IN-PERSON

Phoenix CISO Executive Summit

November 7, 2024 | The Phoenician

November 7, 2024
The Phoenician

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Collaborate with your peers

Get together with Phoenix'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:

Prioritizing risk mitigation within cybersecurity strategies is paramount

Optimizing customer experience to move digital business initiatives forward

Ensuring risk mitigation is top of mind within the cloud security strategy

Phoenix 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

Shannon Lawson

City of Phoenix, AZ
CISO

John Pontrelli

Discount Tire
CISO

Bob Schlotfelt

Valleywise Health
CISO

Robert Wahl

Harley-Davidson
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 Phoenix CISO community.

Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Connect with like-minded peers in a private, 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.

Agenda


Executive Boardroom Sessions

Securing the Everywhere World — Building Cyber Resilience through a “Connectivity Cloud”

When users are everywhere and digital operations span cloud, SaaS, and on-premises environments, achieving cyber resilience becomes paramount. The challenge lies in navigating this complexity and maintaining visibility and control to ensure continuous operation despite cyber threats.

Join this interactive roundtable to discuss:

  • Optimizing costs and improving security across diverse cloud environments
  • Adopting Zero Trust philosophies to protect users, data, and applications
  • Innovating with AI while addressing global regulatory and data privacy requirements

Risk to the Nth-Party Degree

Third party relationships are closest and may prove to be the most tangible risks to your business, yet the whole supply chain of your business partners still pose a substantial threat. Most organizations’ vendor relationships extend to the 8th party. CISOs need to understand this web of connectedness in order to better manage and communicate enterprise risk.

Join this session to discuss:

  • Gaining visibility into risk across the whole supply chain
  • Strategies for effective risk management and monitoring business partners
  • Overcoming resource challenges to prioritize third-party and extended supply chain risk

AI Vs AI - How Adversaries and Security Teams Use AI

With the explosion of Generative AI into widespread use over the past year, there are rising indications that threat actors are exploiting AI to launch cyberattacks. Tackling the evolving threat landscape means getting ahead of the threat - cyber defenders need to be prepared, using the power of AI to defend their organizations.

Join this session to discuss:

  • Analyzing how threat actors use AI offensively in their attack methods
  • Turning the tables on attackers by leveraging emerging technologies to bolster cybersecurity defense
  • Deploying AI for maximum impact to build capabilities and improve incident response

The Critical CFO-CIO Partnership for Realizing IT Value

In today’s dynamic business landscape, the synergy between CFOs and CIOs is crucial for shaping enterprise technology investments and driving innovation. Collaboration is essential for aligning financial strategies with technological advancements.

Join this session to explore:

  • Strengthening the CFO-CIO relationship to make data-driven decisions on emerging technologies and ROI
  • Harmonizing views on IT investments and driving results-driven projects
  • Communicating business and technology priorities


Breakout Session

Navigating Cyber Insurance and Personal Liability

Leaders from organizations big and small are questioning the value of cyber insurance. Additionally, the increasing focus on personal liability for CISOs has added another layer of complexity and urgency to securing adequate coverage. During this session, Dina Mathers, CISO, Carvana, will share the importance of protecting both the organization and its leaders from cyber-related risks.

Join this session to discuss:

  • The evolving landscape of cyber insurance and its implications for personal liability
  • Best practices for integrating cyber insurance into your overall risk management strategy
  • Struggles and benefits of investing in cyber insurance and D&O insurance


Keynote Session

Organizational Velocity in the Workforce

To navigate change and uncertainty, companies need to be agile. During this keynote, audience members will learn and practice the key components needed to become a nimble organization with a growth mindset.

Join this keynote session to learn:

  • Better decision-making practices
  • Strategies to embrace change
  • The importance of cross-functional collaboration


Governing Body Reception Session

Governing Body Reception

Governing Body members host this reception for executives to close out the event with an evening of peer networking, food and drinks.


We look forward to seeing you at an upcoming in-person gathering


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Location


Venue & Accommodation

The Phoenician

A block of rooms has been reserved at the The Phoenician at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling 888-627-9046.

Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of $459 USD (plus tax) is October 8, 2024.

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Community Program Manager


For inquiries related to this community, please reach out to your dedicated contact.

Aldana Almuna

Community Program Manager

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aldana.almuna2@evanta.com