
Seattle CISO Community
Executive Summit
December 9, 2025 | Grand Hyatt Seattle
December 9, 2025
Grand Hyatt Seattle
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with Seattle'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:
Maximizing Business Value with Secure AI Integration
Building Resilient Digital Ecosystems with Cloud Governance and Cyber Recovery
Leading Through Disruption by Aligning IT and Security for Business Success
Seattle 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

Steve Person
Cambia Health Solutions
CISO
What to Expect
Agenda
8:00am - 8:30am Registration & Breakfast
8:30am - 9:15am Keynote
Body Language Secrets for Enhanced Executive Presence

Chris Ulrich
Body Language Expert
Guest Speaker
Uncovering the mysteries of body language — how people communicate their thoughts and feelings without saying a word — is a decisive first step toward mastering any business and social situation. Top executives know that detecting split-second signals from your team and leadership then taking immediate action is crucial to being a persuasive communicator and problem-solver especially during tricky internal matters or high-level negotiations.
During this session you will learn how to:
- Move beyond the vacuum of artificial body language to a behavioral approach based on YOU
- Strengthen interpersonal relationships, be a more decisive leader and manage your nerves better
- Uncover the less obvious needs of others and improve your team’s confidence and competence
9:15am - 9:40am Networking Break
9:40am - 10:25am Breakout Session
AI in Action — Real-World Wins

Jim Downing
VP & CIO
Carrix
More details coming soon.
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Generative to Agentic — Is The Risk Worth The Evolution?
Hosted by Elastic

Anthony Scarfe
Deputy CISO
Elastic
GenAI is changing rapidly, and the next major step is agentic AI — systems that are capable of taking actions without human oversight. This brings a new level of complexity, but there are benefits for security teams as well. Security leaders are now exploring the value and risk of agentic AI to determine how to advance safely.
Join Elastic’s security leadership to explore:
- The use of GenAI in security and how it's advanced to meet different team needs
- How AI adoption changes your attack surface
- The different ways AI augments security teams and workflows
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Future-Proofing Data for Digital Transformation
Hosted by Reltio

Sriraj Rajaram
Director, Product Management
Reltio

Lutz Beck
CIO
Daimler Truck North America
As AI and digital transformation accelerate, CIOs must deliver agile, trusted data ecosystems that drive innovation and business value. Yet, legacy systems, data silos, and governance challenges persist.
Join this roundtable to discuss:
- Building a scalable, modern data foundation
- Balancing speed, performance, and trust
- Enabling innovation through unified data platforms
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
From Vision to Value — A Practical Guide to AI Acceleration
Hosted by Dell Technologies and NVIDIA

Satish Iyer
Vice President/CTO Technology Innovation & Research
Dell
AI hype is everywhere—from the boardroom to the front lines—but IT leaders need a clear roadmap to turn ambition into enterprise value. Progressing from “Day 0” to “Day 2” means overcoming challenges in strategy, data readiness, infrastructure, talent, and operations—while keeping technology aligned with outcomes.
The session will cover how to:
- Define AI strategy, assess readiness, and align use cases with data (Day 0)
- Build, pilot, and manage infrastructure and ecosystems (Day 1)
- Scale AI, upskill teams, and drive continuous optimization (Day 2)
11:10am - 11:55am Executive Boardroom
Rethinking Technical Debt — Turning Legacy into Strategic Advantage
Hosted by Rimini Street

Chris Richardson
Regional CTO
Rimini Street

Daric Schweikart
CIO
Flow
What if your technical debt could be a blueprint for innovation? This session explores how to modernize ERP by re-architecting around what you already own.
Join this boardroom to discuss:
- Decoupling workflows, embedding AI, and extending value without disruption
- Discovering how to turn legacy systems into a composable, intelligent mesh
- Using debt to guide transformation
11:10am - 11:55am Executive Boardroom
Advancing Cyber Resilience and Recovery Strategies
Hosted by Google Cloud Security

Tim Gallo
Head of Global Solutions Architects - Google Threat Intelligence
Google Cloud

Darren Challey
Chief Information Security & Privacy Officer
Remitly
CISOs must proactively address evolving threats by strengthening organizational resilience and disaster recovery capabilities. Protecting critical assets and maintaining robust, regularly tested recovery processes are key to reducing risk and business disruption. Effective collaboration between security leadership and business stakeholders drives strategic success.
Join this boardroom to discuss with your peers:
- Methods for identifying and safeguarding critical assets within the security framework
- Implementing best practices for ongoing testing, certification and hardening of recovery environments
- Enhancing collaboration between security teams and executive leadership to align resilience strategies with business objectives
11:55am - 12:30pm Lunch Service
Apply to Participate
Apply to participate in the Seattle CISO Community Executive Summit.
Gartner facilitates exclusive, C-level communities by personally qualifying and understanding the priorities, challenges and interests of each member.
Our selective approach maintains the high quality of the network and ensures top-level discussions with peers from the world’s leading organizations.
Each application will be reviewed, and once your participation is confirmed, you will have access to year-round community programs.
Location
Venue & Accommodation
Grand Hyatt SeattleValet Parking
Overnight Guests: $68
Hourly Guests:
0 – 1 Hours = $18
1 – 2 Hours = $22
2 – 3 Hours = $25
3 – 4 Hours = $30
4 – 5 Hours = $35
5 – 6 Hours = $40
6 – 8 Hours = $58
8+ Hours = $68
Parking Spaces Available to Public: 7th and Pike Garage under Grand Hyatt. This is a public garage, not owned or operated by Hyatt
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Grand Hyatt Seattle at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling 206-774-1234. Please mention Seattle Executive Summit to ensure the appropriate room rate.
Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of $199 USD (plus tax) is November 17, 2025.
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