In-Person

Boston CISO Community

Inner Circle

September 2, 2025 | Davio's

September 2, 2025
Davio's

Collaborate with your peers

Join Boston'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:

Aligning cybersecurity with business goals to encourage strategic growth

Expanding CISO roles to drive organizational impact and security innovation

Boston 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

Julie Fitton

Analog Devices
CISO

Eric Galis

Cengage
CISO

Javed Ikbal

Bright Horizons
VP/CISO

Brian McGowan

SharkNinja
CISO

Ravi Thatavarthy

Rite Aid
Chief Information Security Officer

Gernette Wright

Schneider Electric North America
IT Security Officer

Agenda

September 2, 2025

4:30pm - 5:30pm  Executive Networking Reception

5:30pm - 6:30pm  Discussion Topics

Resilient Leadership — Optimizing Cybersecurity in a Dynamic World

Dan Inbar headshot

Dan Inbar

CIO

iRobot

Jasvinder Khera headshot

Jasvinder Khera

AVP & CISO

John Hancock

Scott Margolis headshot

Scott Margolis

CISO

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

Ravi Thatavarthy headshot

Ravi Thatavarthy

Chief Information Security Officer

Rite Aid

 The rapid evolution of cyber threats and technological advancements over the past year has introduced both unprecedented challenges and opportunities for organizations worldwide.  Now more than ever, cybersecurity leaders must drive organizational success by integrating security initiatives with business objectives.

Gartner predicts that by 2027, nearly half of CISOs will expand their remit beyond cybersecurity, due to increasing regulatory pressure and attack surface expansion. To meet this moment, security leaders must adopt strategic leadership approaches that leverage collaboration and innovation to optimize cybersecurity investments, enhance resilience, and drive organizational growth -- all while navigating and defending against increasingly more sophisticated and high-frequency attacks.

Join this peer-led roundtable to discuss:

  • What emerging threat vectors and trends are you watching that have presented challenges for your organization?
  • What new opportunities have you seen arise with the changing landscape?
  • What strategies, tools, and technology have you found helpful in enhancing team performance, increasing agility via responsive strategies, and improving cyber resiliency?
  • How are you working to evolve your role beyond technical oversight to encompass more of a business leadership position that influences the entire organization?
  • How are you building relationships with strategic internal partners to help you optimize security investments, minimize cyber risk, and stay on top of changing regulatory requirements?
  • What key message can you, as a leader, bring back to your team to inspire them, considering the dynamic world of evolving threats that present both challenges and opportunities?

6:30pm - 7:00pm  Networking Break

7:00pm - 8:00pm  Summary Discussion & Dinner

8:00pm - 9:00pm  Social Hour

We look forward to seeing you at an upcoming in-person gathering

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Location

Venue

Davio's

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Parking:

Complimentary valet parking is available. 

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For inquiries related to this community, please reach out to your dedicated contact.

Spencer Bisgaard

Senior Community Program Manager

541-912-0183

spencer.bisgaard@gartner.com