Chicago CISO Community
Inner Circle
September 2, 2026 | The Metropolitan
September 2, 2026
The Metropolitan
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:
Enforcing Data Boundaries
Validating AI Behavior Under Real-World Conditions
Maintaining the Ability to Recover to a Clean and Trusted State
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
Chris Lugo
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
VP, CISO
Angela Williams
UL Solutions
SVP, Global CISO
Agenda
September 2, 2026
4:30pm - 5:15pm Executive Networking Reception
5:15pm - 5:35pm Keynote
5:35pm - 6:30pm Discussion Topics
Operational Trust in the Age of Agentic AI
Hosted by Rubrik
Agentic AI is scaling faster than most organizations can govern. Shadow AI and autonomous workflows are proliferating across enterprise environments. Rubrik Zero Labs research shows only 37% of organizations maintain a current inventory of their agents. What cannot be seen cannot be governed.
CISOs must establish operational trust as the foundation for AI at scale: enforcing data boundaries, validating AI behavior under real-world conditions and maintaining the ability to recover to a clean and trusted state when agentic systems fail. Security leaders who build that infrastructure are the ones who make confident, compliant AI adoption possible at speed.
Discussion Questions:
- What practical strategies are you using to accurately inventory and govern the rapid proliferation of shadow AI and autonomous workflows?
- How are you proactively enforcing data boundaries to ensure agentic systems do not inadvertently expose sensitive enterprise information?
- What methods are you employing to validate AI behavior and ensure operational trust under unpredictable, real-world conditions?
- When autonomous systems inevitably drift or fail, what mechanisms allow you to quickly contain the impact and recover to a trusted state?
- How are you partnering with business leaders to build the security infrastructure needed to enable confident, compliant AI adoption at scale?
6:30pm - 7:00pm Networking Break
7:00pm - 8:00pm Summary Discussion & Dinner
8:00pm - 9:00pm Social Hour
Apply to Participate
Each application is carefully vetted to ensure members meet established criteria, preserving the quality of the network and enabling meaningful, peer‑level discussions among leaders from the world’s leading organizations.
Once you submit your application, a Community Program Manager will schedule a conversation to understand your priorities and interests and complete onboarding, including access to year‑round community events.
Location
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Parking
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329 S Franklin St, Chicago, IL 60606
3 min walk to Willis Tower
Arrival Directions
We look forward to welcoming you to The Metropolitan, located in the Willis Tower at 233 S. Wacker Drive.
For the most convenient access, please enter through the 232 S. Franklin Street Lobby.
Once inside, stop by the Security Desk to check in with a valid, government-issued photo ID. Security will guide you through a brief screening process, where any items you’re carrying will be scanned. Afterward, the security team will direct you to the appropriate elevator bank for your visit.
Proceed to the 67th floor and follow signage to your room
Please note: A visitor badge will be provided at check-in. Kindly keep this with you throughout your visit, especially if you plan to step out and return to the building.
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