Minneapolis CISO Executive Summit

In high-achieving environments, the drive to succeed often comes at a quiet cost: exhaustion, disconnection, and a sense that no matter how much we accomplish, it’s never quite enough. When productivity becomes the only measure of worth, rest feels impossible—and burnout starts to look like the norm. But it doesn’t have to be.

In this keynote Kara Hardin, former lawyer, and mental health educator explores why our current approach to performance is backfiring—and what we can do instead. Through research, relatable stories, and practical tools, we’ll unpack:

• How common ideas about time, efficiency, and productivity are quietly harming individual and collective well-being
• Why mental health isn’t the reward for high performance—it’s the foundation
• What leaders can do (for themselves and their teams) to build a healthier, more sustainable relationship with work

As cyber threats escalate each year, organizations must evolve from traditional tabletop exercises to hands-on recovery practices to enhance resilience and technology recovery capabilities. This session will guide participants through the transition from theoretical planning to executing crisis-level recovery exercises. How can CISOs transform disaster recovery from a mere exercise into a strategic capability that addresses real-world threats?

Join this session to:

• Learn the benefits of moving from tabletop exercises to full-scale, hands-on recovery operations.
• Explore the process and challenges of rebuilding cloud environments as part of a robust disaster recovery strategy.
• Understand how to integrate recovery capabilities into organizational resilience planning to effectively counter evolving threats.

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Assessing risks across the enterprise is even harder with shadow SaaS sprawl and data fragmentation from tool sprawl. Proactive security requires automation and security assessments to scale operationally.

Join this boardroom to discuss:

• Strategies for proactive security versus reactive security
• What data silos can be leveraged for real-time, actionable insights
• Methods to prioritize and remediate gaps based on real business impact

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.

Like Cybersecurity, Martial Arts embodies the discipline of defense. This principle gradually evolves through focus and understanding. As a third-degree black belt in Karate, Peter Christy, CISO at Patterson Companies has learned the importance of preventing attacks, refining techniques, and accumulating knowledge and expertise over time. 

Join this session to explore:

• Applying the Martial Arts mindset to security
• Building a culture of continuous improvement and learning
• Staying proactive, flexible, and resilient against an increasing threat landscape

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AI makes creating and consuming data easier than ever, with shadow AI and dark data presenting new challenges to security teams. As the tactics for protecting data evolve, security leaders must adopt a risk-based strategy to protect mission-critical data and safeguard innovation.

Join this session to discover:

• Effective practices for ongoing monitoring to identify risks
• Rapid investigation and response techniques for insider threats
• Strategies for evolving your data protection approach