IN-PERSON

Ohio CISO Executive Summit

June 13, 2023 | The Westin Cincinnati

June 13, 2023
The Westin Cincinnati

Collaborate with your peers

Get together with Ohio'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:

Accelerating High Growth and Digitally-Driven Outcomes

Advancing the Business Value of Security

Thriving through Volatility - Empowering People, Resiliency and Insights

Ohio 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

Michael Erickson

Baptist Health
CISO

Kiran Govindaraju

Ohio National Financial Services
2nd VP, IT & Actuarial Science

Lisa Heckler

CareSource
Chief Information Security Officer

Phani Konduru

BrightSpring Health Services
Chief Digital & Technology Officer

Deval Motka

Genesco
Chief Data Officer

Bob Schuetter

Ashland
Chief Information Security Officer

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 Ohio 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


June 12, 2023

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

Governing Body Welcome Reception

Governing Body members host this reception for attendees to open the event with an evening of peer networking and an opportunity to participate in a team building challenge. 

Team work, creativity, and perseverance, are just a few of the skills your team will need to win this unique Minute to Win it style game show! A combination of skill testing challenges and brain teasers will have your team firing on all cylinders. 

11:00am - 11:45am  Breakout Session

Creating Culture from Afar - Team Building In a Remote World

Brett Starr headshot

Brett Starr

VP, Business Intelligence & Data Management

Cincinnati Insurance Company

Drew Perry headshot

Drew Perry

CISO

Serta Simmons Bedding

Kiran Govindaraju headshot

Kiran Govindaraju

2nd VP, IT & Actuarial Science

Ohio National Financial Services

As work has increasingly shifted remote following the pandemic and a growing desire for more flexibility, leaders have been challenged with building a thriving company culture. Working from home can have a natural silo effect, which is why leaders are looking to create stickiness amongst their teams. These challenges highlight the need for clear communication and a shared purpose and vision.  

Join your peers as they discuss: 

  • Providing strategies for clear communication, virtual team-building and employee well-being 
  • How to facilitate connections on your team 
  • Best practices for managers and leaders looking to build and maintain a strong company culture in a remote work setting

 

11:00am - 11:45am  Executive Boardroom

Mitigating Cloud Risks Amid Increased Regulation

David Kliemann headshot

David Kliemann

Cloud Risks & Controls Leader

IBM

Michael Erickson headshot

Michael Erickson

CISO

Baptist Health

Gregory Peebles headshot

Gregory Peebles

CISO

UofL Health

Earlier this year, The Treasury Department warned about potential vulnerabilities caused by financial institutions relying on a small number of providers for cloud-computing services. What are the broad implications how do you adapt and determine the best way forward? Enterprises need to have a strategy and roadmap to future proof the business and ensure IT resiliency against an evolving regulatory landscape.

Join this session to discuss:

  • Mitigating risk for increased business resiliency
  • Hosting applications and workloads with confidence
  • Driving security and compliance as regulations evolve

11:00am - 11:45am  Executive Boardroom

A Fresh Look at API Security

Shreyans Mehta headshot

Shreyans Mehta

Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer

Cequence Security

Shane Rodabaugh headshot

Shane Rodabaugh

Vice President, IT Infrastructure

Baptist Health

Andy Willingham headshot

Andy Willingham

Information Security Officer

Munich RE

APIs fuel digital transformation and are core to every SaaS, web and mobile application. As API use attacks are becoming more frequent and complex, how can CISOs ensure protection for sensitive data, applications, and customers?

Join this boardroom to discuss:

  • How to gain visibility to understand exposure and risk
  • Ways to answer the “so what” for API security, including OWASP API Top 10 impacts
  • How security and development teams can find balance

11:45am - 12:30pm  Lunch Service

11:50am - 12:20pm  Networking

Rising Together — Empowered Women, Empower Women

This will be an intimate, informal space for women in technology & cybersecurity leadership roles and their allies to freely discuss best practices, key challenges, and mission-critical priorities. Come prepared to share ideas and forge new connections that can help empower each other to make an impact in your organizations and the wider Ohio community.

This session is aimed at, but not limited to, women who are leading the technology or cybersecurity function at their organizations (CIO/CISO or equivalent) and those reporting directly to the CIO/CISO/equivalent. Priority access will be reserved to these groups.

12:30pm - 1:05pm  Keynote

Outcome-Driven Leadership Is About ... Well, Outcomes

De'Onn Griffin headshot

De'Onn Griffin

Vice President, Team Manager CIO Executive Development

Gartner

CIO’s and CISO's opportunities and responsibilities are expanding, with a greater focus on delivering business outcomes. They need to focus and align peers, partners and the IT organization to contribute to achieving business objectives. ODL is about adopting new leadership mindsets, principles and practices to become the outcome-driven leader the organization needs. 

Join this keynote to learn: 

  • Defining outcomes in terms the enterprise will understand
  • Aligning IT to business value
  • Developing systems to manage work

1:05pm - 1:30pm  Break

7:45am - 8:30am  Registration & Breakfast

8:30am - 9:15am  Keynote

The Path to Inner Peace and Increased Productivity

Sheri Riley headshot

Sheri Riley

Empowerment Speaker, High Performance Life Coach, Award-Winning Author

Guest Speaker

Achieving optimal health and wellness requires more than drinking enough water and taking a certain number of steps each day. As a leader, your emotional and mental well-being is vital for success. Join guest speaker Dr. Sheri Riley, as she discusses the importance of personal development in achieving professional growth. 

During this keynote, you'll discover powerful strategies to:

  • Boost your productivity by sharpening your focus
  • Overcome obstacles that are impeding your progress
  • Fine-tune your vision for the future, so you can achieve even greater success

9:15am - 9:40am  Networking Break

9:40am - 10:25am  Breakout Session

The Most Important Shift for Cybersecurity in a Generation

Bob Schuetter headshot

Bob Schuetter

Chief Information Security Officer

Ashland

Nick Ritter headshot

Nick Ritter

Chief Information Security Officer

First Financial Bank

Mike Anderson headshot

Mike Anderson

Chief Digital & Information Officer

Netskope

We live in a world where everything is hybrid and the blend between personal, corporate, private and public is ever-changing and presents us with a host of new challenges. This has increased and complicated the attack surface and the pressure to converge tools and do “more with less” is at peak levels. We must meet this watershed moment with the right team, plans, and technology.

Join this interactive session to learn:

  • How to build an effective plan for change without adding to the chaos
  • What consolidation approaches save money without sacrificing security
  • Use cases that deliver immediate value and efficiency while improving user experience

9:40am - 10:25am  Breakout Session

Combating Stress and Burnout Starts with You

Rich Nagle headshot

Rich Nagle

AVP & Chief Information Security Officer

The Ohio State University

An executive's world is complex, challenging and exhausting at times. Taking care of yourself and modelling healthy behavior to your staff is key in supporting your team, retaining great talent and building a more resilient organization.

Join this interactive session to discuss:

  • How to model the work/life balance you want to see on your team
  • Ways to build your employee wellbeing strategy
  • Why trust and openness with your team is key to their mental health

 

9:40am - 10:25am  Executive Boardroom

Manage Security Posture and Risk Across SaaS Environments

Paul Townley headshot

Paul Townley

Director, Information Security

Owens Corning

Jacob Lorz headshot

Jacob Lorz

CISO

Cintas

James McLean headshot

James McLean

Group Product Manager

AppOmni

As the adoption of enterprise SaaS grows, high-profile SaaS application data breaches are also on the rise. CISOs are ultimately responsible for the security of their organization’s data and must implement appropriate security settings for their environments. The challenge is that the most widely-used gateway architecture solutions don’t deliver visibility into the complex, unique characteristics of different SaaS applications.

Join this Boardroom to discuss:

  • How to better secure your organization’s SaaS data
  • How to understand the similarities and differences between your Public Cloud and SaaS security postures, and how to standardize security across your clouds
  • How to gain immediate visibility into what data can be accessed by all types of users and integrations

10:25am - 11:00am  Networking Break

10:30am - 10:55am  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.

1:30pm - 2:15pm  Breakout Session

CIO & CISO Leadership to Advance Customer Experience

Joanna Palmer headshot

Joanna Palmer

CX Client Principal, Contact Centers

RingCentral

Customer experience is a mission-critical priority for organizations to maintain a sustainable and competitive advantage. Technology and security leaders have an opportunity to play an outsized role in advancing customer experience strategy by leading with business and IT acumen. Yet, false starts, roadblocks and complexity impede progress on these goals.

Join this interactive session to discuss:

  • How CIOs & CISOs can lead or support customer experience initiatives
  • How technologies can play a pivotal role in capturing and acting on key customer data
  • What strategies lead to more efficient and effective customer interactions

1:30pm - 2:15pm  Executive Boardroom

Bringing DevSecOps to Cloud Security

Josh Estell headshot

Josh Estell

Senior Sales Engineer

Fastly

Shannon Culp headshot

Shannon Culp

Director Global Information & Cyber Security

ADM

Greg Press headshot

Greg Press

Global Head Information Security Office

Munich Reinsurance America

The threat landscape is continuing to expand and diversify as organizations move to a multi-cloud environment. CISOs need to ensure that their DevSecOps capabilities are incorporated within their overall business strategy to guarantee that their cloud applications and code can remain secure.

Join this session to discuss:

  • Understanding there is no one-size-fits-all model for DevSecOps
  • Best practices for integrating DevSecOps into your cloud security strategy
  • Exploring the intersection between development, security and DevSecOps

2:15pm - 2:50pm  Networking Break

2:20pm - 2:45pm  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.

3:35pm - 4:00pm  Break

4:00pm - 4:35pm  Keynote

Building a Strong Case for Technology and Security as a Business Driver

Brian Waeltz headshot

Brian Waeltz

CISO

Cardinal Health

Lori Anello headshot

Lori Anello

SVP, Chief Information Security Officer

Fifth Third Bank

Tricia Julian headshot

Tricia Julian

CIO

Baptist Health

Technology and security leaders must sharpen their leadership and communication skills, particularly when it comes to addressing the needs and expectations of the organization. As those roles expand from a sole focus on technology and security to being true business partners leading innovation efforts, they must be laser-focused on the strategy behind it all.

Join our panel of executives as they discuss:

  • Successfully pushing business strategies and managing competing priorities
  • How technology and cybersecurity can become a revenue-generator
  • Building trust with business leaders to convey the indispensable value of technology initiatives

4:35pm - 5:00pm  Closing Reception & Prize Drawing

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

Governing Body Welcome Reception

Governing Body members host this reception for attendees to open the event with an evening of peer networking and an opportunity to participate in a team building challenge. 

Team work, creativity, and perseverance, are just a few of the skills your team will need to win this unique Minute to Win it style game show! A combination of skill testing challenges and brain teasers will have your team firing on all cylinders. 

11:00am - 11:45am  Breakout Session

Leading with Digital Sustainability - A Strategy Led by Technology

Andy Rollo headshot

Andy Rollo

Chrome Enterprise Customer Engineer

Google Chrome Enterprise

Enterprises are under pressure to address multiple challenges impacting the planet, their people and profitability.  This is all happening while a recession is looming, quiet quitting is real and climate change is a top concern. Now is the time to position technology leaders as key partners in tackling these issues maximizes sustainable value across the business.

Join this session to explore sustainable strategies for:

  • Reducing efforts in the negative impact your company and products have on the planet (environmental sustainability)
  • How to best champion and manage the impact on your people (social sustainability)
  • Managing the business' fiscal health and future profitability (financial sustainability)    

11:00am - 11:45am  Breakout Session

Creating Culture from Afar - Team Building In a Remote World

Brett Starr headshot

Brett Starr

VP, Business Intelligence & Data Management

Cincinnati Insurance Company

Drew Perry headshot

Drew Perry

CISO

Serta Simmons Bedding

Kiran Govindaraju headshot

Kiran Govindaraju

2nd VP, IT & Actuarial Science

Ohio National Financial Services

As work has increasingly shifted remote following the pandemic and a growing desire for more flexibility, leaders have been challenged with building a thriving company culture. Working from home can have a natural silo effect, which is why leaders are looking to create stickiness amongst their teams. These challenges highlight the need for clear communication and a shared purpose and vision.  

Join your peers as they discuss: 

  • Providing strategies for clear communication, virtual team-building and employee well-being 
  • How to facilitate connections on your team 
  • Best practices for managers and leaders looking to build and maintain a strong company culture in a remote work setting

 

11:45am - 12:30pm  Lunch Service

11:50am - 12:20pm  Networking

Rising Together — Empowered Women, Empower Women

This will be an intimate, informal space for women in technology & cybersecurity leadership roles and their allies to freely discuss best practices, key challenges, and mission-critical priorities. Come prepared to share ideas and forge new connections that can help empower each other to make an impact in your organizations and the wider Ohio community.

This session is aimed at, but not limited to, women who are leading the technology or cybersecurity function at their organizations (CIO/CISO or equivalent) and those reporting directly to the CIO/CISO/equivalent. Priority access will be reserved to these groups.

12:30pm - 1:05pm  Keynote

Outcome-Driven Leadership Is About ... Well, Outcomes

De'Onn Griffin headshot

De'Onn Griffin

Vice President, Team Manager CIO Executive Development

Gartner

CIO’s and CISO's opportunities and responsibilities are expanding, with a greater focus on delivering business outcomes. They need to focus and align peers, partners and the IT organization to contribute to achieving business objectives. ODL is about adopting new leadership mindsets, principles and practices to become the outcome-driven leader the organization needs. 

Join this keynote to learn: 

  • Defining outcomes in terms the enterprise will understand
  • Aligning IT to business value
  • Developing systems to manage work

1:05pm - 1:30pm  Break

7:45am - 8:30am  Registration & Breakfast

8:30am - 9:15am  Keynote

The Path to Inner Peace and Increased Productivity

Sheri Riley headshot

Sheri Riley

Empowerment Speaker, High Performance Life Coach, Award-Winning Author

Guest Speaker

Achieving optimal health and wellness requires more than drinking enough water and taking a certain number of steps each day. As a leader, your emotional and mental well-being is vital for success. Join guest speaker Dr. Sheri Riley, as she discusses the importance of personal development in achieving professional growth. 

During this keynote, you'll discover powerful strategies to:

  • Boost your productivity by sharpening your focus
  • Overcome obstacles that are impeding your progress
  • Fine-tune your vision for the future, so you can achieve even greater success

9:15am - 9:40am  Networking Break

9:40am - 10:25am  Breakout Session

Combating Stress and Burnout Starts with You

Rich Nagle headshot

Rich Nagle

AVP & Chief Information Security Officer

The Ohio State University

An executive's world is complex, challenging and exhausting at times. Taking care of yourself and modelling healthy behavior to your staff is key in supporting your team, retaining great talent and building a more resilient organization.

Join this interactive session to discuss:

  • How to model the work/life balance you want to see on your team
  • Ways to build your employee wellbeing strategy
  • Why trust and openness with your team is key to their mental health

 

10:25am - 11:00am  Networking Break

10:30am - 10:55am  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.

1:30pm - 2:15pm  Breakout Session

CIO & CISO Leadership to Advance Customer Experience

Joanna Palmer headshot

Joanna Palmer

CX Client Principal, Contact Centers

RingCentral

Customer experience is a mission-critical priority for organizations to maintain a sustainable and competitive advantage. Technology and security leaders have an opportunity to play an outsized role in advancing customer experience strategy by leading with business and IT acumen. Yet, false starts, roadblocks and complexity impede progress on these goals.

Join this interactive session to discuss:

  • How CIOs & CISOs can lead or support customer experience initiatives
  • How technologies can play a pivotal role in capturing and acting on key customer data
  • What strategies lead to more efficient and effective customer interactions

1:30pm - 2:15pm  Breakout Session

Emerging Technology — Collaboration Across the Enterprise

Brian Minick headshot

Brian Minick

Chief Information Security Officer

Fifth Third Bank

To lead resilient and innovative organizations, CIOs and CISOs must stay up to date with emerging technology. How are you communicating opportunities and concerns across the enterprise when news of new trends hit the headlines?

Join this interactive session to discuss:

  • How new technology movements will impact key stakeholders
  • The importance of communicating emerging trends with the board
  • Strategies for collaboration across the organization

2:15pm - 2:50pm  Networking Break

2:20pm - 2:45pm  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.

2:50pm - 3:35pm  Breakout Session

The Future of Work — A Total Experience

Randy Maestre headshot

Randy Maestre

Head of Industry Marketing

Zoom Video Communications

As we continue to address challenges of how workers work and the impacts on the customer experience, what can we learn from those who have developed their strategies to collaborate in the hybrid world. How do we best collaborate outside of home and office regardless of your industry, location or platform?

Come together to explore:

  • Use cases that provide a comprehensive future work strategy
  • Collaboration techniques that foster innovation
  • Challenges and predictions for the future of work

2:50pm - 3:35pm  Executive Boardroom

Optimizing Decision-Making with Advanced Analytics

Ryan Kean headshot

Ryan Kean

CIO

Total Quality Logistics

Phani Konduru headshot

Phani Konduru

Chief Digital & Technology Officer

BrightSpring Health Services

The term "data-driven" is often used as a coveted descriptor for business excellence. But does this description hit the mark? A data-driven enterprise must convert trusted data while leaning heavily into predictive analytics to inform decision-making.

Join this interactive roundtable discussion to discuss:

  • Ensuring data quality standards truly benefit from analytical insights
  • Empowering the enterprise to make more data informed decisions
  • Troubleshooting to drive business value

2:50pm - 3:35pm  Executive Boardroom

Overcoming Legacy Technology — Stuck in the Middle of Modernization

Bryan Willett headshot

Bryan Willett

CISO

Lexmark

Liam Durbin headshot

Liam Durbin

Chief Information Officer

Marzetti

Digital enterprises strive for the best business outcomes, but let’s face it, legacy technology is a hurdle many organizations have yet to clear. As leaders work to prioritize investments that support high-value technology opportunities, they must balance existing resources and planning for future upgrades.

Join this interactive session to:

  • Identify new ways to leverage legacy technology to bring value to the customer
  • Strategize what to sequentially modernize using data
  • Discuss integration challenges CIOs can anticipate as they plan for eventual upgrades

3:35pm - 4:00pm  Break

4:00pm - 4:35pm  Keynote

Building a Strong Case for Technology and Security as a Business Driver

Brian Waeltz headshot

Brian Waeltz

CISO

Cardinal Health

Lori Anello headshot

Lori Anello

SVP, Chief Information Security Officer

Fifth Third Bank

Tricia Julian headshot

Tricia Julian

CIO

Baptist Health

Technology and security leaders must sharpen their leadership and communication skills, particularly when it comes to addressing the needs and expectations of the organization. As those roles expand from a sole focus on technology and security to being true business partners leading innovation efforts, they must be laser-focused on the strategy behind it all.

Join our panel of executives as they discuss:

  • Successfully pushing business strategies and managing competing priorities
  • How technology and cybersecurity can become a revenue-generator
  • Building trust with business leaders to convey the indispensable value of technology initiatives

4:35pm - 5:00pm  Closing Reception & Prize Drawing

June 12, 2023

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Location


Venue & Accommodation

The Westin Cincinnati
MORE INFORMATION

A block of rooms has been reserved at the The Westin Cincinnati at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling 513-621-7700. Please mention Evanta Executive Summit to ensure the appropriate room rate.

Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of $239 USD (plus tax) is May 22, 2023.

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For inquiries related to this community, please reach out to your dedicated contact.

Samantha White

Community Program Manager

623-221-4103

samantha.white@evanta.com