Visionary Leadership: Going Beyond Protection to Make Security a Competitive Advantage Will Fuel the Discussion at the 2023 Silicon Valley CISO & Technology Executive Leadership Summit on June 1

Westport, CT — May 24, 2023 — HMG Strategy, the World’s #1 digital platform for enabling technology executives to reimagine the enterprise and reshape the business world, is excited to be hosting its 2023 Silicon Valley CISO & Technology Executive Leadership Summit at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara on June 1

The theme for the summit is ‘Visionary Leadership: Going Beyond Protection to Make Security a Competitive Advantage.’ Additional topics to be explored will include:

● Understanding the Risk Profile of C-Suite Leaders

● How Upcoming SEC Regulations Will Impact CXOs and the Board

● The Partner Puzzle – How Many is Too Many?

● Trends in Security Talent Search

● Combatting Nation-State Threat Actors

“Security leaders need to remain laser focused on ransomware and other threats in light of budgetary pressures,” said Hunter Muller, Founder and CEO of HMG Strategy. “Despite these challenges, this is a golden opportunity for CISOs and security leaders to become better prepared than their rivals in order to achieve a competitive advantage.”

Esteemed recipients of HMG Strategy’s 2023 Global Leadership Institute Awards being recognized at the 2023 Silicon Valley CISO & Technology Executive Leadership Summit will include:

Krishnan Chellakarai, VP & CISO, Gilead Sciences

Cassie Crossley, VP, Supply Chain Security, Schneider Electric

Emily Heath, General Partner, Cyberstarts

Parul Saini, Global Head of Business and Enterprise Apps, Uber

CISOs, CIOs and business technology executives at the 2023 Silicon Valley CISO & Technology Executive Leadership Summit will share best practices for making security a competitive advantage.

Top-tier executives speaking at the 2023 Silicon Valley CISO & Technology Executive Leadership Summit will include:

Selim Aissi, Global CISO, Blackhawk Network

Tamar Bar-Ilan, Co-Founder and CTO, Cyera

Steve Booth, VP, Product Management, Detection and Response, Salesforce

Eddie Borrero, VP & CISO, Blue Shield of CA

Rafi Brenner, VP, Information Security, Fortinet

Krishan Chellakarai, VP, CISO, Gilead Sciences

Mignona Cote, Chief Security Officer, NetApp

Cassie Crossley, VP, Supply Chain Security, Schneider Electric

Sangram Dash, Head of Cyber Security, CDK Global

Janet Ge, Head of Security, GRAIL

Al Ghous, CISO, Snapdocs

Emily Heath, General Partner, Cyberstarts

Prabhath Karanth, Global Head of Security & Trust, Tripactions

David Mahon, Global CISO, Deloitte

Tezo Mukkavilli, CISO, Chargepoint

Matthew Rosenquist, CISO, Eclipz.io Inc.

Amiram Schachar, Co-Founder & CEO, Upwind

Piyoush Sharma, Head of Enterprise Security & Technology Operations, Zuora; Co-Author, The Purple Book of Software Security

Niharika Srivastav, Senior Vice President – Cybersecurity and Executive Programs, Women in Technology International

David Tsao, Global Information Security Officer, Instacart

Maarten Van Horenbeeck, SVP, Chief Security Officer, Adobe

Valued Partners for the 2023 Silicon Valley CISO & Technology Executive Leadership Summit include 8×8, Akamai, ArmorCode, BetterCloud, Box, Cyera, Darktrace, Delphix, Fortinet, Illumio, LastPass, Moveworks, Netskope, Nutanix, Palo Alto Networks, Ping Identity, Purple Book Community, RingCentral, SafeGuard Cyber, SAP, SentinelOne, SIM San Francisco Bay Area, Tangoe, Tanium, Tonkean, Upwind, Upwork, Zoom, and Zscaler.

To learn more about the 2023 Silicon Valley CISO & Technology Executive Leadership Summit and to register for the event, click here.


HMG Strategy will also be hosting its 2023 New York CISO & Technology Executive Leadership Summit taking place at The Harvard Club of New York on June 15. Esteemed CISOs and information security leaders attending this event will explore how upcoming SEC regulations will impact CXOs and the Board.

Noteworthy CISOs and business technology leaders speaking at the 2023 New York CISO & Technology Executive Leadership Summit will include:

Roota Almeida, Head of Security Governance, Amazon Stores

Merav Bahat, Co-Founder and CEO, Dazz

Radhika Bajpie, Senior Director, Global Head of Technology & Information Security Assurance, PayPal

Robert Blythe, VP Information Security & Technology Risk Management, WWE

Vlad Brodsky, CISO and SVP, IT Operations and Infrastructure, OTC Markets Group, Inc.

Michael Coden, Senior Advisor, Boston Consulting Group

Mignona Cote, Chief Security Officer, NetApp

Robert Field, VP of Global IT, Precipart

Cindy Finkelman, Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal

Kostas Georgakopoulos, Global CTO & CISO, Mondelez International

Dan Gorecki, CISO, Ascot Group

Igor Gorelik, CISO, SUNY Downstate Medical Center

Rocco Grillo, Managing Director – Global Cyber Risk Services & Incident Response Investigation, Alvarez & Marsal

Fred Harris, Head of Cybersecurity Risk, Data Risk and IT Risk, Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking

Emily Heath, General Partner, Cyberstarts

Chris Holden, SVP & CISO, Crum & Forster

Todd Inskeep, Founder & Executive Cybersecurity Advisor, Incovate Solutions

Matthew Lagana, Managing Director, CTO & CISO, MBIA

David Mahon, Global CISO, Deloitte

Shamla Naidoo, Head of Cloud Strategy, Netskope; Board Director, QBE, SAC and Reference Point

Kevin Powers, J.D., Director, MS in Cybersecurity Policy & Governance, Assistant Professor of the Practice, Business Law and Society Department, Boston College

Bala Rajagopalan, Global CISO, Tradeweb

Raj Sargule, Global Head of Information Security, Christie’s

Amiram Schachar, Co-Founder & CEO, Upwind

Yotam Segev, Co-Founder & CEO, Cyera

Hari Shah, CISO, Tapestry

David Sheidlower, VP & Chief Information Security & Privacy Officer, Turner Construction Company

Julian Soriano, CISO, Box

Erik Tomasi, Managing Partner, Symosis Security

Mike Towers, Chief Digital Trust Officer, Takeda Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.

Yabing Wang, VP, CISO, Justworks

Prominent CISOs and business technology executives who will be recognized under HMG Strategy’s 2023 Global Leadership Institute Awards program at the 2023 New York CISO & Technology Executive Leadership Summit will include:

Roota Almeida, Head of Security Governance, Amazon Stores

Mignona Cote, Chief Security Officer, NetApp

Robert Field, VP of Global IT, Precipart

David Mahon, Global CISO, Deloitte

Valued Partners for the 2023 New York CISO & Technology Executive Leadership Summit include 8×8, Akamai, ArmorCode, BetterCloud, Box, Cyera, Darktrace, Dazz, Delphix, Fortinet, Illumio, LastPass, Moveworks, Netskope, NPower, Nutanix, Palo Alto Networks, Ping Identity, Purple Book Community, RingCentral, SafeGuard Cyber, SAP, SentinelOne, SIM New York Metro, Tangoe, Tonkean, Upwind, Upwork, Zoom, and Zscaler.

To learn more about the 2023 New York CISO & Technology Executive Leadership Summit and to register for the event, click here.

To learn more about HMG Strategy’s upcoming schedule of CIO & CISO summits, click here.

About HMG Strategy 

HMG Strategy is the world’s leading digital platform for technology executives to reimagine the enterprise and reshape the business world. The HMG Strategy global network consists of more than 500,000 CIOs, CTOs, CISOs, CDOs, senior business technology executives, search industry executives, venture capitalists, industry experts and world-class thought leaders.

HMG Strategy’s global media model generates more than one million impressions per week, providing vast opportunities for business technology leaders and sponsor partners to promote themselves and their brands. 

HMG Strategy was founded in 2008 by Hunter Muller, a leadership expert who has worked side-by-side with Fortune 2000 executives with strategic planning and career ascent for the past 30+ years.

HMG Strategy’s regional CIO and CISO Executive Leadership Series, authored books and Digital Resource Center deliver unique, peer-driven guidance from CIOs, CISOs, CTOs, CDOs and technology executives on leadership, innovation, transformation and career ascent.

HMG Strategy offers a range of peer-led advisory services such as its Global CIO & CISO Executive Leadership Alliance (CELA) service which bring together the world’s top CIOs, CISOs and technology executives to brainstorm on the top opportunities and challenges facing them in their roles.

HMG Strategy’s Global Advisory Services are a unique set of peer-driven research services that are designed to keep business technology executives up to speed on the latest leadership, business, technology and global macro-economic trends that are impacting businesses and industries.

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