
Phoenix CISO Virtual Executive Summit
October 27, 2020 | 8:00am - 12:30pm MST
October 27, 2020 | 8:00am - 12:30pm MST
Collaborate with your peers
Come together with your peers virtually to tackle top business challenges through peer-driven content and discussions at the Phoenix CISO Virtual Executive Summit.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CISOs today:
Embracing accelerated change
Leading through disruption
Transforming business culture
Governing Body Co-Chairs

Mike Goodwin
PetSmart
CIO

Mike Lettman
Department of Homeland Security
Cyber Security Advisor (CSA) Arizona- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Jason Lish
Advisor Group
CISO

Shaun Marion
Republic Services
CISO

Todd Redfoot
GoDaddy.com
Chief Privacy & Risk Officer

Justin Replogle
Honeywell Aerospace
VP, IT

Tim Roemer
State of Arizona
CISO

J.R. Sloan
State of Arizona
CIO
Agenda
October 27, 2020
11:00am - 12:00pm MST CISO Executive Boardroom
The Changing Face of Insider Threat
Hosted by Exabeam

Stephen Moore
Chief Security Strategist
Exabeam

Robert Wahl
CISO
PetSmart

Jasper Ossentjuk
CISO
TransUnion
As an organizational capability, insider threat management is changing - again. Firstly, the idea of context has changed the categories of insider threat, and secondly insider threat programs now maturing – evolving into a more justifiable and friendly trusted insider program.
Join this virtual boardroom to discuss:
- The evolving landscape of insider threats and its challenges
- The impact of changing behaviors, employee culture and workplace environment on insider risk
- Practical strategies for improving an insider risk management program
11:00am - 12:00pm MST CISO Executive Boardroom
Halftime Adjustments – Reprioritizing Your Best Laid Technology Plans

Kelly Summers
Sr. VP, CIO
Valleywise Health

Ed Dzadovsky
VP Information Technology & Systems, NA
Circle K
If a winning CIO always thinks several moves ahead, how should you effectively plan beyond crisis response to make up for major technology advancement time lost before the books close on 2020? This virtual boardroom covers the essential business of reprioritizing your technology roadmap – what stays, what goes and how to reinvent the second-half game plan.
In this virtual boardroom discussion, CIOs will discuss:
- How technology priorities have shifted to align with business objectives
- What success looks like during and after the pandemic
- How benchmarking tools can be utilized when business markers have shifted
12:00pm - 12:30pm MST Networking
Community Discussion & Networking

J.R. Sloan
CIO
State of Arizona
An informal and interactive opportunity for you to network with peers in small groups.
8:00am - 8:45am MST Virtual Summit Keynote
The Convergence of Zero Trust and SASE
Hosted by Netskope
James Christiansen
VP, CSO Cloud Security Transformation
Netskope

Jerry Sto. Tomas
CISO
Apria Healthcare
Organizations are feeling a shift in the world of networking and security as they rapidly adopt and embrace the cloud. On-premises private data centers are no longer the place for data and workloads to exist. With this shift, security and networking are brought closer than ever. Enterprises need speed, visibility, security and reliability without compromise. Enter, the secure access service edge, better known as SASE. Its’ inevitable that SASE implementations and zero trust implementations need to collide to provide a more comprehensive security capability to truly support digital transformation. How can your organization best position itself for the transition?
In this session, you will discuss:
- Problems SASE can address in the modern enterprise
- Benefits of planning both SASE and zero trust implementations
- Insights from organizations adopting SASE and zero trust today
8:45am - 9:00am MST Break
9:00am - 10:00am MST CIO & CISO Executive Boardroom
A Distributed Workforce – Building and Securing the New Normal
Hosted by Cox Business

J.R. Sloan
CIO
State of Arizona

Gary Desai
CIO
Discount Tire

Dan Saltich
CIO
Shamrock Foods
At the start of the world pandemic organizations quickly turned to have their employees work fully remote. CIOs and CISOs continue to remain at the forefront of building and nurturing the new work-from-home culture.
In this virtual boardroom , we’ll discuss:
- How to maintain pace with limited resources
- The latest tools to mitigate attacks
- Pros and cons of cost savings in a work-from-home environment
9:00am - 10:00am MST CISO Executive Boardroom
The New Language of Risk
Hosted by CrowdStrike

Austin Murphy
VP, Managed Services
CrowdStrike

Kim Jones
Director, Security Operations
Intuit

Jason Lish
CISO
Advisor Group
From frontline employees to top-level directors, CISOs must be able to communicate cyber risk in a way that compels others to act. What metrics, measures, methods and messages resonate in today’s risk environment?
Join this boardroom to discuss:
- Defining what risk management mean to your organization and identifying priorities
- Implementing a controls framework and improving data quality and compliance
- Translating IT risk into business risk to ensure understanding at board level
10:00am - 10:45am MST Virtual Summit Keynote
Accelerate Your Journey to AI
Hosted by IBM

Daniel Hernandez
General Manager, IBM Data & AI
IBM

Max (LJ) Chan
Chief Information Officer
Avnet

Christopher Clark
Sr. Cyber Security Architect
Honeywell Aerospace

Lester Godsey
CISO
Maricopa County, AZ
AI is the main ingredient to help you pivot quickly in today’s environment and ensure a successful digital transformation. To scale AI, you need to overcome the challenges of talent scarcity, data complexity and a lack of trust in AI systems.
In this session, you’ll discuss:
- Common challenges businesses and government sectors face in their AI journey
- Prescriptive approach to collect, organize, analyze, infuse AI, and modernize your data
- Efficient information architectures (IA) for AI
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10:45am - 11:00am MST Break
October 27, 2020
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