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May 21, 2025 | Marriott Long Beach Downtown
May 21, 2025
Marriott Long Beach Downtown
Get together with Southern California'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:
Strengthening cybersecurity's influence as a key factor in business decisions
Driving innovative ideas into a leadership vision that fosters cyber resilience and personal growth
Establishing trust and understanding amid complex compliance changes and data ecosystems
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the summit agenda, ensuring that all content is driven By CISOs, For CISOs®.
Matt Crouse
Solar Turbines
CISO
Trina Ford
iHeartMedia
SVP, CISO
Todd Friedman
ResMed
CISO
Nemi George
Pacific Dental Services
Vice President, Information Security Officer
Arthur Lessard
Universal Music Group
SVP & CISO
Dan Meacham
Legendary Entertainment
VP & Global CISO
Jeremy Smith
Avery Dennison
VP, CISO
David Tyburski
Wynn Resorts
VP, CISO
8:00am - 8:30am Registration & Breakfast
8:30am - 9:15am Keynote
Dr. Vijay Pendakur, Ph.D.
Leadership & Team Culture Strategy Advisor
Guest Speaker
In today’s fast-moving tech and security landscapes, disruption is inevitable—but it doesn’t have to derail your team’s performance. In this high-energy keynote, Dr. Vijay Pendakur will explore why disruption often leads teams to getting stuck and how this stagnation threatens business success. Using his Alchemy of Talent model, Dr. Pendakur will show how team complexity can become your superpower to conquer change. He’ll also share his three powerful catalysts that turn complexity into jet fuel for resilient, adaptable teams - and double-click on the first catalyst: trust.
Join this keynote to discover:
9:15am - 9:40am Networking Break
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Hosted by Cyberhaven
Howard Ting
CEO
Cyberhaven
AI makes creating and consuming data easier than ever, with shadow AI and dark data presenting new challenges to security teams. As the tactics for protecting data evolve, security leaders must adopt a risk-based strategy to protect mission-critical data and safeguard innovation.
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9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Hosted by Contrast Security
Larry Maccherone
Dev[Sec]Ops Transformation Architect
Contrast Security
Cybersecurity measures are adept at detecting and responding to incidents across various layers, but the application layer often remains vulnerable. Many organizations have a massive vulnerability backlog that demands timely and effective defense.
Join us to explore:
10:25am - 11:10am Networking Break
10:35am - 11:00am 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.
11:10am - 11:55am Breakout Session
Hosted by Cloudflare
Details coming soon!
11:10am - 11:55am Breakout Session
Diana Lovati
CISO
AEG
Bashar Shaba
CISO
Hankey Group
Presenting to a boardroom, advisory committee or even just key stakeholders in your organization can be intimidating for any CISO. A truly impactful cyber leader who achieves consistent, desired outcomes has mastered speaking the language of the business. The next time you are in a high-pressured interaction to show alignment between cybersecurity objectives and organizational goals, you'll be able to stay confident using some tools from this session to drive successful results.
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11:10am - 11:55am Executive Boardroom
Hosted by Google Cloud Security
Details coming soon!
11:10am - 11:55am Executive Boardroom
Hosted by RiskRecon, a Mastercard Company
John Chisum
VP, Solutions Consulting
RiskRecon - A MasterCard Company
Cyber threats are increasingly sophisticated and pervasive, making conventional TPRM approaches like questionnaires inadequate. AI/ML and threat intelligence have the potential to transform TPRM, as well as extending into 4th, 5th parties and beyond. Leveraging key insights can help CISOs stay ahead of evolving risks and enhance security programs, even with limited resources.
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11:55am - 12:30pm Lunch Service
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A block of rooms has been reserved at the Marriott Long Beach Downtown at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling (562) 437-5900. Please mention Southern California Exeuctive Summit to ensure the appropriate room rate.
Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of $207 USD (plus tax) is April 28, 2025.
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