Agenda

All curriculum for the Leadership Exchange is developed and delivered by the CISO community and the New York Leadership Board. The agenda is tenative and subject to change.

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration & Breakfast  
8:59 AM - 9:00 AM
Opening CommentsDr. Ed Harris, CISO, Mauser PackagingDr. Ed Harris
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM
Keynote | Federal Policy and Global Threats: An update from D.C. InsidersLt. Gen. (Ret.) Mary O'Brien, Founder & Principal, Mary O'Brien Strategies, LLC
Parham Eftekhari, Founder & Chairman, Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology		Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Mary O'Brien Parham Eftekhari
9:40 AM - 9:50 AM
Lightning TalkVidya Shankaran, Field CTO, Cloud, Security, and Emerging Technology, CommvaultVidya Shankaran
9:50 AM - 10:00 AM
Lightning Talk | You're Patching in 70 Days. They're Exploiting in 5.Zack Schaefer, Principal Systems Engineer, ElisityZack Schaefer
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Morning Keynote | The Security Strategy of Tomorrow Starts TodayKim Albarella, Head of Global Security, TikTok
Michael Leland, VP, Field CTO, Island		Kim Albarella Michael Leland
10:40 AM - 11:25 AM
Boardroom | Responsible AI Enablement: Balancing Innovation, Governance, and Control in the EnterpriseMichael Leland, VP, Field CTO, IslandMichael Leland
Breakout | Building AI Trust: Managing Risk as AI Takes ActionPamela Gupta, Founder, Co-President, Trusted AIPamela Gupta
11:25 AM - 11:50 AM
Networking & Use Case Pavilion  
11:50 AM - 12:35 PM
Boardroom | Agentic AI in Practice: What Security Leaders are LearningDan Bell, Safety and Security Manager, American Cruise Lines
Travis Smith, Vice President of Professional Services, Hidden Layer		Travis Smith
Boardroom | Managing Structured and Unstructured Data in the Age of AIJay Thurston, Chief Trust Officer, ThalesJay Thurston
Boardroom | Mitigating API Risk and Lateral Movement in the Age of AI-Powered ExploitsTony Lauro, Sr. Director of Security Strategy, AkamaiTony Lauro
12:35 PM - 1:10 PM
Networking, Use Case Pavilion & Lunch  
1:10 PM - 1:40 PM
Keynote | AI Rewrote Your Identity Estate: Transforming Governance for the Agentic EraShai Morag, CEO & Co-Founder, OakShai Morag
1:50 PM - 2:00 PM
Lightning Talk | Fighting the Speed of AI Discovery with AI ActionNate Hammond, Cybersecurity Leader, SeemplicityNate Hammond
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Lunch Keynote | Managing Emerging Risks in the Age of AIEmily Milan, Global Head, GRC, Veracyte Inc.
Corey Dennis, Chief Privacy Officer & Assistant General Counsel, Legend Biotech USA, Inc.		Emily Milan Corey Dennis
2:30 PM - 2:55 PM
Networking & Use Case Pavilion   
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Main Stage | Keynote with John Cohen, Former Top DHS Intelligence Analyst and ABC News Contributor for "Assessing the Threat"; Executive Director, Center for Internet SecurityJohn Cohen, Former Top DHS Intelligence Analyst and ABC News Contributor for "Assessing the Threat"; Executive Director, Center for Internet SecurityJohn Cohen
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM
Keynote | Solving Problems with Innovative IdeasDr. Ed Harris, CISO, Mauser Packaging
Eric Hussey, CSRO, Temenos		Dr. Ed Harris Eric Hussey
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Closing Reception & Networking