InfoSeCon Leadership Track
Step into an exclusive realm within InfoSeCon—the Leadership Track, a full-day immersion crafted specifically for trailblazers in tech and infosec. This is where strategic insight meets candid conversation, offering a powerful agenda tailored for those at the helm of navigating risk and safeguarding privacy.
From discovering and nurturing top talent to refining your own leadership prowess, the Leadership Track promises not just knowledge, but meaningful, peer-to-peer connections. Engage with fellow leaders who understand the weight of guiding teams and organizations through the complex landscape of cybersecurity.
This is more than just a conference—it’s where leadership evolves. Features Sessions and Topics
- Opening track keynote with Dave Kennedy.
- The Language of Risk: How Executives Can Communicate Cybersecurity Threats with Impact.
- Your CISO Potential: Career Growth and Leadership in Cybersecurity.
- Panel on Hybrid Work, Hybrid Challenges: Navigating Security Strategies in a New Era.
- Choose Your Own Adventure: IR Style – an Interactive Experience.
Eligibility to Attend
Registration for this track is exclusively available to infosec and IT directors or managers with direct reports. To maintain the event’s intimate atmosphere, access is strictly controlled. Please note, this track is not suitable for account managers, marketing and sales professionals, students, or individual contributors.
Leadership Track Speakers
David Kennedy | Founder, CEO, Chief Hacking Officer
Former Chief Security Officer of Diebold, David has led global cybersecurity teams, testified before Congress, and shapes cybersecurity policy. He co-authored the Penetration Testing Execution Standard and is renowned in offensive security. A Marine with intelligence experience, he prioritizes family, fitness, co-hosts “Hacking Your Health Podcast.” He built a DeLorean time machine inspired by Back to the Future.
David’s life mission is to help others and to make the world a safer place in cybersecurity which drives him every single day.
Amy Bogac | CISO
Amy Bogac is a resilient security executive with over 20 years of experience in information security, IT governance, and compliance. She is known for developing effective strategies that bring cyber resilience to the boardroom and elevate the role of CISO to senior leadership with business influence. Amy holds an MBA from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management and a CISSP certification from ISC2.
Christina Bray | Deputy CISO
Christina Bray is currently serving as Deputy CISO at Collins Aerospace, a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies living and working in North Carolina’s Piedmont area. She is an experienced Information Security and Risk Executive with a focus on building and maturing information security and risk programs for billion dollar industry leaders. Christina’s business acumen, approachability and consultative approach improves risk management at every level of the enterprise. As a servant leader, translator, communicator and systems security advocate, she creates a strong cybersecurity culture and improves decision making by advising senior leadership teams on risk potential. Her 20+ years of technology and risk experience extends across Aerospace, Financial Services, Professional Services, Consulting, Insurance, Transportation and Logistics industries.
Session: Choose Your Own Adventure: Incident Response Style
Description: Alerts have been triggered! Lets walk through the events of an incident with all of us in the drivers seat. Channeling our childhood choose you own adventures series, join the group for an interactive session on the decisions we have to make as part of an incident. What decisions should we make, why, and where will that lead us in the end.
Leadership Track Sessions
The Language of Risk: Communicating Cybersecurity Threats with Impact With Dave Kennedy (Founder and CEO of TrustedSec)
In today’s evolving threat landscape, effectively communicating cybersecurity risks to leadership teams is a key part of supporting informed decision-making. In this opening session of the leadership track, entrepreneur and cybersecurity expert Dave Kennedy will explore how executives can transform complex security challenges into impactful messages that resonate with boards and leadership teams. Learn strategies for bridging the gap between technical risk and business outcomes, and discover how to foster a culture of security-driven leadership. This session sets the tone for this year’s leadership track, offering actionable insights on leading with clarity, influence, and purpose in cybersecurity discussions.
Workshop: Choose Your Own Adventure: Incident Response Style With Christina Bray (Deputy CISO at a Collins Aerospace)
Alerts have been triggered! Let’s walk through the events of an incident with all of us in the driver’s seat. Channeling our childhood choose you own adventures series, join the group for an interactive session on the decisions we have to make as part of an incident. What decisions should we make, why, and where will that lead us in the end?
High Potential: Identifying and Nurturing Top Talent With Amy Bogac (CISO of Elevate Textiles, former CISO of Clorox)
With a deep passion for developing the next generation of resilient leaders in IT security, this presentation is designed to help you recognize and cultivate high-potential talent in a fast-changing threat landscape. Drawing from years of experience in cybersecurity and leadership development, I’ll share practical approaches for building teams that not only excel today but are prepared for the challenges of tomorrow.
Panel: Hybrid Work, Hybrid Challenges
As organizations embrace the flexibility of hybrid work, they face a unique set of security, policy, and privacy challenges. This panel brings together experts to discuss how businesses can adapt their security strategies to protect data and maintain compliance in this new work environment. From securing remote endpoints to addressing evolving privacy concerns, this discussion will provide actionable insights for navigating the complexities of a hybrid workforce. We’ll be tackling questions such as:
- Addressing insider threats in hybrid work environments
- Consistent enforcement of security policies across in-office and remote employees
- Technologies and frameworks to consider (e.g., zero trust, SASE/SSE, CASB)
- Measuring and reporting on the ROI of investments to the C-suite and board
- Lessons learned from the unexpected and unexpecting – what we didn’t see coming