Day 1 · Tuesday, October 20

9:00 am  AI Keynote: The Myth of Mythos – Ira Winkler, CEO, CruiseCon

9:40 am  Zero Trust Keynote: Strategies for Implementing Microsegmentation within existing Production Environments – Michael Hoehl, CISO, Carpenter Technology

10:30 am  Live “Whale Tank” Innovator Pitches to All CISOs

11:30 am  Sponsored Keynote by Arcova

2:45 pm  CISO Roundtables + InfoSec Innovators Showcase

4:00 pm  CISO Expert Panel, moderated by Kevin Jackson, Level 6 Cybersecurity

5:30 pm  Cocktail Reception, then Conference Dinner

Day 2 · Wednesday, October 21

9:00 am  OT Keynote: The Silent Killers in Your Supply Chain – Mark Dunkerley, CISO, Coca-Cola Bottlers’ Sales & Services

9:40 am  AI Keynote: The Future of AI Security – Vivek Kumar, Global CISO, Alter Domus

10:15 am  GRC Keynote – Lalit Ahluwalia, CEO, DigitalXForce

11:15 am  Live “Whale Tank” Innovator Pitches

2:30 pm  CISO Roundtables + InfoSec Innovators Showcase

4:00 pm  CISO Expert Panel

5:00 pm  Closing Cocktail Reception

Full schedule →    Speakers & panelists →

CISO Roundtable Themes

20 peer roundtables hosted by award-winning infosec innovators, across five themes:

• AI, Automation & Future Tech
• Cloud, Infrastructure & Architecture
• Threat Landscape & Defensive Evolution
• Governance, Leadership & Organizational Maturity
• Risk, Resilience & Enterprise Protection

See all 20 topics →

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Coming in 2027: The Cyber Executive Retreat

November 11–17, 2027 · Presented by CyberDefenseCon and CruiseCon

The CyberDefenseCon community goes to sea. Day one is at Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Florida, followed by five nights aboard Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas from Port Canaveral, with stops at Labadee, Haiti and Perfect Day at CocoCay, Bahamas. Earn at least 12 CPE credits, and bring a plus one. By invitation only.

Request an invitation →    Sponsorship →

Call for Speakers 2027

We’re now accepting proposals from CISOs to keynote, join panels and lead roundtables at our 2027 events.

Submit a speaker proposal →