Executive Summit

As organizations dive deeper into AI, agentic technologies are already disrupting industries and redefining what’s possible. The challenge now is learning how to harness agentic AI to drive transformation, spark innovation, and achieve measurable ROI. Competing in an AI-driven ecosystem requires more than simply deploying new capabilities—it demands strategic integration and forward-thinking leadership.

Join this keynote session to explore:

• Strategies for integrating agentic AI into your organizational design
• How to navigate the buy-versus-build decision
• What top AI companies are doing differently to achieve success

Agents are becoming the biggest opportunity in the enterprise, and the biggest adversary. They read your data and act under borrowed identities, at a speed no human review process was built to match. The old question in security was how to keep bad actors out. The new one is more complex: how do you create and manage the biggest risk in your own enterprise, the agents you deployed on purpose?
Join this session to hear about:

• Establishing a framework where data, identity, and agent security operate as one system
• Shifting from asking whether you can trust your agents to determining what access they can be trusted with
• Balancing innovation and risk by creating visibility needed to understand agent activity

CIOs and CISOs are facing expanding responsibilities as organizations adopt AI, address cyber threats and modernize operations. Today’s leaders must not only manage a rapidly shifting risk landscape but also deliver meaningful strategic business value.

Join this interactive session to explore:

• Balancing growth, innovation, risk, and resilience in a complex environment
• Strengthening the CIO/CISO partnership to drive enterprise-wide impact
• Making faster, more informed decisions amid uncertainty and continuous change

As AI agents proliferate in security operations, CIOs and CISOs must strategically manage token consumption and associated costs, while weighing those costs against the risk they mitigate. Organizational structures are evolving to support agent-centric models, and the hardest questions are as much about people as technology: how roles change, which skills matter, and what new leadership approaches and cross-functional collaboration the shift demands. This session will explore how to balance risk, cost, efficiency and resilience as the enterprise and its workforce adapts to the next wave of AI-driven security.

Join this session to discuss:

• Managing token consumption and aligning FinOps priorities against risk-reduction value
• Redesigning teams, roles and skills for agent-centric security models
• Anticipating future shifts in AI-driven organizational structures and the talent implications

As organizations accelerate AI adoption, leaders across IT and security are being asked to support innovation while maintaining control over sensitive data and operational readiness. Many AI initiatives reveal longstanding challenges around data visibility, governance, risk management, and policy enforcement. Successful scaling of AI requires trust in data, robust controls, and collaborative frameworks that balance innovation, business value, and risk. 

Join this roundtable to discuss: 

• Defining “AI-ready” organizations and overcoming barriers to secure, scalable AI adoption 

• Balancing rapid AI innovation with governance, oversight, and risk management 

• Addressing gaps in data quality, policy, and ownership that impact successful AI implementation 

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.

AI is redefining how work gets done — across people, applications and autonomous agents. Securing this new enterprise requires a fundamentally different approach. Organizations must use AI to strengthen protection, secure AI adoption and transform security operations with AI. These efforts should be built on unified data, robust runtime security, and a resilient, always-on architecture.

Join this session to learn about:
• Protecting with AI to anticipate threats and bring protection closer to the user
• Securing AI across GenAI, agentic applications and emerging AI workflows
• Operating with AI to simplify operations, accelerate outcomes and reduce complexity

As AI transforms the enterprise, the future of cybersecurity is not about replacing people, but elevating them. Security roles are shifting from routine task execution to focus on orchestration, governance and outcome management. Brian Fricke, CISO at Auto Nation, envisions the next generation of security professionals acting as "agentic managers," directing AI agents that execute routine work.

Join this breakout session to explore:

• Transforming cybersecurity careers for the AI era
• Developing an agentic workforce
• Designing a future-focused security operating model

CISOs and CIOs 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 discuss:

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

AI agents and automation are transforming how work gets done, but they also introduce new identity and security risks. Traditional IAM approaches weren’t designed for this shift.  AI is moving fast and your identity strategy needs to keep up by building a secure foundation for agentic systems.

Join this session to discuss:

• AI agents in the changing the identity landscape, and why it matters now
• Strategies and trends around infrastructure access that accelerates innovation with guardrails 
• The competitive business advantage of shifting to a modernized IAM approach that supports AI initiatives

Join us for an engaging and interactive networking session designed for women in information security and technology leadership, along with their allies, who are committed to advancing their executive careers with intention and confidence.

The ability to clearly articulate your value, build an authentic executive brand and negotiate effectively for opportunities, influence and resources is essential for career growth and leadership success. This session will bring together Florida’s women CIOs, CISOs, and senior technology leaders to share insights, experiences and practical strategies for navigating career advancement at the executive level.

Come prepared to connect with fellow leaders, gain actionable insights and leave empowered to confidently own your career trajectory and maximize your impact.

This session is intended for women in the Florida CIO and CISO community leading the information security or technology functions at their organizations (CISO/CIO/equivalent). Priority access will be reserved for these groups, with allies welcome as space permits.