April 30, 2026 Illinois Institute of Technology (565 West Adams Street, Chicago, IL 60661)
The intersection of AI adoption and cyber readiness
8:30am Registration
8:45 – 9:00am Welcoming Remarks – Jason Czarnezki, Dean, Chicago-Kent College of Law
9:00 – 9:50 am Distinguished Speaker – Mark Manglicmot, Global Vice President, Consulting Services, CrowdStrike Inc.
9:50 – 10:30 am CISO Panel – AI as Your Second Brain: Defensible Security Decisions at Speed
Moderator: Bruce Coffing, CISO, City of Chicago
Speakers:
Fred Kwong, CISO, DeVry
Glenn Kapetansky, Chief Security Officer & Technology Lead, Trexin
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 Xiaochen Zhang,
Chief Responsible AI Officer &. Executive Director, AI 2030 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 Schulte
Terry Kurzynski, Chief Security Advisor, HALOCK
Matt Hartzman, Advisor, Hartzman Partners
Lewis Borsellino, Director Of Business Development, DefendEdge
Noon – 1:00 pm Networking Lunch
1:00 – 1:30 pm Fireside Chat – Nitin Raina, Global CISO at Thoughtworks on How AI is Changing & Challenging Cybersecurity
Interviewer: Gregg Friedman, Security Advisor and President, ISSA Chicago Chapter
1:30 – 2:00 pm Fireside Chat – David Neuman, Chief Operating Officer at acceligence
Interviewer: Nicole Beebe, Dean, College of Computing, Illinois Tech
2:00 – 2:20 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
Wendy Betts, Information Security Officer, Rotary International
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
Randy Armknecht, MD, Protiviti
Tellis Williams, Seasoned Chief Information Security Officer/ Information Security Executive Thought Leader
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