Minneapolis CISO Community
Inner Circle
April 20, 2022 | Union Rooftop
April 20, 2022
Union Rooftop
Expand your network and engage with peers
Join the Gartner Minneapolis CISO Community Inner Circle, an intimate dinner event offering facilitated, roundtable discussions and informal networking with CISO peers. Explore a timely, peer-driven topic and exchange ideas in a collaborative setting designed to surface candid perspectives and actionable insights.
Engage with peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CISOs today:
Securing a holistic secure digital framework
Workforce and partnership strategies for digital success
Minneapolis 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
Amy Eklund
BlueCross BlueShield of Minnesota
CISO
Betty Elliott
Freddie Mac
Senior VP & Chief Information Security Officer
Jill Kuykendall
Securian Financial
Chief Information Security Officer
Michael Rogers
UnitedHealth Group
BISO United Healthcare / Sr. Director Cyber Defense
Rohit Tandon
State of Minnesota
Chief Information Security Officer
Tony Taylor
Land O'Lakes
CISO
Agenda
April 20, 2022
4:30pm - 5:30pm Executive Networking Reception
5:30pm - 6:45pm Discussion Topics
The CISO Role in Accelerating and Securing Digital Business
William Scandrett
VP, Chief Information Security Officer
Allina Health
Ryan Spinti
Cybersecurity Director
APi Group
Jill Kuykendall
Chief Information Security Officer
Securian Financial
Jayson Nelson
CISO and Vice President IT Shared Services
Radisson Hotels Americas
Aimee Martin
Director, Information Security, Compliance and PMO.
Vista Outdoor
Michael Rogers
BISO United Healthcare / Sr. Director Cyber Defense
UnitedHealth Group
Janet Schoephoerster
Executive Dir, Global Engineering and Security
Interpublic Group of Companies
As digital initiatives across enterprises have accelerated quickly, leaders must balance the right structures and strategies. Whether restructuring existing applications, infrastructure and security ecosystems or preempting new initiatives to bring services and applications to market faster than ever before, CISOs are immersed in strategizing and building support for these critical business objectives.
In this interactive conversation among peers, CISOs will discuss their role in proactively contributing to organizational success.
Topic 1: Securing a holistic secure digital framework
- How are you evolving your operating model to deliver better speed, agility and security?
- How are you optimizing for future resilience and not just immediate efficiency?
- How has your budget strategy evolved to address secure digital priorities?
Topic 2: Workforce and partnership strategies for digital success
- How have you evolved your cross-business partnerships in the past year?
- How have you overcome challenges when the IT/Security priorities conflict?
- How are you establishing credibility in your role to drive the enterprise in a secure digital direction?
6:45pm - 7:15pm Networking Break
7:15pm - 8:30pm Summary Discussion & Dinner
8:30pm - 9:30pm 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
Venue
Union RooftopMore Information
Health and Safety Local Guidelines
To ensure the well-being of participants, partners, and associates, we will continue to monitor and adhere to government, venue, and health agency guidelines.
As a part of our commitment to create the safest possible environment, we are requiring all participants, partners, and associates to be fully vaccinated to participate in in-person programs, in addition to completing a health status attestation prior to arrival. Please refer to our COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols for up-to-date local guidelines.
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