
Atlanta CISO Virtual Executive Summit
May 6, 2021 | 8:00am - 2:30pm EDT
May 6, 2021 | 8:00am - 2:30pm EDT
Collaborate with your peers
Come together with your peers virtually to tackle top business challenges through peer-driven content and discussions at the Atlanta CISO Virtual Executive Summit.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CISOs today:
Accelerating security to match the pace of digital business initiatives
Managing the risk created from a landscape of new core technologies
Achieving sustainability for the CISO role without compromising outcomes
Governing Body Co-Chairs

Derek Benz
Coca-Cola Company
Chief Information Security Officer

Tim Callahan
Aflac
Global Chief Security Officer

John Dickson
Republic National Distributing Company
VP, IT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity

David Levine
Ricoh Americas
VP, Information Security & CISO

Dean Mallis
Marta
CISO

Dan Webber
UST Global
VP Technology

Deborah Wheeler
Delta Air Lines
Chief Information Security Officer
What to Expect
Connect with your CISO 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 CISO 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 Atlanta community.
Agenda
May 6, 2021
11:00am - 12:00pm EDT Virtual Summit Boardroom
Leadership and the CISO
Hosted by Rapid7

Jeffrey Gardner
Practice Advisor of Detection & Response
Rapid7

Thomas Dager
Chief Information Security Officer
ADM
What is unique about CISO leadership? Information security executives must protect their organization from ever-present antagonists with one hand, and with the other, enable business outcomes. With mandates that often conflict and a mission that can never fail, it takes a special knack to thrive as a CISO. What have your peers learned that can help you grow as a leader?
Join this session to discuss:
- Common challenges unique to leadership as a CISO
- Leadership best practices for gaining influence across the organization
- The measures of a truly exceptional CISO
11:00am - 12:00pm EDT Virtual Summit Boardroom
Rethink Vulnerability Management via Exposure Risk
Hosted by Skybox Security

Haggai Polak
Chief Product Officer
Skybox Security

Bobby Alldread
Director – Global Security
Manhattan Associates

Tim Callahan
Global Chief Security Officer
Aflac

Chris Carrow
Vice President | Mergers & Acquisitions Capability Manager
US Bank
With 18,341 new vulnerabilities discovered in 2020, every year there are more and more vectors of potential cyberattacks into your organization. Vulnerabilities are ‘gateways’ for cyber threat actors to exploit and leverage to break into your networks, move around laterally, exfiltrate sensitive data and even launch a ransomware attack.
Join Skybox Security where we will explore
- What is needed to establish more effective vulnerability management programs
- Eye-opening realities and trends regarding the expansion of vulnerabilities
- Ways for you to eliminate exposure risk in the most effective and efficient way possible.
11:00am - 12:00pm EDT Virtual Summit Boardroom
Next-Gen Third Party Risk

John Dickson
VP, IT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity
Republic National Distributing Company

Lane Sullivan
VP Information Technology and Deputy Chief Information Security Officer
Magellan Health
In this era of digital transformation, organizations rely heavily on their third parties, however, third-party relationships come with risks. To help mitigate those risks, CISOs must work closely with their partners to ensure security.
Join this session to discuss:
- Strategies to establish a process for continuous assessment and monitoring of third parties
- How to create an accurate inventory of all vendors within your ecosystem
- What to do when your third party gets breached
12:00pm - 12:30pm EDT Networking
Meet the Speakers
Don't miss this opportunity to meet with CISO 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 Atlanta community. Plan to have a conversation around how you give back to the community, lend a hand to help others exceed or partner with non-profit organizations focused in cybersecurity.
12:30pm - 2:00pm EDT Virtual Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Meet virtually for in-depth conversations with your colleagues
8:00am - 8:45am EDT Virtual Summit Keynote
People Before Things — Always!

Chris Laping
Author
Guest Speaker
Gallup reports that 70% of all change initiatives are unsuccessful. Why do some organizations succeed at delivering change while others don’t? Quite simply, their leaders put people before things. Using concepts from his best-selling book, Chris takes his audience on a journey to help them visualize how they can become CHANGE leaders. Intended for any executive, middle manager or grassroots influencer, this is an inspirational message for all levels of leadership!
8:45am - 9:00am EDT Break
9:00am - 10:00am EDT Virtual Summit Boardroom
Securing the Sprawling Endpoint
Hosted by VMware Carbon Black

Tom Kellermann
Chief Cybersecurity Officer
VMware Carbon Black

Martin Fisher
Manager, IT Security
Northside Hospital

David Levine
VP, Information Security & CISO
Ricoh Americas

David Nolan
Director Information Security
Aaron's
The global health pandemic has forced CISOs into a new era of evolving challenges. With fully remote workforces and assets continuously moving to the cloud, securing endpoint protection has never been more critical. So how are CISOs deploying next-generation endpoint protection to solve these obstacles?
Join this interactive session to discuss:
- Securing critical applications even in a state of compromise
- Tactics for monitoring a sprawling attack surface
- Leveraging new technologies to quantify threats
9:00am - 10:00am EDT Virtual Summit Boardroom
Is Identity and Access Enlightenment Possible?
Hosted by Okta

Mat Mathews
VP of Information Technology
Boys & Girls Clubs of America

Dan Webber
VP Technology
UST Global

Jake Randall
VP, CIAM and Workflows
Okta
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
9:00am - 10:00am EDT Virtual Summit Boardroom
Do You Speak Risk?

Mike Marsilio
CISO
Paradies Lagardere

Jonathan Commanday
VP, Information Security
Cortland Partners
Added to the list of bona fides for today’s information security leader is a multilingual mandate for speaking the languages of risk. Business risk, legal risk and more all intertwine with an effective security strategy, yet the owners of each area don’t always see eye to eye. Where business units aren’t looking at risk the same way, an opportunity opens for malicious actors.
Join this session to discuss:
- Successful examples of cross-functional partnerships in risk management
- Metrics that effectively describe risk within, and outside of, security
- Tips for leveraging risk discussions to gain support for security
10:00am - 10:45am EDT Virtual Summit Keynote
Taking Control in the Cloud
Hosted by IBM

Koos Lodewijkx
VP, CISO
IBM

Dean Mallis
CISO
Marta
Are you challenged with uncontrolled costs and unknown risks from your adoption of cloud services? Concerned with whether your IaaS investments are endangering your security or compliance? Or perhaps you’re just watching your budget disappear seemingly on its own. You are not alone.
Join your peers for a discussion around:
- Optimizing the cost of the cloud
- Improving security, compliance and governance in cloud architectures
- Leveraging the resources and controls you already have
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10:45am - 11:00am EDT Break
May 6, 2021
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