April 30, 2026 Illinois Institute of Technology (565 West Adams Street, Chicago, IL 60661)
8:30am Registration
8:45 – 9:00am Welcoming Remarks-
9:00 – 9:50 am Distinguished Speaker –
9:50 – 10:30 am CISO Panel
Moderator: Bruce Coffing, CISO, City of Chicago
Speakers:
Fred Kwong, CISO, DeVry
Ricardo Lafosse, CISO, The Kraft Heinz Company
Sebastiaan Gybels, Sr VP, Northern Trust
Rebecca Lively, Stealth Startup
10:30 – 10:45 am Networking Break
10:45 – 11:10 am Fireside Chat with Barbara Ballan on AI & Sustainability
interviewer: Jason Czarnezki, Dean, Chicago-Kent College of Law
11:10 – 11:55 am CxO Panel – Securing supply chains amid opacity and concentration risks
Moderator: Mark Rorabaugh, CEO, InfraShield
Speakers:
Stephen Reynolds, Attorney with McDermott, Will
Noon – 1:00 pm Networking Lunch
1:00 – 1:30 pm Fireside Chat –
Interviewer:
1:30 – 2:00 pm Fireside Chat –
Interviewer: Nicole Beebe, Dean, College of Computing, Illinois Tech
2:00 – 2:15 pm Networking Break
2:20 – 3:10 pm Board Level discussions – Elevating Cybersecurity as a Strategic Business Priority
Moderator: Laszlo Gonc, Founder/CEO, Next Era Transformation Group)
Speakers:
Robert Barr, PDA Board member
Bob Kress, Retired MD at The Accenture Security
3:10 – 3:25 pm Networking Break
3:25 – 4:05 pm Panel on Cybersecurity for highly regulated areas Healthcare, Fintech and Insurance
Moderator: Richard Warner, Chicago-Kent College of Law
Speakers:
Mahmood Khan, CISO, CNA
Karen Habercross, Vice President, Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer
4:05 – 4:45 pm Distinguished Speaker – Evan Pena, Founder, Armadin
4:45-5:00 pm Closing Remarks – Kasi Paturi, President, PAABC
5:00-6:00 pm Networking
We (GCSI 2026) Thank our hosts