2025 San Francisco CISO Community Executive Summit

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Collaborate with your peers

Get together with San Francisco'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:

Maximizing Emerging Technologies for Strategic Advantage

Building Cyber Resilience to Withstand and Quickly Recover from Attacks

Recalculating Risk Appetites Across the C-Suite and Strengthening Relationships Accordingly

Governing Body Co-Chairs

Krishnan Chellakarai

Gilead Sciences
CISO, Head of Information Security & Data Privacy

Bryan Green

Andreessen Horowitz
CISO

Leda Muller

Stanford University
Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer

Kannan Perumal

Applied Materials
Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer

Jeff Trudeau

Chime
VP, CIO & CSO

David Tugwell

Agilent Technologies
AVP/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 San Francisco 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

Coming Soon

The CISO Executive Summit agendas are driven by the mission-critical priorities identified among the community. Each agenda is uniquely crafted By CISOs, For CISOs®, and will be available closer to the gathering. All topics and sessions will be inspired by the following themes.

Maximizing Emerging Technologies for Strategic Advantage

By proactively adopting and integrating emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, zero trust architectures, and advanced threat intelligence platforms, CISOs can not only strengthen their organization’s cybersecurity posture but also enable faster, more informed decision-making that supports overall business objectives.

Building Cyber Resilience to Withstand and Quickly Recover from Attacks

By implementing comprehensive incident response plans, regular crisis simulations, and adaptive recovery processes, CISOs can accelerate recovery times, safeguard stakeholder trust, and reinforce the organization’s long-term stability and reputation.

Recalculating Risk Appetites Across the C-Suite and Strengthening Relationships Accordingly

By fostering stronger relationships and transparent communication across executive teams, CISOs can build a shared understanding of cyber risks, drive collaborative decision-making, and secure the necessary support for effective risk management initiatives.