Chicago CISO Community
Executive Summit

The Governing Body of Chicago CISOs and invited guests are welcome to join us for a fun, casual, interactive spin on the Governing Body Welcome Reception. Casino Night at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile will feature table games, prizes, food and drinks as we celebrate the start of another “By CISOs, for CISOs” executive gathering.

In this networking lunch you have the opportunity to have relevant and topical conversations with your peers. The below questions are a guideline for you to start your table conversations.

Security operations

• What is the maturity of your security operations program?
• What is your process for building an operational playbook?
• What KPIs or KRIs do you use to measure success?

Communication and awareness

• How do you approach security with a holistic lens?
• What are some of the challenges that you face when communicating with the C-suite and/or your business teams?
• How do you evaluate, communicate and demonstrate the ROI of a proposed initiative or tool?

Access and Identity Management

• What strategies and tools are you using to improve visibility into your systems?
• How are you integrating the user experience with security?
• How are you measuring the success of your access management program?

Governance and privacy

• How are you responding to/preparing for regulatory changes?
• How do you balance compliance with business requirements?
• What standards and metrics are you using to measure risk?

Talent and developing leaders

• What are some tangible strategies for creating and developing new talent resources?
• What best practices exist for retaining talent, once secured?
• How are you developing your future leaders? What succession plan strategies do you have in place?

Until now, the information security industry has failed to deliver business empowering security solutions, which enable organizations to quickly and securely transform digitally. Security today is too complicated and draws from a 20-year-old playbook. It needs to be re-written and based on approaches that protect and empower the business. In this session, we will:

• Share how many of the Fortune 100 are redefining their cloud, network and data security programs
• Discuss the steps and architectures that are the key to transformation
• Reimagine your approach to enterprise security, building a new blueprint that can be used for years to come

No matter the size of your organization, managing security awareness is no easy feat. Scott Barnes recognized that if they were going to see a difference in employee engagement and results, things needed to be done differently. 

Join Scott in this featured session to discuss:

• Creative ways to introduce security awareness to your organization
• How evangelizing at home best practices for employees increases their investment in security
• Why using multiple strategies to engage employees produces better results

 Got a problem you need solved? Got a solution you can provide? This session encourages interaction between attendees to share problems and solutions to pressing needs – from small to big. Leave this session knowing you received or offered a viable solution or resource.

Talent needs are like security threats—plentiful, complex and ever-evolving. CISOs know that skills learned in the classroom doesn’t match the pace of cybersecurity, but what are strategies for developing effective and successful teams for the future?

Join this interactive session to learn how to:

• Enable your workforce to continuously evolve cyber skills
• Map your organization’s cyber skills directly to your security strategy
• Reskill talent to evolve with the security landscape

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to C-level executives). To reserve your seat, please contact your event Program Manager Tim Bigley at tim.bigley@evanta.com or 971-717-6612.

The market consideration and adoption of software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) represents the largest networking transformation in recent history. Organizations are turning to SD-WAN to improve connectivity, reduce costs, and simplify management at their branch office locations. But what about security?

In this boardroom, you will discuss:

• Embracing change — the pros and cons
• Addressing weaknesses within brand offices and roaming users
• Keeping security top of mind for business leaders

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to C-level executives). To reserve your seat, please contact your event Program Manager Tim Bigley at tim.bigley@evanta.com or 971-717-6612.

How should CISOs stay on top of emerging threats and trends? What can CISOs do to stay ahead of the threat curve? Ralston Simmons will lead an interactive discussion on what CISOs can do to further their skill sets and elevate their stature in an organization.

In this session, discuss:

• Methods for a long term strategy plan in a quickly changing field
• How CISOs can position themselves in the organization and establish trust
• Evaluating self-improvement strategies and maintaining relevancy

In the advent of the Internet of Things, the most critical data leaks often stem from exposed connected devices, typically by way of organizations’ employees and third parties. Knowing that data leaks are inevitable, how do you identify and mitigate risk?

In this session, you will discuss:

• Who should be responsible for data outside of the firewall and proactive security measures
• In the event of a data leak, who manages the reputation, remediation and legal repercussions
• Broader ramifications of privacy legislation

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to C-level executives). To reserve your seat, please contact your event Program Manager Tim Bigley at tim.bigley@evanta.com or 971-717-6612.

How are your peers balancing business agility and business security in their identity and access management strategy? Benchmark your framework and vet future plans against peers in this session, and learn the most innovative tactics security leaders are using for IAM at their organization, including:

• Methodologies that satisfy users while maintaining adequate access controls
• Communication techniques to streamline acceptance of IAM across the business
• Roadmaps for deciding what technology is the best fit

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to C-level executives). To reserve your seat, please contact your event Program Manager Tim Bigley at tim.bigley@evanta.com or 971-717-6612.

"There is no force more powerful than the will to live," explains Aron Ralston, who faced an unimaginable challenge in a life-or-death decision to free himself from two boulders in a remote Utah canyon. An ordinary man who was pushed to the extreme, he demonstrates the human capacity for the extraordinary, proving anyone can survive the most grueling circumstances. A talented storyteller, Ralston recounts the life-changing ordeal that became a New York Times bestseller and a feature film. He sheds new light on the meaning of sacrifice, what is truly important and harnessing the power of inner strength to overcome life’s adversities.