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Houston CIO Community

Town Hall

March 11, 2026 | 11:00am CDT

March 11, 2026
11:00am CDT

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CIO/Houston CIO Community/Houston CIO Programs

Bridging the Gap Between AI Ambition and Digital Integrity

Participate with your CIO peers in the Houston community in small, breakout discussions on a mission-critical priority for IT leaders. These informal discussions allow you to share your insights and learn from the lessons, approaches and experiences of a diverse group of peers in virtual breakout rooms.

Join fellow CIOs in the Houston community to discuss:

Building a unified platform that protects users, applications, agents and models

Ensuring AI platforms operate with integrity, transparency and accountability

Designing scalable AI systems that are secure by default

Discussion Leaders

Members of the Houston CIO community will lead the interactive discussion and share lessons learned.

Ian Swanson

Palo Alto Networks

Vice President, AI Security Products

Moderator

Laura Tibodeau

DAI

Chief Technology & IT Officer

Discussion Leader

Amit Anand

Community Health Choice

Head of IT, Vice President

Discussion Leader

Blaine Bryant

Lightera

CIO

Discussion Leader

Agenda

March 11, 2026

11:00am - 12:00pm  CDT

Bridging the Gap Between AI Ambition and Digital Integrity

AI is transforming how organizations operate — from improving services to enabling autonomous decision-making. Yet innovation without security can expose sensitive data, models and systems to new threats such as prompt injection, model manipulation and data leakage. 

Join this town hall to discuss: 

  • Building a unified platform that protects users, applications, agents and models
  • Ensuring AI platforms operate with integrity, transparency and accountability 
  • Designing scalable AI systems that are secure by default

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Once you submit your application, a Community Program Manager will schedule a conversation to understand your priorities and interests and complete onboarding, including access to year‑round community events.

Community Member Criteria

To maintain the highest standard of peer‑level connections and discussions, members must meet the following criteria:

• Enterprise-wide C-Level or

• Business unit or regional C-Level responsible for:

- Private sector: $500M+ in revenue

- Public sector: 1,000+ employees

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