Agentic AI is moving from demo to deployment, and the implications for enterprise operations are profound. Autonomous systems that perceive, decide, and act without human intervention require fundamentally different process design, control structures, and accountability models than any previous technology. This panel brings together CIOs and CISOs who are actively deploying agentic AI in production environments. They will discuss what works, what fails, and how to build the organizational scaffolding - governance, observability, kill switches, and human escalation paths - required to deploy autonomous systems at enterprise scale without losing control.
Visionaries
Agenda
September 24, 20268:30 AM-9:00 AM
Registration
9:00 AM-9:30 AM
Morning Networking
9:30 AM-9:40 AM
Opening Remarks
9:40 AM-10:25 AM
Panel
The Agentic Enterprise: Reengineering Operations for Autonomous AI Workflows
Panelists
Speaker
Russ Felker
CTO
MegaCorp Logistics
Speaker
Sonu Singh
SVP of IT
TheKey
Speaker
Sugato Bose
Chief Enterprise Architect
Medline Industries
Speaker
Grant Ecker
Chief Architect / Vice President of Enterprise Architecture
ECOLAB
10:30 AM-11:05 AM
Fireside Chat
Responsible AI Enablement: Balancing Innovation, Governance, and Control in the Enterprise
CIOs face increasing pressure to deliver on the promise of generative AI while maintaining strong governance, visibility, and compliance. As browser-based AI tools proliferate across the workforce, the challenge has shifted from adoption to responsible enablement. Employees are integrating AI into workflows to achieve new efficiencies, but often through unapproved or unmanaged applications that expose the enterprise to data leakage and compliance risks.
In this session, CIOs and IT decision-makers will learn how to strike the right balance between productivity and control. This session will explore the operational, security, and compliance implications of “Shadow AI,” reveal how sensitive data finds its way out of the enterprise and into unauthorized AI tools, and share strategies for establishing policies that unlock AI’s potential safely. Attendees will leave with a clear understanding of how to maintain governance and visibility while empowering their organizations to capture the full business value of AI.
Speakers
Speaker
Sandeep Nema
Head of Enterprise Architecture / Director
Cook County
Speaker
Steve Lazzara
Director, Security
Valorem Reply
11:05 AM-11:25 AM
Coffee Break
11:25 AM-12:05 PM
Panel
Cyber Resilience Beyond Recovery: Operating Through Attack, Not Just After
Traditional resilience planning ends at recovery time objectives. Modern resilience demands the ability to keep operating - safely and at full capacity- while an active attack is in progress. This panel explores how leading enterprises are building "operate through" capabilities: segmented architectures that isolate compromise, immutable data layers that resist encryption, communication channels that survive identity provider outages, and rehearsed muscle memory for sustained adversary contact. The conversation moves the resilience discussion from disaster recovery to continuous operations under pressure.
12:10 PM-12:45 PM
Fireside Chat
Scaling AI in Collections: Delivering Enterprise Value
As financial institutions navigate rising delinquencies, shifting customer expectations, and mounting cost pressures, AI is stepping up as more than just a buzzword - it’s becoming the strategic engine for modern collections. But delivering true enterprise value takes more than deploying a few clever models. It demands solid data foundations, scalable tech, integrated operating workflows, and responsible governance built to scale.
This executive roundtable brings together senior banking leaders to share practical blueprints for moving beyond isolated AI experiments. Together, we’ll dive into the real-world grit of modernizing legacy platforms, unifying fragmented data, staying ahead of evolving regulations, and building organizational muscle that drives measurable outcomes. We’ll also look ahead at the next 12 months, exploring how Generative AI, autonomous agents, and intelligent automation are setting a new standard for the industry.
12:45 PM-1:45 PM
Lunch & Disruptor Showcase
1:45 PM-2:00 PM
Vision Voices
The CISO in the Boardroom: Navigating SEC Disclosure, Personal Liability, and Cyber Governance
The CISO role has been transformed by regulatory expansion. SEC disclosure requirements, expanded fiduciary expectations, and high-profile cases of personal liability have raised the stakes for every security executive. In this candid fireside chat, a sitting CISO and a board director discuss the new operating reality - what disclosure decisions actually look like in practice, how to structure documentation that protects the executive and the company, and how to build the kind of board relationship that holds up under regulatory and legal scrutiny. Honest, practical, and directly applicable to anyone operating in or aspiring to the CISO seat.
2:05 PM-2:20 PM
Disruptor
Eliminating Shadow AI: Visibility and Control Across the Enterprise GenAI Footprint
Employees are using AI tools faster than security teams can sanction them. Browser-based assistants, embedded copilots, and unsanctioned APIs now process sensitive enterprise data outside any governance framework. This session presents practical strategies for discovering, classifying, and governing the full AI footprint - turning shadow AI from a compliance crisis into a managed enablement program that captures productivity gains without surrendering control.
2:25 PM-3:20 PM
Panel
Deepfakes, Synthetic Identity, and the New Era of Social Engineering: A CISO Response Strategy
The convergence of generative AI with social engineering has produced a new class of attack: convincing voice clones impersonating executives, video deepfakes authorizing wire transfers, and synthetic identities passing standard verification. The financial and reputational damage is already measurable, and existing controls are insufficient. This panel brings together CISOs who have faced these attacks and the practitioners building the next generation of defenses. Topics include deepfake detection at scale, authentication architectures that resist synthetic identity, employee training that actually changes behavior, and the cross-functional response playbooks required when a high-fidelity impersonation lands.
Panelists
Speaker
Christopher Coats
VP, Cybersecurity Architecture
Huntington National Bank
Speaker
Rockwell Scott
SVP of IT & CDTO
NORC
3:25 PM-3:40 PM
Vision Voices
Powering Open Data Ecosystems with Agentic AI and Radical Transparency
As organizations and governments push for greater openness, data initiatives are shifting from passive repositories to dynamic engines of innovation. However, unlocking the true value of this data requires more than just making it public - it requires making it accessible, actionable, and intelligent.
This session explores the intersection of open data and next-generation data intelligence. We will dive into how autonomous AI agents are transforming raw datasets into real-time, conversational insights, bridging the gap between complex data structures and user accessibility. Attendees will discover how combining transparency with agentic AI not only drives collaborative innovation but also builds an unshakeable foundation of trust.
3:40 PM-3:55 PM
Networking Break
3:55 PM-4:30 PM
Fireside Chat
The AI Talent Stack: Rebuilding Engineering Teams for a GenAI-Native Workforce
As Generative AI transforms how organizations build software, manage data, and generate insights, the skills needed across engineering, data management, and data science are evolving just as quickly. Success now depends on more than technical expertise, it requires teams that can effectively collaborate with AI, build trusted data foundations, and turn intelligence into business outcomes. This session explores how technology and data leaders are redefining hiring, upskilling, team structures, and performance to prepare for a GenAI-native workforce, while balancing human expertise with AI augmentation to drive innovation, productivity, and long-term business value.
Speakers
Speaker
Sid Chakravarty
VP, Advanced Modeling and Forecasting
Synchrony
Speaker
Terry Cottrell
CIO
University of St Francis
4:30 PM-4:40 PM
Closing Remarks & Raffle Giveaway
4:40 PM-5:30 PM
Cocktail Reception
Together With
Don’t take our word for it
What Our Community Says
Visionary
I cannot thank you enough for putting up such a fabulous show. I genuinely applaud all the efforts that goes to pull off such an event. Plus the presentation format of the speakers, demos, and forums by AWS and Oracle was absolutely engaging. It was one of the best industry-led technical expositions I attended in recent times. Hats off!
Partner
Attended the C-Vision International CISO Dinner last night and to sum it up in one word, 'Wow!' Incredibly well-moderated discussion and investigation into different viewpoints. I appreciate the openness of all the attendees to share their unique experiences and perspectives. I learned a lot, had a ton of fun, and look forward to further events like this.
Visionary
Yesterday I attended a lovely CISO networking dinner about ransomware, organized by C-Vision International in partnership with Illusive. Thank you for the great discussions and the whole organization.
Partner
We have been partnered with C-Vision for over a year and have participated in several executive roundtables associated with major cloud hyperscalers. The audience C-Vision can bring is world-class, and the events are executed flawlessly. Our partnership has resulted in several new digital transformation engagements with Fortune 100 firms. We look forward to continuing.


