Fal.Con 2026

Trust in AI:
CxO Exchange

An invitation-only experience for CIOs and CISOs

Trust in AI: CxO Exchange is an exclusive, invitation-only experience designed for CIOs and CISOs navigating the opportunities and risks of AI transformation. Taking place on Tuesday, September 1 and Wednesday, September 2, this curated program brings together industry peers, CrowdStrike leaders, and subject matter experts for candid discussions on AI-driven threats, governance, resilience, identity, operational readiness, and board oversight.

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Session Topics

AI is reshaping the threat landscape and accelerating business transformation. In this conversation, CrowdStrike leaders explore AI-driven risk, adoption opportunities, and the decisions leaders must make now to prepare for the next phase of the AI era.

Justin Acquaro

Justin Acquaro

Chief Information Officer, CrowdStrike, Moderator

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Adam Meyers

SVP, Counter Adversary Operations, CrowdStrike

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Bartley Richardson

Chief AI & Autonomous Systems Officer, CrowdStrike

What does it take to move AI from pilot to production? CIOs and CISOs share hard-earned lessons on what worked, what broke, what security teams wish they’d known sooner, and where organizations struggle to scale AI securely and effectively.

Justin Acquaro

Justin Acquaro

Chief Information Officer, CrowdStrike, Moderator

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Adam Zoller

Chief Information Security Officer, CrowdStrike

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Mike Anderson

Chief Digital and Information Officer, Netskope

AI agents are becoming trusted participants in business processes, with access to systems, data, and decisions. Learn how unintended access, misuse, exposure, and autonomous actions create a new class of insider risk—and what CISOs can do to govern it.

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Bartley Richardson

Chief AI & Autonomous Systems Officer, CrowdStrike

Speakers will continue to be added, check back often for updates!

As AI accelerates attacks, identity becomes the control plane for enterprise resilience. This session explores how leading organizations are moving from static access to continuous verification across human identities, non-human identities, and AI agents—with practical guidance on zero standing privileges, stronger verification, and identity systems that assume compromise.

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Scott Kriz

General Manager, Continuous Identity, CrowdStrike

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Sean O'Dell

Distinguished Engineer, CVS

AI can accelerate detection, but real value comes from response. Explore what it takes to operationalize AI Detection and Response, including how to identify AI-specific threats, respond to model misuse and data exposure, and integrate AI risk into the workflows, telemetry, and response motions security teams already rely on.

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Oliver Friedrichs

General Manager, AIDR, CrowdStrike

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Mike Ratliff

CISO, Providence Health

AI is changing security faster than teams can adapt. This session explores practical strategies for building resilient cybersecurity teams that can keep pace with evolving threats, including where to automate, where to preserve human judgment, and how to redesign roles, skills, and decision-making for an AI-accelerated environment.

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Tom Etheridge

Chief Global Professional Services Officer, CrowdStrike, Moderator

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Kelly McCracken

SVP Information Security, Salesforce

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Sean Mason

Managing Director of Cyber Defense, United Airlines

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David Cross

CISO, Atlassian

When every decision matters, leaders need more than an incident response plan. Learn a practical framework for navigating crises, coordinating executive response, maintaining stakeholder trust, and ensuring business continuity under pressure.

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James Perry

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

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Joseph Santiesteban

Partner, Orrick

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Jud Welle

Partner, Goodwin

AI is creating new forms of financial, legal, and operational risk. Learn what effective governance looks like in the age of AI, and what CISOs need to measure, document, and communicate to reduce organizational risk.

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Amjad Hussain

Chief Resilience Officer, CrowdStrike, Moderator

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Nick Steinmann

Cyber Incident Commander, Axis

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Will Daugherty

Head of Cybersecurity, Norton Rose Fulbright

Effective AI governance starts long before the board meeting. Learn how to build trust, alignment, and relationships that enable stronger oversight and better decisions, including how to frame AI risk in business terms that prepare directors for emerging threats and turn governance from a reporting exercise into an operating advantage.

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Eben Kaplan

Sr. Director, Strategic Advisory Services, CrowdStrike, Moderator

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Adam Zoller

Chief Information Security Officer, CrowdStrike

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Kim Peretti

Partner, Alston & Bird

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Aaron Charfoos

Partner, Paul Hastings

Beyond the Sessions

CxO Lounge

All Week at Fal.Con | Your exclusive home base at Fal.Con. A dedicated space for the conversations that don't fit on an agenda - staffed by CrowdStrike's most senior advisors and reserved entirely for CxO Exchange participants.

Monday Night Reception

Monday, Aug. 31 | An intimate, invitation-only gathering to meet your peers before the program begins.

Wednesday Night VIP Pre Party at Fal.Con Fest

Wednesday, Sept. 2 | A private gathering for CxO Exchange participants before one of the most anticipated events of the conference.

See you in Vegas on August 31