New Jersey CISO Community
Executive Summit
October 29, 2026 | Dolce by Wyndham Parsippany
October 29, 2026
Dolce by Wyndham Parsippany
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with New Jersey'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:
Lead Strategic Technology Alignment to Establish an AI Operating Model
Manage Costs Strategically to Maximize Business Value
Elevate Cybersecurity as a Core Driver of Business Value, Resilience and Growth
New Jersey 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

Roota Almeida
Kyowa Kirin
Global CISO

Zouhair Guelzim
L'Oréal
VP & CISO, Americas

Hussein Syed
RWJBarnabas Health
CISO
What to Expect
Agenda
Gartner Boardroom Session
Unlocking ROI — Agentic & Generative AI Use Cases
By 2026, Gartner predicts that over 80% of enterprises will have implemented generative AI APIs or deployed generative AI-enabled applications in production. While the transformative potential of AI is clear, organizations are at varying stages of maturity in their adoption journey.
Join this session to explore use cases and gain insights on:
- Applying a risk-versus-value framework to evaluate AI opportunities
- Balancing human workforce strengths with AI augmentation
- Preparing your organization for the future impact of intelligent automation
Breakout Sessions
Frontier AI Models — When Attack Speed Outpaces Operations
AI can now find and exploit a vulnerability in minutes — faster than any patch cycle or IT team can respond. For CIOs, this is a business risk, not just a security issue: the gap between attack speed and response speed can now disrupt operations. This is where autonomous remediation comes into play.
Join this session to learn:
- Why the gap between attack speed and IT response is now a business risk
- How automatic remediation cuts risk without more headcount or work
- What this shift means for how you prioritize risk, budget and technology
Securing the Agentic Workforce
As AI agents move from passive tools to active workforce members, CIOs and 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
Leading Through Complexity — The New CIO and CISO Mandate
CIOs and CISOs are facing expanding responsibilities as organizations adopt AI, address cyber threats and modernize operations. Today’s leaders must not only manage a rapidly shifting risk landscape but also deliver meaningful strategic business value.
Join this interactive session to explore:
- Balancing growth, innovation, risk, and resilience in a complex environment
- Strengthening the CIO/CISO partnership to drive enterprise-wide impact
- Making faster, more informed decisions amid uncertainty and continuous change
Executive Boardroom Sessions
The Automation Ceiling — Why More Agents Isn't More Results
Straightforward parts of business processes are often already automated. What's left are the cases where someone has to think, decide, or make a judgment call. Agents only help if they're built into the process itself, with context and a clear record of what they decide.
Join this boardroom to discuss:
- Governance models for AI agents that make decisions, not just recommendations
- What separates pilots that scale from concepts that stall
- Using agents to redesign the process, not just run inside it
Operationalizing AI Agents—From Experimentation to Business Impact
AI agents promise significant gains in productivity, innovation and growth, yet many organizations are still determining how to scale them from experimentation to enterprise impact. Turning that potential into business value requires the right technology choices, operational readiness and approach to managing risk.
Join this boardroom to learn how to:
- Assess governance and lifecycle processes for trusted AI agents
- Balance innovation, risk and tradeoffs of open and closed AI models
- Navigate sovereign AI and AI stack choices to strengthen resilience and competitiveness
Keynote Session
Leading The Enterprise Through AI-Driven Change
AI is no longer an IT initiative. It is reshaping how organizations build products, develop talent, manage risk and drive business outcomes. As technology moves to the center of business transformation, CIOs and CISOs must lead not only tech strategy but also workforce evolution, organizational adoption and enterprise risk management.
Join this keynote for insights into:
- Practical lessons from implementing AI beyond pilot programs
- Enterprise transformation strategies that drive business outcomes
- Strategies for balancing innovation, adoption and organizational risk
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 & Accommodation
Dolce by Wyndham ParsippanyComplimentary self-parking for all attendees
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Dolce by Wyndham Parsippany at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling (973) 969-1728. Please mention New Jersey Executive Summit to ensure the appropriate room rate.
Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of $189 USD (plus tax) is October 6, 2026.
Community Program Manager
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