CSO Conference & Awards 2025: Agenda
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All times listed on the agenda are Pacific Time.
Monday, October 20
Check in to the conference and pick up your badge.
Select your topic of choice and participate in a small-group interactive conversation to listen, learn and share experiences around the table.
This thought-provoking, highly interactive session provides the opportunity to discuss current trends, pain points and barriers – and come away with better solutions and resources.
Pre-registration required.
Join us for networking, camaraderie, delicious food and refreshing beverages. Connect with fellow industry leaders in a lively atmosphere as we kick off an exciting week.
Tuesday, October 21
Start your morning right with a networking breakfast. Connect with industry leaders, share insights, and fuel up for a day of innovation and success.
In a world where digital transformation drives innovation, cybersecurity remains both a cornerstone and a challenge for the IT industry. This keynote dives deep into the rapidly evolving threat landscape, highlighting the most pressing security risks facing enterprises today—from AI-powered cyberattacks to supply chain vulnerabilities and insider threats.
Grab a coffee or iced beverage, enjoy the fresh air, and connect with award-winning CISOs and sponsoring partners.
Dig into the details of a selection of CSO Award-winning projects. Visit the presentations that match your interests, ask questions, and network with small groups of peers. This self-directed experience means you can focus your time on projects that are most relevant for you.
Learn from a new set of award-winning projects.
Join us for an engaging lunch where you can connect with newfound contacts! Take a seat and savor your meal while networking with peers. Don’t miss the opportunity to meet our sponsors and discover how their innovative solutions can benefit you.
CSO Online serves enterprise security decision-makers and users with the critical information they need to stay ahead of evolving threats and defend against criminal cyberattacks. With incisive content that addresses all security disciplines from risk management to network defense to fraud and data loss prevention, CSO offers depth and insight to support key decisions and investments for IT security professionals. An editor will kick off the afternoon with a quick overview of CSO’s editorial mission.
In a world where digital transformation drives innovation, cybersecurity remains both a cornerstone and a challenge for the IT industry. This keynote dives deep into the rapidly evolving threat landscape, highlighting the most pressing security risks facing enterprises today—from AI-powered cyberattacks to supply chain vulnerabilities and insider threats.
Whether you’re a CISO, IT strategist, or tech innovator, this session will equip you with the insights needed to protect your organization while enabling growth and innovation in a hyper-connected world.
Grab a coffee or iced beverage, enjoy the fresh air, and connect with award-winning CISOs and sponsoring partners.
Whether you’re a CISO, IT strategist, or tech innovator, this session will equip you with the insights needed to protect your organization while enabling growth and innovation in a hyper-connected world.
Join us to hear the latest IDC research and analysis to inform your security strategy.
Wednesday, October 22
Start your morning right with a networking breakfast. Connect with industry leaders, share insights, and fuel up for a day of innovation and success.
What does it take to be an Unstoppable Leader? Alex Weber knows about setting big goals, learning from failure, and finally achieving them. As one of the youngest coaches ever to win US Lacrosse Coach of the Year and later as the host-turned-competitor on American Ninja Warrior, David has pursued excellence while navigating the external obstacles, internal roadblocks, and interpersonal dynamics that come with peak leadership. One thing he shared with today’s security leaders is performing while under immense pressure, challenges, and internal adversity. Get inspired by David’s story and lessons for becoming a leader who – even in the most difficult of times – builds a culture of positivity, passion, and perseverance.
In a world where digital transformation drives innovation, cybersecurity remains both a cornerstone and a challenge for the IT industry. This keynote dives deep into the rapidly evolving threat landscape, highlighting the most pressing security risks facing enterprises today—from AI-powered cyberattacks to supply chain vulnerabilities and insider threats.
Grab a coffee or iced beverage, enjoy the fresh air, and connect with award-winning CISOs and sponsoring partners. You’ll also have an opportunity to meet and take a photo with our keynote speaker, Alex Weber.
Dig into the details of a selection of CSO Award-winning projects. Visit the presentations that match your interests, ask questions, and network with small groups of peers. This self-directed experience means you can focus your time on projects that are most relevant for you.
Learn from a new set of award-winning projects.
Join us for an engaging lunch where you can connect with newfound contacts! Take a seat and savor your meal while networking with peers. Don’t miss the opportunity to meet our sponsors and discover how their innovative solutions can benefit you.
Get the first look at the findings of Foundry’s 2025 Security Priorities Study, which identifies the security projects organizations are focused on in the coming year. The research looks at the issues that will demand the most time and strategic thinking for IT and security teams.
Whether you’re a CISO, IT strategist, or tech innovator, this session will equip you with the insights needed to protect your organization while enabling growth and innovation in a hyper-connected world.
In this candid panel discussion, leading security vendors share their perspectives on how their roles are shifting in response to emerging threats, customer expectations, and the accelerating pace of digital transformation.
Grab a coffee or iced beverage, enjoy the fresh air, and connect with award-winning CISOs and sponsoring partners.
Drop in for unstructured conversation with one of IDC’s top security analysts. This is an opportunity to delve deeper into the themes and ideas from Dickson’s keynote presentation or to get insight on your own challenges – all in a casual environment.
Whether you’re a CISO, IT strategist, or tech innovator, this session will equip you with the insights needed to protect your organization while enabling growth and innovation in a hyper-connected world.
To close our conference, we’ll respond to what’s on your mind. Attendees will choose the focus on this session in a vote on Tuesday, and we will announce the results Wednesday morning. Then this panel of experienced and thoughtful CISOs will share their collective wisdom in a candid conversation. Want to hear more about AI and security? Is it time for a frank discussion about careers and how CISOs can get the respect they deserve? Or perhaps a new industry development will have everyone buzzing. Let’s go there.
Raise a glass to toast the 2025 honorees.
Celebrate security excellence at this elegant dinner and award ceremony. The 2025 CSO Awards presentation will honor the winning organizations for their use of innovative security to deliver business value, followed by the induction of our newest members into the CSO Hall of Fame.
Celebrate the newest class of honorees with sweet treats and plenty of photo ops as we close out the CSO Conference.