Executive Summit

CISOs must secure the enterprise as generative AI adoption grows, ensuring governance, compliance, and visibility. Employees using browser-based AI tools expose organizations to risks like data leakage, security breaches, and regulatory issues. Responsible AI adoption requires balancing innovation and control. Threats from “Shadow AI” and cross-border data flows highlight the need for strong policies that protect the enterprise and enable secure, productive AI use. By advancing security posture and robust policies, organizations can confidently manage AI-driven transformation.

Join this session to discover:

· Mitigating risks from unauthorized AI tools
· Implementing global security policies
· Safeguarding data with secure AI adoption

When it comes to AI governance, most organizations are still defining what “good” looks like, even as pressure mounts to accelerate adoption. In fact, Gartner finds that 85 percent of organizations still lack fully formalized AI governance. How does your approach compare with peers, and what can you learn from others at different stages of their governance journey?

Join this session to learn and discuss:

• AI governance approaches that are proving effective and where organizations continue to struggle
• Lessons learned from turning policies into repeatable, enforceable processes and controls
• Strategies for improving accountability and ownership for AI risk across the business

Most security programs measure effort — not outcomes. CISOs patch thousands of vulnerabilities and deploy countless tools, yet real resilience depends on proving defenses actually work. Organizations are shifting from assumptions to evidence using autonomous pentesting to view environments through an attacker’s lens.

Join this session to come away with insights on:

• Prioritizing real attack paths and exploitable vulnerabilities
• Closing the find, fix, verify loop with measurable improvement
• Reducing attacker dwell time with offense informed detection

As operational technology environments become increasingly connected, organizations are facing new cybersecurity challenges that blur the traditional boundaries between IT and OT. At the same time, critical infrastructure operators must balance security, safety, reliability, and regulatory demands while navigating rapid technological change, including the rise of AI and industrial digitization. Effective alignment of people, processes, and technologies helps reduce vulnerabilities, improve operational continuity, and protect mission-critical assets.

Join this session to discuss:

• Shifting of OT security to the CISO
• Aligning IT/OT, culture, risk, and governance
• Building a mature and resilient converged cybersecurity programs

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.

Join this interactive discussion with Gartner Executive Partner Kip Peters on cybersecurity leadership to exchange perspectives, explore common challenges, and uncover practical ideas and strategies you can apply within your organization.

The list of security priorities keeps growing, but time, budget and talent do not. As AI, cyber resilience and business transformation compete for attention, CISOs are increasingly forced to make difficult tradeoffs. Which initiatives deserve immediate focus, and which can wait?

Join this session to learn from peers about:

• Prioritizing efforts based on business risk and impact
• Balancing emerging demands with foundational security needs
• Communicating tradeoffs to boards and business leaders

From token-based pricing models and escalating consumption costs to tool sprawl and competing budget priorities, organizations are grappling with the economic risks of AI adoption. CISOs are under increasing pressure to balance security, innovation and fiscal accountability, raising the question: how do you enable AI at scale while ensuring investments generate meaningful outcomes?

Join this session to discuss with peers:

• Measuring the true cost of AI beyond licensing and implementation
• Evaluating ROI across productivity, risk reduction and business enablement
• Identifying where AI is creating value, where it’s falling short and when to adjust investment strategies

Today’s cyber landscape demands a new rhythm for leadership. More than just tactical expertise, CISOs must elevate into true business partners who prepare their organizations not just for the threats of today but for the threats of tomorrow. Effective security leaders influence change, foster resilient teams, and, at the heart of it all, put people first even as technology evolves like never before.

Join Elliott Jones, CISO of Kaiser Permanente, as he shares his perspectives and stories on:

• Navigating the evolution to the modern day CISO
• Championing resilience with insights on the changing threat landscape and a focus on business continuity
• Cultivating adaptable teams and future‑ready talent to advance the security mission