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This year’s conference theme is Smarter, Faster, Stronger … Together. In an environment characterized by tariffs, global instability, regulations, an expanding threat landscape and AI, the cybersecurity community must gain and share insights faster. Together, we are smarter and stronger. Explore our tracks, all developed with this theme in mind.

Track A: Cybersecurity Leadership and Innovation

Cybersecurity leaders face relentless change from AI, regulation and business demands. Learn how to shape business-aligned cybersecurity strategies, optimize resources, improve your leadership effectiveness and drive innovation, resilience and executive confidence.

Track B: Cyber Risk and Regulations

Cyber risk management is an operational imperative driven by global regulations. This track delivers insights to help you strengthen cyber resilience and effectively manage risks. Key topics include cyber resilience, third-party risk, privacy, AI, operational technology and organizational resilience.

Track C: Infrastructure and Cloud Security

Evolving workforces and infrastructure require comprehensive strategies for infrastructure security. This track provides the latest insights and guidance on zero trust, cybersecurity tool portfolios, secure access service edge, and network, workspace, cloud and endpoint security.

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Hundreds of conference sessions were presented each day at the 2025 Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit. While we work to develop next year’s agenda, filter to see sessions that align with your role and interests.

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Monday, June 09, 2025

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT

Roundtable: How to Build a Successful Data Security Strategy

Mike Huskey, Director Analyst, Gartner
Increasing privacy and security risks, and data residency across multiple cloud services is creating complex challenges to develop and deploy the right data security portfolio. Let's discuss and explore your data security strategy. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT

Roundtable: Cloud Security Lessons Learned — Sharing Best Practices and Avoiding Pitfalls

Esraa ElTahawy, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
In this expert-led roundtable, join peers and Gartner analysts to explore key indicators of effective cloud security, common pitfalls, and real-world strategies to address evolving threats. Come share experiences with your peers about what is working and not working within your organization. Please note that this session will be repeated later in the Conference. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT

Roundtable: Discovering Hidden Gems: Effective Cyber Talent Management Tactics

Victoria Cason, Sr Principal Analyst, Gartner
Don’t miss this opportunity to engage in a meaningful peer-to-peer discussion about talent management tactics in cybersecurity. Share your experiences, learn from others, and leave with new strategies and resources on tactics like upskilling, retention, attrition, career pathing, and more. ... Show More Show Less

12:45 PM - 01:30 PM EDT

Roundtable: Governance: Success Stories and Pitfalls

Glenn Schoonover, Leadership Partner, Gartner
Erik Friebolin, Executive Partner, Domains, Gartner
Explore the intricacies of governance in cybersecurity. This session will delve into real-world scenarios where governance frameworks have succeeded and failed, offering insights into best practices and common pitfalls to avoid. Please note that this session will be repeated later in the Conference. ... Show More Show Less

12:45 PM - 01:30 PM EDT

CISO Circle Roundtable: Marriage Counseling for the C-Suite: Strengthening the CIO-CISO Partnership

Lisa Neubauer, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Lisa Reginaldi, Sr Executive Partner, Domains, Gartner
In the corporate world, the CIO-CISO relationship can resemble a marriage — full of potential but challenging. In this collaborative discussion, participants will use marriage counseling techniques to explore strategies to enhance the CIO-CISO partnership for a more unified and secure leadership team. Please note that this session will be repeated later in the Conference. ... Show More Show Less

02:30 PM - 03:15 PM EDT

Roundtable: Who Is Your Security Champion and What Do They Do?

Johnny Walters, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
The competing priorities between security and software engineering stakeholders often leave room for improvement in application security initiatives. Security champion development is an efficient and effective way to bridge this gap, but what does a security champion do? What are their roles and how do these roles evolve? Join your peers and share your experiences with security champions in your organization. ... Show More Show Less

04:15 PM - 05:00 PM EDT

CISO Circle Roundtable: From Prevention to Resilience — How Do We Shift Cybersecurity’s Mindset?

Wayne Hankins, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Join your peers to discuss how CISOs can drive a new culture of resilience. How can we pivot the cybersecurity team away from a “hero culture” with a zero-tolerance-for-failure mindset? Since incidents cannot be entirely prevented, CISOs must measure success by achieving sustained of business outcomes, not just cyber incident prevention. This shift poses a significant challenge for cybersecurity professionals and leadership stakeholders. Please note that this session will be repeated later in the Conference. ... Show More Show Less
Tuesday, June 10, 2025

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM EDT

Roundtable: Managing Contradictory Regulations in a Global Context

Mark Silver, Executive Partner, Domains, Gartner
Operating in multiple regions means dealing with diverse, and, sometimes, conflicting regulations. This session will provide strategies for managing these challenges, including when and how to diversify your approach based on regional requirements. ... Show More Show Less

12:15 PM - 01:00 PM EDT

Roundtable: Postquantum Cryptography for Government

Kambra Juve, Executive Partner, Domains, Gartner
Lisa Reginaldi, Sr Executive Partner, Domains, Gartner
Gartner predicts by 2029, advances in quantum computing will make most conventional asymmetric cryptography unsafe to use. Join your government peers to explore opportunities of where to start your postquantum cryptography journey. Share your approach to modernizing your cryptography, developing your PQC strategy and roadmap, and mitigating your risks. ... Show More Show Less

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“Insightful, informative and actionable. This provides our organization opportunity to succeed in this space and provide value to our stakeholders. This conference continuously provided learning opportunities, networking with fellow practitioners [... and more]”

Dennis Mathew Opiso
CISO, JG Summit Holdings

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