IN-PERSON

Miami CISO Executive Summit

November 28, 2018 | Marriott Orlando Downtown

November 28, 2018
Marriott Orlando Downtown

Collaborate with your peers

Get together with your peers to tackle top business challenges through peer-driven content and discussions at the Miami 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

Miami 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

Ken Athanasiou

AutoNation, Inc.
VP, CISO

Roland Cloutier

ADP
SVP & Global CSO

Brad Dettmer

Wyndham Destinations
EVP & CIO

Gary Eppinger

Carnival Corporation
Global VP, CISO & Privacy Officer

Juan Gomez-Sanchez

Lennar Corporation
Chief Security Officer

Lou Grande

Red Lobster Seafood Company
SVP, IT

Donagh Herlihy

Bloomin' Brands, Inc.
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

Marcos Marrero

H.I.G. Capital, LLC
Global Director of Information Security

Scott McBee

Darden
CISO

Agenda


November 27, 2018

November 28, 2018

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

The Seven Keys to Leadership in the 21st Century

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Pat Williams

SVP

Orlando Magic

Effective leadership can make all the difference in getting the most out of your employees and taking the business to the next level. Are you ready to become a championship leader? Don’t miss Pat Williams’ inspirational presentation, which draws on a lifetime of executive experience, humorous anecdotes and a unique leadership philosophy.

In this keynote, you’ll hear how to:

• Use the seven keys to leadership

• Customize a personal strategy

• Make more profitable decisions

7:00am - 7:45am  Registration & Breakfast

7:45am - 8:30am  Keynote

The CIO/CISO Duo — A Fresh Look

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Christine Vanderpool

VP, Chief Information Security Officer

Florida Crystals Corporation

The CIO/CISO Partnership — A Fresh Look

Making an immediate impact is essential as an executive in a new company. This CIO and CISO duo are leveraging their fresh perspectives and passion for change. Kevin Grayling and Christine Vanderpool are building a partnership that will push Florida Crystals Corporation into the future.

In this keynote, you’ll discover how to:

  • Develop a vision and lead change
  • Make a CIO and CISO relationship effective
  • Build the right team

8:30am - 9:00am  Networking Break

9:00am - 9:50am  Breakout Session

AI and Machine Learning — Potential Successes and Security Risks

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Dr. Kevin Mahoney

Practice Director - Advanced Threat Protection, Americas

Fortinet, Inc.

Security vendors, infosecurity specialists and cybersecurity professionals claim to use artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve threat intelligence. Knowing how it works and where it came from is an important step to being able to use modern technologies to generate the most momentum for the business.

In this session, you will learn how:

  • Different types of AI can be used effectively
  • The history of AI influences the future potential
  • AI can be used in the security industry today

9:00am - 9:50am  Breakout Session

Creating a Secure Data Revolution Through Partnership

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Raghu Kotha

Director of Security Engineering & Innovation and Excellence

Red Ventures

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John Thomas

EVP Data Science

Red Ventures

Using new and emerging technology is only effective if teams trust and understand the value it delivers. John Thomas and Raghu Kotha of Red Ventures collaborate closely to ensure successful adoption – leveraging data science and security to jointly uncover new opportunities. 

Join this session to hear how they:

  • Create a strong working relationship between data science and security
  • Uncovered natural overlap points between data and security to rebuild an entire data ecosystem to optimize Machine Learning and AI.
  • Plan for what’s next, building on trends and opportunities in the next 5 years

 

9:00am - 9:50am  Executive Boardroom

Getting Agile, Staying Agile

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Jaime Palacios

Chief Digital Officer

Softtek

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Dwayne Allen

Vice President & Chief Information Officer

Masonite International Corporation

Agile methodologies are an attractive way to accelerate the pace of innovation and increase the success rate of critical projects. But agile can mark a dramatic operational change, touching everything from personnel and technology to organizational structure and business models.

Join this roundtable to discover:

  • Strategies for moving your program forward
  • The role of change management in administering agile methodologies
  • Effective metrics for defining success and driving improvement


Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessionsdesigned to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. Theseprivate, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and arelimited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CIOs and CISOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: 

John Seabury at 971-222-2369 or John.Seabury@evanta.com



9:50am - 10:20am  Networking Break

10:20am - 11:10am  Breakout Session

The Next Wave of Enterprise Intelligence

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Hugh Owen

Senior Vice President, Product

MicroStrategy, Inc.

Organizations that build an intelligent edge today will be the dominant force of tomorrow. In order to join the ranks of these future-forward competitors, your team will need to go beyond business intelligence to deliver widely applicable insights.

In this breakout, you’ll learn:

  • How to transform your organization into a data-driven, intelligent enterprise
  • Ways to harness traditionally counteractive forces such as convenience and security
  • Ecosystem solutions to help manage data securely while remaining agile

10:20am - 11:10am  Breakout Session

Bringing New Services to Market Using Modern, Agile Data Architecture

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Andrew Sohn

SVP, Global Digital & Analytics Services

Crawford & Company

Crawford & Company, a global leader in claims and risk management, is developing new global, end-to-end services that span previously standalone, country-specific products. Data and data-driven insight have taken center stage as Crawford continues its leadership in the market.

Join this session to:

  • Understand how Crawford & Co. gets a holistic, real-time view of its enterprise data
  • Learn how to transform the data supply chain
  • Develop new revenue streams

10:20am - 11:10am  Executive Boardroom

AI’s Biggest ROI — The Case for Computer Vision

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Otto Contreras

Deputy CIO

City of Miami

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Ram Marupudi

Enterprise Architect

Southeastern Grocers, Inc.

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Johann Beukes

VP of Data Science and Analytics

Levatas

The question is no longer if businesses will deploy enterprise AI, but how to do it at scale and where to start for the biggest impact. Using real examples in NLP and computer vision, join this boardroom that will discuss:

  • Justifying ROI for AI initiatives
  • Human-in-the-loop analytics
  • Models for scaling unstructured data


Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessionsdesigned to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. Theseprivate, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and arelimited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CIOs and CISOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: 

John Seabury at 971-222-2369 or John.Seabury@evanta.com

11:10am - 11:40am  Networking Break

11:40am - 12:50pm  Keynote

Change the Conversation — Revamp Your Recruiting Process

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Sarah King

CHRO

Darden

You’re searching for great talent, but are they searching for you? Organizations are faced with many recruiting challenges, including low unemployment, lack of branding and a competitive marketplace. How do you attract the talent you need? To combat low unemployment levels, Darden got innovative with recruiting.

In this keynote, you’ll uncover how to:

  • Leverage social media
  • Boost company appeal
  • Heighten outreach

12:50pm - 1:20pm  Networking Break

1:20pm - 2:10pm  Breakout Session

The Innovation Funnel -- Impacting the Business

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Maria Hernandez

Head of Innovation and Digital Business at DHL Express

DHL Express (USA), Inc.

Innovation doesn't happen overnight, or does it? As the head of innovation and digital business, Maria Hernandez knows what it takes to cultivate disruptive technology. More than incubation, how can executives curate ideas and push the proverbial envelope?

Join this session to discuss:

  • What goes into the innovation process
  • Why the innovation funnel works
  • How to reinvigorate the creative process

1:20pm - 2:10pm  Breakout Session

The People Problem — Security Awareness Training

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Chris Gay

VP & CISO

Southeastern Grocers, Inc.

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Alex Borhani

CISO

Web.com

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Jon West

Chief Information Security Officer

Kemper Insurance Companies

Even as security tools become increasingly advanced, the biggest vulnerability in a company continues to be its people. With attacks on the rise, executives must make employee training a priority while still managing competing priorities for security spend.

During this panel, you’ll:

  • Discuss different educational approaches with your peers
  • Determine how to evaluate the level of training needed
  • Identify key training components and methods of measuring their efficacy

1:20pm - 2:10pm  Executive Boardroom

Strengthening Your Cyber Resilience

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Roman Malkin

Director IT Security & Compliance

Red Lobster Seafood Company

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Gram Ludlow

VP, Global Information Security

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation

When the worst happens, how do you limit the impact of incidents? Join your peers to uncover ways to build your organizations’ cyber-resilience and its ability to quickly weather whatever threats come its way.

Talk through best practices, including:

  • The benefits of having cyber resilience in an organization
  • The types of backups and recovery systems that you should have in place (how much is enough?)
  • Ways to measure and communicate organizational resilience

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessionsdesigned to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. Theseprivate, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and arelimited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CIOs and CISOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: 

John Seabury at 971-222-2369 or John.Seabury@evanta.com

2:10pm - 2:30pm  Networking Break

2:30pm - 3:20pm  Breakout Session

The Business of AI -- A Foundational Enterprise Strategy

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Tery Howard

Founder & CEO

Peer Vision Consulting

More Coming Soon!

2:30pm - 3:20pm  Executive Boardroom

Password-less Enterprise: Myth vs. Reality

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Juan Gomez-Sanchez

Chief Security Officer

Lennar Corporation

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Marcos Marrero

Global Director of Information Security

H.I.G. Capital, LLC

Password1234. Nobody likes passwords, and we aren’t very good at managing them. What can new approaches, such as password less experience, offer the modern enterprise? Is it too good to be true? Streamlining a secure, simple login procedure for users should be a top priority for CISOs.

Join this discussion to find out:

  • Pros and cons of ditching passwords
  • What technologies are available?
  • The reality of implementing this new process


Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessionsdesigned to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. Theseprivate, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and arelimited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CIOs and CISOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: 

John Seabury at 971-222-2369 or John.Seabury@evanta.com

3:20pm - 3:40pm  Networking Break

3:40pm - 4:20pm  Keynote

Chief Business Enabler – The Next Generation

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Roland Cloutier

SVP & Global CSO

ADP

The Next Generation of IT and security executives will be expected to act and be more like business leaders. Roland Cloutier, SVP and Global CSO for ADP, and author of “Becoming a Global Chief Security Executive Officer: A How to Guide for Next Generation Security Leaders”, will tackle this topic of where the IT and security executive career fields are going.

In this keynote, you’ll learn:

  • What boards and business leaders are expecting
  • How to use critical business skills most effectively
  • When to share ideas and opportunities to start enabling the business


4:20pm - 5:00pm  Closing Reception & Prize Drawing

November 27, 2018

November 28, 2018

Location


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Marriott Orlando Downtown

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John Seabury

Program Manager

503-929-9168

john.seabury@evanta.com