
Houston CISO Community
Executive Summit
June 18, 2024 | Hyatt Regency Houston Galleria
June 18, 2024
Hyatt Regency Houston Galleria
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with Houston'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:
Strengthening partnerships -- internally and externally -- as a proactive risk mitigation strategy
Enabling the adoption and implementation of secure practices across the enterprise
Improving and achieving operational resilience
Houston 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

Doug Rinehart
Newfold Digital
CISO

Derek Rude
Weatherford
Director, IT Security

Anthony Souza
Corteva Inc
VP, Chief Information Security Officer

Genady Vishnevetsky
Stewart Title Company
CISO

Joy Wangdi
LyondellBasell
Cybersecurity Trust Officer
What to Expect
Agenda
7:45am - 8:30am Registration & Breakfast
8:30am - 9:15am Keynote
Eliminating Stress and Burnout – A Symphony for Success
Hosted by Illumio

Julian Reeve
Burnout Specialist, Former Music Director of Hamilton
Julian Reeve, former Music Director of the Broadway musical Hamilton, has spent a lifetime chasing results. On and off Broadway, his achievements have been applauded, conducted by ambition, and underscored by self-criticism. But a major life event demanded a change of tune. Now, as a noted authority on burnout and perfectionism, he offers concrete tools on how to build a burnout-free culture, retain high achievers and optimize self-care and performance for you and your team. Reeve is an Advisory Board Member for HR.com’s Research Institute, and his work has been featured in The Hill Newspaper and Fast Company/CEO World Magazines in addition to his TEDx Talk and children's book.
Join Reeve as he explores:
- Recognizing and managing stress and burnout in yourself and your team
- Identifying six keys to burnout control & avoidance
- Clarifying individual vs. organization burnout responsibility
Have burning questions about burnout? Sign up for 1:1 office hours with Julian Reeve after his keynote talk to get personalized insight and advice on addressing burnout within yourself or within your team.
(Email Jessica Bucca, Sr. Content Manager, at jess.bucca@evanta.com to reserve your spot in one of the office hour sessions.)
9:15am - 9:40am Networking Break
9:40am - 10:25am Breakout Session
Peer Perspectives on Solving for CISO Success

Julie Boehl
Director of Information Security
Southwestern Energy

Octavio Herrera
Director of Cyber Security
Occidental Petroleum

Christopher Ward
CISO
TechnipFMC

Joshua Dray
CISO
San Jacinto College
Whether by nature or nurture, CISOs are the ultimate problem-solver. And while the scale circumstances of the problems each security leader faces will vary, the approaches we take to solve infosec challenges can translate across industries and organizations.
Join this session to hear from peers in your Houston CISO community will share how they've structured their programs for success to achieve some truly remarkable results, including:
- Reducing all malicious email rates by 99%
- Achieving 100% network segmentation between industrial control and business systems
- Improving endpoint detection by 90%
9:40am - 10:25am Breakout Session
Unlocking Full Cloud Potential – Security Enhancements for Today’s Enterprise
Hosted by Island

Jason Trunk
VP, Enterprise Architect
Island
While the vast majority of infrastructure has been upgraded and modernized to secure the shift to the cloud, enterprise IT teams are still missing an equally seamless access method to safely deliver those now cloud-native apps and data. While traditional browsers have become the de facto access point for the majority of business critical applications, they lack the deep inspection capabilities and hyper-granular security controls enterprises need. This results in security teams surrounding their browsers with layers of tech to meet those needs.
Join this breakout session to discover:
- Why traditional cloud security methods undermine your modernization efforts and end-user experience
- Embracing technological momentum to adapt to a "more-with-less" security landscape
- How enterprise CISOs are using this solution to bolster cloud security
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Lessons Only a Breach Can Teach

Wes Farris
ISO
The Harris Center
Despite investing in the appropriate solutions and conducting numerous tabletop exercises to prepare for a possible attack, the questions often linger: How helpful will your IR playbook actually be? How quickly will you be able to mobilize leadership? How will you handle the stress?
Wes Farris, ISO for The Harris Center, will lead this candid conversation using his own recent experience as a framework, and invites input, questions, and advice from peers on:
- Factors that really make a difference in preparing for a breach
- Fundamental priorities while actively responding and recovering
- Post-incident hindsight and reflections
9:40am - 10:25am Workshop
Office Hours with Julian Reeve, Burnout Expert

Julian Reeve
Burnout Specialist, Former Music Director of Hamilton
Meet one-on-one with burnout specialist Julian Reeve for expert insights and candid feedback on recognizing, addressing and preventing burnout – both in yourself and on your team. Feel free to come prepared with specific questions or scenarios you'd like to discuss.
These individual sessions are 10 minutes each (starting at 9:40, 9:55 and 10:10) and priority access for these sessions will be given to members of the Houston CISO Governing Body. Once your office hours session with Julian is confirmed, you'll receive a calendar invite confirming the exact time.
If you would like to meet with Julian and are having any problems adding this to your agenda, please contact Jess Bucca, Sr. Content Manager, at jess.bucca@evanta.com.
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
Deputy CISO — (More Than) A Solution to Succession Planning

Mary Dickerson
Associate Vice President, CISO
UTHealth Houston

Richard Anselme
Deputy CISO
UTHealth Houston

Genady Vishnevetsky
CISO
Stewart Title Company
CISO doesn't have to be synonymous with solo. Just ask Mary Dickerson, who -- for the first time in her 10+ year CISO career -- now has a Deputy CISO on her team.
Join this session with Mary and Richard Anselme, her Deputy CISO at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, to:
- See what a successful CISO/Deputy CISO partnership structure can look like
- Hear how they navigated potential pitfalls and how they see their roles evolving over time
- Discuss broader challenges with succession planning, delegating and leading within a security team
11:05am - 11:50am Breakout Session
Endpoint, Cloud and the Board — Identifying Risk that Matters
Hosted by Qualys

Jonathan Trull
CISO
Qualys
Prioritizing and eliminating the cyber risks that matter most is the ultimate goal of security leaders. But how do you validate that your efforts are hitting the mark? It all comes down to well-crafted measurements: metrics that are reliable and easily understood by all stakeholders across the business.
In this session, we will discuss:
- Cybersecurity risk assessment essentials and which risks truly carry weight
- Concrete approaches to determine effectiveness of security capabilities
- Creating simple "metric cards" to communicate across stakeholders
11:05am - 11:50am Executive Boardroom
Securing the Everywhere World — Building Cyber Resilience through a “Connectivity Cloud”
Hosted by Cloudflare

John Engates
Field CTO
Cloudflare

Tony Caruso
CyberSecurity Advisor
Apache Corporation

Paul Dial
CISO
AECOM
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 Workshop
Office Hours with Julian Reeve, Burnout Expert

Julian Reeve
Burnout Specialist, Former Music Director of Hamilton
Meet one-on-one with burnout specialist Julian Reeve for expert insights and candid feedback on recognizing, addressing and preventing burnout – both in yourself and on your team. Feel free to come prepared with specific questions or scenarios you'd like to discuss.
These individual sessions are 10 minutes each (starting at 11:05, 11:20 and 11:35) and priority access for these sessions will be given to members of the Houston CISO Governing Body. Once your office hours session with Julian is confirmed, you'll receive a calendar invite confirming the exact time.
If you would like to meet with Julian and are having any problems adding this to your agenda, please contact Jess Bucca, Sr. Content Manager, at jess.bucca@evanta.com.
11:50am - 12:35pm Lunch Service
Apply to Participate
Apply to participate in the Houston CISO Community Executive Summit.
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Our selective approach maintains the high quality of the network and ensures top-level discussions with peers from the world’s leading organizations.
Each application will be reviewed, and once your participation is confirmed, you will have access to year-round community programs.
Location
Venue & Accommodation
Hyatt Regency Houston GalleriaParking Information:
Valet: $21
Self Park/ Overnight: $46
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hyatt Regency Houston Galleria at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling 832-803-1234. Please mention G-EVGA to ensure the appropriate room rate.
Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of $159 USD (plus tax) is May 27, 2024.
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