EVENTCISO Pacific Northwest Summit | March 18, 2021 | Virtual Summit - Real-time Online Conversations
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Keynote Presentation
Visionary speaker presents to entire audience on key issues, challenges and business opportunities
Keynote Presentations give attending delegates the opportunity to hear from leading voices in the industry. These presentations feature relevant topics and issues aligned with the speaker's experience and expertise, selected by the speaker in concert with the summit's Content Committee." title="Keynote Presentations give attending delegates the opportunity to hear from leading voices in the industry. These presentations feature relevant topics and issues aligned with the speaker's experience and expertise, selected by the speaker in concert with the summit's Content Committee.
Executive Visions
Panel moderated by Master of Ceremonies and headed by four executives discussing critical business topics
Executive Visions sessions are panel discussions that enable in-depth exchanges on critical business topics. Led by a moderator, these sessions encourage attending executives to address industry challenges and gain insight through interaction with expert panel members." title="Executive Visions sessions are panel discussions that enable in-depth exchanges on critical business topics. Led by a moderator, these sessions encourage attending executives to address industry challenges and gain insight through interaction with expert panel members.
Thought Leadership
Solution provider-led session giving high-level overview of opportunities
Led by an executive from the vendor community, Thought Leadership sessions provide comprehensive overviews of current business concerns, offering strategies and solutions for success. This is a unique opportunity to access the perspective of a leading member of the vendor community." title="Led by an executive from the vendor community, Thought Leadership sessions provide comprehensive overviews of current business concerns, offering strategies and solutions for success. This is a unique opportunity to access the perspective of a leading member of the vendor community.
Think Tank
End user-led session in boardroom style, focusing on best practices
Think Tanks are interactive sessions that place delegates in lively discussion and debate. Sessions admit only 15-20 participants at a time to ensure an intimate environment in which delegates can engage each other and have their voices heard." title="Think Tanks are interactive sessions that place delegates in lively discussion and debate. Sessions admit only 15-20 participants at a time to ensure an intimate environment in which delegates can engage each other and have their voices heard.
Roundtable
Interactive session led by a moderator, focused on industry issue
Led by an industry analyst, expert or a member of the vendor community, Roundtables are open-forum sessions with strategic guidance. Attending delegates gather to collaborate on common issues and challenges within a format that allows them to get things done." title="Led by an industry analyst, expert or a member of the vendor community, Roundtables are open-forum sessions with strategic guidance. Attending delegates gather to collaborate on common issues and challenges within a format that allows them to get things done.
Case Study
Overview of recent project successes and failures
Case Studies allow attending executives to hear compelling stories about implementations and projects, emphasizing best practices and lessons learned. Presentations are immediately followed by Q&A sessions." title="Case Studies allow attending executives to hear compelling stories about implementations and projects, emphasizing best practices and lessons learned. Presentations are immediately followed by Q&A sessions.
Focus Group
Discussion of business drivers within a particular industry area
Focus Groups allow executives to discuss business drivers within particular industry areas. These sessions allow attendees to isolate specific issues and work through them. Presentations last 15-20 minutes and are followed by Q&A sessions." title="Focus Groups allow executives to discuss business drivers within particular industry areas. These sessions allow attendees to isolate specific issues and work through them. Presentations last 15-20 minutes and are followed by Q&A sessions.
Analyst Q&A Session 
Moderator-led coverage of the latest industry research
Q&A sessions cover the latest industry research, allowing attendees to gain insight on topics of interest through questions directed to a leading industry analyst." title="Q&A sessions cover the latest industry research, allowing attendees to gain insight on topics of interest through questions directed to a leading industry analyst.
Vendor Showcase
Several brief, pointed overviews of the newest solutions and services
Taking the form of three 10-minute elevator pitches by attending vendors, these sessions provide a concise and pointed overview of the latest solutions and services aligned with attendee needs and preferences." title="Taking the form of three 10-minute elevator pitches by attending vendors, these sessions provide a concise and pointed overview of the latest solutions and services aligned with attendee needs and preferences.
Executive Exchange
Pre-determined, one-on-one interaction revolving around solutions of interest
Executive Exchanges offer one-on-one interaction between executives and vendors. This is an opportunity for both parties to make key business contacts, ask direct questions and get the answers they need. Session content is prearranged and based on mutual interest." title="Executive Exchanges offer one-on-one interaction between executives and vendors. This is an opportunity for both parties to make key business contacts, ask direct questions and get the answers they need. Session content is prearranged and based on mutual interest.
Open Forum Luncheon
Informal discussions on pre-determined topics
Led by a moderator, Open Forum Luncheons offer attendees informal, yet focused discussions on current industry topics and trends over lunch." title="Led by a moderator, Open Forum Luncheons offer attendees informal, yet focused discussions on current industry topics and trends over lunch.
Networking Session
Unique activities at once relaxing, enjoyable and productive
Networking opportunities take various unique forms, merging enjoyable and relaxing activities with an environment conducive to in-depth conversation. These gatherings allow attendees to wind down between sessions and one-on-one meetings, while still furthering discussions and being productive." title="Networking opportunities take various unique forms, merging enjoyable and relaxing activities with an environment conducive to in-depth conversation. These gatherings allow attendees to wind down between sessions and one-on-one meetings, while still furthering discussions and being productive.
Thursday, March 18, 2021 - CISO Pacific Northwest Summit
9:15 am - 9:30 am
Welcome Registration & Opening Remarks 
9:30 am - 10:10 am
Keynote Panel
People, Process, & Platforms... Tech Must Change Before it is Too Late!
Many technologists have had their departments shift from being cost centers to revenue generators for their organizations. That isn't the only shift that is coming for tech executives. Margins are reduced and expectations are high. Innovation has to move faster. Leadership has to evolve. Risk has a whole new meaning in 2021. Business continuity is just one of many complex business challenges creating unanticipated market turbulence. Join us to gain insight into how tech leaders are turning complexity and chaos into real strategy execution initiatives.
Key Takeaways:
- Smarter Spending
- Customer and Employee Experience
- Leadership and Business Transformation
Moderated by:
Neil Kurtz, Executive Chairman, Vineti
Panelists:
Steven Zalewski, CISO, Levi Strauss & Co. 
Jeremy Smith, Global Head Information Security (CISO), Avery Dennison
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Keynote
Open security - from patchwork to platform
As organizations adopt new technologies and utilize the cloud for business innovation and growth, security teams are challenged with ensuring that those initiatives and missions are successful. They are faced with creating an effective security program from a fragmented patchwork of solutions and data sources that do not easily interoperate without a great deal of custom development and integration.To help address this industry wide problem, IBM joined forces with 25 other cybersecurity vendors - including McAfee and Crowdstrike - to form the Open Cybersecurity Alliance (OCA) to promote open and interoperable cybersecurity. OCA members subscribe to the mantra of "Integrate Once, Reuse Everywhere" to enable security teams to focus on solving security issues rather than getting tools to work together. Join IBM Security's Chris Bontempo, VP of Marketing for Cloud & Cognitive Solutions, to hear how the OCA members are working together and contributing foundational technologies under the open-source Apache 2.0 license to enable security solutions to communicate with each other over a standard fabric during the entire threat management life cycle.Sponsored by:
IBM
Presented by:
Carolina Howland, Security Field Marketing Manager, IBM
10:40 am - 11:00 am
Executive Exchange
Fireside Chat
How to Engineer Ethics into AI
The growth of facial recognition (FR) technology is accompanied by consistent assertions (as catalogued by Georgetown University) that demographic dependencies could lead to accuracy variations and potential bias. Film and video technology has a well-documented history of bias in its treatment of skin tone. While engineers have benefited from the increased availability of AI and machine learning tools, allowing them to train their models to ever higher accuracy, the fairness and ethics of their algorithms have often been an afterthought. Modern digital algorithms are similarly susceptible to asymmetric representation and treatment of face types. This paper draws from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) report which dissects these demographic dependencies of over 100 FR algorithms and then details the strategies and techniques needed, to not only reduce bias, but deliberately design for fairness and socially responsible outcomes. Furthermore, it shows that a model trained for low-bias actually delivers higher performance.
Takeaways: Workshops attendees will
- Learn the key factors that affect bias in AI models with the specific examples from facial recognition.
- Gain insight into the ethical implications of unscientific AI
- Receive practical steps to setting their own AI program on an ethical foundation
Presented by:
Reza Rassool, Chief Technology Officer, RealNetworks
11:00 am - 11:20 am
Executive Exchange
Thought Leadership
Inside the Cybercrime Economy
Cybercrime is on the rise, costing the global economy trillions per year. With cybercrime-as-a-service and hacking tools readily available, critical data assets and company reputations are at risk. As threat campaigns evolve, understanding how your adversaries are working and what they are targeting can help you ensure a better cyber defence. Join Mark Sangster as he discusses how cybercrime has become an industry and shares insight into how phishing and ransomware campaigns work.
Key takeaways
- Understand and identify your cyber risk
- How cybercrime organizations are operationalizing and their preferred methods of choice
- Dive into recent incidents to explore threat scenarios that combine multiple tools and techniques
Sponsored by:
eSentire
Presented by:
Mark Sangster, Vice President, Strategic Marketing, eSentire
11:20 am - 11:40 am
Executive Exchange
Think Tank
External Collaboration Security in Cloud Applications
Often overlooked or misunderstood, the security of external collaborators is a manageable risk. This presentation will leverage tools you may all ready have and apply core practices to help you elevate your external collaborator visibility through innovative approach. Ask yourself â?" ?What do I need to know about external collaborators?
Presented by:
Dan Meacham, CISO, CSO & VP of Global Security, Legendary Entertainment
11:40 am - 12:00 pm
Executive Exchange
Executive Boardroom 
How to Confidently Address Today's Threats and Communicate Risk Level to the Board
Year after year, security teams struggle to defend against the same threats that continuously grow more complex. Additionally, digital transformation has expanded the attack surface, further complicating the process of identifying, mitigating, and reporting on risk. The stakes are high for security teams every day, but when there are newsworthy threats, the board knocks on their door. For executives, it will become increasingly important to understand the evolving threat landscape, the impact this has on their organization, and how to answer questions from the board quickly, or even better, proactively before they ask.
Takeaways:
- An overview of current threat trends across multiple industries and common attacker paths
- Tips to remediate and proactively identify these threats through best practice sharing for mitigation, detection, and response
- Walk through of a proven formula to confidently address the board's questions around newsworthy threats, using ransomware as an example.
Sponsored by:
ReliaQuest
Presented by:
Joe Partlow, CTO, ReliaQuest
Matt McKeever, VP, CISO LexisNexis, ReliaQuest
Executive Boardroom
The Future of Unified Endpoint Management
2020 forced organizations to optimize and innovate faster than ever before. As employees continue to work remotely for the foreseeable future, technology leaders are revisiting their endpoint management strategy to ensure they can meet the needs of an increasingly distributed workforce. In the datacenter, IT operations is challenged to support fast moving development processes and production applications in the cloud. A unified approach across all operating systems coupled with increased usage of cloud, automation, and analytics will define the future of endpoint management, but how you deliver those capabilities will vary vastly across the vendor ecosystem.
In this session, we will discuss:
- The current and future state of unified endpoint management
- The key approaches to endpoint management in the market today
- Best practices for preparing for the future
Sponsored by:
HCL BigFix
Presented by:
Dan Wolff, Director of Products, HCL BigFix, HCL BigFix
Executive Boardroom
This will happen again: CX agility in a post-pandemic world.
The disruption of a pandemic reveals broader CX trends that are escalating rapidly. We'll discuss agility and how CX organizations can prepare themselves for service in uncertain times.Sponsored by:
Freshworks
Presented by:
Sam Eriksmoen, Sr Solutions Engineer, Freshworks
Sam Eriksmoen, Sr Solutions Engineer, Freshworks
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm
Executive Exchange
Think Tank
Tech Initiatives in the post-COVID-19 era
One of the oldest industry in the world, logistics, is the biggest beneficiary of Digital Transformation. Before the Pandemic organizations were exploring digital technologies. Fast forward to today to see that a host of technologies were implemented in short span of time. With the pandemic continuing to manifest itself the demand for newer technologies has increased. What technology has now become the defacto standard and what is next?
Key Takeaways.
- Digital technologies which have become mainstream.
- Which new technologies are showing the greatest potential for business?
Presented by:
Deepak Sharma, Global Director, IT Business Solutions & Support, Agility
12:20 pm - 12:40 pm
Executive Exchange
Executive Boardroom
Accelerating Cloud Migration while Minimizing Risk
Most organizations struggle with competing priorities of risk management, compliance, cost, and user experience; all while working to manage the long tail of legacy systems, including legacy identity & access management solutions when it comes to cloud migration. Find out how to drive successful digital transformation with a comprehensive digital identity solution that helps you balance security and user experience while supporting a non-disruptive migration- How can your organization measure cost savings from a move to a broader cloud strategy?
- In what ways can the implementation of cloud platforms maximize data center performance while reducing capital expenditures?
- Explore ways to determine which assets can be retired from your architecture with a move to the hybrid cloud
Sponsored by:
Sonatype
Presented by:
Ax Sharma, Senior Security Researcher, Sonatype
Michelle Dufty, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Sonatype
Executive Boardroom
Modern IT Operations: How IT can enable cloud-native transformation
We've all heard the terms DevOps and cloud-native become industry standard buzzwords. But why is it so hard to wrangle in cloud cost and security? If DevOps and cloud-native are only about devs, ops, and public cloud, what is the relevance and value of IT and the massive existing investments? We know the traditional capabilities and operations of IT are lagging leading to shadow IT. But we see the challenges and risks avoiding IT creates â?" uncontrolled costs, gaps in security and safety, lacking performance and resilience, and others. Insight has created a framework of Modern IT Operations to help bridge this gap, extend devops operating models throughout IT, and enable IT to become service-oriented and create an exceptional developer experience leveraging on-prem and public platforms.- IT needs to be a participant in digital transformation
- IT transformation is not just about tools or skills Cloud-native is more about ?how? than ?where?
- Cloud transformation must be purposeful and well understood
- Data-based decisions focused on value and security pave the way
Sponsored by:
Insight Cloud + Data Center Transformation
Presented by:
Jeff Bozic, Principal Architect, Insight Cloud + Data Center Transformation
12:40 pm - 1:00 pm
Executive Exchange
Thought Leadership
MOMENT to MOMENT CX
For years, marketers have focused on key points in the customer journey from when they start to explore to when they buy and when they leave feedback. But in a digital experience economy where more curious and demanding customers can get exactly what they want instantly and effortlessly it's pivotal to show you understand and can respond to their needs. Paige will reveal how the emotions and feelings that customers take away from each moment are what matters most, and how leading brands are creating enduring memories to win their customers' time, attention, and loyalty.Sponsored by:
Sitecore
Presented by:
Paige O'Neill, CMO, Sitecore
1:00 pm - 1:20 pm
Executive Exchange
Think Tank
Powering your digital transformation behind RPA and Hyperautomation
Hyperautomation is a key strategic component of the digitally enabled organizations and the top trend in emerging technologies. Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is the core technology that enables the Hyperautomation. RPA software robots automate manual, repetitive and mundane human tasks and brings processing speed, cost savings and quality. RPA technology can be extended by artificial intelligence and analytics capabilities to offer smarter and more advanced intelligent automation solutions.
Key Takeaways:
- Learn about the basic principles of RPA
- Understand how using RPA with business focused approach can benefit your security program
- Appreciate how we have benefitted by implementing a solution based RPA - identifying and acting on emerging customer and market trends to generate new revenue streams
Presented by:
Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solutions Architect, Intel
1:20 pm - 1:30 pm