Charlotte CISO Executive Summit

Governing Body members host this dinner for attendees to launch the event with an evening of peer networking.

The extraordinary speed of disruption has caused technical knowledge to become a commodity. How do you avoid becoming irrelevant in a rapidly changing business environment? IT leaders must invest in new systemic models and reinvent their departments to champion seminal innovation within their organizations. In his keynote, Dr. Erevelles will explore:

• A systemic framework to transform your department’s DNA
• Insights for IT executives to lead in a world that is constantly transforming
• Unique ways to engage talent and exploit imagination

Most criminal syndicates today include a cyber arm because of the vast amounts of money they can make targeting businesses around the world.  Join this session and leave with a better understanding of how cybercriminals work and how they maximize breach access for the highest profits.  Matt Chapman will dive into:

• How cybercriminal organizations are set up
• Infection routines and how targets are selected
• The economic impact of cybercrime

As cloud computing continues to expand and consumption behaviors shift, there is a need to reevaluate financial and vendor management practices. In this session Randy Franklin exemplifies how Premier, Inc. restructured its financial strategy through rapid growth based on a foundation of fiscal discipline and a resilient design. Join this session to hear about:

• Implementing a thorough financial and vendor governance program
• Structuring supplier relationships according to enterprise value
• Transforming the way the core IT team approaches finances

As organizations increasingly turn to cloud-based services to enable the next phase of digital transformation, security leaders face the immense challenge of ensuring the enterprise’s data remains secure. Join this session to learn the emerging best practices your peers employ to secure the cloud, including:

• Automation, orchestration, AI and machine learning strategies
• Nuances for hybrid on-  and off-premise systems
• Ways to incorporate the cloud into a fully articulated security strategy

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CIOs and CISOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: 

Bryan Roby at 503-808-9837 or bryan.roby@evanta.com

Even as security tools become increasingly advanced, the biggest vulnerability in a company continues to be its people. With attacks on the rise, executives must make employee training even more sophisticated. In this boardroom, you’ll:

• Discuss different educational approaches with your peers
• Determine how to evaluate the level of training needed
• Identify key training components and methods of measuring their efficacy

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CIOs and CISOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: 

Bryan Roby at 503-808-9837 or bryan.roby@evanta.com

When it comes to data privacy regulations and the security requirements that underpin them, it is vital that organizations have a program in place to maintain secure compliance. Not only from a risk and legal perspective, but also from a people and access management perspective. In this session Manny Landron, CISO with IAT Insurance will discuss how to maintain a risk-based cybersecurity program that focuses on protecting nonpublic personal information using the experience he has with NY DFS as an example.

In this session you will hear:

• What compliance really means and the extent to which you need to maintain evidence.
• The importance of conducting a periodic risk assessment and using it to drive decision making.
• How to approach the implementation of security controls pragmatically and sustainably.

Large organizations have a lot to learn from startups when it comes to driving innovation and efficiency.  Many organizations continue to practice long operational processes and often miss out on the quick advancements that are happening within small startups.  How can businesses cultivate this startup mentality to improve processes in businesses that have established frameworks?

In this session, Raja Musunuru, CIO with AAA Carolinas will discuss:

• Team performance metrics that are important for IT
• Embracing the startup mentality to bring value to the market
• How to build the next generation of technology leaders to create an innovation ecosystem

Digital transformation in the supply chain can enable your business to be more agile and nimble, but it also strains IT to keep up with the demands of business—while maintaining information security and compliance. This session will introduce how transformative technologies such as IoT, AI, and Blockchain, can drive new supply chain value while empowering IT to champion business growth. Learn how to create your intelligent and connected supply chain. Attend to:

• Understand the current state of digital transformation in the supply chain
• Learn how new technologies can benefit supply chain operations
• Gain a glimpse into the supply chain of the future

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CIOs and CISOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: 

Bryan Roby at 503-808-9837 or bryan.roby@evanta.com

If you’re like most IT executives, you’ve been living and breathing – or at least saying the word – digital a great deal recently. “Digital” is so pervasive that it seems nearly indistinguishable from business technology, yet increasingly, organizations are setting it apart under the purview of the chief digital officer. Just as digital capabilities created new opportunities and challenges for CIOs, the emergent CDO role suggests fresh collaboration, shifting organizational structure, and even a new career path for technology executives. This interactive panel of chief digital officers will explore:

• Digital transformation and its impact on the structure of IT leadership
• The meaning of bringing digital to the heart of your business
• How this change to digital may be distinct from your current technology organization