CISO Connect Dinners bring together 20 to 25 senior leaders in a relaxed setting with dinner, drinks, and discussion groups. These dinners offer a forum for sharing insights and growing professional networks, and are the primary way we help equip and strengthen the Advisory Councils essential to our SecureWorld regional conferences.
Discussion Focus:
Securing the AI-Driven Enterprise: Governance, Risk, and Organizational Readiness in 2026
How are AI-enabled attacks transforming your threat model? Are your strategies evolving in response? Who owns AI security in your organization, and are tools being integrated? What's your stance on generative AI assistants—are you blocking them, monitoring them, or enabling them? What controls are most effective at preventing sensitive exposure and unmanaged use? What does quantifying AI-related cyber risk look like? Are there cultural, talent, or technology shifts that have strengthened your organization's resilience? Join us for a highly engaging discussion.
The agenda for the evenings is as follows:
4:30 - 5:00 p.m. — Arrival Reception
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. — Discussion & Debate
6:00 - 7:00 p.m. — Dinner & Continued Discussions
7:00 - 8:00 p.m. — Dessert/Coffee & Networking
8:00 p.m. — Closing Remarks
If you have interest in participating as an invited guest or sponsor, please contact us! Reach out to sales@secureworld.io for further details.
Schedule and Locations
Dates are tentative and subject to change.
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City |
Date | Venue | Event Director |
| St. Louis | March 2026 | Café Napoli | Clay Gartner clayg@secureworld.io |
| Dallas | March 2026 | III Forks Prime Steakhouse - Addison | Brooke Galloway brookeg@secureworld.io |
| Detroit | March 2026 | The Hub Stadium - Novi | Tanis Campbell tanisc@secureworld.io |
| Atlanta SOLD OUT |
April 2026 | Culinary Dropout -Dunwoody | Erik Skoog eriks@secureworld.io |
| Denver | April 2026 | The Kitchen Bistro - Denver | Tom Bechtold tomb@secureworld.io |
| New York City SOLD OUT |
April 2026 | Empire Steakhouse - Midtown West | |
| Seattle |
June 2026 | Ascend Prime | Brooke Galloway brookeg@secureworld.io |
| Twin Cities |
June 2026 | Pittsburgh Blue Steakhouse - Edina |
Joey Freedman joeyf@secureworld.io |
| Kansas City | September 2026 | TBD | Karli Voelzke karliv@secureworld.io |
| Houston | September 2026 | The Henry – Houston (Town & Country) | Brooke Galloway brookeg@secureworld.io |
| Boston | October 2026 | TBD | Clay Gartner clayg@secureworld.io |
| Philadelphia | October 2026 | TBD | Erik Skoog eriks@secureworld.io |
| Chicago | October 2026 | TBD | Tanis Campbell tanisc@secureworld.io |
| Charlotte |
November 2026 | TBD | John Seabury johns@secureworld.io |
| South Florida | November 2026 | TBD | John Seabury johns@secureworld.io |
| Phoenix | November 2026 | TBD | John Seabury johns@secureworld.io |
Thank you to our sponsors!
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