
Philadelphia CISO Community
Executive Summit
November 4, 2025 | Convene at City View
November 4, 2025
Convene at City View
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with Philadelphia'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:
Enhancing cyber resilience to endure and swiftly rebound from threats
Innovating with technology to boost customer engagement and digital growth
Maximizing AI for strategic growth while empowering safe integration for users
Philadelphia CISO Governing Body
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the summit agenda, ensuring that all content is driven By CISOs, For CISOs®.
Governing Body Co-Chairs

Todd Bearman
TE Connectivity
VP, CISO

Mark Eggleston
CSC
CISO

Anahi Santiago
Christiana Care
CISO

Reginald Williams
The Chemours Co
CISO
What to Expect
Agenda
8:00am - 8:30am Registration & Breakfast
8:30am - 9:15am Keynote
Opening Keynote
More details coming soon.
9:15am - 9:40am Networking Break
9:40am - 10:25am Breakout Session
Building a Strategy for an AI-First Business
Hosted by Box

Ravi Malick
SVP & Global CIO
Box
The future of business is rapidly evolving — a future where AI agents are part of the workforce, almost any process or workflow can be automated, and customers expect better, more intelligent experiences across their unstructured data. Whether that means automating loans or onboarding employees faster, applying intelligence to your unstructured data can be a pathway to stay ahead of the competition.
Join this interactive session to explore:
- Practical approaches to building an unstructured data strategy
- Robust content workflows and use cases including agentic AI
- Leadership lessons for organizing and upskilling the workforce
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Executive Boardroom by AppOmni
Hosted by AppOmni
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Achieving Maximum Impact with Minimal Resources

Nick Falcone
CISO
University of Pennsylvania
Security and IT functions are increasingly tasked with delivering greater outcomes while operating with the same or fewer resources—from budgets to headcount. How can CISOs and CIOs ensure that their organizations maintain a strong security posture and achieve strategic IT goals despite these constraints?
Join this session to discuss:
- Challenges in scaling and keeping pace with business objectives
- Strategies to allocate tools and resources effectively
- Methods to communicate the business value of security and IT investment
10:25am - 11:10am Networking Break
10:35am - 11:00am Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Peer-to-Peer Meetings
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.
11:10am - 11:55am Breakout Session
Where You Stand — The Evolving Role of the Technology & Security Leader

Greg Driscoll
CIO
Penn Mutual Life Insurance

David Lingenfelter
CISO
Penn National Gaming
Increased digitization over the past 50 years has transformed CIOs and CISOs from technical leaders to global business executives who leverage technology to achieve enterprise value. As today’s leaders promote the establishment of optimal technology responsibilities and accountabilities, they must also evolve their own roles to deal with evolving obligations and opportunities.
Join this peer chat to explore:
- What business outcomes you’re trying to drive
- How you are strategically approaching those drivers
- Ways to elevate your role for influence across the C-suite and beyond
11:10am - 11:55am Executive Boardroom
Navigating the New World of Human-Agentic Cybersecurity Teams
Hosted by Cloudflare

Dan Kent
Field CTO
Cloudflare
Agentic AI is redefining the future of enterprise decision-making, cybersecurity, and human collaboration. While it can drive innovation and streamline operations, it also introduces new risks which require strategic guardrails and protocols.
Join this boardroom to discuss:
- Assessing agentic AI’s impact on cybersecurity and risk management
- Establishing robust guardrails for AI-driven decision processes
- Preparing organizations for human-agent collaboration and new protocols
11:10am - 11:55am Executive Boardroom
Business Alignment for Enhanced Organizational Performance

David Beltz
VP & CIO
Trinseo

John Critikos
SVP, CIO
Toll Brothers
Organizations that align the technology strategy with the business achieve higher return on assets and equity. Despite the benefits, Gartner found that only 29% of CIOs report their organizations as highly aligned. Developing alignment models that accommodate the dynamic nature of business and technology are key for sustained organizational success.
Join this session to explore:
- How synchronizing IT capabilities with business objectives can lead to enhanced organizational performance
- Effective communication between the technology team and business units
- Practical solutions to common barriers such as cultural differences, misaligned incentives and rapidly evolving technology landscapes
11:55am - 12:25pm Networking & Meal Service
Women In IT & Security Networking Lunch
Female, non-binary, and allied IT & cyber leaders are invited to eat lunch and connect in our reserved networking space. Those in attendance can freely discuss best practices, key challenges and mission-critical priorities before heading over to the midday keynote.
11:55am - 12:30pm Lunch Service
Apply to Participate
Apply to participate in the Philadelphia CISO Community Executive Summit.
Gartner facilitates exclusive, C-level communities by personally qualifying and understanding the priorities, challenges and interests of each member.
Our selective approach maintains the high quality of the network and ensures top-level discussions with peers from the world’s leading organizations.
Each application will be reviewed, and once your participation is confirmed, you will have access to year-round community programs.
Location
Venue & Accommodation
Convene at City ViewNearby Parking
Liberty Place Garage 99 South 17th Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 (located under The Westin Philadelphia)
LAZ Parking 1800 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
Nearby Hotels
99 South 17th Street at Liberty Place
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Sonesta Philadelphia Rittenhouse Square
1800 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Sofitel Philadelphia at Rittenhouse Square
120 S 17th St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
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