2025 Pittsburgh CISO Executive Summit

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Collaborate with your peers

Get together with Pittsburgh'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:

Leveraging Collaboration to Enable Innovation and Risk Management

Improving Business Outcomes with Data & Analytics

Increasing Reliability and Resilience in an Evolving Tech Landscape

Governing Body Co-Chairs

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 Pittsburgh 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

Keynote Session

Brain-Driven Resilience — Neuro-Optimizing for Executive Edge

Details coming soon.

Executive Boardroom Session

A Valuable AI Strategy

To deliver value, an enterprise’s AI strategy must align with business priorities and be supported by quality data, proper governance and guardrails.

Join this session to discuss:

Identifying business goals that align with AI’s capabilities for meaningful implementation
Detecting and overcoming pain points
Measuring value and ensuring ROI from AI initiatives

Breakout Sessions

Crafting a Compelling Risk Narrative

Gaining leadership buy-in for risk mitigation is not just about the metrics; it’s about the story. Sheetz CISO Jay Rhykerd is working to reframe conversations about risk by not only developing consistent and quantifiable models, but also ensuring key stakeholders can understand and engage throughout the process.

Join this session for an in-progress case study on:

Measuring, documenting and communicating cyber- and IT-related risks
Linking risk to broader organizational goals
Engaging the board and executive leadership with refined messaging and presentation

Bridging the IT/OT Divide

Leading with Empathy and Grace — Transformative Leadership Strategies

In today's fast-paced world, leaders need more than just strategic acumen; they need heart. Discover how embracing empathy and grace can transform your leadership style, fostering trust and resilience in your team. Whether you're an experienced executive or an emerging leader, this session will equip you with the tools to lead with compassion while maintaining accountability.

In this session, you’ll learn: