IN-PERSON

San Francisco CISO Community
Executive Summit

June 26, 2025 | Grand Hyatt at SFO

June 26, 2025
Grand Hyatt at SFO

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Collaborate with your peers

Get together with San Francisco'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:

Balancing security with innovative strategies to drive leadership while safeguarding digital assets

Delivering secure, seamless interactions built on trust and strong data governance

Optimizing operations and cost through security measures, zero trust access, and data management

San Francisco 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

Krishnan Chellakarai

Gilead Sciences
CISO, Head of Information Security & Data Privacy

Bryan Green

Andreessen Horowitz
CISO

Leda Muller

Stanford University
Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer

Kannan Perumal

Applied Materials
Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer

Jeff Trudeau

Chime
VP, CIO & CSO

David Tugwell

Agilent Technologies
AVP/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 San Francisco 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


June 26, 2025

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

8:30am - 9:15am  Keynote

How to Shift Organizational Culture to Embrace AI

Cynthia Phillips headshot

Cynthia Phillips

Sr. Director Analyst

Gartner

Does your organization have an AI-ready culture? Organizational culture is the shared identity that shapes our work norms — work norms that generative AI is about to disrupt. 60% of leaders recognize enterprise culture as a barrier to IT-related change. Join this session to gain clear guidance on steps to cultivate a generative AI culture that will help propel your organization into the future.

Join this session to learn how to:

  • Structure AI-related communication to ensure awareness and actionability
  • Effectively engage users from across the AI maturity spectrum using open-source change
  • Create an iterative strategy to continuously upskill employees toward AI digital dexterity

9:15am - 9:40am  Networking Break

9:40am - 10:25am  Breakout Session

Let’s Brainstorm! Influencing Stakeholders Across the C-Suite

To lead resilient organizations, CISOs must drive cybersecurity transformation while effectively communicating with various stakeholders across the c-suite. According to Gartner, sixty-six percent of CISOs surveyed indicated they needed to enhance their ability to influence stakeholders.

Join this interactive session with CISOs to debate and collaborate on influence with various scenarios including:

  • Building emotional connections with key stakeholders through compelling cybersecurity narratives
  • Overcoming resistance by understanding and addressing security concerns
  • Earning a strategic position within the c-suite by navigating internal politics and aligning security initiatives with business objectives

9:40am - 10:25am  Executive Boardroom

Be Ready! Preparing Your People for a Cyber Crisis

Jamie Knobles headshot

Jamie Knobles

Director of Cyber Resilience and Readiness

Immersive

Jonathan Chan headshot

Jonathan Chan

Head of Global IT & Security

EpiSource

Pavi Ramamurthy headshot

Pavi Ramamurthy

Global CISO & CIO

Blackhawk Network

Security leaders face unprecedented challenges as evolving threats, including those posed by GenAI, rapidly increase enterprise risk. While new technologies offer defenses, they also introduce vulnerabilities. A cyber-ready workforce is crucial for organizational resilience, but how do you equip your organization to face the future of threats with confidence?

Join this interactive boardroom to discuss:

  • Acting decisively under pressure to manage and mitigate threats
  • Maintaining stakeholder confidence and protecting reputation during disruptions
  • Sharing threat intelligence and preparing for long-term attack consequences

9:40am - 10:25am  Executive Boardroom

Establishing Cyber Resilience Across the Cloud

Mandy Huth headshot

Mandy Huth

SVP, CISO

Ultra Clean Technology

Preetham Nayak headshot

Preetham Nayak

Chief Information Security Officer

OmniVision Technologies

In an era where users are ubiquitous and digital operations sit in the cloud and beyond, it’s key to move beyond a foundational security approach and focus on achieving cyber resilience. The task at hand involves navigating complexity and upholding visibility and control to ensure uninterrupted operation despite cyber threats.

Join this session to explore:

  • Enhancing security and cost-effectiveness across diverse cloud environments
  • Leveraging AI innovations while addressing global regulatory and data privacy standards
  • Sharing best practices for implementing effective cloud operations across a global footprint

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

Cyber Nexus – Unraveling Tomorrow's Threats Today

Donovan McKendrick headshot

Donovan McKendrick

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney

Department of Justice

Logan Chamberlain headshot

Logan Chamberlain

Computer Scientist

Federal Bureau of Investigation


In 2025, cyber security faces unprecedented challenges due to IoT and the rise of AI, leading to sophisticated threats like ransomware and cyber espionage. CISOs can explore these evolving threats to gain a deeper understanding of the importance of intelligence-led operations and public-private collaboration to enhance cyber resilience and safeguard national security.

Join this session to:

  • Examine emerging cyber threats and their impact
  • Explore intelligence-led operations for defense
  • Discuss strategic initiatives for cyber resilience


11:10am - 11:55am  Executive Boardroom

Agentic AI — Balancing Identity and Risk

Rich Dandliker headshot

Rich Dandliker

Chief Strategy Officer

Veza

Charles Tsai headshot

Charles Tsai

CISO

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

The first generation of AI agents promises cross-app automation for workers. Enterprises will design some for specific purposes, while employees will bring in consumer-grade agents. These varying models of identity handling in AI agents make managing risks more challenging than ever.

Join this roundtable to discuss:

  • Diversity of AI identity models
  • Management of enterprise-grade AI identity risks
  • Balance of productivity and security for consumer-grade AI


11:10am - 11:55am  Executive Boardroom

From Chaos to Clarity ― AI’s Role in Data Security

Mark Adams headshot

Mark Adams

Executive Advisor, Risk and IR Services

Cyera

Subra Kumaraswamy headshot

Subra Kumaraswamy

SVP & CISO

Visa

As leaders, you're expected to enable secure, data-driven innovation. That requires a clear understanding of what data you have, where it resides, its risk, who can access it, and how it's used. This interactive discussion will explore how CISOs tackle data visibility and ensure compliance.

Join this session to discuss:

  • Gaining data visibility as a foundation for data governance
  • Navigating evolving data security regulations and standards
  • Enabling compliance through shared responsibility and the right tools

11:55am - 12:30pm  Lunch Service

12:30pm - 1:05pm  Keynote

Scaling Cybersecurity in the AI Era — From Surviving to Thriving

As artificial intelligence reshapes the digital landscape, cybersecurity must undergo a fundamental transformation. Traditional, perimeter-based, and reactive approaches—built for an analog world—can no longer keep pace with the velocity, volume, and complexity of modern threats. How can organizations scale cybersecurity as a core digital function—agile, intelligent, and deeply integrated across the business?

Join this session to learn:

  • Examining the shift from fragmented controls and manual interventions to unified, intelligence-led operating models that harness AI, automation, and adaptive architectures
  • Designing cybersecurity strategies that not only keep up but get ahead by continuously learning and dynamically responding
  • Enabling the organization to move from merely surviving to truly thriving in the AI era

1:05pm - 1:30pm  Break

1:30pm - 2:15pm  Executive Boardroom

Cyber Resilience Showdown — CISOs Unite to Tackle Geopolitical Challenges

Patrick Phelan headshot

Patrick Phelan

CISO

UCSF Medical Center

John Byun headshot

John Byun

VP & CISO

Sephora

Bryan Green headshot

Bryan Green

CISO

Andreessen Horowitz

As global tensions rise, coordinated cyber-attacks are impacting organizations globally. Cyber-conflict isn’t just a security problem, it’s a business problem that requires a strategic partnership between CISOs and leaders across the enterprise.

Join this peer-led conversation to discuss:

  • How to keep your cybersecurity priorities in sync with business goals while riding the risk appetite rollercoaster
  • Learn the steps to engage your leadership in a dance of informed decision-making that keeps your digital assets safe and sound
  • Arm yourself with the latest strategies against politically charged TTPs to bop those threats on the head and turn vulnerabilities into victories

1:30pm - 2:15pm  Executive Boardroom

The Present and Future State of Tool-Based IAM

Colin Anderson headshot

Colin Anderson

SVP, CISO

Dayforce

Prakash Kalaiah headshot

Prakash Kalaiah

Head of Security

Enphase Energy

Rick Orloff headshot

Rick Orloff

CISO

Pure Storage

Ask 15 CISOs what it would take to feel truly confident in their identity access policies and you might get 15 different answers. One variable they might all benefit from considering, however, is up-to-date tooling.

In conversation with your CISO peers, you'll address:  

  • How much trust should be placed in your IAM toolbelts
  • Where, in light of major threat advancements, your equipment needs upgrading
  • Which IAM hurdles, if any, require more than tool-based solutions

1:30pm - 2:15pm  Executive Boardroom

Elevating Power Skills to Influence Key Stakeholders

Cynthia Phillips headshot

Cynthia Phillips

Sr. Director Analyst

Gartner

Kannan Perumal headshot

Kannan Perumal

Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer

Applied Materials

As cybersecurity becomes central to achieving business outcomes, the need to engage a broader range of senior leaders increases. CISOs can maximize their executive impact by effectively partnering with key leaders.

Join this session to:

  • Identify what situations require the greatest CISO influence
  • Equip yourself to build trust in executive circles
  • Learn simple, effective techniques to enhance communication

1:30pm - 2:15pm  Executive Boardroom

Cyber Tempests – Preparing for the Eye of the Storm

Logan Chamberlain headshot

Logan Chamberlain

Computer Scientist

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Donovan McKendrick headshot

Donovan McKendrick

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney

Department of Justice

Mo Balakrishnan headshot

Mo Balakrishnan

Director, Information Security

University of the Pacific

Jonathan Kaplan headshot

Jonathan Kaplan

Director & CISO

San Francisco International Airport


Sophisticated, large-scale cyber threats are capable of disrupting critical infrastructure and compromising sensitive data. What can CISOs expect during such incidents, and what are the subsequent effects on the private sector? How can effective collaboration between the private sector and law enforcement enhance organizational resilience against these complex cyber attacks?

Join this session to:

  • Understand the FBI's role in addressing large-scale cyber threats
  • Learn effective private-public sector collaboration
  • Enhance resilience against sophisticated cyber attacks


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.

2:50pm - 3:00pm  Networking Break

3:00pm - 3:35pm  Keynote

Better Together — Balancing Growth and Accountability

Sunny Nain headshot

Sunny Nain

Vice President, Security [Security, User Identity, Trust & Safety] | CSO

Credit Karma

Security organizations are tasked with the complex challenge of scaling their programs, all while acknowledging inherent limitations. Within this framework, decision-makers at various levels bear distinct responsibilities. How can CISOs architect a security organization that scales efficiently, fulfills organizational needs, and consistently delivers on security commitments?

Join this session to:

  • Explore strategies for scalable security programs aligned with organizational growth
  • Learn to navigate accountability complexities among decision-makers at different levels
  • Gain insights on maintaining security promises while adapting to organizational needs


3:35pm - 3:45pm  Closing Comments and Prize Drawing

3:45pm - 5:00pm  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.

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

8:30am - 9:15am  Keynote

How to Shift Organizational Culture to Embrace AI

Cynthia Phillips headshot

Cynthia Phillips

Sr. Director Analyst

Gartner

Does your organization have an AI-ready culture? Organizational culture is the shared identity that shapes our work norms — work norms that generative AI is about to disrupt. 60% of leaders recognize enterprise culture as a barrier to IT-related change. Join this session to gain clear guidance on steps to cultivate a generative AI culture that will help propel your organization into the future.

Join this session to learn how to:

  • Structure AI-related communication to ensure awareness and actionability
  • Effectively engage users from across the AI maturity spectrum using open-source change
  • Create an iterative strategy to continuously upskill employees toward AI digital dexterity

9:15am - 9:40am  Networking Break

9:40am - 10:25am  Breakout Session

Let’s Brainstorm! Influencing Stakeholders Across the C-Suite

To lead resilient organizations, CISOs must drive cybersecurity transformation while effectively communicating with various stakeholders across the c-suite. According to Gartner, sixty-six percent of CISOs surveyed indicated they needed to enhance their ability to influence stakeholders.

Join this interactive session with CISOs to debate and collaborate on influence with various scenarios including:

  • Building emotional connections with key stakeholders through compelling cybersecurity narratives
  • Overcoming resistance by understanding and addressing security concerns
  • Earning a strategic position within the c-suite by navigating internal politics and aligning security initiatives with business objectives

9:40am - 10:25am  Executive Boardroom

Be Ready! Preparing Your People for a Cyber Crisis

Jamie Knobles headshot

Jamie Knobles

Director of Cyber Resilience and Readiness

Immersive

Jonathan Chan headshot

Jonathan Chan

Head of Global IT & Security

EpiSource

Pavi Ramamurthy headshot

Pavi Ramamurthy

Global CISO & CIO

Blackhawk Network

Security leaders face unprecedented challenges as evolving threats, including those posed by GenAI, rapidly increase enterprise risk. While new technologies offer defenses, they also introduce vulnerabilities. A cyber-ready workforce is crucial for organizational resilience, but how do you equip your organization to face the future of threats with confidence?

Join this interactive boardroom to discuss:

  • Acting decisively under pressure to manage and mitigate threats
  • Maintaining stakeholder confidence and protecting reputation during disruptions
  • Sharing threat intelligence and preparing for long-term attack consequences

9:40am - 10:25am  Executive Boardroom

Establishing Cyber Resilience Across the Cloud

Mandy Huth headshot

Mandy Huth

SVP, CISO

Ultra Clean Technology

Preetham Nayak headshot

Preetham Nayak

Chief Information Security Officer

OmniVision Technologies

In an era where users are ubiquitous and digital operations sit in the cloud and beyond, it’s key to move beyond a foundational security approach and focus on achieving cyber resilience. The task at hand involves navigating complexity and upholding visibility and control to ensure uninterrupted operation despite cyber threats.

Join this session to explore:

  • Enhancing security and cost-effectiveness across diverse cloud environments
  • Leveraging AI innovations while addressing global regulatory and data privacy standards
  • Sharing best practices for implementing effective cloud operations across a global footprint

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  Executive Boardroom

Agentic AI — Balancing Identity and Risk

Rich Dandliker headshot

Rich Dandliker

Chief Strategy Officer

Veza

Charles Tsai headshot

Charles Tsai

CISO

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

The first generation of AI agents promises cross-app automation for workers. Enterprises will design some for specific purposes, while employees will bring in consumer-grade agents. These varying models of identity handling in AI agents make managing risks more challenging than ever.

Join this roundtable to discuss:

  • Diversity of AI identity models
  • Management of enterprise-grade AI identity risks
  • Balance of productivity and security for consumer-grade AI


11:10am - 11:55am  Executive Boardroom

From Chaos to Clarity ― AI’s Role in Data Security

Mark Adams headshot

Mark Adams

Executive Advisor, Risk and IR Services

Cyera

Subra Kumaraswamy headshot

Subra Kumaraswamy

SVP & CISO

Visa

As leaders, you're expected to enable secure, data-driven innovation. That requires a clear understanding of what data you have, where it resides, its risk, who can access it, and how it's used. This interactive discussion will explore how CISOs tackle data visibility and ensure compliance.

Join this session to discuss:

  • Gaining data visibility as a foundation for data governance
  • Navigating evolving data security regulations and standards
  • Enabling compliance through shared responsibility and the right tools

11:55am - 12:30pm  Lunch Service

12:30pm - 1:05pm  Keynote

Scaling Cybersecurity in the AI Era — From Surviving to Thriving

As artificial intelligence reshapes the digital landscape, cybersecurity must undergo a fundamental transformation. Traditional, perimeter-based, and reactive approaches—built for an analog world—can no longer keep pace with the velocity, volume, and complexity of modern threats. How can organizations scale cybersecurity as a core digital function—agile, intelligent, and deeply integrated across the business?

Join this session to learn:

  • Examining the shift from fragmented controls and manual interventions to unified, intelligence-led operating models that harness AI, automation, and adaptive architectures
  • Designing cybersecurity strategies that not only keep up but get ahead by continuously learning and dynamically responding
  • Enabling the organization to move from merely surviving to truly thriving in the AI era

1:05pm - 1:30pm  Break

1:30pm - 2:15pm  Executive Boardroom

Cyber Resilience Showdown — CISOs Unite to Tackle Geopolitical Challenges

Patrick Phelan headshot

Patrick Phelan

CISO

UCSF Medical Center

John Byun headshot

John Byun

VP & CISO

Sephora

Bryan Green headshot

Bryan Green

CISO

Andreessen Horowitz

As global tensions rise, coordinated cyber-attacks are impacting organizations globally. Cyber-conflict isn’t just a security problem, it’s a business problem that requires a strategic partnership between CISOs and leaders across the enterprise.

Join this peer-led conversation to discuss:

  • How to keep your cybersecurity priorities in sync with business goals while riding the risk appetite rollercoaster
  • Learn the steps to engage your leadership in a dance of informed decision-making that keeps your digital assets safe and sound
  • Arm yourself with the latest strategies against politically charged TTPs to bop those threats on the head and turn vulnerabilities into victories

1:30pm - 2:15pm  Executive Boardroom

The Present and Future State of Tool-Based IAM

Colin Anderson headshot

Colin Anderson

SVP, CISO

Dayforce

Prakash Kalaiah headshot

Prakash Kalaiah

Head of Security

Enphase Energy

Rick Orloff headshot

Rick Orloff

CISO

Pure Storage

Ask 15 CISOs what it would take to feel truly confident in their identity access policies and you might get 15 different answers. One variable they might all benefit from considering, however, is up-to-date tooling.

In conversation with your CISO peers, you'll address:  

  • How much trust should be placed in your IAM toolbelts
  • Where, in light of major threat advancements, your equipment needs upgrading
  • Which IAM hurdles, if any, require more than tool-based solutions

1:30pm - 2:15pm  Executive Boardroom

Elevating Power Skills to Influence Key Stakeholders

Cynthia Phillips headshot

Cynthia Phillips

Sr. Director Analyst

Gartner

Kannan Perumal headshot

Kannan Perumal

Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer

Applied Materials

As cybersecurity becomes central to achieving business outcomes, the need to engage a broader range of senior leaders increases. CISOs can maximize their executive impact by effectively partnering with key leaders.

Join this session to:

  • Identify what situations require the greatest CISO influence
  • Equip yourself to build trust in executive circles
  • Learn simple, effective techniques to enhance communication

1:30pm - 2:15pm  Executive Boardroom

Cyber Tempests – Preparing for the Eye of the Storm

Logan Chamberlain headshot

Logan Chamberlain

Computer Scientist

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Donovan McKendrick headshot

Donovan McKendrick

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney

Department of Justice

Mo Balakrishnan headshot

Mo Balakrishnan

Director, Information Security

University of the Pacific

Jonathan Kaplan headshot

Jonathan Kaplan

Director & CISO

San Francisco International Airport


Sophisticated, large-scale cyber threats are capable of disrupting critical infrastructure and compromising sensitive data. What can CISOs expect during such incidents, and what are the subsequent effects on the private sector? How can effective collaboration between the private sector and law enforcement enhance organizational resilience against these complex cyber attacks?

Join this session to:

  • Understand the FBI's role in addressing large-scale cyber threats
  • Learn effective private-public sector collaboration
  • Enhance resilience against sophisticated cyber attacks


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.

2:50pm - 3:00pm  Networking Break

3:00pm - 3:35pm  Keynote

Better Together — Balancing Growth and Accountability

Sunny Nain headshot

Sunny Nain

Vice President, Security [Security, User Identity, Trust & Safety] | CSO

Credit Karma

Security organizations are tasked with the complex challenge of scaling their programs, all while acknowledging inherent limitations. Within this framework, decision-makers at various levels bear distinct responsibilities. How can CISOs architect a security organization that scales efficiently, fulfills organizational needs, and consistently delivers on security commitments?

Join this session to:

  • Explore strategies for scalable security programs aligned with organizational growth
  • Learn to navigate accountability complexities among decision-makers at different levels
  • Gain insights on maintaining security promises while adapting to organizational needs


3:35pm - 3:45pm  Closing Comments and Prize Drawing

3:45pm - 5:00pm  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.

June 26, 2025

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Grand Hyatt at SFO
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A block of rooms has been reserved at the Grand Hyatt at SFO at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling 1-650-502-6117 . Please mention G-VANT to ensure the appropriate room rate.

Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of $299 USD (plus tax) is June 2, 2025.

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