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Denver CISO Community

Inner Circle

September 4, 2025 | The Regular

September 4, 2025
The Regular

Collaborate with your peers

Join Denver'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:

Creating user-friendly platforms that inspire the co-leadership of digital initiatives

Overcoming interdepartmental challenges to derive value from technology and security investments

Denver 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

Chris Ard

Newmont Corporation
CDAO

Ken Athanasiou

VF Corp
Global CISO

Jamie Barcia

Re/max
VP, Information Security

Sam Masiello

The Anschutz Corporation
CISO

Chris McLaughlin

Johns Manville
CISO

Lucia Milică Stacy

Stanley Black & Decker
Global CISO

Agenda

September 4, 2025

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

5:30pm - 6:30pm  Discussion Topics

Strategic Leadership – Maximizing Digital Investments Amid Unprecedented Advancements

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Curtis Peterson

SVP, Customer Experience

RingCentral

Diego Silva headshot

Diego Silva

SVP & CIO

Gates Corporation

Mike Villis headshot

Mike Villis

CISO

World Kinect

Jason L'Odense headshot

Jason L'Odense

Chief Information Technology Officer

Global Medical Response

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Steven Lovaas

CISO

Colorado State University

Rapid innovation and widespread AI implementation in the past 18 months is presenting unmapped opportunities and hitherto unseen challenges for organizations across industry and geography. Determining digital priorities to drive the business forward is complex, and the pressure on technology leaders to maximize their digital investments is higher than ever.

Gartner's 2025 survey of CIOs and executive leaders outside of IT reveals that so-called "digital vanguards" drive growth by co-owning digital initiatives to deliver better outcomes across the organization. This approach maximizes the value of digital investments, gives direction to digital priorities and enhances organizational effectiveness. Security leaders play a pivotal role in balancing and communicating risk associated with the digital initiatives to enable the business.

Join this conversation to discuss strategic approaches for leveraging partnerships to ensure the best ROI on technology and security investments.

  1. Do you consider yourself a “digital vanguard?” How can CIOs and CISOs create inclusive, user-friendly platforms that encourage IT and non-IT collaboration for secure solutions?
  2. What challenges do you face in getting the rest of the organization to understand the technology roadmap, especially when it comes to setting realistic expectations around AI use cases?
  3. How do you envision capturing the maximum value from your AI strategy? What role will other stakeholders play in making sure you are successful?
  4. How are you approaching developing business and IT skills, ensuring accurate tech skills forecasting?
  5. Based on tonight’s conversation, how well equipped do you feel your department and you, as a leader, are to act on these insights?

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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Caroline Wharton

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caroline.wharton@gartner.com