
Florida CISO 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 CISO Virtual Executive Summit.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CISOs 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 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 Florida community.
Agenda
May 25, 2021
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
11:00am - 12:00pm EDT Virtual Summit Boardroom
Defeating Ransomware By Protecting Active Directory
Hosted by Attivo Networks

Tony Cole
CTO
Attivo Networks

Christine Vanderpool
Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer
Florida Crystals Corporation

Marcos Marrero
Chief Information Security Officer
H.I.G. Capital
The majority of corporate ransomware attacks involve the compromise of Active Directory (AD) and the SolarWinds Congressional hearings highlighted critical security gaps related to privilege escalation and lateral movement detection. Defending against this stage 2 of an attack has escalated to atop 2021 priority for every CISO. Active Directory is inherently complex and insecure, and without the right tools to understand vulnerabilities and live attacks, comes with dire consequences when its control is lost to an attacker.
Join this session discuss methods to strengthen your defense strategy, including:
- Why Active Directory is the attack vector of choice for 2021
- How ransomware uses AD to accomplish their goals
- How data cloaking conceals credentials, AD objects, and data to prevent lateral movement and derail attacks
- What automated tools can be deployed to improve your security posture and accelerate detection of AD live attacks.
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
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
9:00am - 10:00am EDT Virtual Summit Boardroom
Risk – Measuring What Counts

Shawn Bowen
Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer
World Fuel Services

Andrew Cannata
Global Chief Information Security Officer
Primo Water Corporation

Rich Latayan
Chief Information Security Officer
AAA National

Eduardo Ortiz
Head of Cybersecurity
Techtronic Industries North America, Inc.
Sophisticated enterprise risk management strategy is not necessarily the full mitigation of risk. For most information security executives, strategic risk management describes a cross-organizational framework to assess different areas of risk and determine when accepting those risks is in the net interest of the business. In order to inform strategy and accountability for risk management, CISOs must be able to leverage meaningful metrics and messaging.
Join this session to discuss:
- Metrics that work – and don’t work – in describing information security risk
- The role that the CISO plays in setting risk management strategy
- Effective cross-functional partnerships in risk management
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
Meet virtually for in-depth conversations with your colleagues
May 25, 2021
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