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13th Edition Chicago Official Cybersecurity Summit 2026

The 13th Edition of the Chicago Official Cybersecurity Summit is a must-attend, one-day event for CISOs and senior security leaders to strengthen resilience, reduce risk, and align cybersecurity with business goals. Attendees will experience expert panels, exclusive showcases of cutting-edge solutions, interactive sessions, and high-impact networking with to…

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12Speakers
21Sponsors
29Exhibitors
35On the bill · sessions
36Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at 13th, in alphabetical order.
Brian Bakkila
Technical Account Manager · Huntress Labs
Chris Jacob
Field CISO · Securonix
Damien DeHart
Solution Engineer · Aikido Security
Deidre Diamond
Founder & CEO | Founder | Co-Founder · CyberSN | Secure Diversity | Day of Shecurity Conference
J.D. Miller
SVP, Communities Event Programming · CyberRisk Alliance
Jeff Steadman
Host · The Identity at the Center Podcast
John Kellerhals
President l Chair · InfraGard Chicago Members Alliance
Ramona Ratiu
Executive Advisor, Global Partnerships and Innovation · ISACA Chicago
Rich Eisenberg
VP of Client Development · Unixi
Rob Rudloff
Partner, Cyber Security Services · RubinBrown LLP
Smita Agrawal
Senior Security Manager · McKinsey & Company
Tim Connolly
Sr. Sales Engineer · Illumio
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
SecuronixDiamond
Trend MicroPlatinum
Aikido SecurityGold
SublimeGold
CommvaultSilver
ConcentricSilver
CyberhavenSilver
Digital HandsSilver
FastlySilver
GuardareSilver
HackNoticeSilver
Horizon 3 AISilver
IntegrisSilver
ManageEngineSilver
ThreatLockerSilver
VantaSilver
VaronisSilver
WhisticSilver
Huntress LabsInnovation Spotlight
IllumioInnovation Spotlight
UnixiInnovation Spotlight
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Agenda

Selected from 35 sessions on the bill.
  • 10:10-10:30CDT

    TrendAI Presentation

  • 10:30-10:50CDT

    Akamai Presentation

  • 10:30-10:50CDT

    TrendAI Presentation

  • 10:30-10:50CDT

    Trend Micro Presentation

  • 10:50-11:00CDT

    Innovation Spotlight - Huntress Labs: Defending the Rest of Us Resilience for Organizations of All Sizes

    News headlines show you the breaches at massive corporations, but it’s everyday organizations that face the most threats. Adversaries prey on the human psyche and use AI to advance…

  • 11:00-11:25CDT

    Networking Break

  • 11:00-11:30CDT

    Networking Break

  • 11:25-11:55CDT

    Panel 1: AI and Emerging Tech at the 2026 Security Frontline

    AI and new digital technologies will continue to shift the cybersecurity landscape in 2026. This session explores how modern tools can enhance detection, response, and decision mak…

  • 11:30-12:00CDT

    Panel 1: AI and Emerging Tech at the 2026 Security Frontline

    AI and new digital technologies will continue to shift the cybersecurity landscape in 2026. This session explores how modern tools can enhance detection, response, and decision mak…

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 36 companies show up, and 21 bet on three roles at once?

36 companies. 21 are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
21All threespeak · spons · exh
0Sponsoringsponsor only
8Exhibitingexhibitor only
7Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Aikido Security·Huntress Labs·Illumio·Securonix·Unixi·Commvault·Concentric·Cyberhaven·Digital Hands·Fastly·Guardare·HackNotice·Horizon3.ai·Integris·ManageEngine·Sublime·ThreatLocker·Trend Micro·Vanta·Varonis·Whistic

Speakers by seniority

42% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite217%
  • Founder / Owner18%
  • VP-level217%
  • Manager / Lead217%
  • Engineer · IC217%
  • Advisor / Investor18%
  • Other roles217%

Of 12 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Aikido SecuritySp·GEx1V
  2. 02Huntress LabsSp·IEx1V
  3. 03IllumioSp·IEx1V
  4. 04SecuronixSp·DEx1V
  5. 05UnixiSp·IEx1V
  6. 06CommvaultSp·SEx
  7. 07ConcentricSp·SEx
  8. 08CyberhavenSp·SEx
  9. 09Digital HandsSp·SEx
  10. 10FastlySp·SEx
  11. 11GuardareSp·SEx
  12. 12HackNoticeSp·SEx
  13. 13Horizon3.aiSp·SEx
  14. 14IntegrisSp·SEx
Sponsors by tier
diamond1
5% of 21
platinum1
5% of 21
gold2
10% of 21
silver14
67% of 21
innovation spotlight3
14% of 21
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These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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