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Upcoming 2007 CISO Executive Forum

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  • November 29 & 30, 2007
  • Scottsdale, Arizona Westin Kierland Resort & Spa
  • "Prioritizing and Protecting the Data"

Agenda and Panelists

Thursday, November 29th:

5 - 8 pm Registration & CISO Reception
Location: Rainmaker Ballroom A/B

Friday, November 30th:

7:30 - 8:30 Registration/Breakfast
Location: Herberger Ballrooms 4 & 5
8:30 Welcome and Program Overview
8:40 Prof. Howard A. Schmidt, ISSA International President
9:00 Morning Keynote: Amit Yoran, Former Director of National Cyber Security, a Division of Homeland – “What the Government is Not Telling You”
10 :00 Data Classification Presentation: Pamela Fusco, Director, ISSA International Board & Former EVP, Citigroup Technology Infrastructure Global Information Security
11:00

Panel Discussion: Data Classification
Panelists:

  • Brian Schultz: Information Assurance Practice Lead, Battelle Memorial Institute/ Director, ISSA International
  • Patrick Booher: Director, Customer Data Management, Autodesk
  • Kim Jones, Global CISO, eTelecare
  • Assaf Litai: International Data Classification Consortium
  • Tim Pazda: Director of Security, AT&T
12:00 Networking Lunch / Vendor Pavilion
Location: Rainmaker Ball Room A/B
1:15 Afternoon Keynote: Stephen Wu, Partner, Cooke Kobrick & Wu LLP, Legal Updates for the CISO
2:00 Protecting the Data with Minimizing Budgets,
“Honey they Shrunk My Budget”
2:45

Working with Shrinking Budgets Panel Discussion
Panelists:

  • Michael Hamilton: CISO, City of Seattle
  • David VanderNaalt: CISO, State of Arizona
  • Vern Williams, Senior Security Analyst: SAIC/ Director of Operations, ISSA International
  • Richard Owen, President & CEO, Early Warning Services
4:00 Updates from the Front Lines: Dave Cullinane, CISO, eBay
An interactive discussion on new threats
5:00 CISO Reception

Registration

To attend the November ISSA CISO Executive Forum, please register online. Please make room reservations at the hotel, as described below.

Not yet a member? Please call CISO Member Services at 503-213-4632 for details, download a printable application form, or join online.

NOTE: CISO Membership is open to CISO or equivalent Senior-Level Security Managers, from all industry sectors, and subject to the approval of ISSA.

Venue

The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa

Rooming reservations may be made at the hotel website or by calling 1-800-354-5892.

Please ask for the "ISSA CISO Forum Discount Rate".

CISO Members: please make your reservation for the entire length of your stay. ISSA will make arrangements with the facility to pay for one room night + tax at the $215 rate, for all confirmed CISO Members.

Hotel Transfers:

Super Shuttle Service: Shuttle service, to/from The Westin Kierland Resort and Spa, is $19 each way. Reservations are not necessary for arrival into Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. Proceed to the outer island (outside Baggage Claim at each terminal) to the area marked "VAN SERVICE" for Shuttle pick-up. Please contact Super Shuttle at (602) 244-9000 or (800) BLUE-VAN at least 24 hours prior to your departure to schedule your return trip to the airport.

Taxi service: Taxi service is available from airport to hotel. It is an approximately 20min (depending on traffic) trip from the airport to the hotel and cab fare is usually $40-$55.

Upcoming 2007 CISO Executive Forum

September 6-7, 2007

CISO War Stories: What Works, What Made it Work, What Can Be Done Better

Register

To attend this September's ISSA CISO Executive Forum, please register online. Additionally, please make room reservations at the hotel, as described below.

Agenda

Thursday September 6th

5:00 - 8:00 PM Registration & CISO Welcoming Reception
Location: Crystal Ball Room Terrace (outside of Crystal Ballroom E)

Friday, Sept 7th

7:30 - 8:30 AM Registration & Breakfast
Location: Yellowtail Conference Room
8:30 AM Morning Keynote:
Location: Wedgwood Conference Room
9:00 AM Panel of CISOs -
Location: Wedgwood Conference Room
-eDiscovery - Examples of court cases that were won and lost on the discovery process. Internal corporate practices and how they are used with Security/HR/Legal.
-Security Frameworks - Who is doing ISO, BS, Systrust or COBIT and why? What was the decision process in picking a framework and what value have you realized.
10:15 AM Networking Break in vendor pavilion
Location: Yellowtail Conference Room
10:45 AM Table workgroups – Tackling Topics of the panel
Location: Wedgwood Conference Room
11:45 AM Morning wrap up
Location: Wedgwood Conference Room
12:00 PM Networking Lunch / Vendor Pavilion
Location: Atrium A
1:00 PM Afternoon Keynote: Justine Aitel, CEO Immunity
“The IPO of the 0 day: Stock Fluctuation from an Unrecognized Influence”
Location: Wedgwood Conference Room

1:45 PM Panel of CISOs –
Location: Wedgwood Conference Room
-Vendor Audits - Are you doing them? If so, then to what depth? How do you feed results back to the business? Do you outsource or handle internally? What is your authority to respond to vendor exposures?
-P2P security risks
3:00 PM Networking Break in vendor pavilion
Location: Yellowtail Conference Room
3:30 PM Table workgroups – Tackling Topics of the panel
Location: Wedgwood Conference Room
4:30 PM Closing Session
Location: Wedgwood Conference Room
5:00 PM CISO Reception
Location: Upper Dolphin Terrace

Panelists to include:

  • Stephen Scharf, CSO, Bloomberg
  • Dave Cullinane, CISO eBay
  • Kim Jones, CISO eFunds
  • Stanton S. Gatewood, CISO, UGA Office of Information Security, former USC CISO
  • Eric Cowperthwaite, CISO, Providence Heath and Services
  • Dan Irwin, former CISO, Dow Chemical

Venue

The September CISO Forum will be hosted by The Renaissance Orlando Resort at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida

Rooming reservations may be made at the hotel website or by calling 1-800-836-7610.

NOTE: Please ask for the ISSA CISO FORUM room block to receive the rate of $159 per night.

CISO Members: Please make your reservation for your complete stay in Orlando. ISSA will arrange with the Renaissance Hotel to pay for one night, at the rate of $159. A credit card will be required for reservations to cover incidentals expenses and additional room nights.

Hotel Transfer

The Renaissance Orlando recommends: Mears Transportation Shuttle Service. The Mears' ticket office is located in the ground transportation area of the Orlando Airport (MCO) outside of baggage claim. Rates are $17 one way and $27 for round trip. No reservations are needed for arrivals at the airport. For your return trip, from the hotel to the Airport, please make reservations 48 hours in advance.

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