What the Boardroom Demands of Technology and Security Leaders Right Now

AI has raised the stakes of every conversation happening in boardrooms today - and placed CIOs and CISOs at the center of scrutiny the traditional reporting role was never designed to handle. This opening keynote sets the stage for the entire program, examining what this defining moment demands of technology and security leaders and what it takes to meet it with confidence, credibility, and strategic authority.

Shawn Henry, Executive Advisor to the CEO, CrowdStrike

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Why AI Has Made Security Leaders the Most Scrutinized Executives in the Room

The traditional reporting role is no longer sufficient - and the directors in your boardroom already know it. Delivered from the director's seat, this session gives CIOs and CISOs an honest, firsthand account of what boards are actually thinking, evaluating, and expecting from technology and security leaders today. Before tools, before frameworks, before tactics - this is about understanding the moment you're in and the opportunity it represents for leaders who are ready to meet it.

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The Five Questions Directors Are Already Asking - and the Framework to Answer Them With Confidence

Knowing you need to show up as a strategic advisor is one thing. Having the language, metrics, and narrative tools to actually do it is another. Built around the five questions boards are asking most consistently right now, this session moves from mindset to method - giving CIOs and CISOs the practical communication framework and governance structures that make board conversations not just confident, but credible and defensible.

Shawn Henry, Executive Advisor to the CEO, CrowdStrike

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What Directors Are Actually Asking - and How IR and Legal Teams Respond

What happens when a board director sits across from an incident response team and asks the questions that keep directors up at night - without a script, without prepared answers, and without the safety net of a polished presentation? This session finds out. A board director takes the moderator seat and directs the conversation in real time - surfacing what directors are genuinely evaluating, where most incident responses fall short of board expectations, and what the organizations that navigate crisis with their credibility intact do differently. The closest thing to a rehearsal for the real thing.

James Perry, VP, Global Digital Forensics & Incident Response, CrowdStrike, Moderator

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What It Takes, What Boards Are Looking For, and How to Position Yourself for the Opportunity

Every CIO and CISO in this program has spent today learning how to show up more effectively in front of their board. This closing session asks a different question: what does it take to join one? In a candid, experience-driven conversation, sitting board directors and executives who have navigated the transition share what nominating committees are actually looking for, how to build the profile and relationships that make a board seat possible, and what crossing to the other side of the table actually demands. The program closes on its most aspirational note - because for the leaders in this room, the boardroom is not the destination. It is the beginning.

Mohamed Younis, Senior Vice President Content, NACD, Moderator

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