
Denver CISO Executive Summit
June 11, 2019 | The Westin Denver Downtown
June 11, 2019
The Westin Denver Downtown
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with your peers to tackle top business challenges through peer-driven content and discussions at the Denver CISO Executive Summit.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CISOs today:
Investing in your people and the right technologies
Innovating with advanced technologies and new delivery models
Influencing business stakeholders and enterprise outcomes
Denver 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

Alan Cullop
DaVita Inc.
CIO

Jamie Cutler
QEP Resources, Inc
VP & CIO
Glenn Dally
Molson Coors Brewing Company
CISO

Chuck Fredrick
National CineMedia
CIO
Randall Frietzsche
Denver Health Medical Center
CISO
Mike Kalac
The Western Union Company
Interim Chief Information Officer

Chris Laping
Caribou Coffee & Einstein Bagels and Author, “People Before Things”
Chief Innovation Officer

Sam Masiello
Gates
CISO

Steve Oberg
DaVita Inc.
CISO

Purnima Wagle
DCP Midstream
CIO
Agenda
June 10, 2019
June 11, 2019
7:00am - 7:45am Registration & Breakfast
7:45am - 8:30am Keynote
Inspiring Crazy Loyalty
Hosted by Attivo Networks

Chris Laping
Chief Innovation Officer
Caribou Coffee & Einstein Bagels and Author, “People Before Things”
Despite recent progress, the idea persists that IT is still somehow not an equal player in the business. In reality, IT and security professionals are the ones who can drive game-changing outcomes and inspire crazy loyalty in the communities they serve. CIOs and CISOs must embrace a fundamental mind shift to evolve not only their roles, but the perception of their roles, build a powerful brand for themselves and become transformative change leaders. In this keynote, Chris Laping will challenge you to consider:
- Aligning expectations of IT and security with the overall business strategy
- How CIOs and CISOs can rebrand their role to have a seat at the table
- Shifting IT and security to be seen not as a function, but as an experience
8:30am - 9:00am Networking Break
9:00am - 9:50am CISO Featured Session
Cross-Organizational Collaboration — A Playbook for CISOs
Hosted by Exabeam
Randall Frietzsche
CISO
Denver Health Medical Center

Sam Masiello
CISO
Gates
Matt Shufeldt
CISO
Evotek
Unlike the CISO role of just a few years ago – where many could still focus heavily on the bits and bytes – today’s security leaders are also expected to be business leaders. Through real-life examples from a wealth of expertise, panelists discuss the transformation of security leadership and the skills necessary to succeed.
Join this session to hear how:
- To think differently and more effectively about security
- To become fluent in the languages of risk, finance and strategy
- You can get what you need to protect the organization
9:00am - 9:50am CIO & CISO Executive Boardroom
Evolution of an Integrated Cybersecurity Office — A CIO-CISO Perspective
Hosted by Forescout Technologies

Howard Haile
CISO
SCL Health System

Sue Lapierre
CISO
Prologis

Julie Cullivan
Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President, Business Operations
ForeScout Technologies, Inc.
The hyper-growth of IoT across the enterprise is forcing leaders to reassess how they secure their networks. Recent Forrester research has unveiled some hidden technical and organizational challenges IT professionals should be aware of when managing their overall security framework. In this interactive session:
- Discuss effective strategies for devising information risk and value metrics
- Learn and share what organizations can do to better defend IoT-enabled systems from cyberattacks
- Find out how to mature the SOC into an Integrated Cybersecurity Fusion Center
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 Jacob Higdon at jacob.higdon@evanta.com or 503-972-4442.
9:50am - 10:20am Networking Break
10:20am - 11:10am CISO Featured Session
Mission Impossible — So Many Risks, So Little Time
Hosted by Fortinet, Inc.

Ladi Adefala
Senior Security Strategist
Fortinet, Inc.
Emerging risks can be unpredictable and disruptive. Fifth Generation 5G mobile communications, extended reality, smart speakers, drones all offer incredible benefits but they also come with unexpected risks. These are truly the unpredictable unknowns. Anticipating these blind spots can appear impossible in light of the accelerated pace of technology innovations. In this session, you’ll:
- Learn about emerging risks
- Identify Impact and Implications of these risks
- Discover strategies to address them
10:20am - 11:10am CISO Executive Boardroom
Eliminate Vulnerability Overload with Predictive Prioritization
Hosted by Tenable

Kip James
VP and CISO
TTEC

Larisa Thomas
CISO
City of Lakewood Colorado
Robert Huber
Chief Security Officer
Tenable
Overcoming the problem of vulnerability overload is critical to reducing cyber risk. During the roundtable we’ll explore how predictive prioritization of vulnerabilities will improve your vulnerability management efforts so you can focus on what matters most to your business to reduce risk and close your Cyber Exposure gap.
Discussion points:
- How to move the most dangerous vulnerabilities up your priority list using threat intelligence
- The resources required to effectively assess your environment and prioritize your efforts in a predictive manner
- Practices that help ensure the results of your vulnerability assessments will allow you to take appropriate actions to make your organization more secure
- How to make your staff more efficient and free them up for more productive tasks by drastically reducing the number of high priority vulnerabilities they need to remediate.
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 Jacob Higdon at jacob.higdon@evanta.com or 503-972-4442.
11:10am - 11:40am Networking Break
June 10, 2019
June 11, 2019
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