Atlanta CISO Community
Inner Circle
September 5, 2024 | Buckhead Club (located in Sovereign Building)
September 5, 2024
Buckhead Club (located in Sovereign Building)
Collaborate with your peers
Join Atlanta's top CISOs for an intimate networking dinner and facilitated discussion on key business challenges. Enjoy a relaxed evening of dinner and drinks with your peers to share best practices, make new connections and build professional relationships.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CISOs today:
A New Era of Data Governance
The Risk vs. Value Balancing Act
Atlanta CISO Governing Body
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the discussion topics and agenda, ensuring that all content is driven By CISOs, For CISOs®.
Governing Body Co-Chairs
Derek Benz
The Coca-Cola Company
Chief Information Security Officer
Tim Callahan
Aflac
SVP, Global CISO
John Dickson
Colonial Pipeline
VP, Chief Information Security Officer
Meredith Harper
Synchrony Financial
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer
Bob Varnadoe
NCR
Global CISO
Stacy Hughes
ABM
CISO
Agenda
September 5, 2024
4:30pm - 5:30pm Executive Networking Reception
5:30pm - 6:45pm Discussion Topics
Modern CISO, Modern Data Security Strategy
John Engates
Field CTO
Cloudflare
Ray Strubinger
Director, Information Security
TK Elevator
Clarissa Banks
CISO
Deluxe
Kevin Gowen
CISO
Synovus Financial
Eric Mermelstein
CISO
GCP Applied Technologies
Trey Tunnell
CISO
Floor & Decor
Keith Weller
CISO
Andmore
In today's sophisticated threat landscape, data is both a valuable asset and a potential liability to the business. Rapid advancements and adoption of new technologies, increases in data complexity, and expanding regulatory oversight all pose significant challenges for security leaders. However, as the landscape evolves, so does the opportunity for CISOs to securely enable the business.
The spotlight is now on CISOs to vigilantly measure and communicate the risks and value associated with data, implement appropriate DLP measures, and establish data security as a shared business responsibility.
A New Era of Data Governance
- How have advancements and adoption of Generative AI and ML tools impacted your data governance strategies?
- How do you leverage data security and governance as a business differentiator and value-driver?
- What are proven strategies for implementing DLP measures to mitigate risk and ensure regulatory compliance?
The Risk vs. Value Balancing Act
- What factors do you consider when balancing the risk and value of data within an organization?
- How do you demonstrate data security as a business priority, not just a technology priority within your organization?
- Limited cross-functional collaboration is a common barrier to realizing value from data. What strategies can CISOs employ to foster a security-centric culture within their organizations?
6:45pm - 7:15pm Networking Break
7:15pm - 8:30pm Summary Discussion & Dinner
8:30pm - 9:30pm Social Hour
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Location
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Venue Information
Valet parking and Self-Parking available in the Sovereign Motor Lobby at venue.
The Buckhead Club is located at 3344 Peachtree Road (Sovereign building), directly across the street from the Atlanta Financial Center. The Club is located on the 26th floor, accessed by the high-rise elevator bank – look for our logo!
Self-Parking Access Directions
From South/Downtown (75/85 Northbound and 400 Northbound), access from Peachtree Road:
- Make your way north on I-75/85, splitting onto I-85 northbound (left lanes at the split). Exit onto GA 400
Northbound. Exit at the Buckhead/Lenox Loop. At the exit ramp, bear right and follow the signs to Peachtree Road
Southbound. At Peachtree Road, turn right at The Whitley. Travel through three traffic lights, turning right at the
fourth light onto Tower Place Drive (turn just after the red awnings of Bistro Niko Restaurant, located on the ground
floor). The Sovereign motor lobby will be on your right.
From Midtown, access from Piedmont Road:
- Heading north on Piedmont Road, travel across Peachtree Road. After passing the Terminus building access, you
will turn right at the light onto Tower Place Drive (directly across from the Peachtree Piedmont Cross Shopping
Center/“Disco Kroger”) and come to the stop sign (3 way stop). At the stop sign, bear right and slightly uphill
between the Hilton Garden Inn and Courtyard Marriott Hotels. The Sovereign motor lobby will be on your left, just
past the Hilton Garden Inn and before Bistro Niko (watch for the red awnings).
From North/Perimeter (400 Southbound), access from Lenox Loop:
- NOTE: This access point is gated from 7:30am-9:30am and again from 4:30pm-6:30pm.
Make your way to 285 and exit to GA 400 Southbound. Exit at the Buckhead/Lenox Loop exit. At the exit ramp,
bear right. At the first light, turn left into the shopping plaza named Buckhead Station. Go through the first stop sign
and turn right at the second stop sign. Follow around to the next stop sign (dead end at iron sculpture). Turn left and
travel past the Hilton Garden Inn drive. The Sovereign motor lobby will be on your left just past the Hilton Garden
Inn and before Bistro Niko (watch for the red awnings).
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