WESTPORT, Conn., May 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — 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:
- Mignona Cote, Chief Security Officer, NetApp
- 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 Jersey CIO Executive Leadership Summit at The Madison Hotel on May 18. Topics to be explored by business technology executives attending this event will include opportunities for tapping innovative technologies to assist with cost containment and drive business growth.
Global business technology executives speaking at the 2023 New Jersey CIO Executive Leadership Summit will include:
- Bashir Agboola, VP & CTO, Hospital for Special Surgery
- Andi Azzolina, Fractional CIO, Freeman Clarke
- Marianne Bachynski, CIO – Investments & Enterprise Systems, Corebridge Financial
- Ben Cabrera, Principal & Fractional CIO, Freeman Clarke
- Christopher Callahan, CISO, The Weichert Companies
- Chris Colla, VP IT & CIO, B&G Foods
- Jason Cooper, CTO, Technology, Data & Analytics Group, Paradigm
- Lookman Fazal, Chief Information & Digital Officer, NJ TRANSIT
- Cindy Finkelman, Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal
- Shai Gabay, Founder and CEO, Trustmi
- Rocco Grillo, Managing Director – Global Cyber Risk Services & Incident Response Investigation, Alvarez & Marsal
- Jon Harding, SVP & Global CIO, Conair LLC
- Emily Heath, General Partner, Cyberstarts
- Dutt Kalluri, Chief Digital Officer, Celsior Technologies
- Gurdeep Kaur, Managing Director, CISO, PSEG
- Warren Kudman, VP & CIO, Turner Construction Company
- Ajoy Kumar, Managing Director & CISO, The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation
- Adam Noble, Operating Partner – Information Technology/CIO/CTO, Littlejohn & Company
- David Plotzker, Senior Project Portfolio Director, Transformational Initiatives, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
- Joseph Puglisi, Chairman & Co-Manager, North Andover Investors Collaborative, LLC
- Mandar Rege, Managing Director, Operational Risk Management – Technology and Cybersecurity, Citigroup
- Scott Strickland, EVP & CIO, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts
- Valerian (Val) Thomas, SVP & CIO, Lincoln Educational Services; President, SIM New Jersey
- Dan Turchin, CEO, PeopleReign
The top-tier business technology executives who will be recognized under HMG Strategy’s 2023 Global Leadership Institute Awards program at the 2023 New Jersey CIO Executive Leadership Summit will include:
- Jon Harding, SVP & Global CIO, Conair LLC
- Adam Noble, Operating Partner, Information Technology (CIO, CTO), Littlejohn & Company
- Scott Strickland, EVP & CIO, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
- Valerian (Val) Thomas, SVP & CIO, Lincoln Educational Services; President, SIM New Jersey
- Gabrielle Wolfson, CDO and CIO, Quest Diagnostics
Valued Partners for the 2023 New Jersey CIO Executive Leadership Summit include 8×8, Akamai, Aryaka, BetterCloud, Box, Cyberstarts, Darktrace, Delphix, Denodo, Fortinet, FPT Corporation, Intuitive.Cloud, LastPass, Netskope, Nutanix, OutSystems, Palo Alto Networks, PeopleReign, Ping Identity, Rapid, RingCentral, SafeGuard Cyber, SAP, SentinelOne, SIM New Jersey, Tangoe, Tanium, Tonkean, Trustmi, Upwork, Varonis, Zoom, and Zscaler.
To learn more about the 2023 New Jersey CIO 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.
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