An exclusive curated executive experience for CISOs.

The CISO Circle Program

Designed specifically for Chief Information Security Officers, the CISO Circle Program provides exclusive sessions for eligible CISOs attending Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit to explore new strategies, share innovative ideas and grow your community of peers.

This experience includes:

Networking and knowledge-sharing opportunities with a group of CISO attendees to swap experiences, trade best practices and expand your executive peer community. 

Access to exclusive sessions throughout the conference, including thought leader lunches, workshops, roundtables and research discussions tailored to the most important topics for CISOs.

Priority booking capabilities for limited-capacity sessions and One-on-One Meeting(s) with a Gartner expert to ensure you don’t miss out on these conference offerings.

CISO-only sessions

Integrated within the broader conference agenda, the CISO Circle Program includes interactive discussions covering the top priorities of CISOs, as well as casual networking opportunities to connect with other cybersecurity leaders from a variety of regions and industries. Through these sessions, participants connect over common initiatives and accelerate, validate and solidify their strategies. See examples below.
  • CISO Circle: Leadership Exchange: The Key Drivers of CISO Effectiveness
  • CISO Circle: Leadership Exchange: The CISO/CIO Collaboration Best Practices
  • CISO Circle: Leadership Exchange: Negotiate Protection Levels With Your Executives
  • CISO Circle: Leadership Exchange: Wow the Boardroom With Stellar Cybersecurity Presentations
  • 8 Essential Steps for CISOs to Elevate Their Zero Trust Journey
  • 5 Emerging Tactics for CISOs to Harness and Scale Generative AI Securely
  • Roundtable: New-to-Role CISOs: Creating Value in Your First Year
  • The CISO’s Guide to Their First Year In Role
  • CISO Edge: Focus on Risk Reduction, Not on Quantifying Cybersecurity’s Value

Apply to join the program

The CISO Circle Program is exclusive to eligible CISOs attending Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit. We recommend applying when you register for the conference as session seats are limited and fill up quickly.
How to qualify

Applicants must meet the following qualification criteria to participate:

  1. Enterprisewide CISO or chief risk officer (CRO)
  2. Business unit or regional CISO or CRO responsible for:
    • Private sector: INR 1,500 crores+ in revenue
    • Public sector: 1,000+ employees

Qualifying CISOs or CROs from an information security and risk vendor or consultancy must be involved exclusively in their organization’s internal IT.

You can apply to participate in the CISO Circle Program when you register for  Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit. During the registration process, the program application will be prompted by answering ‘yes’ to the question, “Are you the CISO or do you serve in the CISO role for your organization?”. You will be notified via email regarding the status of your application.

Application and approval are required for participation.

Log back into your Gartner conference profile, click “Edit” next to “Registration Profile,” and scroll down to answer the “Attendee Profile” questions.