
Chicago CISO Inner Circle
March 24, 2022 | Mid America Club
March 24, 2022
Mid America Club
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:
Securing a holistic secure digital framework
Workforce and partnership strategies for digital success
Chicago CISO Governing Body
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the summit agenda, ensuring that all content is driven by CISOs, for CISOs.
Governing Body Co-Chairs

Waqas Akkawi
SIRVA Worldwide
VP, CISO

Sarah Buerger
Coyote Logistics
Director, IT Security

Jim Cameli
Walgreens Boots Alliance
VP & Global Chief Information Security Officer

JJ Markee
Baxter
Chief Information Security Officer

Bill Podborny
Constellation Brands
CISO

Paolo Vallotti
Tate & Lyle
CISO & VP of Operations
Agenda
March 24, 2022
4:30pm - 5:30pm Executive Networking Reception
5:30pm - 6:45pm Discussion Topics
The CISO Role in Accelerating and Securing Digital Business

Chas Sheffield
Regional Sales Executive
Axonius

Michael Boucher
CISO, Americas
JLL

Michelle Ayala
Director IT Security
Green Thumb

Shashank Kapoor
Head of InfoSec
Truckstop.com

Erik Hart
CISO
Cushman & Wakefield

Richard Rushing
CISO
Motorola

Bill Podborny
CISO
Constellation Brands

Victor Hsiang
Information Security Director
GATX
As digital initiatives across enterprises have accelerated quickly, leaders must balance the right structures and strategies. Whether restructuring existing applications, infrastructure and security ecosystems or preempting new initiatives to bring services and applications to market faster than ever before, CISOs are immersed in strategizing and building support for these critical business objectives.
In this interactive conversation among peers, CISOs will discuss their role in proactively contributing to organizational success.
Topic 1: Securing a holistic secure digital framework
- How are you evolving your operating model to deliver better speed, agility and security?
- How are you optimizing for future resilience and not just immediate efficiency?
- How has your budget strategy evolved to address secure digital priorities?
Topic 2: Workforce and partnership strategies for digital success
- How have you evolved your cross-business partnerships in the past year?
- How have you overcome challenges when the IT/Security priorities conflict?
- How are you establishing credibility in your role to drive the enterprise in a secure digital direction?
6:45pm - 7:15pm Networking Break
7:15pm - 8:30pm Summary Discussion & Dinner
8:30pm - 9:30pm Social Hour
Location
Venue
Mid America ClubMORE INFORMATION
Parking & Transportation
Parking is available at the Aon Center Parking Garage on the Lower Level. The Mid-America Club is located on the 80th floor.
Health & Safety Local Guidelines
To ensure the well-being of participants, partners, and associates, we will continue to monitor and adhere to government, venue, and health agency guidelines.
As a part of our commitment to create the safest possible environment, we are requiring all participants, partners, and associates to be fully vaccinated to participate in in-person programs, in addition to completing a health status attestation prior to arrival. Please refer to our COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols for up-to-date local guidelines.
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