Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Leon Ravenna headshot

Leon Ravenna

CIO/CISO

Openlane

Changing privacy laws on the state, national and international levels has organizations examining their compliance posture.  Now is the time to prepare for upcoming regulation changes and to strategize internally to stay ahead of the game.

Join this interactive panel to ask questions about:

  • Understanding new privacy obligations of business and security leaders
  • Managing customer data – what do you know and where is it stored?
  • Moving toward a more cohesive, enterprise-wide security and compliance posture

1:30pm - 2:15pm  Executive Boardroom

Generative AI — Enhancing Cybersecurity and Beyond

Carol Smith headshot

Carol Smith

CIO

DePauw University

Todd Wilkinson headshot

Todd Wilkinson

Chief Information Security Architect

Elanco

AI and chatbots are quickly making their way into our daily lives, revolutionizing the way we interact with technology. The introduction of Chat GPT and other new Generative AI tools is bringing a new level of sophistication to chatbots, enabling them to generate human-like responses with high accuracy. As a CISO, you might be wondering how AI and Chat GPT can be leveraged to enhance cybersecurity and other aspects of your business. But you also may be thinking how you are exposing the company to potential threats.

Join this session to learn:

  • What possibilities and limitations these technologies provide
  • Why you may be at a disadvantage if you do not embrace the future of AI and Chat GPT
  • What risks are involved in using AI and Chat GPT type applications

2:15pm - 2:50pm  Networking Break

2:20pm - 2:45pm  Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Peer-to-Peer Meetings

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

2:50pm - 3:35pm  Breakout Session

Influencing Across the Enterprise – A Focus on Generative AI

Mitchell Parker headshot

Mitchell Parker

CISO

Indiana University Health

To lead resilient organizations, security leaders must be able to communicate to the board, c-suite and employees effectively especially as Generative AI takes center stage. CIOs and CISOs are tasked to use visuals, communicate business value and synthesize complex information in a way that makes sense to the audience.

Join this interactive session to debate and collaborate on influencing across the enterprise with various Generative AI scenarios including:

  • Communicating generative AI concerns and opportunities to your CEO
  • Giving cybersecurity guidance to the board for better security/business alignment
  • Working with CHRO to get employee buy-in on creating a more security driven culture

2:50pm - 3:35pm  Executive Boardroom

Cybersecurity Investments – Creating Business Value

Todd Grotenhuis headshot

Todd Grotenhuis

AVP, Information Security

Cox Automotive

Tiffany Smith headshot

Tiffany Smith

Chief Security Officer & Head of IT Operations

Farm Credit Mid-America

According to the 2022 Gartner IT Budget and Efficiency Benchmark, cybersecurity is the No. 1 spend item on the IT budget, and it remains a board-level concern. But spend does not always equal protection. Now is the time to choose the right investments that deliver value to the business and look at outcome driven metrics.
Join this session to discuss:

  • Identifying the right investments that align with organizational goals
  • Determining success with outcome-driven metrics
  • Communicating with the board about cybersecurity through a business perspective

3:35pm - 4:00pm  Networking Break

4:00pm - 4:45pm  Keynote

Outcome-Driven Leadership Is About... Well, Outcomes

De'Onn Griffin headshot

De'Onn Griffin

Vice President, Team Manager CIO Executive Development

Gartner

CIO’s and CISO's opportunities and responsibilities are expanding, with a greater focus on delivering business outcomes. They need to focus and align peers, partners and the IT organization to contribute to achieving business objectives. ODL is about adopting new leadership mindsets, principles and practices to become the outcome-driven leader the organization needs.

Join De’Onn Griffin, Research Director with Gartner's CIO Research group as she discusses:

  • Defining outcomes in terms the enterprise will understand
  • Aligning IT to business value
  • Developing systems to manage work

4:45pm - 5:15pm  Closing Reception & Prize Drawing

6:00pm - 8:30pm  Governing Body Welcome Reception

Governing Body Welcome Reception

Ted Cotterill headshot

Ted Cotterill

Chief Privacy Officer

State of Indiana

Come join the members of the Governing Body for a night of good food, intimate conversations and a charity activity with Readers to Leaders. One in four children grow up not learning how to read. Generating excitement and encouragement can inspire them to continue their reading and learning journey. Join your peers for a fun and rewarding night to kick off the Executive Summit!

7:45am - 8:30am  Registration & Breakfast

8:30am - 9:15am  Keynote

Eliminating Stress and Burnout: A Symphony for Success

Julian Reeve headshot

Julian Reeve

Burnout Specialist, Former Music Director of Hamilton

Guest Speaker

Julian Reeve, former Music Director of the Broadway musical Hamilton, has spent a lifetime chasing results. On and off Broadway, his achievements have been applauded, conducted by ambition, and underscored by self-criticism. But a major life event demanded a change of tune. Now, as a noted authority on burnout and perfectionism, he offers concrete tools on how to build a burnout-free culture, retain high achievers and optimize self-care and performance for you and your team. Reeve is an Advisory Board Member for HR.com’s Research Institute, and his work has been featured in The Hill Newspaper and Fast Company/CEO World Magazines in addition to his TEDx Talk and children's book.

Join Reeve as he explores:

  • Recognizing and managing stress and burnout in yourself and your team
  • Identifying six keys to burnout control & avoidance
  • Clarifying individual vs. organization burnout responsibility

9:15am - 9:40am  Networking Break

9:40am - 10:25am  Breakout Session

The Most Important Shift for Cybersecurity in a Generation

James Robinson headshot

James Robinson

Deputy CISO

Netskope

Dwayne Smith headshot

Dwayne Smith

SVP, Security and CISO

PrismHR

Justin Scheitlin headshot

Justin Scheitlin

VP, CISO

Allegion

We live in a world where everything is hybrid and the blend between personal, corporate, private and public is ever-changing and presents us with a host of new challenges. This has increased and complicated the attack surface and the pressure to converge tools and do “more with less” is at peak levels. We must meet this watershed moment with the right team, plans, and technology.

Join this interactive session to learn:

  • How to build an effective plan for change without adding to the chaos
  • What consolidation approaches save money without sacrificing security
  • Use cases that deliver immediate value and efficiency while improving user experience

9:40am - 10:25am  Executive Boardroom

Putting AI to Work

Heather Gentile headshot

Heather Gentile

Executive Director, watsonx.governance, Data and AI

IBM

Robert Fulk headshot

Robert Fulk

CIO

State of Indiana SOS

Dustin Wilcox headshot

Dustin Wilcox

CISO

Elevance Health

AI adoption has more than doubled since 2017 and its evolution leaped forward in 2023 with advances in generative AI that hold the potential to unlock trillions in economic value over the next decade. However, implementing AI for business has unique needs – it needs to be open, properly governed, designed for the enterprise, and most importantly, create value.

Explore the age of AI including:

  • Developing a foundational data fabric architecture
  • Delivering a competitive business advantage through strategic use cases
  • Deploying governed AI with responsibility

10:25am - 11:00am  Networking Break

10:30am - 10:55am  Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Peer-to-Peer Meetings

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

11:00am - 11:45am  Breakout Session

Leading with Digital Sustainability - A Strategy Led by Technology

Andy Rollo headshot

Andy Rollo

Sr. Chrome Enterprise Customer Engineer

Google Chrome Enterprise

Enterprises are under pressure to address multiple challenges impacting the planet, their people and profitability. This is all happening while a recession is looming, quiet quitting is real and climate change is a top concern. Now is the time to position technology leaders as key partners in tackling these issues maximizes sustainable value across the business.

Join this session to explore sustainable strategies for:

  • Reducing efforts in the negative impact your company and products have on the planet (environmental sustainability)
  • How to best champion and manage the impact on your people (social sustainability)
  • Managing the business' fiscal health and future profitability (financial sustainability)

11:00am - 11:45am  Executive Boardroom

Driving Growth with Data and Insights

Steven Barley headshot

Steven Barley

Chief Information & Technology Officer

Indiana Public Retirement System.

Ashwini Hassija headshot

Ashwini Hassija

VP, IT Federal Employee Program

Elevance Health

Carol Smith headshot

Carol Smith

CIO

DePauw University

Business leaders are challenged with developing a D&A strategy that expands business value and inspires leaders to make data-driven decisions confidently. Their success hinges on the ability to navigate the complexities of the enterprise, while increasing the company’s data accessibility and culture of insights.  All this, as it's more important than ever to establishing a secure data governance program that successfully aligns with business priorities is paramount.

Join this conversation to discuss:

  • Challenging leaders across the enterprise to embrace data
  • Inspiring actions throughout the D&A value chain to increase growth opportunities
  • Implementing strategies to ensure availability, integrity and confidentiality in data while mitigating risks

11:45am - 12:30pm  Lunch Service

12:30pm - 1:05pm  Keynote

Delivering and Securing Digital Dividends

Naveed Husain headshot

Naveed Husain

VP, Enterprise Applications Architecture

RingCentral

Dustin Wilcox headshot

Dustin Wilcox

CISO

Elevance Health

IT and security leadership is necessary to meet critical business gains for the remainder of 2023. The pressure is on leadership teams to drive revenue growth, optimize their budgets and teams and a find a faster path to realizing ROI. Among the many areas of modernization and innovation is in workplace collaboration to get the most out of your workforce.

Join this interactive keynote to discuss:

  • Creating a roadmap to implement new capabilities for greater productivity
  • Embedding security and privacy into workforce collaboration
  • Developing technology strategies that lead to increased value

1:05pm - 1:30pm  Networking Break

1:30pm - 2:15pm  Breakout Session

Navigating Privacy and Compliance Laws – Questions Anyone?

Jay Bhat headshot

Jay Bhat

Administrative Director of Information Security (Information Security Officer)

Franciscan Health

Ted Cotterill headshot

Ted Cotterill

Chief Privacy Officer

State of Indiana

Chris Henderson headshot

Chris Henderson

CIO

Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Leon Ravenna headshot

Leon Ravenna

CIO/CISO

Openlane

Changing privacy laws on the state, national and international levels has organizations examining their compliance posture.  Now is the time to prepare for upcoming regulation changes and to strategize internally to stay ahead of the game.

Join this interactive panel to ask questions about:

  • Understanding new privacy obligations of business and security leaders
  • Managing customer data – what do you know and where is it stored?
  • Moving toward a more cohesive, enterprise-wide security and compliance posture

1:30pm - 2:15pm  Executive Boardroom

Proactive Leadership in the Form of Innovation

Jay Stanley headshot

Jay Stanley

VP of IT

Heartland Food Corp.

Giovanni Macrina headshot

Giovanni Macrina

Vice President, Digital Products

Labcorp

As an IT leader, you can no longer wait around for what’s next for your business - you have to create it. Innovation not only can be a priority to the business for improving business outcomes,  IT and digital leaders need to reintroduce stakeholders to a future they want their organizations to thrive in. As always, however, this is easier said than done. 

In this session, you’ll discuss:

  • Outside-of-the-box methods of influencing innovation across the business
  • Communicating how innovation will create tangible results in achieving key business objectives
  • Accomplishing more with less as head and tailwinds of a recession pick up

2:15pm - 2:50pm  Networking Break

2:20pm - 2:45pm  Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Peer-to-Peer Meetings

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

2:50pm - 3:35pm  Breakout Session

Influencing Across the Enterprise – A Focus on Generative AI

Mitchell Parker headshot

Mitchell Parker

CISO

Indiana University Health

To lead resilient organizations, security leaders must be able to communicate to the board, c-suite and employees effectively especially as Generative AI takes center stage. CIOs and CISOs are tasked to use visuals, communicate business value and synthesize complex information in a way that makes sense to the audience.

Join this interactive session to debate and collaborate on influencing across the enterprise with various Generative AI scenarios including:

  • Communicating generative AI concerns and opportunities to your CEO
  • Giving cybersecurity guidance to the board for better security/business alignment
  • Working with CHRO to get employee buy-in on creating a more security driven culture

2:50pm - 3:35pm  Executive Boardroom

Cybersecurity Investments – Creating Business Value

Todd Grotenhuis headshot

Todd Grotenhuis

AVP, Information Security

Cox Automotive

Tiffany Smith headshot

Tiffany Smith

Chief Security Officer & Head of IT Operations

Farm Credit Mid-America

According to the 2022 Gartner IT Budget and Efficiency Benchmark, cybersecurity is the No. 1 spend item on the IT budget, and it remains a board-level concern. But spend does not always equal protection. Now is the time to choose the right investments that deliver value to the business and look at outcome driven metrics.
Join this session to discuss:

  • Identifying the right investments that align with organizational goals
  • Determining success with outcome-driven metrics
  • Communicating with the board about cybersecurity through a business perspective

2:50pm - 3:35pm  Executive Boardroom

Analyzing Your Application and Infrastructure Technology Strategy

Mohan Ambaty headshot

Mohan Ambaty

Chief Information Officer

Indiana State Department of Health

Brett Flora headshot

Brett Flora

Chief Technology Officer

Elwood Staffing

Applications can make or break an organization’s growth. Too many and you create an opportunity for redundancies and inefficiencies; too few and you risk getting left in the past. In today’s digital-first workspaces, how can leaders evolve their strategy to maximize the value of their applications, advance key digital initiatives and remain agile in the face of constant change?

Join your peers to discuss:

  • Discontinuing legacy systems, modernizing, and shifting to agile solutions
  • Building a business case for application and technology rationalization
  • Creating architectures that evolve with ever-changing business requirements

3:35pm - 4:00pm  Networking Break

4:00pm - 4:45pm  Keynote

Outcome-Driven Leadership Is About... Well, Outcomes

De'Onn Griffin headshot

De'Onn Griffin

Vice President, Team Manager CIO Executive Development

Gartner

CIO’s and CISO's opportunities and responsibilities are expanding, with a greater focus on delivering business outcomes. They need to focus and align peers, partners and the IT organization to contribute to achieving business objectives. ODL is about adopting new leadership mindsets, principles and practices to become the outcome-driven leader the organization needs.

Join De’Onn Griffin, Research Director with Gartner's CIO Research group as she discusses:

  • Defining outcomes in terms the enterprise will understand
  • Aligning IT to business value
  • Developing systems to manage work

4:45pm - 5:15pm  Closing Reception & Prize Drawing

October 23, 2023

October 24, 2023

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Indianapolis Marriott Downtown
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A block of rooms has been reserved at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling (317) 822-3500.

Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of $399 USD (plus tax) is October 2, 2023.

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