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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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25Speakers
37Sponsors
44Exhibitors
100Sessions
56Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at 13th, in alphabetical order.

Aaron DeSpain
CISO · Lurie
Andrew Joycey
Canadian Country Lead · Black Kite
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
EJ Pappas
Field CTO · PKWARE
Eric Echols
Strategic Cybersecurity Sales Specialist · OpenText
J.D. Miller
SVP, Communities Event Programming · CyberRisk Alliance
Jeff Steadman
Host · The Identity at the Center Podcast
Jim Jones
Senior Product Infrastructure Architect · 11:11 Systems
John Kellerhals
President l Chair · InfraGard Chicago Members Alliance
Johnny Wong
VP, Global Solutions Architect · Veracode
Kevin Bardos
VP Product, Enterprise · Dashlane
Phil Atkinson
Senior Solutions Engineer · TrendAI
Ramona Ratiu
Executive Advisor, Global Partnerships and Innovation · ISACA Chicago
Rich Eisenberg
VP of Client Development · Unixi
Robert Wagner
Field CISO · ISSA Chicago Chapter
Rob Rudloff
Partner, Cyber Security Services · RubinBrown LLP
Ron Zochalski
CISO · Lake County
Sean Flynn
Senior Security Technology and Strategy Director · Akamai
Seth Robinson
VP Research · CompTIA

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

AkamaiPlatinum
SecuronixDiamond
Trend MicroPlatinum
Aikido SecurityGold
CompTIAGold
SublimeGold
VeracodeGold
Abnormal AISilver
Adaptive SecuritySilver
AtakamaSilver
AutomoxSilver
CodehunterSilver
CommvaultSilver
ConcentricSilver
CyberhavenSilver
CyberMSISilver
Digital HandsSilver
EdgescanSilver
FastlySilver
Frame SecuritySilver
GuardareSilver
HackNoticeSilver
Horizon 3 AISilver
IntegrisSilver
ManageEngineSilver
NXLog FZESilver
ThreatLockerSilver
TuskiraSilver
VantaSilver
VaronisSilver
WhisticSilver
11:11 SystemsInnovation Spotlight
DashlaneInnovation Spotlight
Huntress LabsInnovation Spotlight
IllumioInnovation Spotlight
PKWAREInnovation Spotlight
UnixiInnovation Spotlight

Agenda

Selected from 100 sessions.

  • 10:10-10:30CDT

    TrendAI Presentation

  • 10:10 AM-10:30 AMCDT

    TrendAI Presentation: From Vibe Coding to Wire Fraud: An AI Security Blueprint for the Governance Gap

    AI adoption is ambient and accelerating - vibe coding, embedded copilots, and autonomous agents are entering everyday workflows faster than most security programs can realistically…

  • 10:30-10:50CDT

    Akamai Presentation

  • 10:30-10:50CDT

    TrendAI Presentation

  • 10:30-10:50CDT

    Trend Micro Presentation

  • 10:30 AM-10:50 AMCDT

    Akamai Presentation

  • 10:30 AM-10:50 AMCDT

    Akamai Presentation: Mitigating API Risk and Lateral Movement in the Age of AI-Powered Exploits

    The advent of AI-Powered exploits that can  chain together exploits in a matter of minutes is forcing a paradigm shift in security. In this new reality, enterprise resilience relie…

  • 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…

  • 10:50 AM-11:00 AMCDT

    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…

Company intelligence

What does it mean when 56 companies show up, and 39 bet on three roles at once?

56 companies. 39 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
39All threespeak · spons · exh
0Sponsoringsponsor only
5Exhibitingexhibitor only
12Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

11:11 Systems·Aikido Security·Akamai·CompTIA·Dashlane·Huntress Labs·Illumio·PKWARE·Securonix·Unixi·Veracode·Abnormal AI·Adaptive Security·Atakama·Automox·Codehunter·Commvault·Concentric·Cyberhaven·CyberMSI·Digital Hands·Edgescan

Speakers by seniority

52% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite624%
  • Founder / Owner14%
  • VP-level520%
  • Director / Head of14%
  • Manager / Lead312%
  • Engineer · IC520%
  • Advisor / Investor28%
  • Other roles28%

Of 25 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
111:11 SystemsSponsor · Innovation SpotlightExhibitor1
2Aikido SecuritySponsor · GoldExhibitor1
3AkamaiSponsor · PlatinumExhibitor1
4CompTIASponsor · GoldExhibitor1
5DashlaneSponsor · Innovation SpotlightExhibitor1
6Huntress LabsSponsor · Innovation SpotlightExhibitor1
7IllumioSponsor · Innovation SpotlightExhibitor1
8PKWARESponsor · Innovation SpotlightExhibitor1
9SecuronixSponsor · DiamondExhibitor1
10UnixiSponsor · Innovation SpotlightExhibitor1
11VeracodeSponsor · GoldExhibitor1
12Abnormal AISponsor · SilverExhibitor-
13Adaptive SecuritySponsor · SilverExhibitor-
14AtakamaSponsor · SilverExhibitor-
Sponsors by tier
diamond1
3% of 37
platinum2
5% of 37
gold4
11% of 37
silver24
65% of 37
innovation spotlight6
16% of 37
At peer events but not here

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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