Chicago
CIO Community
Town Hall
June 18, 2025 | 10:00am CDT
June 18, 2025 | 10:00am CDT
Fostering a Digital Native Mindset to Cybersecurity
Participate with your CIO peers in the Chicago community in small, breakout discussions on a mission-critical priority for IT leaders. These informal discussions allow you to share your insights and learn from the lessons, approaches and experiences of a diverse group of peers in virtual breakout rooms.
Join fellow CIOs in the Chicago community to discuss:
Cultivating a digital native mindset across the organization
Analyzing organizations that found the right balance of innovation and security
Prioritizing seamless IT experiences that align with user needs and security requirements
Discussion Leaders
Members of the Chicago CIO community will lead the interactive discussion and share lessons learned.
Khalid Kark
Cloudflare
Field CIO
Presenter
Matt Ausman
Zebra Technologies
CIO
Discussion Leader
Bhavana Devulapally
Ventas
SVP & CIO
Discussion Leader
Mark Forbes
Marathon Cheese Corporation
CIO
Discussion Leader
Prathima Hegde
Del Monte Foods
CIO
Discussion Leader
Brian Palmer
Ventas
Director, IT Security & Infrastructure
Discussion Leader
Mike Skibo
Dover
VP, IT
Discussion Leader
Agenda
June 18, 2025
10:00am - 11:00am CDT
Fostering a Digital Native Mindset to Cybersecurity
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In today’s fast-moving, hyperconnected world, cybersecurity must shift from being a reactive function to a core enabler of digital business. CIOs are in a pivotal position to lead this change by embedding security into how the organization builds, scales, and innovates. A digital-native mindset means taking a principles-based approach—designing for resilience, adaptability, and user trust from the ground up, not layering controls after the fact.
Join this session to explore:
- Embedding digital-native principles across teams, platforms, and culture
- Balancing speed and security to create lasting strategic advantage
- Delivering seamless, secure IT experiences that enhance productivity and trust
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