Southern California CISO Executive Summit
June 15, 2022 | Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills
June 15, 2022
Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with Southern California'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:
Supporting business agility with risk-based programs
Combating stress and burnout among CISOs and the security teams they lead
Evaluating, communicating and responding to evolving threats
Southern California 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
Matt Crouse
Taco Bell
CISO
Lara Divi
Dine Brands Global, Inc.
VP, CISO
Todd Friedman
ResMed
CISO
Gary Hayslip
SoftBank Corporation
CISO
Arthur Lessard
Universal Music Group
SVP & CISO
Dan Meacham
Legendary
VP, Global Security and Corporate Operations, CISO
Jessica Sica
PETCO Animal Supplies
CISO
David Tyburski
Wynn Resorts
Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer
Steven Young
Advantage Solutions
VP Information Security & Compliance, CISO
What to Expect
Agenda
June 14, 2022
June 15, 2022
7:30am - 8:15am Registration & Breakfast
8:15am - 9:00am Keynote
Strengths 2.0 — Applying Design Thinking to Your Strengths and Weaknesses
Hosted by CyberArk
John K. Coyle
CEO and Founder of "Speaking Design Thinking"
Guest Speaker
John K. Coyle is the founder and CEO of "Art of Really Living" and one of the world's leading experts in innovation and design thinking. Through the metaphor of sport, learn how individuals and teams can use innovation approaches to identify and leverage their unique strengths (and design around weaknesses). Become empowered to solve old problems in new ways and achieve breakthrough results. Understand how to apply the “Design Thinking” process to business and personal challenges.
This will empower you to:
- Achieve breakthrough performance by focusing on what you do best
- Decide what to delegate, quit or outsource, and plan to maximize team resources
- Create higher engagement and more effective collaboration with customers and colleagues
9:00am - 9:30am Networking Break
9:30am - 10:15am Breakout Session
Combating Stress and Burnout Starts with You
Hosted by NetSPI
Cyrus Tibbs
CISO
PennyMac
Greg Nelson
Director, Compliance and Cybersecurity
Smart & Final Stores
A CISO’s world is complex, challenging and at times exhausting. Between managing vulnerabilities, implementing new solutions, and navigating governance and company-wide risk assessments, it’s no wonder CISOs see the highest numbers of stress and burnout across the C-Suite. 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 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
9:30am - 10:15am Breakout Session
Adapt and Persevere — Preparing for Next-Level Threats
Hosted by CrowdStrike
Robert Sheldon
Director, Public Policy and Strategy
CrowdStrike
The cyber threat landscape is unpredictable and features security concerns that must be shared across all levels of the organization. Understanding the significance of recent events gives visibility into the shifting dynamics of adversary tactics, which is critical for staying ahead of and ultimately defeating today’s threats. As security teams assess the evolving threat landscape, what changes are actually required, and what can be done about it?
Join this session to discuss:
- What security teams need to know - and do - in an increasingly ominous threat landscape
- How to implement the right combination of security tools to stop an adversary with speed
- Effective security strategies and practical recommendations to stay ahead of next-level threats
9:30am - 10:15am Executive Boardroom
Zero Trust – Hype or Hope?
Hosted by IBM
Jeff Crume
Distinguished Engineer, CTO Security, North America
IBM
John Rojas
VP, Head of IT (CIO/CISO)
Air Lease Corporation
David Tyburski
Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer
Wynn Resorts
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 Zack Hellmann at zach.hellmann@evanta.com
9:30am - 10:15am Executive Boardroom
Data Doesn’t Lose Itself
Hosted by Proofpoint
Ryan Witt
Resident CISO, Healthcare
Proofpoint
Marty Simmons
Executive Director, IT Security
Iovance Biotherapeutics
Jean-Philippe Berreitter
Head of Information Security Business Integration
Farmers Insurance
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 Zack Hellmann at zach.hellmann@evanta.com
9:30am - 10:15am Executive Boardroom
How Autonomous Action Augments Human Teams
Hosted by Darktrace
Nicole Eagan
Chief Strategy Officer, AI Officer
Darktrace
Lara Divi
VP, CISO
Dine Brands Global, Inc.
A.J. Soria
Director of Information Security
Age of Learning
Jonathan Chow
Chief Information Security Officer
Genesys
The sheer scale and complexity of cyber-threats has meant the challenge of securing your business has gone beyond a human-scalable problem. Security teams are inundated with alerts, while simultaneously trying to monitor data and activity spread across disparate environments and respond to attacks in real time. To rise to this challenge, the next phase of security must be automated.
During this peer-discussion you will explore:
• Why mounting incidents across organizations is leading to alert fatigue
• How to trust the efficacy of autonomous response capabilities to stop in-progress attacks
• How automation can help to build cyber resilience and more effectively allocate resources
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: Zack.Hellmann@evanta.com
10:15am - 10:45am Networking Break
10:20am - 10:45am 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.
10:45am - 11:30am Breakout Session
Cybersecurity Insurance - What Price Will You Pay?
Hosted by Wiz
Lara Divi
VP, CISO
Dine Brands Global, Inc.
Julia Zhu-Thompson
Managing Director / Client Executive
Marsh & McLennan Agency
Annice Ma
Vice President, Cyber Practice
Marsh
In the last year, cyber-attack sophistication blindsided some of the world’s biggest companies. The severity of financial loss was profound. Because of this, Cybersecurity insurance is continuously evolving. Part of your ransomware tool kit should include cybersecurity insurance. Many CISO’s think they know their cyber security policy, but do they really? Bad actors are upping the ante and so must you.
Join this session to discuss:
- The current state of the cyber insurance market given increased frequency/severity of cyber events
- Level of engagement needed from CISO’s to drive strong renewal results
- What value is really afforded to organizations who carry cyber insurance
10:45am - 11:30am Breakout Session
Security Service Edge (SSE) — Security is a Team Sport
Hosted by Netskope
James Christiansen
VP, CSO Cloud Security Transformation
Netskope
David Tyburski
Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer
Wynn Resorts
Todd Friedman
CISO
ResMed
Jerry Sto. Tomas
CISO
HealthEdge
Building trust and reliance across technology and security teams is key to defending the enterprise. As security stacks incorporate Security Service Edge (SSE) to sustain the SASE journey, the partnership between CIOs, CISOs, and their teams is more important than ever.
Join this session to learn about:
- Best practices for IT and security collaboration
- Communicating the importance of SSE to your CEO and Board
- Improving internal stakeholder relationships to fuel business outcomes
10:45am - 11:30am Executive Boardroom
The Ongoing Fight to Secure Business Email
Hosted by Abnormal Security
Arun Singh
Vice President of Product Marketing
Abnormal Security
John Underwood
VP, Information Security
Big 5 Sporting Goods
Alex Hall
Senior Director, Information Security (CISO)
International Vitamin Corporation
Despite their efforts, from phishing simulations to security awareness campaigns, CISOs from organizations big and small keep falling short when it comes to stopping Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks. But, if everyone has an email security program, why are the losses associated with BEC still climbing?
Join this session to discuss:
•What is working, or not working, with existing processes and technology?
•How do we solve the “human factor” in the equation?
•Best practices for preventing loss related to a BEC attack?
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: Zack.Hellmann@evanta.com
10:45am - 11:30am Executive Boardroom
The State of Threat Detection —Actionable Insights and Adversary Techniques
Hosted by Red Canary
Chris Rothe
Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder
Red Canary
Brett Cumming
Sr. Director, Information Security Officer
Skechers
Wael Younan
CIO
CalOptima
Staying ahead of the countless, persistent and often well-funded threat actors is a daunting task. A fast-moving security program can mean the difference between preventing a breach or becoming the next headline, but knowing where and how to prioritize efforts and resources can be just as challenging. What are CISOs doing to ensure their threat intelligence programs are on the right track for 2022 and beyond?
Join this peer roundtable to discuss:
•The latest threat landscape, including emerging threats and the most prevalent techniques
•Best practices for detecting, mitigating and simulating attacks
•How to test and validate defenses against common adversary behaviors
11:30am - 11:40am Break
June 14, 2022
June 15, 2022
Location
Venue & Accommodation
Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly HillsA block of rooms has been reserved at the Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling 844-382-3367. Please mention EVANTA to ensure the appropriate room rate.
Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of $199 USD (plus tax) is May 16, 2022.
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