Agenda
All curriculum for the CISO Dinner is developed and delivered by the CISO community. We are currently conducting research with the Salt Lake City Leadership Board to finalize the agenda. Please check back for updates!
Join us for an exclusive reception celebrating the CyberRisk Collaborative CISO community, where security leaders come together for an evening of networking, knowledge-sharing, and camaraderie. Connect with fellow CISOs, security executives, and industry experts in a relaxed atmosphere while discussing the latest challenges and innovations in cybersecurity. Enjoy refreshments, engage in thought-provoking conversations, and strengthen relationships with peers who understand the complexities of protecting today’s digital landscape.
Each dinner begins with opening remarks and a briefing from a featured CISO or cybersecurity leader. This short session sets the stage for the evening, offering timely insights or a leadership perspective to spark thought and guide discussion. Whether focused on emerging threats, organizational change, or strategic priorities, this briefing is designed to frame the conversation and invite deeper peer engagement throughout the night.
Engage directly with your peers during dinner to share strategies, exchange lessons learned, and explore innovative approaches to safeguarding the business in an ever-changing threat landscape. This is your opportunity to step beyond formal presentations and build meaningful connections through candid conversations in a collaborative setting.
Session Topic: Making Better Technology Decisions
Session Description: With the increasing pace of technology innovation and change, uncertainty grows. In such environments it can be difficult to know where to focus our innovation (and where good enough is good enough) to make build versus buy decisions. And, as uncertainty grows, building a solid, acceptable business case becomes more of a challenge. At the upcoming Salt Lake City CISO Dinner, Niel Nickolaisen (author and practicing technology leader) walks us through the models he uses to increase the likelihood that he, his teams and his organizations will make the right investments and make the right business case in a world of ambiguity and uncertainty. The dinner conversation that follows Niel's short session will explore what cyber leaders can do to better define the business case for compliance and risk mitigation and where it makes sense to invent, borrow, build and buy.
As the dinner concludes, we’ll gather final insights and reflections from our discussions. We will highlight the most impactful ideas shared around the tables, and you will leave with peer-tested strategies and fresh perspectives to take back to your teams, along with new connections to support your ongoing leadership journey.
We will wrap up the evening with continued networking and conversations. Don't miss this additional opportunity to strengthen professional relationships and build new partnerships that will expand your leadership and cybersecurity priorities.