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

May 17, 2023 at 11:02 AM EDT

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.

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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 8x8, 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 8x8, 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 8x8, 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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Contact: Tom Hoffman, VP, Research, HMG Strategy: 203-221-2702 or at tomhoffman@hmgstrategy.com

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