Dallas CIO Community
Town Hall
April 23, 2026 | 12:00pm CDT
April 23, 2026
12:00pm CDT
The Architect of Resilience — Moving from Human-Scale Defense to the Autonomous Enterprise
Participate with your CIO peers in the Dallas community in small, breakout discussions on a mission-critical priority for IT leaders. These informal discussions allow you to share your insights and learn from the lessons, approaches and experiences of a diverse group of peers in virtual breakout rooms.
Join fellow CIOs in the Dallas community to discuss:
Architecting a shift away from legacy, manual-first security operations
Consolidating fragmented "best-of-breed" tools into a unified data fabric
Advancing resilience as a competitive advantage to support innovation and business growth
Discussion Leaders
Members of the Dallas CIO community will lead the interactive discussion and share lessons learned.
Chris Smith
Palo Alto Networks
SVP, Next Generation Security
Moderator
Stephen Tolerico
Sewell Automotive
CIO
Discussion Leader
Nereyda Norman
Anderson Merchandisers
SVP, Information Systems
Discussion Leader
Poonam Mohan
Encore
CIO
Discussion Leader
Matt Bowman
Marine Corps
3rd Marine Logistics Group CIO
Discussion Leader
Brian Faz
Alcon
VP, Global Digital Health Products
Discussion Leader
Agenda
April 23, 2026
12:00pm - 1:00pm CDT
The Architect of Resilience — Moving from Human-Scale Defense to the Autonomous Enterprise
Hosted by Palo Alto Networks
The CIO is the primary Architect of Resilience amid today’s urgent transition from fragmented, "best-of-breed" security to the era of the autonomous SOC. Technology strategy is shifting from manual triage to a unified data fabric, where precision AI replaces the noise of legacy infrastructure to eliminate the "data tax" and bridge the persistent cybersecurity talent gap. What are key strategies that CIOs can leverage for their roadmap to move beyond human-scale defense, transforming security from a reactive cost center into a self-healing engine of business continuity that secures the enterprise’s digital frontier?
Join this Town Hall to discuss:
- Architecting a shift away from legacy, manual-first security operations towards a self-healing SOC that functions at the speed of the machine
- Consolidating fragmented "best-of-breed" tools into a unified data fabric to streamline data, reduce costs, and close talent gaps
- Advancing resilience as a competitive advantage to support innovation and business growth
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