Executive Summit

Businesses stand to benefit from AI in unprecedented ways, but only if IT and security leaders overcome transformation challenges. This includes implementing a modern zero trust architecture to protect data and users, embracing AI while managing its risks, and handling the technical and financial implications of ever-expanding environments. A risk-based approach to security ensures CIOs and CISOs deliver a secure, phased transformation.

Join this session to:

• Understand how zero trust and AI together, unlike firewalls, provide the strongest cyber defense by stopping threat actors from lateral movement within networks
• Learn strategies for protecting AI applications developed in data centers and the cloud, while preventing data leaks from public AI applications
• Discover how eliminating costly legacy hardware simplifies environments while cutting network and security costs

The future of business is rapidly evolving — a future where AI agents are part of the workforce, almost any process or workflow can be automated, and customers expect better, more intelligent experiences across their unstructured data. Whether that means automating loans or onboarding employees faster, applying intelligence to your unstructured data can be a pathway to stay ahead of the competition.

Join this interactive session to explore:

• Practical approaches to building an unstructured data strategy
• Robust content workflows and use cases including agentic AI
• Leadership lessons for organizing and upskilling the workforce

Organizations that align the technology strategy with the business achieve higher return on assets and equity. Despite the benefits, Gartner found that only 29% of CIOs report their organizations as highly aligned. Developing alignment models that accommodate the dynamic nature of business and technology are key for sustained organizational success.

Join this session to explore:

• How synchronizing IT capabilities with business objectives can lead to enhanced organizational performance
• Effective communication between the technology team and business units
• Practical solutions to common barriers such as cultural differences, misaligned incentives and rapidly evolving technology landscapes

Gaining leadership buy-in for risk mitigation is not just about the metrics; it’s about the story. How can we 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 to discuss:

• 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

Connect with like-minded peers in a one-on-one setting through Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.

 Increased digitization over the past 50 years has transformed CIOs and CISOs from technical leaders to global business executives who leverage technology to achieve enterprise value. As today’s leaders promote the establishment of optimal technology responsibilities and accountabilities, they must also evolve their own roles to deal with evolving obligations and opportunities.

Join this peer chat to explore:

• What business outcomes you’re trying to drive
• How you are strategically approaching those drivers
• Ways to elevate your role for influence across the C-suite and beyond

According to Gartner, by 2028, data ecosystems enabled by data fabric and generative AI will reduce technology complexity and integration costs. Discover how this scalable architecture can overcome integration challenges and accelerate business outcomes.

In this session, you’ll learn:

• Key components for enhanced data integration
• Strategies to leverage data fabrics for AI success
• Techniques to align data outcomes with business goals

Leaders must protect their organizations from increasingly sophisticated cyber-attacks by preparing now to limit the impact and allow for as quick a recovery as possible. This requires a great defensive strategy that is practiced, communicated and understood throughout the organization well before any incident occurs. Balancing that preparation with what actually unfolds during an event is what fosters true resilience.

Join this boardroom to explore with peers:

• Stories of detection and recovery – what strategies worked and which fell short
• Mutual threat defense – the critical role of collaboration in the cybersecurity community
• Best practices for organizational communication – before, during and after an incident

 In the evolving landscape of mergers and acquisitions, IT leadership is no longer an afterthought but a crucial voice in the M&A process. With technology tightly integrated into business processes, IT leaders have the potential to drive positive transformation and permanent business growth.

Join this session to discuss:

• Evolving M&A playbooks and executing successful roadmaps 
• Growing pains and gains through organizational pivots
• Excelling in change management leadership for sustainable transformation

Today’s CIOs and CISOs face mounting pressure to connect technology and security investments directly to business results. The ability to align IT strategy with desired outcomes is now essential—not optional. Discover how strategic portfolio management enables leaders to prioritize, execute, and collaborate for real impact in a fast-changing digital landscape.

In this session, you’ll learn:

• Aligning technology and security portfolios with business priorities
• Identifying investment areas that accelerate digital value and resilience
• Collaborating across IT and security for unified strategic execution

Finish the day sharing lessons learned with your peers over light fare and drinks at this closing reception hosted by your governing body members.