Programs & Initiatives
Where CISOs meet, evaluate and decide.
CISOs Connect™ programs address the CISO profession from multiple angles: trusted executive exchange, research, innovation, leadership development, recognition, and community contribution.
Convene and evaluate
Executive forums
CISOs Connect™ forums replace presentation-heavy conference formats with facilitated executive discussion. Participants examine current priorities, compare approaches, challenge assumptions, and leave with insight grounded in the experience of the room.
Explore CISOs Connect™Evaluation
A structured environment where solution providers face direct questions from CISOs who evaluate technology for their own organizations. The value is not theater; it is buyer scrutiny, peer context, and the questions that help executives determine whether a solution deserves further consideration.
Explore Security Shark Tank®“There is nothing out there for CISOs like the Security Shark Tank®.”
Bradley Schaufenbuel, VP & CISO, Paychex
Education
CISO-taught education for security leaders, following the career arc from deputy CISO to board-level leadership. Courses are in development.
Explore the AcademyInnovation
Innovation Concierge™, Innovation Exchange™, design-partner programs, focus groups, and executive introductions help match real executive needs with relevant technologies and emerging companies.
Explore InnovationResearch
CISOs Investigate™, CISO Pulse™, surveys, briefs, and executive research capture the perspective of the people responsible for enterprise security decisions.
Recognition
C100, APAC C25™, A100, DC100 and CISO Choice Awards™ recognize leadership, contribution, and solutions that matter to CISOs.
“Recognition from CISOs carries a unique level of credibility because it reflects real-world experience and accountability.”
Hussein Syed, SVP & CISO, RWJBarnabas Health
Grow and contribute
Programs address the leadership dimensions increasingly central to the CISO role, including board engagement, executive communication, stakeholder leadership, professional development, and enterprise influence.
Members can contribute as authors, facilitators, judges, mentors, advisors, ambassadors, and executive voices—extending the value of the community well beyond attendance.
For organizations
Organizations engage with CISOs Connect™ through executive forums, research, innovation programs and partnerships. Participation is intentionally limited to preserve the quality of the exchange.
We believe exceptional communities are built through exceptional members. Our goal isn’t to create barriers to joining — it’s to ensure every member shares a commitment to collaboration, professionalism, and helping fellow cybersecurity leaders succeed. The application is intentionally brief: a CISOs Connect™ member of the curation team follows up.
