
Boston CISO Community
Executive Summit
December 10, 2024 | Westin Copley Place
December 10, 2024
Westin Copley Place
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with Boston'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:
Navigating the ethics of cutting edge AI
Optimizing costs to improve security across cloud environments
Strategizing for a risk-aligned, resilient organization
Boston 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

Julie Fitton
Analog Devices
CISO

Eric Galis
Cengage
CISO

Javed Ikbal
Bright Horizons
VP/CISO

Ravi Thatavarthy
Rite Aid
Chief Information Security Officer

Michael Woodson
Sonesta
Director of Information Security and Privacy

Gernette Wright
Schneider Electric North America
IT Security Officer
What to Expect
Agenda
7:45am - 8:30am Registration & Breakfast
8:30am - 9:15am Keynote
Law & Order — Cross Examining AI's Legal Boundaries
Hosted by CyberArk

Eran Kahana
AI, Cybersecurity, and Intellectual Property Attorney
Maslon LLP
As AI technologies rapidly evolve, the laws and ethical standards designed to govern them lag behind, creating a mismatch in the pace of innovation and regulation. This misalignment often leads to inadequate alignment with core principles such as trustworthiness, safety, and ethics. For AI leaders, mastering governance strategies that drive alignment with these core principles is key to ensuring the organization’s risk profile is effectively managed.
Join AI, cybersecurity, and IP law expert Eran Kahana as he offers actionable insights on:
- Navigating the Ethics of Cutting-Edge AI
- Deciphering Global AI Legislation Dynamics
- Mastering AI Governance for Risk Mitigation
9:15am - 9:40am Networking Break
9:40am - 10:25am Breakout Session
Bridging Security and Risk — The Evolving CISO Reporting Structure
Hosted by Axonius

Doug DeMio
CSO
Mapfre Insurance
In the evolving landscape of risk management, the integration of CROs and CISOs is quickly emerging. This new reporting structure empowers both CROs and CISOs to work synergistically, leveraging their combined expertise to protect the organization's assets, reputation, and strategic objectives in a rapidly changing threat landscape. It also creates a more cohesive and comprehensive approach to ensure that security becomes an enabler for faster, smoother business transactions rather than a bottleneck.
Join this session to discuss:
- Allocating resources for risk management and cybersecurity initiatives
- Aligning risk management strategies along with business objectives
- Unifying to create a stronger Risk Management Framework
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Navigating Cyber Risks and Opportunities of Cloud - Evaluating Options
Hosted by SentinelOne

Mani Keerthi Nagothu
Americas Field CISO Associate Director
SentinelOne

Deb Briggs
Chief Security Officer
Netscout

Salomon Frangieh
VP - IT Risk and Resilience Oversight Lead
State Street

Christine Nagy
Global CISO
Advent International
The use of cloud technology has become a popular choice for businesses, providing them with numerous advantages and introducing new threats. Cyber security risks can cause financial and reputational damage if left unmanaged, which is why it is essential to understand all the ways to protect the enterprise.
Join this boardroom to discuss:
- New insights to cloud-based attacks and the impacts
- Cloud security strategies & Governance, Risk and Compliance
- Cloud defenses for protecting organizations
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Innovating at Full Speed
Hosted by Snyk

Clinton Herget
Field CTO
Snyk

Ravi Thatavarthy
Chief Information Security Officer
Rite Aid

Matthew Wicker
Global Director of Cybersecurity
Regal Rexnord
Establishing trust between security and developers is crucial for successful outcomes, especially as modern development quickly embraces AI. Security and risk leaders need to move faster by adopting dynamic risk governance and use risk governance intensity, but how does the future of innovation hinge on achieving this open trust and communication.
Join this boardroom conversation with Snyk to delve into:
- Communicating risk strategies & ownership to partners across the enterprise
- Applying AI and how it can speed up and secure application security
- Leveraging automation and analytics to safeguard the riskiest components of your digital portfolio
10:25am - 11:05am Networking Break
10:30am - 10:55am 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.
11:05am - 11:50am Breakout Session
It is AI Incident O'clock — Do you know where your AI Security Program is?
Hosted by Veza

Javed Ikbal
VP/CISO
Bright Horizons
There are two kinds of companies, those that had an AI Security/Privacy Incident, and those that will. Artificial Intelligence brings both groundbreaking opportunities and considerable risks. To effectively manage these risks, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published a risk management framework. However, this framework does not fully address the pressing question for cybersecurity experts: how to prevent or respond and recover.
Join this session to discuss:
- Applying NIST's Five Functions to AI security
- Protecting Gen AI applications with the OWASP LLM Top 10
- Arming AI Governance with the NIST AI RMF
11:05am - 11:50am Executive Boardroom
Securing the Everywhere World — Building Cyber Resilience through a “Connectivity Cloud”
Hosted by Cloudflare

Stephen Stierer
Senior Director of Solutions Engineering
Cloudflare

Stephen Danckert
Director, Enterprise Architecture, Cybersecurity and Privacy
Haemonetics

Brian McGowan
CISO
SharkNinja
When users are everywhere and digital operations span cloud, SaaS, and on-premises environments, achieving cyber resilience becomes paramount. The challenge lies in navigating this complexity and maintaining visibility and control to ensure continuous operation despite cyber threats.
Join this interactive roundtable to discuss:
- Optimizing costs and improving security across diverse cloud environments
- Adopting Zero Trust philosophies to protect users, data, and applications
- Innovating with AI while addressing global regulatory and data privacy requirements
11:05am - 11:50am Executive Boardroom
Risk to the Nth-Party Degree
Hosted by RiskRecon, a Mastercard Company

John Chisum
VP, Solutions Consulting
RiskRecon - A MasterCard Company

Dean Lebron
Vice President, Information Technology
Ameresco

Brooke Satti Charles
Head of Risk and Compliance
PerkinElmer
Third party relationships are closest and may prove to be the most tangible risks to your business, yet the whole supply chain of your business partners still pose a substantial threat. Most organizations’ vendor relationships extend to the 8th party. CISOs need to understand this web of connectedness in order to better manage and communicate enterprise risk.
Join this session to discuss:
- Gaining visibility into risk across the whole supply chain
- Strategies for effective risk management and monitoring business partners
- Overcoming resource challenges to prioritize third-party and extended supply chain risk
11:50am - 12:35pm Lunch Service
Apply to Participate
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Location
Venue & Accommodation
Westin Copley PlaceParking Information:
Discounted valet parking only: $45/no overnight privileges
Self-parking available at Copley Place Parking
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Westin Copley Place at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling 617- 262-9600. Please mention Boston Executive Summit to ensure the appropriate room rate.
Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of $259 USD (plus tax) is November 18, 2024.
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