Accelerating the Evolution of Security Using a Converged Approach
CISO Dinner
January 25, 2023 - Chicago, IL
Visionaries
Faisal Akkawi Ph.D.
Executive Director of Information Systems
Northwestern University
Calvin Nobles Ph.D.
Chair IT & Management (Former)
Illinois Institute of Technology
Dinner
A recognized practitioner in human factors engineering and cybersecurity operations with 25 years of increasing responsibilities in leading security operations, advising senior executives on cyber policies, and driving enterprise-level solutions. An innovative and strategic leader with a record of delivering cyber solutions that impact national efforts; noted for driving change to achieve cybersecurity objectives.
Chris Cruz
CIO, Public Sector
Tanium
Meet Mehta
Global Director IT
Motorola Solutions
Dinner
Meet is a technology executive with extensive experience in large Asian and American firms. He is passionate about ideas that are at the intersection of business and technology and focuses on driving tech investments that deliver optimal business outcomes, by influencing the organization to be customer-focused, data-driven, and results-oriented. His areas of expertise include; strategy, mergers & acquisitions, ERP implementation, vendor management, financial technology, front office transformation, and emerging tech.
Maher Rahman
VP of IS
Sinch
Cole Sinkford
CISO
GlobalFoundries
Dinner
Cole Sinkford the Global CISO at Globalfoundries Inc. Prior to this he was GE Renewable Energy’s Global Chief Information and Product Cyber Security Officer, responsible for cybersecurity across the organization. In this role, he is responsible for all aspects of cybersecurity strategy and operations for Renewable Energy products and enterprise. Prior to his current role, Cole served as the Deputy Chief Information Security officer of Renewable Energy, establishing Renewables’ standalone Cybersecurity capabilities. Prior to that, Cole spent 3 years as part of GE’s Corporate Audit Staff, leading numerous projects and audits across the Digital Technology and business environments. Cole began his career as an Aviation DTLP located in Cincinnati, OH and now resides in Chicago, IL. Cole holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati.
Rajesh Pillai
Head of Cloud and Enterprise Services
Aon
January 25, 2023
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5:30 PM-9:00 PM
Accelerating the Evolution of Security Using a Converged Approach
Faisal Akkawi Ph.D.
Executive Director of Information Systems
Northwestern University
Maher Rahman
VP of IS
Sinch
Chris Cruz
CIO, Public Sector
Tanium
Rajesh Pillai
Head of Cloud and Enterprise Services
Aon
Calvin Nobles Ph.D.
Chair IT & Management (Former)
Illinois Institute of Technology
Meet Mehta
Global Director IT
Motorola Solutions
Cole Sinkford
CISO
GlobalFoundries