
New Jersey CISO Community
Executive Summit
October 29, 2025 | Hilton Parsippany
October 29, 2025
Hilton Parsippany
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:
Aligning IT and Security for Business Impact
Bridging Risk and Resilience at Scale
Leading with Purpose for Resilient and Empowered Organizations
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
Kyowa Kirin
Global CISO

Lookman Fazal
NJ Transit
Chief Information & Digital Officer

Zouhair Guelzim
L'Oréal
VP & CISO

Hussein Syed
RWJBarnabas Health
CISO
What to Expect
Agenda
Breakout Session
Scaling Leadership — Lessons from Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
The most impactful leaders continually evolve their roles, pushing beyond traditional boundaries. At Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, elevating technology leadership has not only reshaped the business but also redefined career trajectories across the organization. Recent changes at the C-suite level demonstrate a powerful model for succession planning, strategic growth, and cross-functional collaboration.
Join this fireside chat to discover:
- Strategically evolve leadership roles to amplify influence and drive business outcomes
- Practical approaches to succession planning that foster growth and seamless transitions
- Eliminating barriers between Business and IT to drive business innovation through technology
Executive Boardroom Sessions
The Impact of Geopolitical Shifts
IT and Security Leaders must play a pivotal role in assessing corporate risk and taking action as necessary. The current state of geopolitical uncertainty leaves many variables for enterprise risk, including vendor reliability, supply chain consistency, and cyber threats.
Join this roundtable session to discuss:
- Understanding the latest geopolitical tensions and regulations affecting the threat landscape
- Evaluating operations in high-risk geographies to strategize resiliency
- Planning disaster recovery in the event of a geopolitical disruption
Optimizing Data for Strategic Impact
Up to 80% of enterprise data remains unorganized—slowing decisions, inflating costs, and increasing risk. Data optimization isn’t just an IT priority; it’s a strategic advantage that drives trusted insights, AI readiness, and enterprise resilience. Are you unlocking the full value of your data—or falling behind?
Join this roundtable to explore how to:
- Unlock value from untapped enterprise data assets
- Strengthen decision-making through analytics utilizing clean, optimized data
- Accelerate AI with trusted data foundations
Future-Proofing IAM — Strategies for Enhanced Security
As organizations advance their security strategies, they face increasing complexities in ensuring proper authorization for accessing systems and application resources. Security leaders must implement the right tools and processes to guarantee that the appropriate individuals have access. Identity-first strategies are focused equally on security and business enablement.
Join this boardroom to discuss:
- Ensuring consistent access policies
- Balancing innovation with security to protect organizational assets
- Evolving strategies to address the growing sophistication of cyber threats
Keynote Session
Gartner Expert Keynote Session
Gain expert guidance from Gartner on the latest tech insights and the unfolding of the future through predictions, trends and evolving digital business cycles. Gartner Experts give you the clarity you need to move your priorities forward.
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.
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