IN-PERSON

Florida CISO Executive Summit

November 13, 2024 | Le Meridien Dania Beach at Fort Lauderdale Airport

November 13, 2024
Le Meridien Dania Beach at Fort Lauderdale Airport

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Collaborate with your peers

Get together with Florida's top CISOs to tackle shared business challenges and critical priorities facing your role today. Participate in this one-day, local program with peer-driven topics and interactive discussions with your true C-level peers.

Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CISOs today:

Mitigating Risks with Cybersecurity Strategies

Making Data-Driven Decisions to Communicate Risk

Using AI to Improve Processes and Efficiencies While Keeping Up With the Changing Landscape

Florida 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

Victor Campos

JM Family Enterprises
Chief Information Security Officer

Gary Eppinger

CSX Corporation
VP, Technology & CISO

Juan Gomez-Sanchez

Whirlpool Corporation
VP & Global CISO

Stacey Halota

Graham Holdings
VP, IS & Privacy

Larry Jarvis

Iron Mountain
SVP, CISO

Rich Latayan

AAA, Inc.
CISO

Marcos Marrero

H.I.G. Capital
CISO

Eduardo Ortiz-Romeu

Techtronic Industries
VP, Global Head of Cybersecurity

Justin Zimmerman

Giant Eagle
VP, CISO

What to Expect

Interactive Sessions

Hear from CISO practitioners and thought leaders on how they're solving critical challenges impacting your role today in Keynote sessions, and join smaller, interactive discussions with your peers in Breakout and Boardroom sessions.

Community Networking

Make new connections and catch up with old friends in casual conversations during dedicated time for networking designed to better acquaint you with your Florida CISO community.

Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Connect with like-minded peers in a private, one-on-one setting through Evanta's Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.

Agenda


November 13, 2024

7:45am - 8:30am  Registration & Breakfast

8:30am - 9:15am  Keynote

Harnessing Human Energy — Thriving Amidst Rapid Change

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Josh Allan Dykstra

Future of Work Activist

Guest Speaker

In the face of unrelenting transformation, staying innovative and productive can feel daunting, especially with emerging generations' evolving work expectations, the permanence of hybrid teams and the pervasive influence of AI. The key to thriving in this chaotic environment lies in leveraging and organizing work around intrinsic motivators, such as yourself and the people within your organization.

Join this session to learn:

  • The keys for navigating constant change with more energy and resilience
  • How to create astonishing psychological safety within your team
  • A practical framework to access more productivity across your entire organization

9:15am - 9:40am  Networking Break

9:40am - 10:25am  Breakout Session

Transforming Application and Service Delivery for the Modern IT Environment

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Jason Trunk

Chief Enterprise Architect

Island

Delivering business critical applications safely is a delicate balancing act. The user experience is frequently compromised as application, infrastructure, and security teams negotiate the adoption of new services. Unfortunate trade-offs are sometimes necessary to address operational needs for the sake of maintaining security, but these trade-offs can make certain use cases unfeasible or diminish their value to the organization.

 In this session, we will discuss:

  • Revolutionizing workspaces by balancing productivity, security, availability, and user experience
  • How quickly new technologies like the enterprise browser can be adopted to provide a competitive advantage
  • Strategies for reducing the effort required to deliver applications and enhance organizational operations

9:40am - 10:25am  Executive Boardroom

Executive Boardroom hosted by Cyera

Details coming soon.

9:40am - 10:25am  Executive Boardroom

Embrace Complexity for Strategic Advantage (and Optimize Everything Else)

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Barry Kortekaas

EVP, Information Security & CISO

Morgan & Morgan PA

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Rich Latayan

CISO

AAA, Inc.

CIOs and CISOs must thoughtfully balance complexity and efficiency in their technology stack in order to optimize outcomes in an evolving landscape of AI, privacy, compliance, and ever-increasing consumer expectations.  Success comes from identifying and embracing complexity in those areas where it enables clear market differentiation or competitive advantage for your organization, and then working to optimize the rest.  How can you strike the right balance and what strategies are leading organizations using to accelerate value realization by optimizing everything else?

Join this boardroom to discuss:

  • Embracing complexity in areas that differentiate the organization in the market
  • Offloading non-core functions to vendors to prioritize simplicity and maintain focus on core business areas
  • Leading internal conversations on risks of complexity vs. optimization initiatives

10:25am - 11:05am  Networking Break

10:30am - 10:55am  Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Connect with like-minded peers in a one-on-one setting through Evanta’s Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.

11:05am - 11:50am  Breakout Session

Modern Workforce, Modern Security Strategy

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Erin Joe

Senior Executive, Cybersecurity, OCISO

Google Chrome Enterprise

In the age of remote and hybrid work, employees now spend the majority of their time in the browser or in virtual meetings. The workforce is more mobile and distributed than ever before. At the same time, we are seeing an increase in cyber attacks and a higher average cost of data breaches. We must think more about protecting users right where they interface with web threats, the browser, without disrupting productivity.

Join this conversation with your peers to discuss:

  • The browser's role in a business's security strategy
  • Zero trust architecture
  • Managing resources for cybersecurity in a time of economic uncertainty

11:05am - 11:50am  Breakout Session

The Recipe for a Successful Spin-Off

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Eric Firer

CIO, North America

Kellanova

A spin-off presents an opportunity for IT to drive value, promote an innovative culture, and build an effective team. However, the CIO must balance planning for the new company while minimizing disruption to current employees and customers. Eric Firer shares how the lessons learned through Kellanova’s spin-off can be applicable to many aspects of IT.

Join this session to discuss:

  • Defining an IT operating model to organize talent, processes, technology and data
  • Building a high-performing team to make an impact and execute business goals successfully
  • Leading effective communication and change management through complex transformation

11:50am - 12:35pm  Lunch Service

12:35pm - 1:10pm  Keynote

Optimizing for Agility — Network and Security Convergence

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Steve Riley

VP & Field CTO

Netskope

Integrating a complex ecosystem across all security areas can optimize defenses without simplifying adversaries’ challenges. This approach balances robust security with efficiency, crucial for navigating generative AI and tech advancements. Achieving this requires strategic selection and consolidation of platforms to enhance agility, reduce risk, and maintain cost-effectiveness.

In this session, you’ll learn:

  • The composition of an effective security architecture
  • Value you can derive from a converged networking and security platform
  • Common consolidation mistakes people make and how to avoid them

1:10pm - 1:35pm  Break

1:35pm - 2:20pm  Breakout Session

From Endpoint to the Board — Identifying Cyber Risk that Matters

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Corey Smith

VP, SSA Enablement

Qualys

Prioritizing and eliminating the cyber risks that matter most is the ultimate goal of security leaders. But how do you validate that your efforts are hitting the mark? It all comes down to well-crafted measurements:  metrics that are reliable and easily understood by all stakeholders across the business.

In this session, we will discuss:

  • Cybersecurity risk assessment essentials and which risks truly carry weight
  • Concrete approaches to determine effectiveness of security capabilities
  • Creating simple "metric cards" to communicate across stakeholders

1:35pm - 2:20pm  Executive Boardroom

Executive Boardroom hosted by Abnormal Security

Details coming soon. 

1:35pm - 2:20pm  Executive Boardroom

Driving Value Through Operational Transformation

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Gavin Hupp

VP, Technology

United Parks & Resorts Inc.

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Renata Kobylinski

Executive Director IT Operations

JLL

In the rapidly evolving business landscape, CIOs and CISOs are increasingly tasked with transforming their operational models to drive agility and deliver value swiftly. This session will explore the shift from traditional project-based approaches to a product-centric operating model, emphasizing the importance of quick solution delivery and sustained value creation.

Join this session to discuss:

  • Challenges and best practices for transitioning to a product-type operating model
  • Strategies to accelerate solution delivery and respond quickly to market changes
  • How to leverage advanced technologies and digital tools to automate processes

2:20pm - 3:00pm  Networking Break

2:25pm - 2:50pm  Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Connect with like-minded peers in a one-on-one setting through Evanta’s Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.

3:00pm - 3:45pm  Breakout Session

Leveraging GenAI — An Interactive Session

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Venkat Gopalan

Chief Digital, Data and Technology Officer

Belcorp

GenAI is advancing swiftly, but hasn't reached maturity. New ways of managing and using models are continuously emerging. Enterprises must adopt an agile approach to navigate this evolving landscape effectively.

Join this interactive session as your peers discuss:

  • Practical GenAI use cases
  • Integrating the technology into core business operations
  • Assessing performance and ROI

3:00pm - 3:45pm  Executive Boardroom

Strategic IT Leadership — Models for Success

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Otto Contreras

Division Director, IT

Miami-Dade County

Developing a robust IT strategy must be closely aligned with business objectives. This ensures technology investments and initiatives directly contribute to achieving the organization's overall strategic goals.

Join this session to discuss:

  • Aligning your IT strategy with business objectives
  • Establishing a governance structure that provides necessary oversight
  • Creating agile and adaptable operating models

3:00pm - 3:45pm  Executive Boardroom

Strengthening Supply Chain Cyber Resiliency

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Frank Martinez

Chief Information Security Officer

NSU Florida

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Christopher Knauer

SVP, Global CISO

Foundever

In today's interconnected digital landscape, potential outages and breaches of vendors pose significant risks to organizational operations and security. Ensuring cyber resiliency involves rigorous vendor vetting, continuous monitoring, and comprehensive incident response planning to mitigate these threats.

Join this session to strategize on:

  • Adopting a proactive and holistic approach to improve supply chain risk
  • Enhancing resiliency against third-party disruptions
  • Safeguarding digital ecosystems from emerging cyber threats

3:45pm - 4:10pm  Break

4:10pm - 4:45pm  Keynote

C-Level Role Evolution

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Margarita Rivera

VP Global Head of Brand Security

Carnival Corporation

From CIOs, CTOs, CISOs and Chief AI Officers, the running list of c-level titles continues to evolve as organizations rely on digital for all aspects of the business. To stay ahead of organizational changes, leaders must be able to communicate a business case for the orchestration of technology and anticipate future c-level and divisional role changes in people, process and technology.

Join this keynote to hear from executives on:

  • Examining the impacts of having multiple leaders managing technology functions
  • Adapting your approach to meet the ever-shifting requirements of a CIO or CISO
  • Being a business technologist in an ever-changing landscape

4:45pm - 5:00pm  Closing Comments and Prize Drawing

5:00pm - 6:30pm  Governing Body Reception

Governing Body Reception

Governing Body members host this reception for executives to close out the event with an evening of peer networking, food and drinks.

November 13, 2024

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Location


MORE INFORMATION

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Le Meridien Dania Beach at Fort Lauderdale Airport at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling 954-920-3500. Please mention Evanta Florida Executive Summit to ensure the appropriate room rate.

Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of $269 USD (plus tax) is October 21, 2024.

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For inquiries related to this community, please reach out to your dedicated contact.

Natalia Klein

Community Program Manager

239 839 8616

natalia.klein@evanta.com