March 19, 2019 – Loews Hollywood Hotel, Los Angeles, CA

While there were subfreezing temperatures in Chicago, we were thrilled to hold our CIO and CISO Southern California Summits in beautiful Los Angeles, CA at the Loews Hollywood Hotel. These summits welcomed CIOs and CISOs as well as other IT/security executives throughout SoCal and featured conversations and thought leadership discussions around the latest topics including digital transformation, augmented analytics, smart spaces, cybersecurity, blockchain and much more.

A special thank you to our speakers for their excellent insight throughout this busy day:

• Tim Moran, Former Senior Vice President of Global Information Technology Financial Systems, Live Nation Entertainment (Master of Ceremonies)
• Paul Love, CISO, CO-OP Financial Services – All Eyes on You
• Nayaki Nayyar, President, Digital Service Management, BMC Software – BMC Helix: Future of Service Management
• Jeanne Holm, Deputy Chief Information Officer, City of Los Angeles – The Future of Autonomous Things
• John Gormally, Strategic Account Manager, BlackBerry – IOT EOT Security and Beyond!’
• Charles Sims, Director of IT, LA Clippers – Leveraging Cloud Identity for a Secure & Automated Enterprise platform
• Nemi George, Vice President, Information Security Officer | Service Operations, Pacific Dental Services – The Solution for Your Legacy System’s Security: The Cloud
• Amanda Mosello, Senior Security Engineer, Imperva – From the Front Lines: 5 Best Practices for Application Defense in Depth
• Guy Reams, Regional VP, Insight Cloud + Data Center Transformation – The Power of Pink: A Curious Investigation into the Influence of Female Leadership
• Brad Beutlich, Vice President of Sales Western Region and LATAM, nCipher – Relying on Perimeter Security is Dead
• Mark Norato, Senior Director, Healthcare Vertical, Tableau Software – Tableau’s 2019 Top 10 Business Intelligence Trends: Understand what’s driving BI innovation in Healthcare and Large Enterprise
• Michiel De Bruin, Chief Information Security Officer, Community Memorial Health System – Machine Learning Is Here to Help, Not Replace
• Jacob Burgess, Area Information Officer, Kaiser Permanente – Immersive Experiences
• Aaron Hopkins, Regional Sales Manager, Capriza – How to Accelerate and Simplify Approvals, and Why It Matters
• Bryan Ackermann, SVP and CIO, Korn Ferry International – How Augmented Analytics Will Help Your Organization
• Richard Greenberg, Information Security Officer, County of Los Angeles – Breaches Are Everywhere. What’s a Good Security Leader to Do?!
• Matt Clemens, Technical Director, Arxan, Inc – Mobile and Web App Security: How Do You Know You Got It Right?

Also, special thanks to the panelists who participated in the Executive Visions panel, The Revitalizing Change in the Role of the CXO, as well as the Women in IT Panel, Building a High-Performance Team for Digital Transformation.

Executive Visions Panel:

• Tim Moran, Former Senior Vice President of Global Information Technology Financial Systems, Live Nation Entertainment (Moderator)
• Mark Van Holsbeck, CISO, Avery Dennison
• Lance Hassell, Chief Operating Officer, Covenant Care
• Kathy Linares, VP of IT, Insulectro
• Paul Love, CISO, CO-OP Financial Services

Women in IT Panel:

• Helen Norris, Vice President, Chief Information Officer, Chapman University
• Louise Brandy, VP of Enterprise Applications, Essex Property Trust
• Kathy Linares, VP of IT, Insulectro
• Nayaki Nayyar, President, Digital Service Management, BMC Software
• Nicole McMackin, President and CEO, Irvine Technology Corporation
• Carol Fawcett, Corporate Vice President, Chief Information Officer, Golden State Foods

We are confident that our attendees created new connections with their peers, uncovered one or more new ideas that will impact their digital transformation efforts and found several new solution providers that can help them achieve their goals. We look forward to seeing everyone again at next year’s CIO and CISO Southern California Summits!

March 14, 2019 – Four Seasons – Brickell, Miami, FL

We took our talents down to South Beach for our CIO & CISO Miami Summits on March 14, 2019 at the Four Seasons in downtown Miami. These summits welcomed CIOs and CISOs as well as other IT/security executives throughout the South Florida and featured conversations and thought leadership discussions around the latest topics including digital transformation, augmented analytics, smart spaces, cybersecurity, blockchain and much more.

A special thank your to our speakers for their excellent insight throughout this busy day:

• Gary Eppinger, CISO, Carnival Corporation – All Eyes on You
• David Less, CIO, JL Audio Inc. – How Augmented Analytics Will Help Your Organization
• Luis Noguerol, NOAA Information System Security Officer, US Department of Commerce – The Future of Autonomous Things
• Ben Tedesco, Security Strategist, Carbon Black – Hunting in the Depths: The Need for a Strategic Threat Detection Model
• Annalisa Fernandez, Intercultural Strategist, Because Culture – Technology Across Cultural Borders
• Scott Gibson, Regional Sales Director – US South Region, Silver Peak Systems – Enabling a Business-First Network: Moving from Software-defined to a Self-driving Wide Area Network
• Scott Luongo, IT Solutions Client Partner, CenturyLink – Where Are We on Our Journey? Effective Dashboards for Decision Making
• Chris Harrison, CTO, Nova Southeastern University – A.I. – The Future Technology Disruptor of all Industries and Sectors
• Joe Tomasone, SE, Southeast, Thales eSecurity, Inc. – Everything Old Is New Again
• Sapana Patel, Sr. Director of Solution Delivery & Architecture, Spirit Airlines – Mobilizing Workforce (Business Anywhere)
• Rich Vidil, VP, Sales Engineering, Enterprise, GTT Communications – What’s the Big Deal about SD-WAN? Seeing the Forest for the Trees
• Don Cox, Chief Information Security Officer, MEDNAX, Inc. – Machine Learning Is Here to Help, Not Replace
• Tery Howard, Former SVP & CTO, Miami Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium – What’s the Next Stop On the Transformation Journey?

Also, special thanks to the panelists who participated in the Working Lunch – Diversity by Design in Artificial Intelligence

• Annalisa Fernandez, Intercultural Strategist, Because Culture (Moderator)
• Gary Eppinger, CISO, Carnival Corporation
• Lars Schmekel, CISO, Miami Dade County
• Chris Harrison, CTO, Nova Southeastern University
• Greg Taffet, MC, Board Member of South Florida Digital Alliance, former CIO, US Gas and Electric

We are confident that our attendees created new connections with their peers, uncovered one or more new ideas that will impact their digital transformation efforts and found several new solution providers that can help them achieve their goals. We look forward to seeing everyone again at next year’s CIO and CISO Miami Summits!

March 12, 2019 – Convene – 16 W Adams, Chicago, IL

Being headquartered in Chicago, we are always excited to host our summits in our backyard as the CIO and CISO Chicago Summits took place at the Convene – 16 W Adams in the Loop. These summits welcomed CIOs and CISOs as well as other IT/security executives throughout the Windy City region and featured conversations and thought leadership discussions around the latest topics including digital transformation, augmented analytics, smart spaces, cybersecurity, blockchain and much more.

A special thank your to our speakers for their excellent insight throughout this busy day:

• Steve Rubinow, President, Infocology
• David Moschella, Research Fellow, Leading Edge Forum – Disruption or Transformation? Scenarios for the 2020s
• Nalini Polavarapu, Head of Data Science Strategy, Bayer CropScience – Digital Transformation: A Journey to a Business Transformation
• Ofer Amrami, Head of Information Security, James Hardie Building Products – GDPR Causing Confusion with Cloud Technology
• Jack Garland, VP, Card Application Development, Discover Financial – Shifting the Organizational Mindset to Focus on a Value-Driven Portflio
• Matt Weber, Regional Sales Manager, Capriza – How to Accelerate & Simplify Approvals, & Why It Matters
• Venu Yalavarthi, Global Head of Enterprise Architecture, Ingredion Inc. – AI-Driven Development
• Timothy Bohn, Head of Information Security/ Identity Management, Foot Locker – The Solution for Your Legacy System’s Security: the Cloud
• William Wolfe II, Global Enterprise Architect, Dover Corporation – SD-WAN Explosion: The Emerging Solution for a Cloud-First Enterprise
• Mark Polimus, Solutions Architect, Equinix – Digital Transformation: Architecting Your Digital Platform at the Edge
• Rob Ortiz, Director of Artificial Intelligence, Keyence – Data Guided Business – It’s as Easy as 1,2,?,4
• Jun Zou, VP IT Application Engineering and BI, Tribune Media – Machine Learning Is Here to Help, Not Replace
• Neil Bahroos, Chief Data Officer, Shirley Ryan Ability Lab – How Augmented Analytics Will Help Your Organization
• Eric Wolff, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Thales eSecurity – Scaling Multicloud and Hybrid Cloud Usage without Sacrificing Data Security and Compliance
• Rob Aragao, Chief Security Strategist, Micro Focus – Shift Left – Building Security into the Application Development Lifecycle
• Rob Sumter, CIO, Cook County Health & Hospital System – How Does Regulatory Requirements Impact AI?
• Varun Ebenezer, VP & Senior IT Audit Manager, BMO Financial – The Latest in Blockchain
• Matthew O’Keefe, Vice President and Corporate Technologist, Converged Infrastructure Division, Oracle – How to Avoid Catastrophe
• Sherri Adame, Chief Customer/Reference Data Officer, Cigna – Establishing Trust Through Digital Ethics & Privacy

Also, special thanks to the panelists who participated in the Executive Visions panel – The Revitalizing Change in the Role of the CIO & CISO

• Steve Rubinow, President, Infocology Inc.
• Ruben Chacon, CISO, Constellation Brands
• Vince Fattore, CIO, Temperature Equipment Corporation
• Mohammed Dastagir, Chief Technology Officer, Sears Holdings Corporation

We are confident that our attendees created new connections with their peers, uncovered one or more new ideas that will impact their digital transformation efforts and found several new solution providers that can help them achieve their goals. We look forward to seeing everyone again at next year’s CIO and CISO Chicago Summits!

February 26, 2019 – Convene – 117 W 46th St., New York, NY

The Big Apple was home to our third round of summits in 2019 as we held our CIO and CISO New York Summits at the Convene – 117 W 46th St in Midtown. These summits welcomed CIOs and CISOs as well as other IT/security executives throughout the Tri-state area and featured conversations and thought leadership discussions around the latest topics including digital transformation, augmented analytics, smart spaces, cybersecurity, blockchain and much more.

A special thank your to our speakers for their excellent insight throughout this busy day:M

• Vittorio Cretella, Former CIO, Mars
• ViJay Viswanathan, Group CISO, Keurig Dr. Pepper – Bringing Down the Barriers
• Jeffrey Lacouture, Sales Director, Forward Networks – Network Complexity Causes Outages – Understand Your Network Better and Avoid Failures
• Timothy Reed, SVP, Information Systems & Technology, EMCOR Building Services – IoT – Benefits, Challenges, Risks
• Henna Karna, CDO, AXA – AI-Driven Development
• Dan Eline, Head of Solutions Marketing, East Region, Equinix – Digital Transformation – Architecting Your Digital Edge
• Abid Qadiri, VP, Strategic Business – Americas, Tata Communications – Secure Network Transformation
• Matthew Benden, Chief Cloud Systems Security & Engineering, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency – NGA Data Services, Integrated Program Office (IPD)
• Bill Holt, Deputy Director Data, Sec, Info Eng, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency – NGA Data Services, Integrated Program Office (IPD)
• Nick New, EVP Growth, AVADO, North America, AVADO Learning – Delivering Successful Digital Transformation at Scale – 3 Key Pillars to Solving the People Equation
• Wenying Jiangli, Managing Director, Head Business Risk Analytics, Credit-Suisse – Machine Learning Is Here to Help, Not Replace
• Vanessa Fernandes, CTO- Emerging Technologies, Itau-Unibanco – The Latest in Blockchain
• Samir Saini, Commissioner and CIO, City of New York – How the Tech Center of Excellence for New York City Government is Transforming

Also, special thanks to the panelists who participated in the Executive Visions panel – The Revitalizing Change in the Role of the CXO

• Alizabeth Calder, SVP CIO, HomeEquity Bank
• Kenn Kern, CIO, District Attorney Office, New York
• Jazz Tobaccowalla, CIO, Celgene
• Chirag Arora, CISO, Crum & Forster
• Allen Hsiao, Vice President & Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Yale New Haven Health
• Lance Braunstein, CIO, E*Trade

We are confident that our attendees created new connections with their peers, uncovered one or more new ideas that will impact their digital transformation efforts and found several new solution providers that can help them achieve their goals. We look forward to seeing everyone again at next year’s CIO and CISO New York Summits!

February 21, 2019 – Convene – 1201 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA

The second summit of the year took place in our nation’s capital where we held multiple summits – CIO and CISO DC Summits alongside our CIO and CISO Public Sector Summit. These summits welcomed CIOs, CISOs as well as other IT/security executives throughout the DC area in both the public and private sectors and featured conversations and thought leadership discussions around the latest topics including digital transformation, augmented analytics, smart spaces, cybersecurity, blockchain and much more.

A special thank your to our speakers for their excellent insight throughout this busy day:

Master of Ceremonies & Panel Moderators:

• Stan Kizior, Former COO – Department of IT, State of Maryland
• Aaron Rinehart, Former Chief Enterprise Security Architect, UnitedHealth Group

Think Tank, Executive Boardroom, Thought Leadership Sessions Speakers:

• Francisco Salguero, CIO, USDA – Bringing Down the Barriers
• Jothi Dugar, Chief Information Security Officer, National Institute of Health – Operation Cyber Wellness – The Wholistic Approach to Security & Beyond?
• Ken Hartling, Chief Digital Operations & Business Services, Barrick Gold Corporation – How Augmented Analytics Will Help Your Organization
• Chris Prevost, Vice President, Solutions, Imperva – Say Goodbye to Vulnerability Backlogs: Using RASP to Reclaim Control and Reduce Risk
• Dean Lane, Senior Vice President Cyber Intelligence, Institute of World Politics – AI-Driven Development
• Brian Kovatch, Director of Enterprise Sales, Silver Peak Systems – Transforming Your WAN Edge thru SD-WAN & Cloud Security
• Ken Nodland, Regional Sales Manager, Silver Peak Systems – Transforming Your WAN Edge thru SD-WAN & Cloud Security
• Kim Knickle, Senior Architect, Digital Innovation Services, Insight Cloud + Data Center Transformation
• Nick Jovanovic, VP of Federal, Thales eSecurity, Inc. – Scaling Multicloud and Hybrid Cloud Usage without Sacrificing Data Security and Compliance
• Lian Jin, Chief Security Architect, MUFG Union Bank, N.A. – Cloud Security Architecture (CSA) Framework to Create a Built-in Security for a Multi-Cloud Data Center
• Naveed Husain, Vice President Office of the CIO, RingCentral – The Future of Work
• Charles Sun, Technology Co-Chair of the Federal IPv6 Task Force, Technology Co-Chair of Federal IPv6 Task Force – IPv6 & the Future of Cybersecurity in the Era of IoT & Blockchain
• Randy Marchany, CISO, Virginia Tech – Internet 3.0 – Adapting to the New

Also, special thanks to the panelists who participated in the Executive Visions panel – The Revitalizing Change in the Role of the CIO

• Marvin Onyemaechi, CIO, The George Washington University Hospital
• Don Spicer, Associate Vice Chancellor & Chief Information Officer, University System of Maryland
• Jothi Dugar, Chief Information Security Officer, National Institute of Health

We are confident that our attendees created new connections with their peers, uncovered one or more new ideas that will impact their digital transformation efforts and found several new solution providers that can help them achieve their goals. We look forward to seeing everyone again at next year’s CIO and CISO DC and Public Sector Summits!

February 12, 2019 – The Ritz- Carlton, Montreal, QC

Last month, we kicked off our summit calendar in Montreal for our CIO and CISO Montreal Summits. These summits welcomed CIOs, CISOs as well as other IT/security executives throughout the Montreal area and featured conversations and thought leadership discussions around the latest topics including digital transformation, augmented analytics, smart spaces, cybersecurity, blockchain and much more.

A special thank you to our speakers for their excellent insight throughout this busy day:

• Alizabeth Calder, SVP CIO, HomeEquity Bank – Resonating with the Board on Strategic Alignment of Technology – Driven Transformation
• Kush Sharma,Global Director Info Security and Compliance, Saputo Inc. – Case Studies in Digital Transformation: Learnings Along the Journey
• Rob Ersoni, Vice President, IT & Security, Excelitas – How Augmented Analytics Will Help Your Organization
• James McDowell, Global Sales Director – BlackBerry Cybersecurity Consulting, BlackBerry Limited – Shifting “Left” with Cybersecurity
• Jenny Dho, CISO, WSP Global Inc. – The Revitalizing Change in the Role of the CISO
• Mike Cardy, Chief Technology Strategist – Canada, Red Hat Canada Limited – The Need for Speed: How Can Leaders Accelerate the Velocity of Innovation & Improve Business Agility?
• Jonathan Goldheim, Director of Sales, Northeast, Imperva – Say Goodbye to Vulnerability Backlogs: Using RASP to Reclaim Control and Reduce Risk
• Sylvain Perras, Chief Information Officer, City of Montreal – Working in Smart Spaces
• Le Ha Hang, VP, Global Security, CGI – Navigating Security & Risk in a Changing IT Landscape
• Bertrand Milot, VP, Cyber Defense, Risk and IT Performance, Richter – The Latest in Blockchain

Also, special thanks to the panelists who participated in the Executive Visions panel – Dealing with the Disruptive Technologies & Diversity That Are Changing the Workplace

• Fouad Farès, Founding Partner & CEO, MINDSMASTER Canada Inc. (Moderator)
• Christine Sayegh-Filgiano, Executive Vice President, Portfolio Construction and Risk, Ivanhoe Cambridge
• Remi Lafrance, Chief Information Officer, Réseau de transport métropolitain
• Nadia Naffi, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Educational Technology, Concordia University

We are confident that our attendees created new connections with their peers, uncovered one or more new ideas that will impact their digital transformation efforts and found several new solution providers that can help them achieve their goals. We look forward to seeing everyone again at next year’s CIO and CISO Montreal Summits!

Expanded lineup of CISO programs launches with events in over 30 global markets

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – CDM Media USA Inc. has today unveiled their lineup of C-Level executive events catering to the Chief Information Security Officer and senior IT security executive teams of large enterprise organizations. Featuring regionally-focused summits, industry-specific events, subject matter series, and exclusive executive dinners, the 2019 calendar builds upon a successful year of 2018 in more than 30 global cities.

In stark contrast to the conference and tradeshow circuit, CDM Media curates intimate, exclusive CISO events with an emphasis on peer-on-peer learning, open discussion and debate, and user-driven content that tackles the most pressing and relevant business and technology challenges alongside a selection of top solution providers. This year’s slate of programs will continue that tradition as CISOs and senior IT security executives look to secure their organizations against threats both internal and external, tackle privacy and compliance issues, and drive their organizations into a secure digital future.

“There’s never been more demand for peer-on-peer education opportunities in the cyber sector for C-Level executives, and we believe this year’s portfolio of programs presents us an unprecedented opportunity to assist CISOs and senior IT security executives as they rapidly deploy cybersecurity, privacy, and other security initiatives.”

– Glenn Willis, CEO & Founder

CDM Media’s portfolio of CISO programs in 2019 will be hosted in the following cities: Amsterdam, Atlanta, Boston, Calgary, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Copenhagen, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Kansas City, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Miami, Minneapolis, Montreal, Munich, New York City, Orlando, Ottawa, Paris, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Louis, Toronto, and Washington D.C., with more cities to be added throughout the year. The full slate of CISO programs can be found at www.cdmmedia.com/ciso.

About CDM Media, Inc.

CDM Media is the leading global face-to-face technology and marketing events, specializing in C-Suite engagement with the world’s largest brands. Founded in 2007, the company is headquartered in Chicago, with offices and remote staff in Boston, Cardiff, Honolulu and London. CDM Media works with a community of thousands of C-Level and senior-level executives in technology and marketing for the world’s largest companies along with top technology solution providers to solve their technology and business challenges. The company’s website (www.cdmmedia.com) provides more information.

Additional Resources:

CDM Media CISO Event Calendar: https://www.cdmmedia.com/ciso