Pittsburgh CISO Executive Summit
October 9, 2019 | David L. Lawrence Convention Center
October 9, 2019
David L. Lawrence Convention Center
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with your peers to tackle top business challenges through peer-driven content and discussions at the Pittsburgh CISO Executive Summit.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CISOs today:
Investing in your people and the right technologies
Innovating with advanced technologies and new delivery models
Influencing business stakeholders and enterprise outcomes
Pittsburgh 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
Bill Balint
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
CIO
Steven Bugajski
United States Steel Corporation
Chief Information Officer
Pierre Combemale
Vesuvius U S A Corporation
Executive IT Leader
Omar Khawaja
Highmark Inc.
VP & CISO, Security & Risk Mgmt.
Matt Putila
Transport Investments, Inc.
CTO
George Rosato
CONSOL Energy Inc.
Director, IT
Agenda
October 8, 2019
October 9, 2019
7:00am - 7:45am Registration & Breakfast
7:45am - 8:00am Opening Comments
8:00am - 8:30am Keynote
Executive Presence for Lasting Leadership
Chris Ulrich
Body Language Expert & Political Consultant
Any given gesture - a nod, a point of the finger - unconsciously communicates powerful ideas and feelings that have tangible consequences. Top executives are generally proficient in their ability to interact with others, but the stakes are raised during high-level negotiations, reporting to the board, inspiring and empowering senior managers or dealing with tricky internal matters.
Join body language expert Chris Ulrich as he shares:
- Why every movement and action is magnified in high-level situations
- Tools and techniques to build rapport quickly
- How executives can communicate more effectively
8:30am - 9:00am Networking Break
9:00am - 9:50am CISO Executive Boardroom
Cyber-Risk Management – New Approaches for Reducing Your Cyber-Exposure
Hosted by Tenable
Dr. Trebor Z. Evans
CISO and Sr. VP
Dollar Bank
Joshua Taylor
Director, Global Information Security
Mylan, Inc.
Kevin Flynn
Senior Product Manager
Tenable
When it comes to reducing cyber exposure, overcoming vulnerability overload is critical. Find out how to improve your vulnerability management efforts so you can close your cyber exposure gap and focus on what matters most to your business.
During this peer discussion, you will explore how to:
- Translate raw vulnerability and threat intelligence data into business insights
- Benchmark your organization’s cyber exposure to guide decision making
- Use threat intelligence to move the most dangerous vulnerabilities up your priority list
Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CISO executives). To reserve your seat, please contact your event Program Manager Dan Philpott (dan.philpott@evanta.com).
9:00am - 9:50am Breakout Session
Office Hours with Chris Ulrich
Chris Ulrich
Body Language Expert & Political Consultant
What does your body language say about you? What shifts might you make to change how others perceive you? Join this special one-on-one 25-minute session exclusively for Governing Body members with body-language expert, Chris Ulrich for candid feedback on your in-person and online body language. Sessions are 25-minutes and pre-registration is required.
Please contact Julia Cummings, Content Manager, if you're interested in this exclusive session.
9:50am - 10:20am Networking Break
10:20am - 11:10am CIO & CISO Featured Session
Driving Digital Through Transformation
Hosted by Computacenter
Bill Balint
CIO
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Francois Estellon
CTO
SGK, a Matthews Int. company
Jessica Walpole
Vice President, Global IT Security Operations
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.
Matt Putila
CTO
Transport Investments, Inc.
Digital transformation is pushing the evolution of the enterprise and expanding business models. This requires each model to be more flexible and responsive. Executives now align their approach to business engagement and delivery with a digital transformation mindset.
Join this panel of executives where you will hear:
- What digital transformation means in different industries
- How to develop and change relationships across the business
- What technology products have the most potential
10:20am - 11:10am CIO & CISO Featured Session
Artificial Intelligence vs. Malware
Hosted by Fortinet, Inc.
Douglas Santos
Cybersecurity Strategist
Fortinet, Inc.
Due to the wide range of readily available resources for creating malicious payloads, such as coders for hire and SaaS, malware is an exponentially growing issue. Douglas Santos will dive into the functioning and operational game changers of both AI and malware.
Join this session to uncover:
- The history and workings of AI
- Deep machine learning neural networks
- The future of these systems in fighting cybercrime
10:20am - 11:10am CISO Executive Boardroom
Strengthening Your Security Operations Center
Hosted by Trend Micro Incorporated
Thomas Dugas
AVP & CISO
Duquesne University
Jonathan Hale
Chief Information Security Officer & Data Protection Officer
Veolia
Tim Miller
Lead Cyber Threat Detection and Response Consultant
Trend Micro
When it comes to taking your data from you, cyber criminals never rest. If they can’t get in one way, they will try another. Therefore, when managing incidents for your enterprise, it is critical to ensure that threats and attacks are properly identified, analyzed, communicated, defended, investigated and reported.
During this boardroom discussion on cyber operations, discover:
- How to develop effective principles and procedures for security operations centers
- The best way to identify events and incidents in the environment
- How to create effective communication and reporting strategies for the entire organization
Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CISO executives). To reserve your seat, please contact your event Program Manager Dan Philpott (dan.philpott@evanta.com).
10:20am - 11:10am Breakout Session
Office Hours with Chris Ulrich
Chris Ulrich
Body Language Expert & Political Consultant
What does your body language say about you? What shifts might you make to change how others perceive you? Join this special one-on-one 25-minute session exclusively for Governing Body members with body-language expert, Chris Ulrich for candid feedback on your in-person and online body language. Sessions are 25-minutes and pre-registration is required.
Please contact Julia Cummings, Content Manager, if you're interested in this exclusive session.
11:10am - 11:40am Networking Break
October 8, 2019
October 9, 2019
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