
Charlotte CIO Virtual Executive Summit
October 14, 2020 | 8:00am - 1:15pm EDT
October 14, 2020 | 8:00am - 1:15pm EDT
Collaborate with your peers
Come together with your peers virtually to tackle top business challenges through peer-driven content and discussions at the Charlotte CIO Virtual Executive Summit.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today:
The Future of the CIO & CISO
Redefining Personal Data Protection and Privacy
Pursuing New Digitally-Enabled Business Models
Governing Body Co-Chairs
Reenie Askew
City of Charlotte, NC
CIO

Ken Athanasiou
VF
Chief Information Security Officer

William Curtiss
Hanesbrands
CISO / Director, Global Cybersecurity

Steve Hagood
Trane Technologies
Senior VP & Chief Information Officer

Jon Harris
Compass Group USA
CISO
Margarita Rivera
Lennar Multifamily Communities
Vice President, Information Security Risk & Compliance

Bonnie Titone
Duke Energy
CIO

Rob Watkins
Compass Group USA
CIO
Agenda
October 14, 2020
11:00am - 12:00pm EDT Virtual Summit Boardroom
Bringing Cloud Back Down to Earth
Hosted by AccessIT Group

Ben Schwering
CISO
Premier

William Curtiss
CISO / Director, Global Cybersecurity
Hanesbrands

Mike Lopez
Director, Cloud Security
AccessIT Group
IT and security leaders face a constant tension between enterprise agility and enterprise security, and in today’s world, this dynamic often plays out in the context of cloud services. With the security and success of the organization at stake, leaders must know how to ask the right questions and “talk cloud” with the rest of the organization – all while avoiding being seen as “the office of ‘no.’”
Join this session to learn:
- The latest solutions for effective security in the cloud
- Strategies to transfer legacy information security governance to a cloud paradigm
- Frameworks to evaluate hybrid on-prem and cloud approaches where appropriate
11:00am - 12:00pm EDT Virtual Summit Boardroom
Accelerating Digital Business Initiatives

Steve Cayea
Chief Technology Officer
Golder

Anthony Longo
CISO
Lowe's Companies

Rob Watkins
CIO
Compass Group USA
As an IT leader, it is crucial to enable the digital agenda while connecting technology with business value. During this unprecedented time, organizations can leverage digital offerings to alleviate impacts on operations and business performance.
In this virtual boardroom discussion, CIOs will discuss:
- How to reprioritize digital projects to meet new needs
- Strategies to communicate value to your board
- New and existing partnerships to push objectives forward
12:00pm - 12:45pm EDT Networking
Community Discussion
Hosted by Duo Security
Margarita Rivera
Vice President, Information Security Risk & Compliance
Lennar Multifamily Communities
Wendy Nather
Head of Advisory CISOs
Duo Security
An informal and interactive opportunity for you to network with peers in small groups.
8:00am - 8:45am EDT Virtual Summit Keynote
Leading Through Disruption
Hosted by IBM

JP Calderon
VP/CISO Global Architecture
The Clorox Company

Koos Lodewijkx
VP, CISO
IBM
The timeline for adopting strategic technology and security trends rapidly increased in recent months, and now CIOs and CISOs are on the forefront of leading innovative business opportunities.
Join a C-level executive from our community as they share:
- Dynamic leadership in a volatile world
- Remastering your brand in times of transition
- Practical examples of adaptive strategy in action
8:45am - 9:00am EDT Break
9:00am - 10:00am EDT Virtual Summit Boardroom
Redefining Personal Data Protection and Privacy

Chase Carpenter
Chief Information and Product Security Officer
Honeywell

Peter Flack
Director Information Security, Risk Management and Governance
Itron
Some organizations lack resources to help them track and govern their data at scale. With large segments of the workforce now remote, data protection is more critical than ever. How can leaders work to combat this problem and ensure the data is properly managed and secured in the era of increasing privacy regulations like GDPR and CCPA?
During this peer conversation, you will uncover:
- Advances in automated processes that will improve efficiency
- Strategies to map and govern data
- How to ensure data compliance in a remote or hybrid workforce
9:00am - 10:00am EDT Virtual Summit Boardroom
Dialing-In Digital Business to Generate Revenue

Detlef Dohmen
CIO
Polypore International

Patrick Thompson
CIO
Albemarle
Results may vary by business or industry, but digital business is booming like never before and CIOs are squarely in the driver’s seat. Digital leaders are dialed into capturing maximum value, utilizing the right data and delivering seamless customer experience.
In this interactive session, you will discuss:
- New expectations of the digital-first customer
- The CIO’s role in product development and design in a digital economy
- A data-centric approach to consumer insight to foster new business opportunities
10:00am - 10:45am EDT Virtual Summit Keynote
Finding Success with Adopting a SASE Architecture
Hosted by Netskope

Jerry Sto. Tomas
CISO
Apria Healthcare
James Christiansen
VP, CSO Cloud Security Transformation
Netskope
Organizations are feeling a shift in the world of networking and security as they rapidly adopt and embrace the cloud. On-premises private data centers are no longer the place for data and workloads to exist. With this shift, security and networking are brought closer than ever. Enterprises need speed, visibility, security and reliability without compromise. Enter, the secure access service edge, better known as SASE. This evolved concept of cloud security architecture outlines a convergence of multiple security functions to offer identity-based secure access. How can your organization best position itself for the transition?
In this session, you will discuss:
- Problems SASE can address in the modern enterprise
- Benefits of moving to a SASE architecture
- Insights from organizations adopting SASE today
10:45am - 11:00am EDT Break
October 14, 2020
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