SASE in 2026: An Enterprise Roadmap for Scalable, and Converged Networking and Security

Executive Dinner

April 9, 2026 - Chicago, IL

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Bradley Schaufenbuel Paychex
Bradley Schaufenbuel

VP & CISO

Paychex

About Me

Bradley J. Schaufenbuel is currently Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at Paychex. Prior to his current role, he held security leadership positions at Paylocity, Midland States Bank, Midwest Bank, Zurich Financial Services, Experian, and Arthur Andersen LLP. Bradley is the author of multiple books (including two "For Dummies" titles) and has had numerous articles published in professional journals on a wide variety of topics related to information security and governance. He is licensed to practice law in Illinois and is a member of the United States Supreme Court Bar. Bradley holds twenty-five professional designations in the areas of information security management, IT compliance, information privacy, fraud examination, IT audit, computer forensics, ethical hacking, business continuity planning, project management, cloud security, and process improvement, including the C|CISO, CISSP, CISM, CISA, CCSP, CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM, CSSLP, PMP, CRISC, CGEIT, ISSMP, ISSAP, CFE, C|EH, CBCP, CCSK, CDPSE, DFCP, CIFI, CSOXM, CSOE, ITIL v3 Foundation, and Six Sigma Black Belt. He holds an MBA from DePaul University's Kellstadt Graduate School of Business and a JD and an LLM in information technology and privacy law from the University of Illinois at Chicago's John Marshall Law School. Bradley has served as a director on several corporate and non-profit boards, is a regular speaker at industry conferences, and has served numerous clients in the legal, financial services, and healthcare industries as a freelance consultant. He is an advisor to YL Ventures GP, Ltd., Glilot Capital, Eclipz, Inc., Great North Ventures, EventCombo, AttackIQ, Eclipz,io, Privatise, WireX Systems, Menlo Ventures, and ThirdPartyTrust. Bradley was recognized as the Chicago CISO of the Year in 2018, as one of the Top 100 CISOs by Cyber Defense Magazine in 2020, and as the North America Information Security Leader of the Year by GDS in 2021.

Ram Tyagi City of Aurora
Ram Tyagi

CIO

City of Aurora

About Me

Ram Tyagi is a high-impact Chief Information Officer and Forbes Technology Council member with over 25 years of experience spanning elite financial institutions - including Citadel, UBS, and Credit Suisse - and the public sector. Currently leading the digital evolution for the City of Aurora, IL, Ram oversees a $17.2M budget, where he has already secured $7M in cost savings and established cutting-edge AI governance and local GPT environments. A marathoner and "practical AI" advocate, Ram is known for bringing private-sector discipline to public service, earning recognition as an IDC Smart Cities Awards finalist. Beyond his technical feats in cloud adoption and cybersecurity, he is deeply committed to global impact through LibraryCreate, building libraries for underserved children in India. Ram excels at fostering high-trust teams that prioritize experimentation, transparency, and technology that serves a higher purpose.

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5:30 PM - 9:00 PM

SASE in 2026: An Enterprise Roadmap for Scalable, and Converged Networking and Security

Enterprises are at a pivotal moment in their security and networking evolution. Hybrid work is permanent, cloud and SaaS adoption continue to accelerate, and AI-driven threats are increasing both in speed and sophistication. As users, applications, and data move beyond the traditional perimeter, enterprises must deliver consistent security and optimized access—everywhere—without increasing operational complexity.

This keynote explores how Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) provides a unified, architecture-driven approach to converging networking and security. Attendees will gain a practical roadmap for evolving toward a scalable SASE strategy in 2026—one that strengthens identity-centric controls, simplifies operations, reduces architectural sprawl, and enables enterprises to modernize incrementally while protecting existing investments.


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