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Krishnan Chellakarai
Gilead Sciences
CISO, Head of Information Security, Risk & Compliance
Bryan Green
Andreessen Horowitz
CISO
Leda Muller
Stanford University
Chief Information Security & Privacy Officer
Kannan Perumal
Applied Materials
VP & CISO
Jeff Trudeau
Chime
VP & CIO & CSO
David Tugwell
Agilent Technologies
AVP & CISO
Dayforce
SVP & CISO
University of the Pacific
Director, Information Security
Sephora
VP & CISO
EpiSource
Head of Global IT & Security
Intel
CVP & CISO, GM Infrastructure
Netgear
VP & Head of Enterprise Cybersecurity
Rakuten
CISO
Zscaler
Chief Security Officer
Swinerton
CISO & VP, IT Ops
BeOne
CISO
GRAIL
Head of Security
Ultra Clean Technology
SVP, CISO
Snowflake
CISO
Enphase Energy
Head of Security
San Francisco International Airport
Director & CISO
Visa
SVP & CISO
AppLovin
CISO
Topcon Positioning Systems
Head of Global Information Security and GRC
GoodLeap
CISO
TIAA
EVP, CISO
Vituity
SVP & Head of InfoSec
Proofpoint
VP & CISO
Elevance Health
Global Head of Cyber Defense & Threat Management and SVP Technology, Cybersecurity
Credit Karma
VP, Security & CSO
Broadcom
CISO
Pure Storage
CISO
University of California - San Francisco
CISO
Blackhawk Network
Global CIO & CISO
Williams-Sonoma
VP & CISO
Sutherland
Global Head of Information Security, Privacy & Business Continuity
Model N
Global Information Security Officer & DPO
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
CISO
Flex
Chief Information Security & Data Privacy Officer
Fortinet
CISO
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Grand Hyatt at SFO
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As attackers harness AI, CISOs are pivotal in safeguarding their organisation without stifling innovation. Recently, CISOs in our DACH Community gathered for a Town Hall discussion on managing the rapidly evolving threat landscape when it comes to attacks using AI – these are their takeaways.
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