IN-PERSON

Global CISO Executive Summit

September 8-10, 2025 | Four Seasons Hotel New Orleans

September 8-10, 2025
Four Seasons Hotel New Orleans

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Collaborate with your global peers

Get together with other CISOs who lead global operations at this exclusive, three-day summit to exchange ideas and validate strategies unique to large, complex organizations. Engage in candid discussions, dive deep into critical issues and validate strategies with other enterprise heads of security on the challenges unique to large, complex organizations. Executives are assured a level of information exchange and interaction with true, global peers beyond a regional community on discussion topics driven by Global CISOs, for Global CISOs.

Connect with true peers who lead their function globally and have similar opportunities and challenges, gain new perspectives and share experiences unique to the global nature of your role, and participate in discussions and sessions geared specifically toward global security leaders.

Meeting the demands of cross-border compliance requirements

Recalculating risk appetites across the C-suite and strengthening relationships accordingly

Establishing trust with the global public as the arbiter of all emerging cyber threats

Global 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

Sara Andrews

Experian
Global CISO

Derek Benz

The Coca-Cola Company
CISO

Tim Callahan

Aflac
SVP & Global CISO

Allan Cockriel

Shell
Group CISO

Meredith Harper

Synchrony Financial
SVP & CISO

Marc Varner

Lowe's Companies
Global CISO

Juan Gomez-Sanchez

Whirlpool Corporation
VP & Global CISO

Marcos Marrero

H.I.G. Capital
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 Global CISO community.

Peer-to-Peer Meetings

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

Agenda


September 8, 2025

September 9, 2025

September 10, 2025

12:00am - 1:00am  Social Experience

Golf at English Turn

Though he's primarily known as one of the greatest golfers of all time, Jack Nicklaus is also a world-class course designer. It's a reputation upheld, in part, by his course at English Turn Golf and Country Club in New Orleans. Along with your C-level peers, you can start your trip off with a round at this par-72 course and former PGA Tour venue. 

1:00am - 2:00am  Social Experience

Cruisin' the Bayou

Alligators, cypress trees, and a 45-mph ride through the swamps of Louisiana — all of it awaits those adventurous enough to hop aboard one of these guided, high-speed airboats. After your up-close encounter with the bayou's native plant and animal species, you and your peers will enjoy lunch at Copper Vine. 

3:00pm - 6:00pm  Break

6:00pm - 8:30pm  Governing Body Reception

Welcome Reception

Join your fellow community members in ringing in the 2025 Global CISO Executive Summit with food, drinks and networking. 

7:45am - 8:30am  Breakfast Service

8:30am - 9:15am  Keynote

The Power of Transparency and Business-Value-Driven Security

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Andrew Kirkland

Global Chief Information Security Officer

The Walt Disney Company

Though they're regularly cast as the C-Suite's resident reactionary, CISOs are capable of rising to the level of enterprise contributor. The journey starts with becoming familiar with the business's top objectives and intentionally communicating the relationship between those goals and security.

Join Andy Kirkland, CISO at PepsiCo and learn:

  • The long-term benefits of identifying and simplifying your business's offerings
  • To openly and regularly demonstrate security's importance to other business functions
  • How security can inform and influence business priorities through clarity and context

9:15am - 9:40am  Networking Break

9:40am - 10:25am  Breakout Session

Preparing to Takeoff — Succession and Supporting Future CISOs

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Deborah Wheeler

CISO

Delta Air Lines

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Deneen DeFiore McGarvey

VP & CISO

United Airlines

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Mike Scobee

Managing Director, Cyber Security

Delta Air Lines

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Hank Wynsma

Managing Director, Secure Products and Aircraft Cyber

United Airlines

From 30,000 feet up, your succession plan probably looks fine. Perspectives from that high on the org chart, however, are sometimes obscured. One plan certain to reveal first-class talent and benefit the business - Talk to your team and build to their needs.

Join your Global CISO peers and their invited team members to candidly tackle:

  • Why today's cyber leaders so often miss the connection between succession and success
  • How investing in the next generation upgrades culture, engagement and retention
  • What those in their ascent to the role still need from leadership

9:40am - 10:25am  Breakout Session

The Cyber Paradox — Scaling Innovation and Resilience in the Age of AI

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Khalid Kark

Field CIO

Cloudflare

CISOs navigate a high-stakes paradox - driving innovation at speed while defending against AI-powered threats. From deepfakes to synthetic fraud, adversaries are faster and more adaptive than ever and expose the limits of fragmented, reactive security strategies. Resilience at scale isn’t a security issue alone, it’s a C-suite imperative. Building the capability to adapt, recover, and grow in the face of disruption requires coordinated leadership across technology, risk, compliance, and business functions.

Join this session to learn:

  • Using AI, Zero Trust, and compliance automation to secure innovation without slowing growth
  • Detecting insider misuse and AI-enabled fraud using behavioral analytics
  • Coordinating resilience as a C-suite strategy with shared accountability and unified metrics

9:40am - 10:25am  Executive Boardroom

The New Global Compliance Playbook — Beyond Borders and Checklists

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Rupesh Chokshi

Senior Vice President and General Manager, Application Security

Akamai Technologies

In an era where international regulations are continually evolving and digital ecosystems are becoming increasingly intricate, compliance transcends the traditional check-the-box approach. Global CISOs are at the forefront, embedding compliance into the core of their security strategies to fortify resilience, optimize operations, and drive sustainable business growth across diverse markets.

Explore strategies to transform compliance into a global competitive advantage:

  • Critical systems focus to minimize audit fatigue and enhance efficiency
  • Automation and AI insights for seamless, continuous compliance
  • Daily operations integration to bolster resilience and streamline responses

9:40am - 10:25am  Executive Boardroom

Fortifying Third-Party Links with Identity Security

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Mike Towers

Chief Security & Trust Officer

Veza

Third-party access has become the leading attack vector, with most breaches ironically stemming from those very third parties and business partners we rely on for solutions. How can identity security strategies be leveraged to reduce supply chain risks while still enabling secure collaboration?

Discover how to:

  • Apply least-privilege access for third parties to ensure productivity
  • Detect real-time anomalous access in hybrid environments
  • Quantify risk reduction to engage business leaders

10:25am - 10:45am  Networking Break

10:45am - 11:45am  Innovation Spotlight

Innovation Spotlight

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Giles Ashton-Roberts

CISO

Swissport

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Ricardo Lafosse

Chief Information Security Officer

The Kraft Heinz Company

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Param Vig

SVP, CISO

Solventum

Be among the first to see what’s new and next in the security solutions landscape. Three early-stage providers will get the chance to showcase their innovative solutions to the most pressing cybersecurity challenges.

Spotlight Presenters from: 

  • Mitiga
  • SquareX
  • Tuskira

11:45am - 12:10pm  Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Peer-to-Peer Meeting 1

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

12:10pm - 1:00pm  Lunch Service

1:00pm - 1:35pm  Keynote

Lunch Comments & Keynote

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Jay Chaudhry

CEO, Chairman & Founder

Zscaler

More details coming soon.

1:35pm - 2:00pm  Networking Break

2:00pm - 2:45pm  Breakout Session

Securing More Than Cyber and Stopping Greater Threats

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Adam Fletcher

Sr. Director, CSO

Blackstone Group

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Adam Keown

CISO

Eastman Chemical

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Jesse Magenheimer

Vice President & CISO

State Farm

Especially at the global level, the scope of a modern cyber leader's role requires at least some awareness of broader threats – be they physical, political, or otherwise. They can be difficult to address but ignoring these issues could hinder the organization's development of comprehensive security.

Join your peers for a discussion on:

  • How business-wide threat identification is being handled across multiple industries
  • The CISO's role in eliminating non-cyber security issues
  • Common difficulties and remedies among those tasked with protecting the organization

2:00pm - 2:45pm  Breakout Session

Breakout Session

Details Coming Soon...

2:00pm - 2:45pm  Executive Boardroom

AppSec Revolution — Driving Efficiency with Context and Culture

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Jeff Williams

CTO & Co-Founder

Contrast Security

Traditional security practices are struggling worldwide against modern threats and the rapid pace of software development. The solution lies in leveraging production data, which enables effective Application Detection and Response (ADR) by integrating real-time insights into code behavior, vulnerabilities, and attacks. This approach empowers development and operations teams across borders to collaboratively enhance security.

Join this roundtable discuss:

  • Enhancing vulnerability scanning with real production insights
  • Improving risk management through dynamic telemetry
  • Strengthening attack protection with contextual awareness

2:00pm - 2:45pm  Executive Boardroom

Executive Boardroom

Details Coming Soon...

2:45pm - 3:20pm  Networking Break

2:50pm - 3:15pm  Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Peer-to-Peer Meeting 2

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

3:15pm - 4:00pm  Breakout Session

Filling Taller Orders, Facing Shorter Budgets

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Matt Bunch

CISO

Tyson Foods

Doing more than you thought you could or outperforming yourself is always something to be proud of. Having to "do more with less," isn't as exciting. Yet, the odds of eventually receiving fewer funds makes tight budget preparedness a cyber security imperative.

Gather with your Global CISO peers and learn:

  • Executive practices for enabling success on any budget
  • Why awareness is the cornerstone of cost-effectiveness
  • The difference between being thrifty and tactical

3:15pm - 4:00pm  Breakout Session

Breakout Session

Details Coming Soon...

3:15pm - 4:00pm  Executive Boardroom

Executive Boardroom

Details Coming Soon...

3:15pm - 4:00pm  Executive Boardroom

The Unified Powers of Artificial Intelligence and Human Experience in AppSec

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Sohail Iqbal

CISO

Veracode

Vulnerabilities remediation doesn't need to take months. Equipped with advanced AI tools and the right developer's time-tested security expertise, it could only take minutes. Join your C-level peers in discussing: 

  • Realistic and ideal remediation timelines (and why they're different) 
  • Where artificial intelligence succeeds and fails in subbing out human wisdom 
  • What kind of AI-focused training or upskilling developers might need in 2025

4:00pm - 4:15pm  Networking Break

4:15pm - 4:50pm  Keynote

Universal Solutions for Tech Debt Reduction

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Michael Leland

VP, Field CTO

Island

Across the globe, organizations are grappling with the challenge of securing sensitive data as it traverses web browsers. Many acknowledge that their current IT and security frameworks increase the likelihood of data breaches. This highlights the intricate task of protecting data while managing outdated systems, inefficient application delivery, and obsolete security measures. What innovative strategies can streamline enterprise operations, enhance security, and adapt to a global landscape?

Attendees will discover:

  • Identifying and addressing technical debt caused by fragmented IT and security solutions
  • Communicating the broader business impacts of technology and security challenges
  • Adopting new methods for enterprise application delivery to improve productivity worldwide

7:45am - 8:30am  Breakfast Service

8:30am - 9:15am  Keynote

Opening Comments & Keynote

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Ryan Kalember

Chief Strategy Officer

Proofpoint

Details Coming Soon...

9:15am - 9:40am  Networking Break

9:40am - 10:25am  Breakout Session

Leading with Purpose — Building Trust in a Connected World

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Ashish Shrestha

Group CISO

Jaguar Land Rover

The hyper-connected world demands more than protection. It calls for leadership with purpose. By redefining security as a value creator, not just a risk mitigator, we can build strategies that inspire, empower, and shape the future. It’s time to step up and lead the business forward.

Join Ashish Shrestha, Group CISO, Jaguar Land Rover as he explains:

  • The modern CISO's metamorphosis from gatekeeper to innovator
  • The difference between protecting data and enabling consumer trust
  • Where every CISO can find their chance to boldly redefine the importance of security

9:40am - 10:25am  Breakout Session

Breakout Session

Details Coming Soon...

9:40am - 10:25am  Executive Boardroom

Executive Boardroom

Details Coming Soon...

9:40am - 10:25am  Executive Boardroom

Executive Boardroom

Details Coming Soon...

10:25am - 10:45am  Networking Break

10:45am - 11:45am  Innovation Spotlight

Innovation Spotlight

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Margarita Rivera

Global Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Carnival Corporation

Be among the first to see what’s new and next in the security solutions landscape. Three early-stage providers will get the chance to showcase their innovative solutions to the most pressing cybersecurity challenges.

Spotlight Presenters from: 

  • Jazz
  • Twine
  • VulnCheck

11:45am - 12:45pm  Lunch Service

12:45pm - 1:20pm  Keynote

Prioritize, Analyze and Minimize - The Path to Simplified Resilience

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Chris Lugo

VP, CISO

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

While it's rarely easy, reaching a certain level of legitimate organizational resilience doesn't have to be complicated. In fact, the entire resilience journey could be summarized in just a few steps. Those steps might be difficult to take, but at least they're straightforward.

Join Chris Lugo, VP, CISO at Blue Cross Blue Shield Association for:

  • A guided walk through the stages of cyber resilience development
  • Practical advice for overcoming the common obstacles of each step
  • A look at process-altering industry demands and organizational needs

1:20pm - 1:45pm  Networking Break

1:45pm - 2:30pm  Executive Boardroom

Afternoon Sessions Continue

Details Coming Soon...

2:30pm - 5:30pm  Break

5:00pm - 6:30pm  Gala Reception

CISO & CIO Gala Reception

Members of the Global CISO and CIO communities are invited to convene, network, and enjoy food and drinks ahead of our 2025 Global Gala Keynote. 

6:30pm - 7:15pm  Keynote

Defining Your Executive Brand — Insights & Networking with Daymond John

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Daymond John

CEO

FUBU & The Shark Group; Star of ABC's Shark Tank

Daymond John, Founder/CEO of FUBU and star of ABC’s Shark Tank, has been a phenomenally successful business person for over 25 years. Along his entrepreneurial journey, through his many successes as well as failures, he has learned a few things about getting the best out of business and life. The keys to success include learning how to establish the right mindset and following a few fundamental principles Daymond calls his "S.H.A.R.K Points”.

Members of the Global CIO and CISO communities will receive exclusive access to:

  • Live and unrecorded insights on developing your unique brand of executive leadership
  • Guidance on identifying, cultivating and managing powerful business partnerships
  • Post-keynote meet and greet opportunities

7:15pm - 8:30pm  Gala Dinner

8:30pm - 9:30pm  Gala Social Hour

September 8, 2025

September 9, 2025

September 10, 2025

We look forward to seeing you at an upcoming in-person gathering


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Four Seasons Hotel New Orleans
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A block of rooms has been reserved at the Four Seasons Hotel New Orleans at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling 504-434-5100.

Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of $385 USD (plus tax) is August 9, 2025.

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