
Chicago CISO Community
Inner Circle
March 14, 2019 | Prime & Provisions
March 14, 2019
Prime & Provisions
Collaborate with your peers
Join Chicago's top CISOs for an intimate networking dinner and facilitated discussion on key business challenges. Enjoy a relaxed evening of dinner and drinks with your peers to share best practices, make new connections and build professional relationships.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CISOs today:
Strategies for a risk-aligned, resilient organization
Developing and investing in the security workforce of tomorrow
Creating business value and supporting agile business operations
Chicago CISO Governing Body
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the discussion topics and agenda, ensuring that all content is driven By CISOs, For CISOs®.
Governing Body Co-Chairs

Waqas Akkawi
SIRVA, Inc.
VP, CISO

Jim Cameli
Walgreens Boots Alliance
VP, Global CISO

Nicole Ford
Baxter International Inc.
VP, Global CISO

Larry Lidz
CNA Insurance
SVP & Global CISO

JJ Markee
Kraft Heinz Company
CISO

John Reed
True Value Company
IT Security Program Manager

Paolo Vallotti
Mondelez International
Global CISO
Agenda
March 14, 2019
4:00pm - 5:00pm Executive Networking Reception
5:00pm - 6:30pm Discussion Topics
Digital Transformation in a Security-Conscious World

Amy Bogac
Director, Information Security and Risk Management
CF Industries

Shane Hibbard
Director of Information Security
Invenergy
Edward Marchewka
Director of Information and Technology Services
Gift of Hope

Justin Metallo
CISO
Beam Suntory

Sam Monasteri
VP, CISO
ACCO Brands
Bill Podborny
CISO
Alliant Credit Union

John Reed
IT Security Program Manager
True Value Company

Brenda Santos
Office of the CISO
ServiceNow

Rob Tourt
CISO
Discover Financial Services

Mike Zachman
CSO
Zebra Technologies

Patrick Zeller
Senior Manager, IT Enterprise Security
Bosch
Digital transformation is more than a buzzword. It’s the upswell calling all organizations to adapt in order to be continuously and competitively relevant. CISOs who aren’t in tune with their organization’s digital strategy and landscape place the business, its customers and partners at risk. While rapid changes in technology (cloud, IoT, applied AI) place the business at risk if it fails to embed security and the CISO into its digital planning. Join your peers to uncover ways to design security-first approaches that can scale – rather than sink – your digital journey, from operations and service delivery to product development and innovation.
Secure By Design?
- Where and how does security currently feature in your organizations’ digital strategy planning (roadmapping, hiring, product development)? Where should it come into the equation?
- What areas of your organization are being most impacted by digital initiatives?
- How are you defining digital transformation -- within security; in your organization? Your industry?
Organizing for Digital Transformation
- Do you employ DevSecOps processes? What’s working and how?
- Selecting a risk assessment process – how do you decide what fits your digital business needs? What frameworks do you use to evaluate digital opportunities?
- How are you navigating the impact of legal and regulatory mandates on digital business initiatives?
Investing in a Secure, Digital Future
- What new opportunities – and security measures – have your cloud transitions opened up?
- Where are you applying/looking to apply capabilities like AI and machine learning to solve evolving security concerns in future (adaptive authentication, insider threats, advanced attacks)?
- With whom in the business do you collaborate to explore and maximize new business opportunities (AI, quantum, blockchain)?
- How can CISOs plan and allocate for anticipated digital needs in 2 years? 5? (talent development, ensuring critical infrastructure in place)?
6:30pm - 7:00pm Networking Break
7:00pm - 8:00pm Summary Discussion & Dinner
8:00pm - 9:00pm Social Hour
Apply to Participate
Apply to participate in the Chicago CISO Community Inner Circle.
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Our selective approach maintains the high quality of the network and ensures top-level discussions with peers from the world’s leading organizations.
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