2026 Dallas CISO Community Executive Summit

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Collaborate with your peers

Get together with Dallas'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:

Advancing GenAI Capabilities with Secure and Accountable Oversight

Streamlining Tools and Processes to Improve User Experience, Productivity, and Business Value

Integrating Cyber Resilience into Core Business Strategy and Operational Excellence

Governing Body Co-Chairs

David Bell

CBRE
SVP, CISO

What to Expect

Interactive Sessions

Hear from CISO practitioners and thought leaders on how they're solving critical challenges impacting your role today in Keynote sessions, and join smaller, interactive discussions with your peers in Breakout and Boardroom sessions.

Community Networking

Make new connections and catch up with old friends in casual conversations during dedicated time for networking designed to better acquaint you with your Dallas CISO community.

Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Connect with like-minded peers in a private, 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.

Agenda

Executive Boardroom Sessions

Securing the Rise of AI Identities

According to the International Data Corporation, the number of AI identities is expected to reach 1.3 billion in just two years. Yet many organizations don’t secure AI identities effectively, granting excessive access and relying on outdated, slow processes.

Join this session to learn how to:

Identify gaps in agent access visibility, ownership, and governance
Address the unique challenges of identity security in AI environments
Build scalable identity foundations to enable innovation and efficiency

The Autonomous Frontier — Leading Secure AI Transformation

The focus has shifted from adopting AI to determining how much of your business relies on autonomous agents. The question is now: how can CISOs drive productivity with agentic workflows while maintaining control?

Join this session to learn about:

The evolving landscape of AI autonomy
How the perimeter now centers on agent actions
Security as an accelerator for innovation

Breakout Session

Strengthening Critical Infrastructure Through IT/OT Security Alignment

As operational technology (OT) environments become increasingly connected, organizations are facing new cybersecurity challenges that blur the traditional boundaries between IT and OT. At the same time, critical infrastructure operators must balance security, safety, reliability, and regulatory demands while navigating rapid technological change, including the rise of AI and industrial digitization.

Join this session to discuss:

Shifting of OT security to the CISO
Aligning IT/OT, culture, risk, and governance
Building a mature and resilient converged cybersecurity programs

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Each application is carefully vetted to ensure members meet established criteria, preserving the quality of the network and enabling meaningful, peer‑level discussions among leaders from the world’s leading organizations.

Once you submit your application, a Community Program Manager will schedule a conversation to understand your priorities and interests and complete onboarding, including access to year‑round community events.