IN-PERSON

Southern California CISO Community
Inner Circle

September 24, 2025 | Ranch Restaurant and Saloon, 6th Floor Hospitality Suite

September 24, 2025
Ranch Restaurant and Saloon, 6th Floor Hospitality Suite

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Collaborate with your peers

Join Southern California's top CISOs for an intimate networking dinner and facilitated discussion on key business challenges. Enjoy a relaxed evening of dinner and drinks with your peers to share best practices, make new connections and build professional relationships.

Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CISOs today:

Aligning cybersecurity with business goals to encourage strategic growth

Expanding CISO roles to drive organizational impact and security innovation

Southern California CISO Governing Body


The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the discussion topics and agenda, ensuring that all content is driven By CISOs, For CISOs®.

Governing Body Co-Chairs

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

David Tyburski

Wynn Resorts
VP, CISO

Agenda


September 24, 2025

4:30pm - 5:30pm  Executive Networking Reception

5:30pm - 6:30pm  Discussion Topics

Resilient Leadership — Optimizing Cybersecurity in a Dynamic World

 The rapid evolution of cyber threats and technological advancements over the past year has introduced both unprecedented challenges and opportunities for organizations worldwide.  Now more than ever, cybersecurity leaders must drive organizational success by integrating security initiatives with business objectives.

Gartner predicts that by 2027, nearly half of CISOs will expand their remit beyond cybersecurity, due to increasing regulatory pressure and attack surface expansion. To meet this moment, security leaders must adopt strategic leadership approaches that leverage collaboration and innovation to optimize cybersecurity investments, enhance resilience, and drive organizational growth -- all while navigating and defending against increasingly more sophisticated and high-frequency attacks.

Join this peer-led roundtable to discuss:

  • What emerging threat vectors and trends are you watching that have presented challenges for your organization?
  • What new opportunities have you seen arise with the changing landscape?
  • What strategies, tools, and technology have you found helpful in enhancing team performance, increasing agility via responsive strategies, and improving cyber resiliency?
  • How are you working to evolve your role beyond technical oversight to encompass more of a business leadership position that influences the entire organization?
  • How are you building relationships with strategic internal partners to help you optimize security investments, minimize cyber risk, and stay on top of changing regulatory requirements?
  • What key message can you, as a leader, bring back to your team to inspire them, considering the dynamic world of evolving threats that present both challenges and opportunities?

6:30pm - 7:00pm  Networking Break

7:00pm - 8:00pm  Summary Discussion & Dinner

8:00pm - 9:00pm  Social Hour

We look forward to seeing you at an upcoming in-person gathering


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  • Complimentary Self-Parking onsite
  • $8 valet parking

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For inquiries related to this community, please reach out to your dedicated contact.

Zack Hellmann

Senior Community Program Manager

971-717-6691

zack.hellmann@gartner.com