Ohio CISO Community
Executive Summit
May 20, 2026 | The Westin Cincinnati
May 20, 2026
The Westin Cincinnati
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with Ohio'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:
Leveraging AI to Drive Innovation While Ensuring Security and Compliance
Cultivating Resilient Leadership to Navigate Disruption and Drive Growth
Aligning Technology and Cybersecurity Investments With Strategic Business Outcomes
Ohio 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
Michael Erickson
Baptist Health
CISO
Lisa Heckler
CareSource
CISO
Ryan Kean
Total Quality Logistics
CIO
Nick Ritter
Worldpay
CISO
What to Expect
Interactive Sessions
Hear from CISO practitioners and thought leaders on how they're solving critical challenges impacting your role today in Keynote sessions, and join smaller, interactive discussions with your peers in Breakout and Boardroom sessions.
Community Networking
Make new connections and catch up with old friends in casual conversations during dedicated time for networking designed to better acquaint you with your Ohio CISO community.
Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Connect with like-minded peers in a private, 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.
Agenda
Gartner Keynote Session
Leveraging Outcome-Driven Metrics for Strategic Impact
Technology and security leaders are under increasing pressure to demonstrate the business value of IT investments and align technology priorities with organizational outcomes. Traditional IT metrics—focused on uptime, budget, and project delivery—often fail to resonate with business leaders or drive informed investment decisions. Outcome-Driven Metrics (ODMs) offer a transformative approach, directly linking technology performance to business value.
Join this session to hear about:
- Moving beyond operational reporting by identifying and building metrics hierarchies that connect technology to business outcomes
- Utilizing ODMs to guide executive conversations and clarify risk, value, and cost trade-off
- Connecting investments in technology readiness to business performance, customer satisfaction, and financial results—enabling proactive risk management and business enablement
Breakout Sessions
Data Readiness — Empowering AI Transformation
How can organizations turn major technology projects into lasting advantages? A strategic approach to data readiness can unlock AI opportunities and empower teams for the future. Discuss bold steps that transform daunting challenges into business wins.
In this session, we’ll discuss:
- Building a master data foundation for AI
- Advancing AI literacy across teams
- Turning ERP and data projects into business value
Evolving Influence — The Modern Technology Leader
Today’s CIOs and CISOs are no longer just technical experts — they’re business strategists shaping enterprise value. As technology responsibilities expand, so does the opportunity to lead transformation and drive meaningful outcomes across the organization.
In this session, we’ll discuss:
- Defining and driving critical business outcomes
- Strategically approaching technology leadership
- Elevating your role to influence the C-suite and beyond
Executive Boardroom Session
Reshaping Roles — Navigating AI-Driven Change
As AI transforms the workplace, leaders face tough questions: How do we prepare our people for new roles, not just automate away old ones? What does social responsibility look like when job profiles shift? Let’s talk about what it really takes to empower talent in the age of AI.
In this boardroom, we’ll explore:
- Approaches for upskilling and reskilling teams
- Strategies to address employee resistance and fear
- Ways to embrace social responsibility as technology leaders
Apply to Participate
Apply to participate in the Ohio 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
The Westin CincinnatiYour Community Sponsors
Global Thought Leaders
CISO Thought Leaders
Key Sponsors
Community Program Manager
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