
New Jersey CISO Community
Executive Summit
October 4, 2023 | Hilton Hasbrouck Heights/Meadowlands
October 4, 2023
Hilton Hasbrouck Heights/Meadowlands
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with New Jersey'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:
Improving cloud security, strategy and architecture resiliency
Measuring and communicating risk to improve business outcomes
Increasing operational efficiencies and productivity within security automation
New Jersey 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

Roota Almeida
Amazon Stores
Head of Security Governance

Lookman Fazal
NJ Transit
Chief Information & Digital Officer

Zouhair Guelzim
L'Oreal Americas
VP, Chief Information Security Officer

Hussein Syed
RWJBarnabas Health
Chief Information Security Officer

Gabrielle Wolfson
Quest Diagnostics Inc
Senior VP & Chief Information & Chief Digital Officer
What to Expect
Agenda
7:45am - 8:30am Registration & Breakfast
8:30am - 9:15am Keynote
Remarkable Resilience - Tools for Combating Toxic Stress & Burnout
Hosted by SentinelOne

Sheila Hamilton
Mental Health Thought Leader and Author of "All the Things We Never Knew"
Guest Speaker
Today’s CIOs & CISOs face daunting challenges. As the business leader in charge of adding value to the company, finding the right talent and inspiring technology innovation, there’s an incredible amount of pressure. It’s no surprise that CIOs & CISOs are experiencing burnout at unprecedented rates. While taking care of employees is important, how can CIOs & CISOs make sure they are taking care of themselves to help make their careers sustainable while maintaining a sense of well-being?
Join this keynote to explore:
- Evidence-based strategies that can help alleviate burnout
- How to recognize the signs and symptoms of toxic stress and burnout
- How to remain engaged, energized, and focused during turbulent times
9:15am - 9:40am Networking Break
9:40am - 10:25am Breakout Session
Building Cyber Resilience — Why Does it Matter and How Can You Get Started?
Hosted by Fortinet

Jim Richberg
Public Sector Field CISO and VP of Information Security
Fortinet
Building cyber resilience is gaining prominence as a priority for many organizations. The classic ingredients of people, process, technology can be applied creatively and in multiple ways to address this challenge. But how do you go about implementing this change?
Join this interactive discussion to learn:
- Simplifying the framework for success
- Multiplying approaches of implementation
- Building resilience through best practices and common pitfalls
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
A Cloud Crossroads – Trends in Innovation, Multi-Cloud and Kubernetes
Hosted by Expel

Rich Menta
Senior Information Security Leader
Bausch Health

David Johnson
Principal Solutions Architect
Expel
Cloud security is constantly evolving, emphasizing the need for organizations of all shapes and sizes to fully understand the potential impact of their cloud security strategies on their overall business success. With multi-cloud solution adoption surging, the challenges facing security teams are ever-evolving and it can be difficult to stay ahead of the latest advances. Dive deep into cloud security trends and challenges, discuss perceptions and perspectives on security-enabled innovation, and analyze emerging cloud usage patterns to see what to prepare for in cloud security – now and into the future.
Join this session to discuss:
- The apparent disconnect between the C-suite and security personnel around the role cybersecurity plays in fostering innovation
- Surprising findings suggesting that some workloads are moving from the cloud and going back on-prem
- The rising popularity of containerization and how it aligns with the "shifting left" trend in DevSecOps
10:25am - 11:00am 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.
11:00am - 11:45am Breakout Session
Leading with Digital Sustainability - A Strategy Led by Technology
Hosted by ChromeOS

Andy Rollo
Sr. Chrome Enterprise Customer Engineer
Google Chrome Enterprise
Enterprises are under pressure to address multiple challenges impacting the planet, their people and profitability. This is all happening while a recession is looming, quiet quitting is real and climate change is a top concern. Now is the time to position technology leaders as key partners in tackling these issues maximizes sustainable value across the business.
Join this session to explore sustainable strategies for:
- Reducing efforts in the negative impact your company and products have on the planet (environmental sustainability)
- How to best champion and manage the impact on your people (social sustainability)
- Managing the business' fiscal health and future profitability (financial sustainability)
11:00am - 11:45am Executive Boardroom
Revolutionize the Business Through Cutting Edge Technology

Lakshmi Pappu
US CDIO
Haleon

Madhu Thekk
Cybersecurity Officer
Siemens Financial Services
By recognizing and acknowledging the potential of generative AI and machine learning models, businesses can elevate the customer experience and leverage technology as a catalyst for digital innovation. The present moment offers an opportunity to unlock AI's transformative power by setting up the necessary business readiness, objectives, guardrails and guidelines.
Join this boardroom to discuss:
- Using generative AI to drive innovation
- Incorporating company values, principles of fairness and governance to ensure responsible and ethical practices
- Implementing data engineering to build efficient and sustainable AI systems
11:45am - 12:30pm Lunch Service
Apply to Participate
Apply to participate in the New Jersey CISO Community Executive Summit.
Gartner facilitates exclusive, C-level communities by personally qualifying and understanding the priorities, challenges and interests of each member.
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
Hilton Hasbrouck Heights/MeadowlandsParking
For parking and directions, please click HERE.
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hilton Hasbrouck Heights/Meadowlands at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling 18666820314. Please mention EVA to ensure the appropriate room rate.
Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of $155 USD (plus tax) is September 11, 2023.
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