Florida CIO Virtual Executive Summit
May 25, 2021 | 8:00am - 3:00pm EDT
May 25, 2021 | 8:00am - 3:00pm EDT
Collaborate with your peers
Come together with your peers virtually to tackle top business challenges through peer-driven content and discussions at the Florida CIO Virtual Executive Summit.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today:
Bringing cloud back down to earth
Identity, access and the strategic approach to trust
The nuances of back-to-office planning and hybrid workforces
Governing Body Co-Chairs
Shawn Bowen
World Fuel Services
Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer
Otto Contreras
City of Miami, FL
Deputy CIO
Gary Eppinger
Carnival Cruise Lines
Global Chief Information Security Officer & Privacy Officer
Juan Gomez-Sanchez
Lennar
Chief Security Officer
Kevin Grayling
Florida Crystals Corporation
Vice President & Chief Information Officer
Gram Ludlow
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation
VP, Global Information Security
Marcos Marrero
H.I.G. Capital
Chief Information Security Officer
Dave Pearson
Sykes Enterprises
Executive VP & Chief Information Officer
Luis Suarez
H.I.G. Capital
Senior VP & Chief Information Officer
Christine Vanderpool
Florida Crystals Corporation
Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer
What to Expect
Connect with your CIO community through a variety of different session formats at the upcoming Virtual Executive Summit. You'll have the opportunity to listen, engage and create lasting relationships with like-minded peers.
Meet the Speakers
Don't miss this opportunity to meet with CIO practitioners and industry thought leaders who shared their insights on the agenda. Come with questions and get ready to meet new friends in this casual session designed to foster peer connections and collaboration in the Florida community.
Agenda
May 25, 2021
11:00am - 12:00pm EDT Virtual Summit Boardroom
Accelerating Security at the Pace of the Business
Otto Contreras
Deputy CIO
City of Miami, FL
David Galloway
VP, IT
Oxbow
In 2020, the multi-decade process of turning the digital enterprise inside out accelerated instantly. We’ve now passed an inflection point – most cyber assets live outside the old “walls” of the organization and cybersecurity controls must be scalable, flexible and reliable. How are CIOs partnering with CISOs to establish a security strategy that is an enabler of the digital business rather than an obstacle?
In this interactive session, you’ll discuss:
- Redesigning cybersecurity architecture to enable the work-from-anywhere culture
- Foundational technologies to support a global cybersecurity mesh
- Reconceptualizing traditional ideas of how to approach security within the enterprise and shifting the business mindset
11:00am - 12:00pm EDT Virtual Summit Boardroom
Collaboration to Drive the Future Enterprise
Jennifer Greenman
Chief Information Officer
Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Gram Ludlow
VP, Global Information Security
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation
Remote work is here to stay for many organizations, which creates myriad new opportunities and imperatives for IT and security solutions that power cross-company collaboration. Is your current application portfolio up to the task?
Join this session to discuss:
- Gaps and challenges in your current solution set
- Integrated, user-centric solutions that make collaboration seamless
- Strategies for expanding upon existing cloud frameworks to evolve with the current landscape
12:00pm - 12:45pm EDT Virtual Summit Keynote
Navigating A People-Centric Approach to Security
Hosted by Proofpoint
Lucia Milica
Global Resident CISO
Proofpoint
With remote work, organizations around the world are at a greater risk of cyber threats than ever before, and cybercriminals are taking advantage of the situation. In this session, you will examine the biggest challenges security leaders face, and why a people-centric approach to security is everyone’s biggest opportunity to better protect their organization.
In this session, you will explore:
- How remote work and the move to the cloud has changed the nature of threats to data
- The ways in which organizations are building controls to better understand and protect their employees
- The impact of changing behaviors, employee culture and workplace environment on people risk
- How today’s threats are informing your data protection practices/controls
12:45pm - 1:15pm EDT Networking
Meet the Speakers
Don't miss this opportunity to meet with CIO practitioners and industry thought leaders who shared their insights on the agenda. Come with questions and get ready to meet new friends in this casual session designed to foster peer connections and collaboration in the Florida community.
1:15pm - 1:30pm EDT Break
8:00am - 8:45am EDT Virtual Summit Keynote
The Path to Alignment – The CIO and CISO Relationship
Christopher Rogers
Chief Security Officer & Deputy CIO
Sykes Enterprises
Dave Pearson
Executive VP & Chief Information Officer
Sykes Enterprises
Louis Lerman
Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer
MEDNAX
CIO-CISO partnerships are built on trust and thrive when leaders invest in each other throughout the organization. Last year, SYKES dealt with an increase in threats and attacks while pivoting to a remote workforce in 23 countries across the globe and the strong partnership between CIO Dave Pearson and CSO Christopher Rogers helped enable the company to quickly adapt and respond.
Join this keynote as Dave and Christopher share their story on how to:
- Strengthen the IT-Security partnership to fuel innovation and accelerate new technology deployments
- Ensure security is represented as a holistic element of the organization
- Collaborate in different business sectors while moving business initiatives forward
8:45am - 9:00am EDT Break
9:00am - 10:00am EDT Virtual Summit Boardroom
Modern Data Protection for Modern Challenges
Hosted by Veeam
Juan Gomez-Sanchez
Chief Security Officer
Lennar
Brad Linch
Senior Enterprise Sales Engineer
Veeam
For many businesses, the path of digital transformation presents challenges — including reliance on legacy systems, skills gaps and performance concerns. CIOs are challenged to provide a modern data protection solution that unblocks potential pitfalls and delivers the results their organization needs to succeed.
Join this boardroom to discuss:
- Building a comprehensive data management & data protection strategy that encompasses cloud, SaaS, virtual and physical workloads
- Accelerating data protection capabilities while maximizing potential to achieve governance, security and productivity goals
- Strategies to make data fluid across the enterprise while freeing up resources constrained by legacy tools and focusing them on accelerating innovative projects
9:00am - 10:00am EDT Virtual Summit Boardroom
Securing and Scaling Cloud Environments
Hosted by IBM
Hillery Hunter
CTO, IBM Cloud
IBM
Igor Spektor
VP, Chief Information Security Officer
TracFone Wireless
Studies show that 74% of CEOs believe cloud computing will be the most helpful technology to deliver results over the next 2-3 years. How can businesses digitally transform with cloud, while ensuring they have a secure environment where customers’ data is not compromised?
Join us for an interactive boardroom that explores how businesses can:
- Make the transition to cloud rapidly while keeping experiences frictionless for consumers
- Build secure and open hybrid cloud architecture and distributed cloud environments
- Explore strategic cloud options and execute on them seamlessly
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9:00am - 10:00am EDT Virtual Summit Boardroom
Is Identity and Access Enlightenment Possible?
Hosted by Duo Security
Nicole Ford
VP and Chief Information Security Officer
Carrier
James Nolin
Sr. Director IT Operations
Spirit Airlines
Wolf Goerlich
Advisory CISO
Duo Security
What would it mean for the world of business if an organization could fully and effortlessly manage the access of its users? Every enterprise requires safeguards to ensure that the right people are accessing the right systems and information, and finding that balance between agility and security is a unique challenge for any CISO. After so many years spent tackling this issue, has a new way forward revealed itself?
Join this session to discuss:
- Prudent approaches to right-size the balance of security controls and agile access
- Ways your peers discuss strategy for trust and access with other senior leaders
- New technologies that are improving the world of IAM
10:00am - 10:45am EDT Virtual Summit Keynote
Work from Anywhere and the Evolution of Culture and Talent
Hosted by RingCentral
Kevin Grayling
Vice President & Chief Information Officer
Florida Crystals Corporation
Curtis Peterson
SVP, Operations
RingCentral
As organizations have embraced remote work out of necessity during the pandemic, the market for tech talent has shifted dramatically. Employers can compete for tech talent regardless of location while simultaneously creating a culture that is founded on collaboration and communication. This session will address the unique opportunities the work from anywhere movement have provided to enable a productive and purpose-led organization.
Join this session for a discussion on:
- What you can do to maximize the benefits of a distributed workforce
- How you’re thinking about the future of talent and culture
- How an increasingly remote tech talent landscape can provide more equitable access
10:45am - 11:00am EDT Break
1:30pm - 3:00pm EDT Virtual Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Peer-to-Peer Meetings
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May 25, 2021
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