Cybersecurity

CISO Dallas 2026

CISO Dallas is the largest annual gathering of the most senior InfoSec decision-makers in the region. The event sets the cybersecurity agenda, addressing topics from mitigation, response and recovery, GRC, cross-functional collaboration, and AI implementation to strategies for leadership and business growth. It provides a comprehensive platform for key insig…

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17Speakers
10Sponsors
1Exhibitors
18Sessions
27Companies · in total

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Speakers

Programmed at CISO, in alphabetical order.

Allah Rakha Sheikh
Chief Information Officer · Madison Mutual
Bo Chhneg
Chief Information Security Officer · Prosperity Life
Cathy Puente
Chief Information Security Officer · NewRez
Ellis Wong
Chief Information Security Officer · JST Capital
George Coleman
Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer · Ariel Investments
Hari Kishan
Director of Cloud Engineering · Manulife
Harneet Oberoi
Chief Information Security Officer · Toyota
Ian Schneller
Chief Information Security Officer · Marriot International
Joseph Greene
Chief Information Security Officer · First United Bank
Lia Cummins
Conference Director
Paul Pak
Chief Information Security Officer, Head of Governance · Jennison Associates
Pratibha Aphale
Senior Vice President, Divisional Head of Information Security · Goldman Sachs
Scot Miller
SVP, Chief Information Security Officer · Mr. Cooper
Tammy Klotz
Chief Information Security Officer · TRINSEO
Tyron Fitzgerald
Chief Information Security Officer · Montrose Envionmental Group
Zach Milstead
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer · Guarnty Bank & Trust
Zecharia Akinpelu
Chief Information Security Officer · Unity Bank

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

FastlyBronze
CapitalBay News
CoinNewsSpan
Cryip
CryptoMoonPress
CryptoNewsZ
DevIT Jobs
NameCoinNews
Times of AI
TimesOfBlockchain

Agenda

Selected from 18 sessions.

  • 1:00

    Keynote: Governing Enterprise AI Adoption Securely

    • How to create governance frameworks for enterprise AI use • What is the risk of unmanaged AI tools and shadow AI adoption • Exploring data protection concerns in generat…

  • 10:10

    Fireside Chat: When Cybersecurity Becomes Business Continuity

    • How CISOs are preparing organizations for prolonged disruption and loss of critical systems • What business leaders need to understand about cyber recovery timelines and op…

  • 10:30

    Spotlight Session

  • 11:10

    Keynote: The Human Layer: Why Cybersecurity Is Still a People Problem

    • How to build a resilient security culture across the organization • What is driving risky employee behavior in modern workplaces • Insight into fatigue, trust, and secur…

  • 11:30

    Panel Discussion: Securing Industrial Innovation in the Age of AI

    • How AI and automation are transforming operational environments and business processes • What security leaders need to consider as intelligent systems become embedded into …

  • 12:00

    Spotlight Session

  • 12:10

    Case Study: Protecting Critical Operations in a Connected Enterprise

    • How the organization strengthened security across increasingly connected IT and operational environments • What challenges emerged when balancing cybersecurity requirements…

  • 12:30

    Panel Discussion: Securing Business Transformation: Managing Cyber Risk Without Slowing Innovation

    • How security leaders are partnering with the business to enable growth and digital transformation • Where executives should draw the line between accelerating innovation an…

  • 2:20

    Roundtable 1: Ransomware Readiness: Are Organizations Truly Prepared?

    • What recent ransomware incidents reveal about gaps in prevention and response strategies • How CISOs are improving preparedness across technology, people, and business func…

    Roundtables
Company intelligence

An audience of 27 companies, parsed from the program.

27 companies in attendance.

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
0All threespeak · spons · exh
10Sponsoringsponsor only
1Exhibitingexhibitor only
16Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

100% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite1482%
  • VP-level16%
  • Director / Head of212%

Of 17 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1Capitalbay NewsSponsor-
2CoinNewsSpanSponsor-
3CryipSponsor-
4CryptoMoonPressSponsor-
5CryptoNewsZSponsor-
6DevITJobs.ukSponsor-
7FastlySponsor · Bronze-
8NameCoinNewsSponsor-
9Times of AISponsor-
10Times of BlockchainSponsor-
11ThreatLockerExhibitor-
12Ariel Investments1
13First United Bank1
14Goldman Sachs1
Sponsors by tier
bronze1
10% of 10
unspecified9
90% of 10
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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