Indianapolis CISO Community
Executive Summit
November 12, 2026 | Hyatt Regency Indianapolis
November 12, 2026
Hyatt Regency Indianapolis
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with Indianapolis'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:
Building Trusted AI Capabilities Through Governance and Accountability
Strengthening Identity and Cybersecurity Foundations for a Changing Threat Landscape
Protecting the Enterprise While Building Resilience and Accelerating Innovation
Indianapolis 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

Jay Bhat
Franciscan Health
Administrative Director, Information Security

Brett Flora
Elwood Staffing
CTO

Nirav Shah
Midcontinent Independent System Operator Inc
Chief Digital & Information Officer

Dustin Wilcox
S&P Global
CISO
What to Expect
Agenda
8:00am - 8:30am Registration & Breakfast
8:30am - 9:15am Keynote
IT 2030 - The Journey to Democratized Technology
Matthew Colletti
Gartner Analyst
Gartner
Technology is no longer created solely within IT, creating both new opportunities and new challenges for technology leaders. As innovation expands across the enterprise, leaders must balance speed, security, governance, and resilience while supporting business goals. This shift requires technology leaders to guide technology decisions beyond the boundaries of IT.
Join this keynote to learn how to:
- Enable secure innovation across AI-powered teams
- Modernize platforms and governance for agility and resilience
- Strengthen leadership influence and accountability
9:15am - 9:40am Networking Break
9:40am - 10:25am Breakout Session
AI Governance That Enables Innovation
Marquita Bowles
Head of Technology and Cyber Risk
Sallie Mae
As AI adoption accelerates, organizations need governance that enables scale without slowing innovation. Learn how cross-functional teams are building transparent governance models, operationalizing AI lifecycle and agent oversight, and aligning AI initiatives to business value, risk management, and strategic objectives.
Join this breakout session to learn more about:
- Enabling responsible AI adoption through cross-functional governance and clear accountability
- Balancing innovation, business value, cost, and risk at scale
- Establishing repeatable AI lifecycle and agent governance practices that support enterprise adoption
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Thriving Through Global Disruption
Geopolitical uncertainty is driving up technology costs while expanding cyber and AI-related risks. As tariffs, supply chain disruption and global instability reshape decision-making, CIOs and CISOs must look beyond short-term fixes and build strategies that remain resilient through continued change.
Join this session to discuss:
- Anticipating technology cost increases and investment impacts
- Mitigating cyber and AI risks in a volatile global environment
- Balancing near-term pressures with long-term resilience and growth
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Leading Forward — The CIO/CISO Evolution
Brian Gray
VP & CIO
MedPro Group
The CIO and CISO roles have evolved from operational leaders to strategic business partners shaping growth, resilience and innovation. As responsibilities continue to expand, leaders across career stages offer a unique perspective on where these roles have been, where they are today and where they are heading next.
Join this session to discuss:
- Reflecting on how CIO and CISO responsibilities have evolved over time
- Navigating growing expectations from boards, executives and stakeholders
- Envisioning the future of technology and security leadership
10:25am - 11:10am Networking Break
10:35am - 11:00am Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Connect with like-minded peers in a 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.
11:10am - 11:55am Breakout Session
Defending Against Agentic AI Threats
Hosted by IBM
Jeff Crume
Distinguished Engineer, CTO IBM Security - Americas
IBM
As enterprises rapidly adopt AI agents to enhance automation, productivity, and security, they face a new challenge of significant security risks of misconfigured, overprivileged, or compromised. CIOs and CISOs must rethink identity, access, and trust models to account for non-human actors operating across complex environments with elevated permissions and broad reach.
Join this session to:
- Examine real-world AI-agent-driven incidents and structural vulnerabilities they expose
- Reevaluate identity, access, and trust frameworks at scale
- Explore building layered defenses with governance, continuous monitoring, and human oversight
11:10am - 11:55am Breakout Session
GenAI— A Generational Paradigm Shift
Hosted by Concentric AI
Madhu Shashanka
Cofounder, Chief Scientist and Co-CTO
Concentric AI
Generative AI has rapidly evolved from a curiosity into a core driver of enterprise productivity. But as employees embrace its ability to generate content, code, and insights on demand, a new reality is emerging: data security is now the defining challenge of AI adoption. Organizations that recognize this shift early and proactively adapt their data security strategies will be best positioned to innovate with confidence.
Join this session to discover:
What makes GenAI fundamentally different and its impact on business operations and risk
Where unintended data exposure and downstream consequences can arise
How to adopt AI responsibly without slowing innovation
11:55am - 12:30pm Lunch Service
Apply to Participate
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.
Location
Venue & Accommodation
Hyatt Regency IndianapolisParking Information
PNC Parking Garage & Parking Management Services
One South Capitol Avenue
- Valet: $50
- Self-Park: $45
Plaza Park
109 South Capitol Avenue
- Self-Park: $35
Capitol Commons
10 South Capitol Avenue
- Self-Park: $53
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hyatt Regency Indianapolis at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling 1-888-591-1234. Please mention Gartner Executive Summit to ensure the appropriate room rate.
Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of $229 USD (plus tax) is October 20, 2026.
Community Program Manager
For inquiries related to this community, please reach out to your dedicated contact.
