Empowering Cybersecurity Leadership in 2026
August 11-12, 2026 | Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay
SecurityWeek’s CISO Forum has a comprehensive lineup of virtual and physical events in 2026. Designed for security executives, our summits, webinars, and roundtables provide a focused platform to explore the latest cybersecurity strategies, trends and defense frameworks.
CISO Forum
The CISO Forum® is a community-fueled organization designed to foster discussion and facilitate knowledge exchange between enterprise cybersecurity leaders.
Designed for senior level cybersecurity leaders to discuss, share, and learn innovative cybersecurity and risk management strategies, SecurityWeek’s CISO Forum Summer Summit & Golf Classic will take as an in-person only event alongside the AI Risk Summit at the Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay June 25-26, 2024. Additional virtual events, webinars and regional/industry events will also take place throughout the year.
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pricing
# CISO Forum 2026
Registration
Full Conference
Ticket to the 2026 CISO Forum Summer Summit + AI Risk Summit at the Ritz Carlton, Half Moon Bay.
$
1795
USD
- Access to all sessions at CISO Forum
- Access to all sessions at AI Risk Summit
- Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner at Ritz-Carlton for 2 Days
- Access Welcome Reception on August 11th
- Access to VIP Dinner Reception Overlooking Half Moon Bay
- S’mores & Networking by the Ritz-Carlton fire pits
- Option to play in SecurityWeek Golf Classic + clubhouse dinner reception (Register early to confirm spot – limited capacity and subject to availability)
- Access to Post Conference Materials
- Access to discounted rate at Ritz-Carlton (Subject to availability)
Agenda
Throughout this two-day in-person only event, sessions will have a strong focus on participation from CISOs in panel discussions along with talks from industry experts, analysts, and other end users, including thought leadership, strategy and technical sessions. Attendees will also have access to all sessions from AI Risk Summit 2025, taking place concurrently.
speakers
#Speakers
Previous CISO Forum Speakers
Adam Ely
Fidelity
CISO
Shaun Marion
McDonald’s
VP, CISO
Kathy Wang
Discord
CSO
Lena Smart
MongoDB
CISO
Jason Shockey
Cenlar FSB
SVP, CISO
Igor Varnava
Five9
SVP, CISO
Brian Markham
EAB
CISO
Chris Castaldo
Crossbean
CISO
Jonathan Jaffe
Lemondade
CISO
Lakshmi Hanspal
Amazon Devices
and Services
Global CISO
Jim Routh
MassMutual, American Express, DTCC & Aetna
Former CSO & CISO, & Board Advisor
Adrian Stone
Peloton
VP, CISO
Anne Marie Zettlemoyer
Mastercard
VP, Security Engineering
Caleb Sima
Robinhood
CISO
Allan Friedman
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
SBOM Champion
Summer Craze Fowler
Argo AI
CISO/CIO
Fredrick ‘Flee’ Lee
Gusto
Chief Security Officer
Aanchal Gupta
Microsoft
VP, Azure Security
Sounil Yu
JupiterOne
CISO
Robert Herjavec
Shark on ABC’s
Shark Tank
CEO, Cyderes
SecurityWeek Golf Classic
Participants in the CISO Forum will have the opportunity to play in the SecurityWeek Golf Classic on the Ocean Course at Half Moon Bay. Perched on a bluff high above the roaring Pacific with sea views delivered at every hole, The Ocean Course is aptly named and boasts some of the best final four finishing holes in golf.
updates
# Conference Updates and Insights
