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4th 2024 CISO of the Year Event - In Person - Meet the Candidates

AITP Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States


4th 2024 CISO of the Year Event - In Person - Meet the Candidates

  • When Tue, August 27, 2024
  • 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

    • Location Metropolitan Club of Chicago, 67th Floor, Oak Room, 233 S. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
    • The CISO of the Year Committee and the Chicago Chapters of AITP, ChicagoFIRST, InfraGard, ISSA, ISACA, CSA, PAABC, WiCyS and SIM are excited to welcome you to our 4th In-Person Mixer of 2024.

      The purpose of the CISO of the Year program is to recognize the top CISOs in the greater Chicago area and provide a higher level of awareness and recognition to the CISO (or equivalent in authority) position.

      Join us for the 4th of four events leading up to the Awards Breakfast of October 15th . The events are Private, intended to support CISO’s and their direct reports, 2024 CISO Nominees, the Program Judges, our CISO Program Sponsors and delegates from esteemed industry partners - AITP, ChicagoFIRST, Infragard, ISSA, ISACA, CSA, PAABC, WiCyS and SIM (limit of up to 3 Board Members from each Industry Partner per event).

      This is a great opportunity to recognize the exceptional talent we have in the Chicago Region, to network with security professionals and to meet the candidates and judges for the 2024 CISO of the Year Program. Great Food and Drink Too!

      2023 - CISO of the Year, Enterprise, Darin Hurd, CIO, Guaranteed Rate
      2023 - CISO of the Year, MID-CAP, Neil Witek, Oak Street Health

      2022 - CISO of the Year, ENTERPRISE, Mahmood Khan, CISO, SVP& CISO, CNA
      2022 - CISO of the Year MID-CAP, Walter Lefmann, Director of Security, Chicago Trading Corporation

      2021 - CISO of the Year, Ricardo LaFosse, CISO, Kraft Heinz Company

      2020 - CISO of the Year, Paige Adams, Global Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the Zurich Insurance Company Ltd

      2019 - CISO of the Year, Jill Rhodes, CISO, Option Care Health

      2018 - CISO of the Year, Bradley Schaufenbuel, VP & Chief Information Security Officer, Paylocity

      2017 - CISO of the Year, Erik Decker, Chief Security & Privacy Officer, University of Chicago Medicine

      2016 - CISO of the Year, Todd Fitzgerald, CISO, Grant Thornton International Ltd

      2015 - CISO of the Year, Kevin Novak, CISO and Technology Risk Officer for Northern Trust Bank

      2014 - CISO of the Year, Arian McMillan, CISO, Deparartment of Innovation and Technology, City of Chicago

      2013 - CISO of the Year, Jason Witty, SVP & CISO, US Bank.

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      Metropolitan Club of Chicago, 67th Floor, Oak Room, 233 S. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606

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