IN-PERSON

Chicago CISO Executive Summit

December 14, 2022 | Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile

December 14, 2022
Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile

Collaborate with your peers

Get together with Chicago'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:

Elevating the security practice and CISO role into strategic partners who manage cyber risk

Evolving traditional approaches and technologies in response to the expanding attack surface

Maturing IAM roadmaps and infrastructure to become more resilient against evolving demands

Chicago CISO Governing Body


The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the summit agenda, ensuring that all content is driven by CISOs, for CISOs.

Governing Body Co-Chairs

Waqas Akkawi

SIRVA Worldwide
VP, CISO

Sarah Buerger

Coyote Logistics
Director, IT Security

Jim Cameli

Walgreens Boots Alliance
VP & Global Chief Information Security Officer

JJ Markee

Danaher
Global Chief Information Security Officer

Bill Podborny

Constellation Brands
CISO

Paolo Vallotti

Tate & Lyle
CISO & VP of Operations

What to Expect

Interactive Sessions

Hear from CISO practitioners and thought leaders on how they're solving critical challenges impacting your role today in Keynote sessions, and join smaller, interactive discussions with your peers in Breakout and Boardroom sessions.

Community Networking

Make new connections and catch up with old friends in casual conversations during dedicated time for networking designed to better acquaint you with your Chicago CISO community.

Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Connect with like-minded peers in a private, 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.

Agenda


December 13, 2022

December 14, 2022

6:00pm - 8:30pm  Governing Body Welcome Reception

Next Level Networking — Governing Body Welcome Reception & Arcade Night

Ditch the office, but stay boss.

Join the Chicago CISO Governing Body and their invited guests for a night of old-school arcade games and classic tunes from the 80s and 90s — or grab some grub and hang with your C-level peers.

Oversized blazers and acid wash jeans welcome, but not required.

11:20am - 12:05pm  Breakout Session

Branching Out — The CISOs Separation from IT

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Angela Williams

Global Chief Information Security Officer

UL Solutions

The role of the CISO is changing. Their typical responsibilities, C-suite relationships, and even titles are evolving - amounting to what appears to be a whole new departmental focus. Is this new security paradigm reason to rethink the traditional security-to-IT reporting structure?

Join your fellow security executives to:

  • Collectively juggle the pros and cons of falling under the IT umbrella
  • Consider the office dynamics experienced by CISOs working in a non-traditional structure
  • Share your thoughts on the future state of the CISO role

11:20am - 12:05pm  Breakout Session

Balancing Security & Experience in the Modern Era of Work

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Chris Hines

Chief Strategy Officer

Axis Security

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Alex Green

CISO

Delta Dental

Like water and oil, or cats and dogs, security and experience have seemingly been at odds since the beginning of time - but not anymore. The adoption of Security Service Edge (SSE) delivers the experience users want, and the security that the business needs.

Join this fireside chat to:

  • Understand what’s required to ensure a secure, frictionless, experience for any business user, on any device - without VPN
  • Learn pro tips for how best to implement secure access services to maximize user productivity, not hinder it
  • Obtain a clearer understanding of what’s needed and how to drive change within your organization

11:20am - 12:05pm  Executive Boardroom

Zero Trust – Hype or Hope?

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Alden Hutchison

Partner, Security Services

IBM

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Thomas Forkenbrock

CISO

Central States Funds

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Ryan Ogden

CISO

Groupon

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Bill Podborny

CISO

Constellation Brands

An organization's ability to achieve successful digital transformation is in large part enabled by the security team. Distributed, loosely connected infrastructure and tools, coupled with the demand for almost any-to-any connectivity, complicates the mission. Regularly defined as being delivered by a single "silver bullet" point solution, the term zero trust is now often held in poor regard. It is however, a highly effective conceptual framework, and perhaps even a cultural shift, that many organizations have been working with for several years.

Join this interactive boardroom to discuss:

  • The broader definition of what a zero trust framework is
  • The foundational control required to build a zero trust program
  • Strategies for improving the user experience and proving value to get organization wide acceptance

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 CISOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: 

Chanelle Lawrence | chanelle.lawrence@evanta.com

11:20am - 12:05pm  Executive Boardroom

Data Doesn’t Lose Itself

Deborah Watson headshot

Deborah Watson

Resident CISO

Proofpoint

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Ken Townsend

CISO

Ingredion

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Brent Deterding

CISO

Afni

Your people are your most valuable asset, your greatest weakness, and your best defense. CISOs seeking to prevent data loss from malicious, negligent or compromised users can correlate content, behavior and threats for better insight and streamlined investigations.

Join this session to discuss:

  • Augmenting your data protection program with the right people and processes
  • Transforming your employees into effective data defenders
  • Managing insider threats and preventing data loss at the endpoint

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 CISOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact Chanelle Lawrence at chanelle.lawrence@evanta.com

12:05pm - 12:35pm  Lunch Service

12:35pm - 1:10pm  Keynote

Securing Digital Business Transformation Starts With Zero

Jay Chaudhry headshot

Jay Chaudhry

CEO, Chairman & Founder

Zscaler

Darin Hurd headshot

Darin Hurd

CISO

Guaranteed Rate

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Erik Hart

CISO

Cushman & Wakefield

Digital transformation is a powerful business enabler that is compelling leaders to fundamentally change their technology ecosystems. The potential of technology to unlock value and drive progress has never been greater and the imperative to transform your business, securely, has never been more urgent. With data, users, and devices everywhere, how can CISOs reimagine cybersecurity in a world without boundaries?

Join this keynote to hear strategies on:

  • Accelerating transformation with innovative security services, and communicating their value to the business
  • Scaling and simplifying security across the organization, minimizing risk and gaining agility
  • Protecting today's cloud-first, hybrid workforce with a proactive, intelligent, and radically simple security architecture

1:10pm - 1:25pm  Break

1:25pm - 2:10pm  Breakout Session

Security Awareness — What's Working and Why

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Mike Zachman

VP & Chief Security Officer

Zebra Technologies

At this point, getting your team to comply with your security awareness efforts is sort of a free for all. With some workshopping, however, you and your C-Level peers can fine tune your approach and perhaps kickstart a new era of willingly-secure enterprises.

Gather with your Chicago CISO peers to:

  • Collect and contribute practical awareness campaign advice
  • Weigh the pros and cons of your staff motivation methods
  • Tailor your awareness campaigns on rising and prominent threats

1:25pm - 2:10pm  Breakout Session

Building a Four-Dimensional Security Program

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Andy Ellis

Chief Security Officer

Orca Security

How do CISOs choose where to invest and whether they have the time and energy to spend on aspects of a new security program? A strong framework is essential to help evaluate the state of your security program and to identify where there are gaps in coverage. CISOs can do this by examining 4 areas: asset coverage, control comprehensiveness, risk context, and maturity continuity.

Join this session to learn:

  • How do the four building blocks work to create a solid security program
  • Why developing a security rubric is imperative
  • What a holistic view can reveal about your security program

1:25pm - 2:10pm  Executive Boardroom

Identity at the Core of Zero Trust

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Nitin Raina

CISO

ThoughtWorks

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Chris Gossett

SVP Technology Services

SailPoint Technologies Holdings Inc

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Sarah Buerger

Director, IT Security

Coyote Logistics

How familiar are you with the NIST security model? Perhaps you’re already meeting certain requirements and maybe there are places for you to improve. Regardless of where you are in this journey, you’ll need to have built your foundation in identity.

During this session, you and your C-level peers will:

  • Share your thoughts on the need to adopt Zero Trust
  • Compare NIST progress and collaborate on strategies
  • Hear why some say a successful security model starts with identity

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 CISOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: Chanelle Lawrence | Chanelle.Lawrence@evanta.com

1:25pm - 2:10pm  Executive Boardroom

Securing the Supply Chain

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Ricardo Lafosse

Chief Information Security Officer

The Kraft Heinz Company

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Victor Hsiang

Information Security Director

GATX

Economic growth across the globe is being challenged due to new and various supply chain disruptions. As organizations look for opportunities to rebound and thrive, CISOs must look to overcome supply chain roadblocks and forge a new path for their enterprise.
Join this timely keynote session as a panel of your peers discuss:

  • Designing supply chain strategies and capabilities for faster outcomes
  • Uncovering lessons learned on how CISOs responded to recent events

  • Creating a supply chain resiliency framework to ensure excellence and reduce risk

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 CISOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: 

Chanelle Lawrence | chanelle.lawrence@evanta.com

7:45am - 8:45am  Registration & Breakfast

8:45am - 9:30am  Keynote

Remarkable Resilience — Tools for Combating Toxic Stress and Burnout

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Sheila Hamilton

Mental Health Thought Leader and Author of "All the Things We Never Knew"

Beyond Well Media

Today’s CISOs face daunting challenges. It is a balance between fighting off increasingly sophisticated attacks, managing scarce resources, and working with stakeholders that often don't understand the inevitability of a breach. Since there continues to be a knowledge gap about the criticality of the CISO’s role, it is no surprise that they’re experiencing stress and burnout at unprecedented rates. How can CISOs make their careers sustainable and maintain a sense of well-being?

Join this keynote to explore:

  • How to recognize the signs and symptoms of toxic stress and burnout.
  • How to remain engaged, energized, and focused during turbulent times
  • Methods to reduce stress at work and how to not let the stress overlap into personal lives
  • Mindfulness strategies that can help alleviate burnout
  • How to model work life balance for Gen y and Gen z workers who prioritize mental health

9:30am - 10:00am  Networking Break

10:00am - 10:45am  Breakout Session

Let's Brainstorm! Solving the Talent Gap

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Jeff Deakins

Director, IT Security (CISO) and Infrastructure

The Marmon Group

Navigating the modern talent landscape has CIOs and CISOs searching for solutions. With employee expectations at an all-time high, it's time to get creative.

Join this interactive session to tackle team building scenarios including: 

  • Keeping the right people – thinking beyond just retention 
  • Mentoring a multigenerational workforce – creating operational excellence
  • Exploring employee potential – diversifying skill sets

10:00am - 10:45am  Breakout Session

Accounting for Third-Party Risk in Strategic Planning

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Mark Nafe

Director, Solutions Consulting

RiskRecon

 Third parties expose businesses to strategic, operational, financial, and compliance risks. Moreover, leaders have less visibility into third parties than into their own businesses. For many organizations, the pandemic exposed the fragility of the organization’s third-party network and impressed the need to flex quickly to new third and fourth parties in the extended enterprise to meet demand without increasing risk exposure.

Join this session to discuss:

  • Standardizing third-party risk management assessments to be used by business units
  • Maintaining visibility of all ongoing third-party relationships
  • Identifying and mitigating the risks of the third-party network

10:00am - 10:45am  Executive Boardroom

Securing Your Strategy

Paul Groisman headshot

Paul Groisman

Sr. Director of Cyber Security

Fubo TV

Shashank Kapoor headshot

Shashank Kapoor

CISO

Truckstop.com

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Jason Lewkowicz

SVP, Cyber Defense (CDAS)

Optiv

As the pandemic subsides, the Russia-Ukraine war persists, and we find ourselves facing significant economic headwinds, your security strategy needs to evolve to combat uncertainty.

Join your C-Level peers to discuss:

  • The importance of having an agile strategy
  • Becoming more than a cost center to your board
  • Navigating economic headwinds with your most important asset, people

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 CISOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: 

Chanelle at Chanelle.Lawrence@evanta.com

10:00am - 10:45am  Executive Boardroom

Assessing the Performance and Maturity of your Cybersecurity Program

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Jonathan Trull

CISO

Qualys

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Roberto Gutierrez

CISO

OSI

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Edward Marchewka

VP, IT and Quality Services, & Strategic Planning

Gift of Hope

As attackers become increasingly sophisticated and the threat landscape continues to explode, understanding how to maintain resiliency is critical – and it all hinges on the ability to measure the effectiveness of your security program. Foundational to this is understanding the reliability of your processes, identifying security gaps, and addressing compliance issues – with the ultimate goal of communicating your organization's risk posture to the board.

Join this boardroom hosted by Qualys to learn about:

  • Approaching security program effectiveness from a risk perspective
  • Share successful strategies needed to maintain and measure resiliency
  • Gather feedback from your peers on the best methods for communicating your security program to the board

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 CISOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: Chanelle Lawrence | Chanelle.Lawrence@evanta.com

10:45am - 11:20am  Networking Break

10:50am - 11:15am  Peer-to-Peer Meetings

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.

2:10pm - 2:45pm  Networking Break

2:15pm - 2:40pm  Peer-to-Peer Meetings

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.

2:45pm - 3:30pm  Breakout Session

More Courtroom, Less Boardroom

Justin Metallo headshot

Justin Metallo

CISO

Volkswagen Financial Services

Todd Covert headshot

Todd Covert

National General CISO

Allstate

When Chicago CISOs ranked their business priorities in early 2022, "Legal & Privacy" didn't even crack the top 10. Why? New regulations and some organizations' failure to meet them have resulted in 10s of millions of dollars in fines. Now is the time to recognize the importance of privacy and regulatory compliance.

Together, with a room of your C-level peers, you'll:

  • Hear from a team of local, collaborative, security and privacy executives
  • Reflect on the dangers of unchecked compliance
  • Reassess where privacy and compliance fall on your top priorities list

2:45pm - 3:30pm  Executive Boardroom

Cyber Insurance – Is it worth it?

Michelle Ayala headshot

Michelle Ayala

BISO

JLL

Daniel Jesudason headshot

Daniel Jesudason

VP & CISO

Beam Suntory

Most CISOs have mixed (at best) feelings about cyber insurance. Questionnaires are more demanding than ever, premiums are rising, and policies are covering less. But what are you supposed to do about it?

In this closed-door, open-floor boardroom session you'll:

  • Collect and consider differing perspectives on the changing cyber insurance industry
  • Measure the common cyber insurance challenges and suggest solutions 
  • Share your takes and concerns about the current state of cyber insurance

2:45pm - 3:30pm  Executive Boardroom

The Evolving CISO - From Security Manager to Business Leader

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Frank Yanan

SVP / Business Information Security Officer

Bank of America

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John Janachowski

Vice President, IT Security and CISO

AAR

If the modern world demands tech-driven organizations, why are so many CISOs left to simply monitor cyber liabilities? It's time to move beyond security operations and start influencing the enterprise.

Gather with your CISO peers to:

  • Workshop the hurdles you're facing in the pursuit of business leadership
  • Hear how some are successfully moving the needle toward innovation
  • Gather the tools you'll need to impact and inspire the rest of your C-suite

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 CISOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: 

Chanelle Lawrence | Chanelle.Lawrence@evanta.com

2:45pm - 3:30pm  Executive Boardroom

They Have Your Data — Now What

Erik Hart headshot

Erik Hart

CISO

Cushman & Wakefield

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Wendy Betts

Director — Cybersecurity Strategy

United Airlines

There are plenty of measures you can take to try and prevent a breach, and yet they happen. So, what can you do when your enterprise’s most precious commodity is compromised?

Join this closed-door boardroom conversation to:

  • Brainstorm practical, realistic, attack response techniques
  • Share which prevention methods work and which need
  • Work together and identify the who and the why of today’s threats

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 CISOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: 

Chanelle Lawrence | Chanelle.Lawrence@evanta.com

3:30pm - 3:45pm  Networking Break

3:45pm - 4:20pm  Keynote

Do These Things, Get Better at Cloud

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Ricardo Lafosse

Chief Information Security Officer

The Kraft Heinz Company

 Too often, cloud strategies are discussed from a high level, with buzzwords and without takeaways; all of which result in neglected opportunities. But with only a few steps, Ricardo Lafosse, CISO, Kraft Heinz says anyone can up their game. Now is the time to get practical and focus your approach.

Join this detailed, interactive keynote and:

  • Break through the surface of cloud capabilities
  • Gather realistic tips for upskilling your staff and increasing cloud proficiency
  • Openly discuss the hurdles your facing in your own cloud efforts

4:20pm - 4:50pm  Closing Reception & Prize Drawing

December 13, 2022

December 14, 2022

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


Location


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A block of rooms has been reserved at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling 1-877-303-0104. Please mention Evanta CISO Executive Conference to ensure the appropriate room rate.

Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of $179 USD (plus tax) is November 21, 2022.

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