
San Francisco CISO Community
Executive Summit
June 26, 2025 | Grand Hyatt at SFO
June 26, 2025
Grand Hyatt at SFO
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with San Francisco'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:
Balancing security with innovative strategies to drive leadership while safeguarding digital assets
Delivering secure, seamless interactions built on trust and strong data governance
Optimizing operations and cost through security measures, zero trust access, and data management
San Francisco 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

Krishnan Chellakarai
Gilead Sciences
CISO, Head of Information Security & Data Privacy

Bryan Green
Andreessen Horowitz
CISO

Leda Muller
Stanford University
Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer

Kannan Perumal
Applied Materials
Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer

Jeff Trudeau
Chime
VP, CIO & CSO

David Tugwell
Agilent Technologies
AVP/CISO
What to Expect
Agenda
8:00am - 8:30am Registration & Breakfast
8:30am - 9:15am Gartner Keynote
How to Shift Organizational Culture to Embrace AI

Cynthia Phillips
Sr. Director Analyst
Gartner
Does your organization have an AI-ready culture? Organizational culture is the shared identity that shapes our work norms — work norms that generative AI is about to disrupt. 60% of leaders recognize enterprise culture as a barrier to IT-related change. Join this session to gain clear guidance on steps to cultivate a generative AI culture that will help propel your organization into the future.
In this keynote, you will learn how to:
- Define culture traits and effectively frame changes needed to support AI success
- Engage users from across the AI maturity spectrum to co-create AI-enables workplaces
- Communicate cultural engagement, initiative outcomes and business value to guide AI adoption
9:15am - 9:40am Networking Break
9:40am - 10:25am Breakout Session
Let’s Brainstorm! Influencing Stakeholders Across the C-Suite
Hosted by Expel

Prakash Kalaiah
Head of Security
Enphase Energy
To lead resilient organizations, CISOs must drive cybersecurity transformation while effectively communicating with various stakeholders across the c-suite. According to Gartner, sixty-six percent of CISOs surveyed indicated they needed to enhance their ability to influence stakeholders.
Join this interactive session with CISOs to debate and collaborate on influence with various scenarios including:
- Building emotional connections with key stakeholders through compelling cybersecurity narratives
- Overcoming resistance by understanding and addressing security concerns
- Earning a strategic position within the c-suite by navigating internal politics and aligning security initiatives with business objectives
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Be Ready! Preparing Your People for a Cyber Crisis
Hosted by Immersive

Jamie Knobles
Director of Cyber Resilience and Readiness
Immersive

Jonathan Chan
Head of Global IT & Security
EpiSource

Sekhar Nagasundaram
Global Head of Cyber Defense and Threat Management and SVP Technology - Cybersecurity
Elevance Health
Security leaders face unprecedented challenges as evolving threats, including those posed by GenAI, rapidly increase enterprise risk. While new technologies offer defenses, they also introduce vulnerabilities. A cyber-ready workforce is crucial for organizational resilience, but how do you equip your organization to face the future of threats with confidence?
Join this interactive boardroom to discuss:
- Acting decisively under pressure to manage and mitigate threats
- Maintaining stakeholder confidence and protecting reputation during disruptions
- Sharing threat intelligence and preparing for long-term attack consequences
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Establishing Cyber Resilience Across the Cloud
Hosted by Rubrik

Noam Perel
Field CTO
Rubrik

Mandy Huth
SVP, CISO
Ultra Clean Technology

Preetham Nayak
Chief Information Security Officer
OmniVision Technologies
In an era where users are ubiquitous and digital operations sit in the cloud and beyond, it’s key to move beyond a foundational security approach and focus on achieving cyber resilience. The task at hand involves navigating complexity and upholding visibility and control to ensure uninterrupted operation despite cyber threats.
Join this session to explore:
- Enhancing security and cost-effectiveness across diverse cloud environments
- Leveraging AI innovations while addressing global regulatory and data privacy standards
- Sharing best practices for implementing effective cloud operations across a global footprint
10:25am - 11:10am Networking Break
10:35am - 11:00am Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Connect with like-minded peers in a 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.
11:10am - 11:55am Breakout Session
Cyber Nexus – Unraveling Tomorrow's Threats Today

Donovan McKendrick
Special Assistant U.S. Attorney
Department of Justice
In 2025, cyber security faces unprecedented challenges due to IoT and the rise of AI, leading to sophisticated threats like ransomware and cyber espionage. CISOs can explore these evolving threats to gain a deeper understanding of the importance of intelligence-led operations and public-private collaboration to enhance cyber resilience and safeguard national security.
Join this session to:
- Examine emerging cyber threats and their impact
- Explore intelligence-led operations for defense
- Discuss strategic initiatives for cyber resilience
11:10am - 11:55am Executive Boardroom
Agentic AI — Balancing Identity and Risk
Hosted by Veza

Rich Dandliker
Chief Strategy Officer
Veza

Marty Ray
CISO
Williams-Sonoma

Charles Tsai
CISO
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
The first generation of AI agents promises cross-app automation for workers. Enterprises will design some for specific purposes, while employees will bring in consumer-grade agents. These varying models of identity handling in AI agents make managing risks more challenging than ever.
Join this roundtable to discuss:
- Diversity of AI identity models
- Management of enterprise-grade AI identity risks
- Balance of productivity and security for consumer-grade AI
11:10am - 11:55am Executive Boardroom
From Chaos to Clarity ― AI’s Role in Data Security
Hosted by Cyera

Mark Adams
Executive Advisor, Risk and IR Services
Cyera

Subra Kumaraswamy
SVP & CISO
Visa

George Lewis
Head of Global Information Security and GRC
Topcon Positioning Systems
As leaders, you're expected to enable secure, data-driven innovation. That requires a clear understanding of what data you have, where it resides, its risk, who can access it, and how it's used. This interactive discussion will explore how CISOs tackle data visibility and ensure compliance.
Join this session to discuss:
- Gaining data visibility as a foundation for data governance
- Navigating evolving data security regulations and standards
- Enabling compliance through shared responsibility and the right tools
11:55am - 12:30pm Lunch Service
Apply to Participate
Apply to participate in the San Francisco CISO Community Executive Summit.
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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
Grand Hyatt at SFOParking:
• $30 – 0 to 2 hours
• $40 – 2 to 6 hours
• $50 – 6+ hours and overnight
*The hotel does not have self-parking. The nearest self-parking is at International Garage A at the San Francisco Airport.
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Grand Hyatt at SFO at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling 1-650-502-6117 . Please mention G-VANT to ensure the appropriate room rate.
Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of $299 USD (plus tax) is June 2, 2025.
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