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November 14, 2024 | Westin Charlotte
November 14, 2024
Westin Charlotte
Get together with Charlotte'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:
Strengthening influence and partnerships across organization
Making data-driven decisions to improve business outcomes and allow for innovation
Thoughtfully leveraging AI to develop needed, business-enabling tools and processes
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the summit agenda, ensuring that all content is driven by CISOs, for CISOs.
Reenie Askew
City of Charlotte, NC
Assistant City Manager & CIO
Ken Athanasiou
VF Corp
CISO
Christina Bray
Collins Aerospace
Deputy CISO
William Curtiss
Paper Excellence
Global CISO
Frank DePaola
Enpro
VP, CISO
Steve Hagood
Trane Technologies
SVP & CIO
Murshid Khan
Coastal Federal Credit Union
CIO
John Scrimsher
Kontoor Brands
CISO
Patrick Thompson
DXC Technology
Senior Vice President, Enterprise Transformation Office
Bonnie Titone
Duke Energy
SVP & Chief Administration Officer
Kimberly Trapani
American Tire Distributors
SVP & CISO
7:45am - 8:30am Registration & Breakfast
Please join us for breakfast to start out the day. We also invite you to bring your favorite leadership books for a Book Swap at the Executive Summit throughout the day. Which books have influenced you as a leader? Bring a book with your notes in the margins or a fresh copy to leave, and then swap for a book one of your fellow executives has brought. This idea was inspired by one of your own Governing Body Members!
8:30am - 9:15am Keynote
Hosted by Tanium
Arthur Zards
Thought Leader, TED/TEDx Speaker, Coach & Producer
Guest Speaker
"Those who tell the stories rule society." (Plato) Busy executives don’t have time to learn complex communication models or esoteric storytelling processes — you need a simple, effective framework that can help you not only connect with any audience, but also elicit real change. Enter the SWARM™ Effect.
Join this session with Arthur Zards — an expert on storytelling, TEDster and provocateur — to:
9:15am - 9:40am Networking Break
9:40am - 10:25am Breakout Session
Hosted by Google Cloud
Andre Walker-Upshur
Senior Principal, Data Analytics/Security, Value Creation
Google Cloud
Achieving AI data readiness is crucial for organizations aiming to leverage machine learning effectively. By prioritizing high-quality, well-structured data, companies can enhance the accuracy and efficiency of their AI systems. Implementing robust data management practices, including collection, preprocessing and validation, supports scalable and reliable AI applications, driving innovation and maintaining a competitive edge in the tech industry.
Join this session to learn more about:
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Hosted by Twilio
Personal data holds immense value for organizations and, as more commerce takes place over digital channels, consumers are increasingly concerned about what’s happening to all their data. According to a recent study, 98% of consumers want brands to do more to guarantee the privacy of their data, as well as be more transparent about how their data is used. Earning consumer trust starts with being a good steward of customer data, which makes the topic of data privacy and protection a critical issue for all businesses, and especially for those companies looking to use new AI tools to scale.
Join this session to discuss:
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Hosted by Delinea
Mike Wallace
SVP, Americas Sales
Delinea
Michael Irwin
CISO
Odyssey Logistics
With the sensitivity of privileged accounts, unpatched vulnerabilities and an extensive emote workforce, robust and automated identify security is essential to securing your most critical systems and data. Implementing this is a journey, not a quick fix.
Join this interactive boardroom to discuss:
10:25am - 11:05am Networking Break
10:30am - 10:55am Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Connect with like-minded peers in a one-on-one setting through Evanta’s Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.
11:05am - 11:50am Breakout Session
Hosted by Veza
Prashant Nema
EVP, Global CIO
Arch
Alignment between IT and business strategies is critical to drive organizational growth and optimize costs. At Arch we have adopted operating model which prioritizes key transformation over a broad range of IT changes towards business strategy. This has fueled several transformation initiatives across Data, Process and Underwriting to enable to business goals.
Join this session to hear about:
11:05am - 11:50am Executive Boardroom
Hosted by Grip Security and Abnormal Security
Lior Yaari
CEO and Co-Founder
Grip Security
John Scrimsher
CISO
Kontoor Brands
From content generation to data analysis, generative AI is transforming the way people work and drastically improving productivity. However, the benefits do not come without risks, and the technology has the potential to do more harm than good when placed in the wrong hands. So what do security leaders need to know about the risks of generative AI, and how do they mitigate them?
Join this session for an insightful discussion on the latest cybersecurity challenges associated with generative AI, including:
11:05am - 11:50am Executive Boardroom
Hosted by Palo Alto Networks
Xavier Saavedra
Director, SOC Transformation Advisors
Palo Alto Networks
Details coming soon
11:50am - 12:35pm Lunch Service
Evanta facilitates exclusive, C-level communities by personally qualifying and understanding the priorities, challenges and interests of each member.
Our selective approach maintains the high quality of the network and ensures top-level discussions with peers from the world’s leading organizations.
On-Site Parking
Self Daily: $35.00
Valet Daily: $48.00
Electric Car Charging Station
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Westin Charlotte at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling 1-866-837-4148. Please mention Evanta CISO and CIO Executive Summit to ensure the appropriate room rate.
Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of $284 USD (plus tax) is October 22, 2024.
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