What Did Attendees Gain in 2024?

  • They were updated on the latest security trends and technologies to stay ahead of emerging threats in an AI-driven world.
  • Immersed themselves in an inspirational environment that encouraged out-of-the-box security thinking and approaches to cyber risk management.
  • Discovered the secrets behind award-winning security implementations, leveraged their methodologies, and unlocked new possibilities for their organization’s security practices.
  • Gained fresh perspectives, challenged conventional approaches, and ignited innovation within their security initiatives.
  • Forged valuable connections in a guided networking experience that makes it easy to build their network and tap into a wealth of security knowledge and expertise.

Received Crucial Updates to Successful Security Leadership, Including:

  • Prepare for shifts in the CSO role.
  • Mitigate enterprise risk.
  • Ensure trusted operations.
  • Stay ahead of evolving threats.
  • Tackle security governance and compliance.
  • Protect against the threat of genAI.
  • Drive business value from security investments.

Global influencers shared powerful stories of how they confronted challenges — and created opportunities from them

Gary Chan
Keynote Speaker
Gary S. Chan Security Mentalist System VP and CISO, SSM Health

Gary S. Chan is a security mentalist, an intellectual who uses game theory and math to predict and influence people.  As a highly sought after speaker, Gary’s unique approach blends cybersecurity with the magic of mentalism to help audiences around the world learn to be more observant of how criminals use predictable human behavior to exploit others for gain.  Gary is trained in behavioral profiling, conflict management, negotiation, interrogation, and mediation.  He is currently System VP and CISO at SSM Health, has architected anti-fraud systems for state agencies, has led the information security teams for World Wide Technology, and was an evaluator and mentor for cybersecurity start-ups as part of a venture capital fund.  He served as President of the FBI St. Louis Citizens Academy Alumni Association and Technology Officer for the Greater St. Louis Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.  He holds four security certifications and a degree in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science from MIT.

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