Join us in Dallas on December 5 at the National Assembly

Dallas, December 5, 2024 - Apex Assembly is excited to be bringing together 100+ CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, CISOs, and other Divisional Leaders from F500 and Global 2000 Enterprise organizations from all across the United States for our Assembly using Bizzabo as the event success software to create a more immersive, successful experience. We will unite the USA-based executives for a day of panels, thought leadership discussions, networking sessions and more.

We will examine the most pressing issues in 2024 with collaboration with industry-leading speakers and our sponsors IBM, Semgrep, Yubico, Glean, Delphix, Drata, Entrust, Fivetran, Fullstory, Percona, valantic, Appian, Descope and Singtel.

Sessions at a Glance:

**The agenda is subject to change.?For the most updated agenda and entire schedule, please visit the website.

We will kick off the day with Opening Remarks with Julie C. Chatman, FBI Cybersecurity Leader (2006-2019) | CIO and CISO.

We will then proceed to the Opening Keynote Panel: “The Importance of Implementation - "Addressing Challenges & Shifting Strategies to Drive Tangible Change within Your Organization.” Our expert panelists will explore the common challenges organizations face during the implementation phase, share insights on adaptive strategies, and provide practical solutions for overcoming obstacles.

Speakers:

• Jim Johnson, CISO NA, Safran Electrical and Power
• Nats Elluri, Head of Cybersecurity / CISO, USPI
• Ido Biger, CIO & CDO, Delek
• Nish Majmudar, CISO, Mathematica
• Dani Tumbusch, CTO, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
• Sanjay Agrawal, CIO, Lincoln Property Company

Up next, IBM will present as the Keynote Presenter on "Keys to streamlining application management."

Join us for a session to learn how you can revolutionize your approach to Risk Management and Compliance. In an era where regulatory demands are escalating and risk landscapes are becoming more complex, it is essential to equip your organization with the right tools to stay ahead.

In this session, you will learn how to empower your organization to proactively manage risks and maintain compliance effortlessly. Our experts will delve into innovative features, demonstrating how they can streamline your risk assessment, enhance compliance reporting, and ensure adherence to industry regulations.

Key topics include:

• An overview of risk management capabilities and compliance tools.
• Detailed demonstrations of real-world applications in risk identification and mitigation.
• Strategies for integrating technology into your existing compliance framework.
• Q&A session with IBM experts to address your specific questions and challenges.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from the best and ensure your organization’s resilience and regulatory compliance.

We will then have a presentation from Yubico as a Disrupter Presenter. The presentation will be on how to "Create phishing resistant users and accelerate your enterprises to passwordless."

This session will focus on strategies for developing phishing-resistant users and accelerating your enterprise’s transition to a passwordless environment. Attendees will learn actionable techniques to enhance security and streamline authentication processes, ensuring a more robust and efficient approach to user protection.

• Phishing-resistant failure points
• Why Focus on Users?
• Yubico Enterprise Delivery & Enterprise Considerations

Speaker:

• Jeff Wallace, SVP Product, Yubico

We will then have Glean present as a Technical Demo Presenter.

Senior Supporter Presenter: "Balancing Data Compliance with Data-Driven Innovation : The Power of Leading-Edge Data Masking and Data Delivery Solutions" by Delphix. As data privacy regulations become more complex, traditional protection methods are no longer enough. Leading-edge data compliance solutions offer a transformative approach, enabling organizations to secure sensitive data while ensuring accessibility for development and AI. This session will explore how to balance the need to accelerate data-driven innovation with the imperative to reduce data risk. You'll discover how leading enterprises:

• Protect sensitive data with advanced data masking
• Efficiently deliver and govern data for DevOps, analytics, and AI initiatives
• Lower infrastructure costs using ephemeral, virtual data

Speaker:

• Clinton Sprauve, Director of Product Marketing - Application Quality, Delphix

We will then have our Senior Supporter Presenter, "Unlocking generative AI excellence" of Fivetran. Generative AI is driving faster innovation for businesses of all sizes. But, it’s not a silver bullet. As with analytics, GenAI is only as good as its data. That makes data readiness your foundational competitive advantage.

To fully leverage AI, organizations need to combine their unique, proprietary data with foundation models trained on a combination of public and business data — all while maintaining data governance.

In this session, we’ll discuss how to use your data to make generative AI the most knowledgeable entity within your organization, opening up new opportunities for innovation.

• Kelly Parker, Senior Director - Sales Engineering, Fivetran

Up next, we have our Thought Leadership Presenter, "Transforming Vulnerability Management at Scale with AI" with Semgrep. As the velocity of software development accelerates, security leaders face an ever-growing backlog of vulnerabilities. In this session, Jack Moxon, Staff Product Manager at Semgrep, will explore how AI is redefining application security strategies for CISOs and their teams. Jack will provide a strategic overview of the evolving vulnerability management landscape, the critical role of secure guardrails, and how Semgrep’s AI-powered platform enables organizations to efficiently prioritize, triage, and remediate vulnerabilities. Attendees will gain insights into how Semgrep helps security leaders reduce risk, streamline processes, and elevate the reliability of their software portfolios—all with fewer resource demands.

Speaker:

• Jack Maxon, Senior Product Manager, Semgrep

The next presentation will be from valantic with their Senior Supporter Presentation, "AI Experiments: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly." AI is here whether you want to admit it or not. It comes in lots of flavors and levels of complexity with most organizations attempting some form of AI adoption. This webinar will dig into different AI activities the valantic team has explored and share what worked and what needs work. In addition, we will share our AI team's roadmap for success.

Speaker:

• Mike Jones, Americas General Manager, valantic

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Entrust will then present as a Senior Supporter Presenter with "Safeguard your Data." As we explore the benefits of AI, and with the PQ threat looming, now more than ever digital security strategies should center around data. Zero Trust is a strategic approach to cybersecurity that secures an organization by eliminating implicit trust and continuously validating every stage of a digital interaction. Learn how you can protect every facet or your network infrastructure using Entrust’s Crypto solutions.

Speaker:

• Robert Hann, VP - Digital Security Center of Excellence, Entrust

Fullstory will then present as a Senior Supporter on "Behavioral Data: Outpace the Competition & Ensure Customer Satisfaction." Businesses need to predict what customers want and create personalized experiences to gain a competitive advantage and drive revenue. They need to deliver customized, tailored interactions that increase customer acquisition, improve loyalty and increase satisfaction. Join Fullstory’s Senior Enterprise DIrector to learn how Data + Engineering teams can supercharge data tools with unprecedented behavioral data to accurately forecast and create experiences that outpace the competition and keep customers coming back for more.

Speaker:

• Liane Harrington, Senior Enterprise Director, Fullstory

The next presentation will be on "Cost Savings, Agility, and Innovation: The Open Source Path for Enterprise Databases" by Percona as Senior Supporter.

At the end of this presentation, attendees will walk away with a comprehensive understanding of how open source database solutions can transform their organization. Key takeaways include:

Realized Cost Savings: Insight into how open source databases eliminate licensing fees, reduce operational costs, and maximize budget allocation for strategic initiatives. Learn practical ways that companies are cutting database expenses without sacrificing performance.

Vendor Independence and Flexibility: A clear view of how open source solutions provide freedom from restrictive vendor contracts, ensuring greater control over data, compatibility across platforms, and the flexibility to adopt a multi-cloud strategy. Attendees will see how vendor independence translates into faster, more adaptable decision-making.

Empowered Innovation: Understand the benefits of community-driven, open source databases that evolve rapidly through collaborative contributions. Attendees will discover how these solutions enable them to shape technology to fit specific needs, fostering a culture of innovation and empowering businesses to stay competitive.

This session will equip attendees with actionable insights on how to leverage open source databases for greater agility, scalability, and cost-efficiency, readying their organizations to thrive in a modern, data-driven landscape.

Speaker:

• Lester Sydney, Enterprise Sales Manager & Team Lead East Sales, Percona

The next presentation will be on "Transform Traditional GRC: Why Cyber GRC is the Future" by Drata as Senior Supporter.

In today’s fast-paced world, industries face immense pressure to accomplish more with fewer resources, and Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) is no exception. While manual, traditional GRC methods are still needed for specific use cases, businesses are increasingly seeking ways to boost efficiency, minimize errors, and deliver faster results through automation and integration.

Key Learnings:

• Transition to Automated Cyber GRC Solutions: Learn more about how you can shift from traditional GRC (complex and fragmented) to cyber GRC (automation-driven).
• Streamline Your GRC Program: Access the strategies to modernize and advance your GRC program.
• Determine the Best GRC Solution: Assess the key factors to consider when selecting the right cyber GRC solution.

Speaker:

• Sean McGovern, Solutions Engineer, Drata

We are starting off the afternoon panels with the CISO & BISO Panel: "Reflecting on Lessons Learned and Advancing Cybersecurity Strategies for the Future." In an era of rapidly evolving cyber threats, the roles of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and Business Information Security Officers (BISOs) have never been more critical. This panel will bring together top leaders from both positions to explore the key lessons learned from past cybersecurity incidents and to strategize for a future of resilience.

Speakers:

• Dana Turner, CISO, Union Bank and Trust Company, Moderator
• Quincey Collins, Chief Security Officer, Sheppard Mullin
• Erwin F. Eimers, Americas CIO & CISO, Sumitomo Chemical
• Ron Chandler, CISO, Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope
• Kevin Dunn, CIO/ CISO, U.S. Retirement & Benefits Partners
• Art Harvey, CISO, Dovenmuehle

Our next panel of the day will be the CXO Panel on "Addressing the Talent Gap & Fostering a Culture of Future Leadership Development." Our expert panelists will share their perspectives on what corporate transformation means in the digital age, discussing the challenges, opportunities, and strategies for success.

Speakers:

• Sachin Vaidya, CIO, Heritage Bank of Commerce, Moderator
• Chirag Shah, Global Information Security Officer & DPO, Model N
• Shahmeer Mirza, Sr. Director of Data, AI/ML, and R&D, 7-Eleven
• Dana Turner, CISO, Union Bank and Trust Company
• Chris Lee, CIO, City of Lewisville

The next panel will be the AI Panel: "Insights from Our Journey, The Risks involved, and Future Adaptations." Our panelists will provide candid reflections on their experiences, discussing the lessons learned and the strategies employed to navigate challenges.

Speaker:

• Katya Hall, CIO, Health Systems, McKesson Corporation
• Priya Narayan, Managing Director of Technology, Southwest Airlines
• Kodjo Hogan, BISO, TD Bank
• Joseph Farah, BISO, Mr. Cooper
• Gokula Mishra, VP - Data Science & AI/ML, Direct Supply

The last panel of the day will be the CXO Fireside Chat on "The Digital Evolution: What Does Corporate Transformation Mean to You?" This panel brings together leaders and innovators to discuss the impact and meaning of digital transformation from various perspectives. Panelists will explore the challenges and opportunities of adopting new technologies, rethinking business processes, and transforming corporate culture to foster agility, resilience, and innovation.

Speakers include:

• Deepak Kunavarapu, Chief Enterprise Architect, Medtronic
• Ashok Shukla, Head of Engineering and Data, Caliber Holdings
• Jarret Eubanks, CIO, DPR Construction

We will close out the event with Raffles, Cocktails and Networking, sponsored by Semgrep.

Aside from the presenting Sponsors, we also have Appian, Descope and Singtel onsite discussing their organizations and offerings to the industry.

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Through these thought leadership sessions, panels and live chats we will bring to the forefront today's top successes, challenges and focus areas for CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, CISOs and other Divisional Leaders in the enterprise.

Apex Assembly specializes in bringing together technology leaders from the world’s largest companies to discuss technology trends and focus on solving their biggest technology challenges. By uniting exclusive C-level communities, Apex offers unparalleled opportunities to mindshare in a secure environment and collaborate on industry trends, challenges and successes. Headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, Apex Assembly hosts regional and national events focused on open discussion and education to assist technology leaders in building lasting business relationships. Learn more at https://apexassembly.com.