Seattle CISO Community
Executive Summit
June 23, 2026 | Grand Hyatt Seattle
June 23, 2026
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:
Leveraging AI to Drive Innovation While Ensuring Security and Compliance
Cultivating Resilient Leadership to Navigate Disruption and Drive Growth
Aligning Technology and Cybersecurity Investments With Strategic Business Outcomes
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
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 Seattle 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
Gartner Keynote Session
Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2026 and Beyond
Hear from Distinguished VP Analyst at Gartner, Gene Alvarez, on the top trends for 2026 and beyond to propel your business and technology goals. Learn how to transform disruption and uncertainty into opportunity and growth.
Join this session to hear about:
- Emerging technology trends shaping the future
- Understanding the impact and importance of these trends
- Leveraging insights to drive opportunity, growth, and competitive advantage
Breakout Sessions
Core Strength or Cutting Edge — The Ultimate Debate
As technology and risk landscapes evolve, CIOs and CISOs face a critical question: Should leaders double down on core IT and security fundamentals, or accelerate adoption of advanced, future-focused capabilities?
During this interactive debate-style breakout you will:
- Hear how peer leaders are setting priorities within their organizations
- Broaden your perspective on today’s most polarizing IT and security topics
- Join in through audience participation
Guiding Teams Through AI Transformation
AI is reshaping what it means to lead. As automation accelerates, how do you build trust, inspire cultural change, and empower your teams to thrive? Join IT & security leaders for a candid conversation on the leadership mindset and practical actions needed to guide your organization through AI-driven transformation.
In this session, we’ll discuss:
- Building trust and buy-in for AI adoption
- Shaping culture to embrace new ways of working
- Empowering talent through upskilling and social responsibility
Executive Boardroom Sessions
Boardroom session hosted by Reltio
Cross-Functional Digital Innovation — Breaking Down Silos
Digital innovation thrives when IT and business teams collaborate. How are your peers building bridges and co-creating value across functions? Bring your questions and examples for a candid exchange.
In this boardroom, we’ll discuss:
- Building effective business-IT partnerships
- Scaling innovation across departments and business units
- Overcoming barriers to cross-functional collaboration
Peer Playbooks — Real-World IT Operations
Ever wonder how your peers actually run the basics? Whether you’re scaling up, modernizing, or just trying to keep pace, there’s no substitute for candid, practical advice from leaders who’ve been there.
In this boardroom, we’ll discuss:
- Benchmarking operational processes and governance practices
- Sharing practical approaches to ITSM, budgeting, and device management
- Gaining insights on scaling and maturing IT foundations
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 SeattleYour Community Sponsors
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Key Sponsors
Program Sponsors
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