Calgary CISO Virtual Executive Summit

According to Gartner research, CIOs will increase their enterprise software spending by nearly 9% in 2021. As they upgrade legacy software and expand their offerings, technology leaders must pay careful attention to business alignment in order to maximize the value of their applications, advance key digital initiatives, and remain agile in the face of constant change. 

Join this keynote to discuss best practices around:

• Aligning your application footprint with your enterprise’s strategic objectives
• Formulating principles for modernizing your application portfolio
• Creating architectures that can evolve to meet ever-changing business requirements

As IT continues to outpace its past as a cost center, the CIO has become a catalyst for the digital business and the opportunity to drive value has never been greater. As IT leaders forge bold new paths for the enterprise, they must also navigate the vagaries of innovation, engage and develop a new generation of talent, and redefine the processes that facilitate transformation. Join your fellow CIOs to discuss business leadership in an age of technology and explore strategies for embracing your role at the heart of the revenue center.

Join this boardroom to discuss:

• Fostering a culture of innovation and managing risk while encouraging exploratory initiatives
• Shifting the IT mindset to think in terms of quantifying business value and devising metrics to measure success
• How to source and fund revenue-driving projects

CISOs say that what they need most in their security program is confidence that people, processes and technology are working and effective, and that controls are in place to ensure resiliency in the case of a major event. But how do you measure that, and how do you effectively communicate across your organization’s leadership and the board?

In this discussion, you will learn:

• Why traditional metrics fall short of communicating security risk and value
• Which metrics have meaning for both boards and security teams
• How the right metrics will benefit the business and win investment for security

With remote work, organizations around the world are at a greater risk of cyber threats than ever before, and cybercriminals are taking advantage of the situation. In this session, you will examine the biggest challenges security leaders face, and why a people-centric approach to security is everyone’s biggest opportunity to better protect their organization.

In this session, you will explore:

• How remote work and the move to the cloud has changed the nature of threats to data
• The ways in which organizations are building controls to better understand and protect their employees
• The impact of changing behaviors, employee culture and workplace environment on people risk
• How today’s threats are informing your data protection practices/controls

Whether you are just moving into the cloud, researching more options within the public cloud, or building your own private cloud, most leaders agree that this is the future of infrastructure as a service. But can CISOs have it all – both increased productivity and cost benefits within a secure cloud?

During this peer discussion you will explore:

• Automation, orchestration, AI and machine learning cloud strategies
• Nuances for hybrid on- and off-premise systems 
• Ways to incorporate the cloud into a fully articulated security strategy

Don't miss this opportunity to meet with CIO practitioners and industry thought leaders who shared their insights on the agenda. Come with questions and get ready to meet new friends in this casual session designed to foster peer connections and collaboration in the Calgary community. 

Meet virtually for in-depth conversations with your colleagues