As GenAI projects continue to proliferate across companies, CISOs and other cyber leaders are carefully tracking the cyber, data, regulatory, privacy and other risks facing the enterprise. They’re also communicating these issues to the CEO, the senior leadership team and the board to ensure that the necessary steps are being taken to safeguard the organization properly.

Cybersecurity continues to be one of the key topics HMG Strategy is tracking through its 2024 Leadership and Technology Research Agendas for CISOs, CIOs and other business technology leaders. Our research agenda has been blended with insights from CISOs and advisory board members to develop a compelling agenda for attendees of our 8^th Annual New York CISO and Technology Leadership Summit at The Harvard Club of New York City on June 11. 

The New York CISO Summit will kick off with a high-level executive panel discussion comprising of world-class CISOs and cybersecurity leaders focused on ‘Visionary Global Leadership: Thriving Securely in the Age of Accelerated Innovation.’ The panelists will focus on the visionary leadership required by CISOs and cybersecurity leaders to see around the corners and properly safeguard the enterprise amid a heightened risk environment.

Top-tier speakers for the panel include Juan Espinosa, VP, Critical Infrastructure Cyber Security, Parsons Corp.; Klara Neginsky, Deputy CISO, Royal Caribbean Cruises; Daniel Opuku-Frempong, CISO, Zillion Technologies; and moderated by Bala Rajagopalan, CISO, Tradweb.

The event will also be highlighted by The HMG Innovation Accelerator, where CEOs from cybersecurity start-ups will share the challenges they solve for clients, the innovation they deliver to companies and how their solutions are differentiated in the market. Top-class speakers include Danny Brickman, Founder & CEO, Oasis Security; Satya Jena, SVP Chief Digital Transformation Officer, Proofpoint; Yotam Segev, Co-Founder & CEO, Cyera; and moderated by Hunter Muller, Founder and CEO, HMG Strategy.

Cassie Crossley, author of Software Supply Chain Security: Securing the End-to-End Supply Chain for Software, Firmware, and Hardware will be discussing her newly released book. Cassie has written a crucial guide to secure the trillions of lines of code shaping our world. Emphasizing collaboration across the supply chain, the book provides practical insights to identify and mitigate cybersecurity risks, involving IT, development, operations, manufacturing, and procurement. It’s an essential resource to safeguard software, firmware, and hardware, preventing potential financial crises.

As we discussed earlier, another panel of cybersecurity experts will focus on Making Generative AI Initiatives Safe and Secure. This includes GenAI projects that are unsanctioned by IT departments. Top-rate speakers for this discussion will include Cassie Crossley, VP, Supply Chain Security, Schneider Electric; Davin Darnt, CISO Americas, Louis Vuitton; Florin Rotar, Chief AI Officer, Avanade; Steven Wallstedt, CISO, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, NY; and moderated by Michael Coden, Associate Director, Cybersecurity Research Consortium, MIT Sloan School of Management.

Florin Rotar, Chief AI Officer at Avanade, will sit down for a Fireside Chat with HMG Strategy Founder and CEO Hunter Muller to share recommendations for applying Generative AI from concept to value.

As another hot topic for CISOs and cybersecurity leaders, we’ll also dive into How the SEC Cyber Disclosure Regulations are Evolving. CISOs and executives who will share what has transpired since the regulations went into effect, how companies are responding to these requirements along with the challenges being faced CISOs and cyber leaders include Alexander Abramov, Former Head of Information and Cyber Risk, Santander Corporate & Investment Banking; Alex Bazay, CISO, Align; Kevin Gowen, CISO, Synovus; Matthew Lagana, Managing Director, CTO & CISO, MBIA; and moderated by Michael Coden, Associate Director, Cybersecurity Research Consortium, MIT Sloan School of Management.

Speakers at the summit will also explore recommendations for protecting public and managed clouds and private cloud environments while safeguarding data that resides in these environments. Premier CISOs and cyber leaders speaking on this executive panel discussion will include Marlowe Cochran, CISO, NYSED; Steve Fridakis, CISO, Oracle Health; Kelly Isikoff, CISO, Common Securitization Solutions; Gernette Wright, IT Security Officer – Americas, Schneider Electric; and moderated by Ken Fishkin, Senior Manager of Information Security, Lowenstein Sandler LLP.

Hunter Muller will also conduct a Fireside Chat with Dr. Alissa (Dr. Jay) Abdullah, Deputy Chief Security Officer & SVP of Corporate Emerging Security Solutions at Mastercard.

The event will wrap up with an executive panel of legendary leaders who will share their journeys and experiences with attendees along with lessons learned working with CEOs and boards, the leadership skills that have served them well in their careers along with recommendations for mentoring employees and building a collaborative culture.

Legendary leaders who will be sharing their insights at the summit will include Alissa (Dr. Jay) Abdullah, Deputy Chief Security Officer & SVP of Corporate Emerging Security Solutions at Mastercard; Shamla Naidoo, Head of Cloud Strategy & Innovation at Netskope; and Mike Towers, Chief Security & Trust Officer at Veza.

At HMG Strategy, we’re covering what matters most to CISOs, CIOs and business technology leaders to better enable them to lead effectively into the C-suite and with the board.

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