Collaborating
Chicago CISO
Community
April 3rd, 2025
5-Star Michelin Rated Restaurant
Collaborating Detroit's CIO community
November 14th, 2024
CONNECT . ENGAGE . INNOVATE
Jenna Banks
Best-selling Author
Successful CISOs empower themselves with the knowledge and experience of their community. Moderated by Best-selling Author; Jenna Banks; CISOMeet Chicago collaborate Chicago area InfoSec leaders with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and industries to connect the dots between innovation, efficiency, and collaboration.
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Join us over an epicurean lunch as we discuss, debate, and challenge the current directions within the Office of the CISO.
MEET OUR CISOCIRCLE
Leaders, Visionaries, and Game Changers who have shaped this collaboration
Julie Myerholtz
CISO
Brunswick Corporation
Tyler Young
CISO
BigID
Partho Ghatak
CISO
Grant Thornton LLP US
Bruce Coffing
CISO
City of Chicago
Roberto Gutierrez
CISO
OSI Group
Alex Dickson
CISO
GCM Grosvenor
Erik Hart
CISO
Cushman & Wakefield
AGENDA
8.00 am - 9.15 am
Registration & Open Networking
Grab coffee and breakfast with peers and fuel yourself for a day of thought leading discussions
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9.25 am - 10.10 am
CISO Panel
What is the Future of the Office of the CISO? Looking through their crystal ball our panelists will predict the challenges ahead and forecast strategies that incubate inclusive creativity, bring innovation, and shape the Future of the Enterprise.
10.30 am - 11.10 am
CISO Collaborate
Collaboration is at the heart of growth. Join us in a collaborative exploration of the present state of the Office of the CISO, as we empower one another with ideas and strategic approaches to fuel the CISOs vision of efficiency and growth.
11.20 am - 12.30 pm
CISO Engage
A successful leader is one that empowers themselves with lesson, knowledge, experience of a community. Engage with peers and partners in our Lounge and expand your community
1.30 pm - 2.10 pm
David & Goliath Panel
Best-learned lessons come from experience. Leading CISOs from diverse backgrounds and industries will compare and contrast their challenges and share their best learned lessons of successes and failures stories
2.55 pm - 3.00 pm
"I may not have scored in every game, but I never gave up on scoring in the next game"
A chat on the Power of Persistence and Resilience & Closing Remarks
9.15 am - 9.25 am
Setting the Tone
Our Moderator will introduce the visionaries and game changers that have helped shaped today's collaboration.​
10.10 am - 10.30 am
Trend Impacting Business Today
A fireside chat with the Coming of Age Visionaries and audience as we share success and failure stories and discuss strategies that will shape the Office of the CISO​
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11.10 am - 11.20 am
CISO Insights
An opportunity to reflect and relate​
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12.30 pm - 1.30 pm
Leaders Lunch
Let's collaborate with peers and partners over an epicurean lunch as we discuss, debate, and challenge the direction of Office of the CISO
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2.10 pm - 2.55 pm
CISO Lounge
More than a cocktail reception these are the connections that add light to daily decisions made. Conversations with peers and visionaries behind latest technologies
