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Southern California CISO Executive Summit
June 5, 2018 | Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City
June 5, 2018
Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with your peers to tackle top business challenges through peer-driven content and discussions at the Southern California CISO Executive Summit.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CISOs today:
Strategies for a risk-aligned, resilient organization
Developing and investing in the security workforce of tomorrow
Creating business value and supporting agile business operations
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
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Bently Au
AEG Worldwide
VP, CISO
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Nikolay Chernavsky
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
SVP & CISO
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Matt Crouse
Taco Bell Corporation
Director of Information Security
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Arthur Lessard
Universal Music Group and Brands
SVP & CSO
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Dan Meacham
Legendary Entertainment
IT Security & Compliance Officer
Nick Reva
Snap Inc.
Security Engineering Lead
Bob Schlotfelt
Alorica
Senior Director Information Security
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Marty Simmons
Kite Pharma
Director of I.T. Security and Compliance
Agenda
June 5, 2018
7:00am - 7:45am Registration & Breakfast
7:45am - 8:30am Keynote
From AI to IA, a Practical Guide to Artificial Intelligence
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Tom Soderstrom
IT Chief Technology & Innovation Officer
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Deep Learning. Machine Learning. Artificial Intelligence. These trends can deliver immense dividends for those who take advantage of them. But how do you get started? Consider this session a practical guide for CISOs on cutting through the hype and benefiting your organization both in the near-term and long-term. You’ll hear practical tips and examples of how to incorporate Internet of Things, cloud and analytics to make sure you’re getting the most out of AI.
8:30am - 9:00am Networking Break
9:00am - 9:50am Breakout Session
Taking the Right Risks
Charles Beeler
General Partner
Rally Ventures
Alex Doll
Founder and Managing Member
Ten Eleven Ventures
Jay Leek
Managing Director
ClearSky Security
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Jerry Sto. Tomas
CISO
Apria Healthcare Group, Inc.
Brett Wahlin
SVP and CISO
Staples, Inc.
Security leaders operate in a narrow, precarious space between risk and opportunity. Choices abound — but are more traditional investments really safer? Or do CISOs have a responsibility to take chances on emerging technologies that could someday change the game? In a marketplace crowded by hundreds of early stage companies claiming to be the next big thing, how do you know which risks are the right ones to take? Jay Leek leads a group of investors and CISOs in a discussion on how to sort through the noise and identify early stage companies that add value, offset risk and accelerate innovation.
9:00am - 9:50am Breakout Session
Defending Against the Invisible Risk With Artificial Intelligence
Hosted by Fortinet, Inc.
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Ladi Adefala
Senior Security Strategist
Fortinet, Inc.
Cyberthreats are everywhere. It is challenging enough to stay ahead of the criminals when they utilize known methods and attack vectors. What happens when you can’t see the attack? How do you defend your organization against the unknown threat? Join Ladi Adefala and discover how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning can help you gain visibility and mitigate risk. Adefala explores how to tip the security odds in your favor and strengthen your defenses, before threat actors themselves begin to employ AI-based tools in their attack strategies.
9:00am - 9:50am Executive Boardroom
Securing the Virtual Data Center with Predictive Analytics
Hosted by Carbon Black
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Doug Murray
CISO and Principal
Hyundai Autoever America
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Mark Van Holsbeck
IT Risk & Security CISO
Avery Dennison
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Roman Brozyna
CISO
Carbon Black
How do you scale security in the cloud without compromise? As organizations go into a majority cloud environment, priorities shift – often at the expense of increased risk to an ever-changing environment where employees expect “instant gratification” and access to data anywhere, anytime. Join this peer dialogue to discuss how the definition of endpoint transforms when you’re working in a virtual environment – and how behavioral threat detection can stop emerging threats in the expanding digital world.
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:
Kody Paine at +1 971-222-2377 or Kody.Paine@evanta.com
9:00am - 9:50am Executive Boardroom
Cloud Innovation – Strategies to Secure Today's Cloud Workloads
Hosted by IBM
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Scott Hennon
SVP, CISO
East West Bank
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Michael Panico
Information Security Officer
Disney ABC Television Group
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Dan Wolff
Director, Cloud Security Product Mgmt, IBM Security
IBM
Speed – we are all moving faster these days. Thanks to cloud technologies, we can now try new ideas almost immediately with minimal impact to the budget. Do you have an agile workplace? More important, is your business secure? Don’t miss this peer-driven discussion that will help you cover all the bases when it comes to protecting business systems and processes that live in the cloud. Discover how you can implement new ideas and concepts, no matter where you are in your cloud migration journey.
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:
Kody Paine at +1 971-222-2377 or Kody.Paine@evanta.com
9:50am - 10:20am Networking Break
10:20am - 11:10am Breakout Session
Redefining Your Perimeter With the Zero Trust Model
Hosted by One Identity
Filipe Almeida
Infrastructure Security Engineering Lead
Snap Inc.
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Emilio Escobar
Head of Information Security
Hulu
Nick Reva
Security Engineering Lead
Snap Inc.
The castle-and-moat mentality is obsolete. Just because someone can enter the perimeter, doesn't mean that they should have access to everything. Are you ready to change the way that you look at security? Join Filipe Almeida, Emilio Escobar and Nick Reva as they explore the Zero Trust model.
10:20am - 11:10am Breakout Session
Data-Centric Security - The New Norm
Hosted by PKWARE, Inc.
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Joe Sturonas
Chief Technology Officer
PKWARE, Inc.
Network security – it’s a losing battle. When it comes right down to it, we just can’t keep up with the constantly evolving tactics developed by criminals, industrial spies and hostile nations. However, when companies shift their focus from perimeter defenses and put their efforts into protecting data itself, they position themselves for long-term security. Is your organization ready for a transformation? In this session, Joe Sturonas will show why accepting defeat in the fight for network protection is the first step in winning the long-term battle for information security.
10:20am - 11:10am Executive Boardroom
Super Forecasting - Performing High Precision Risk Assessments
Hosted by Palo Alto Networks
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Nikolay Chernavsky
SVP & CISO
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
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Jerry Sto. Tomas
CISO
Apria Healthcare Group, Inc.
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Rick Howard
CSO
Palo Alto Networks
Network defenders have avoided quantitative risk assessments in the past because they are too hard – the math is complex and too many variables exist. What if we could use simple math tricks to reduce our uncertainty about ranges of possibilities and that would be enough to help us make risk decisions? Join this session to explore the challenges with forecasting, as well as discover processes for improvement.
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:
Kody Paine at +1 971-222-2377 or Kody.Paine@evanta.com
10:20am - 11:10am Executive Boardroom
Digital Transformation – Avoid Risk in Business-Critical Applications
Hosted by Onapsis, Inc.
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Christopher Hymes
Director and Head of Information Security
Riot Games, Inc.
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Arthur Lessard
SVP & CSO
Universal Music Group and Brands
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Simran Dhillon
Senior Program Manager in Professional Services
Onapsis, Inc.
It is easy to dismiss the phrase “digital transformation” as simple buzzwords. But for many organizations, the term represents a detailed outline of business and operational plans to integrate, prioritize and fully utilize the latest digital technologies available. While these investments usually result in significant cost and productivity benefits to the company, security is often a second priority or not in the scope of these projects. Don’t miss this opportunity to collaborate with your peers regarding new strategies that will move security to the top of the list during the next stages of your digital improvement journey.
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:
Kody Paine at +1 971-222-2377 or Kody.Paine@evanta.com
10:20am - 11:10am Executive Boardroom
Securing the ‘There’s an App for That’ World
Hosted by MobileIron
Anson Fong
CISO
Los Angeles World Airports
Michael Mongold
Director, Information Security
Deckers Brands
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Alex Mosher
Global Vice President, Cloud Solutions
MobileIron
There’s an app for everything these days. And a cloud service behind the scenes. From approving expenses in the grocery store line to looking up key customer information in the field, employees are more productive than ever in today’s mobile-cloud world. Yet it also means there’s data everywhere – on devices, in transit and in the cloud. CISOs face the challenge of crafting a security strategy that protects this data no matter where the data is. This discussion will explore how organizations are using mobile-cloud apps throughout the business, risks created through mobile-cloud technologies and best practices for keeping related data secure.
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:
Kody Paine at +1 971-222-2377 or Kody.Paine@evanta.com
11:10am - 11:40am Networking Break
June 5, 2018
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