Experience the difference. Meet your peers, talk with experts, build your network, and turn insights into action.
Christine Lee
VP, Research
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- Security Awareness, Behavior and Culture
- Executive Communication and Metrics
- Vision, Strategy and Operating Model
- Managing Cyber Risk
- Security Talent, Skills and Wellbeing
- Partnering Across the Business
- Personal Effectiveness
- Cybersecurity Management, Governance and Policy
Speaker Bio
Christine Lee is VP of Research and Content Leader for the Cybersecurity Research Team. She focuses on top challenges faced by CISOs and their teams, and specializes in producing data-driven and client-sourced best practice solutions. She has led research on CISO personal effectiveness, cyber risk quantification, driving secure behavior, and third-party cybersecurity risk management.
Christine also has over 15 years of meditation experience and leads workshops on mindfulness and stress reduction.
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Christine also has over 15 years of meditation experience and leads workshops on mindfulness and stress reduction.
Sessions
Monday, June 09, 2025 02:30 PM - 04:00 PM EDT
Workshop: Build Resilience, Avoid Burnout: Mindfulness for Cybersecurity Leaders
Christine Lee,
VP, Research, Gartner
Cybersecurity is a high-stress, high-burnout profession. Leaders and their teams are stretched thin due to continuous threats, talent shortages, and limited executive support. Learn how to develop personal resilience, face difficulty and recover from adversity. This session offers practical techniques rooted in mindfulness to increase resilience, a skill critical to flourishing at work and in life.
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Tuesday, June 10, 2025 12:15 PM - 01:45 PM EDT
CISO Circle Lunch: Managing Conflict and Chaos — A Fireside Chat with Keynote Speaker, Evy Poumpouras
Evy Poumpouras,
Former Secret Service Special Agent and Interrogator, NBC Law Enforcement Analyst,
Christine Lee,
VP, Research, Gartner
Join us for an exclusive fireside chat with Evy Poumpouras, a former Secret Service special agent and renowned expert in conflict resolution, as she delves deeper into the themes of her morning keynote. Evy will expand on her unique experiences and offer practical advice and real-world applications for security leaders looking to enhance their conflict resolution skills. Don't miss this opportunity to engage with Evy Poumpouras and gain the tools you need to navigate the complex challenges of the security world with poise and effectiveness.
Lunch service will begin at 12:15 pm; our speaker, Evy Poumpouras, will present from 12:45 pm - 1:45 pm. ... Show More Show Less
Lunch service will begin at 12:15 pm; our speaker, Evy Poumpouras, will present from 12:45 pm - 1:45 pm. ... Show More Show Less
Tuesday, June 10, 2025 03:30 PM - 04:15 PM EDT
CISO Circle Roundtable: How Do CISOs Foster Well-Being and Avoid Burnout?
Christine Lee,
VP, Research, Gartner
Around 62% of cybersecurity leaders have experienced burnout in the last year, whereas 74% of CISOs indicate that security team members have quit due to work stress levels. Join your CISO peers in this lightly facilitated session to examine the root causes of burnout and share strategies for increasing professional efficacy, personal resilience and team resilience in a high-stress role.
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Wednesday, June 11, 2025 07:15 AM - 08:45 AM EDT
CISO Circle Breakfast: Fireside Chat: Mastering the Art of Persuasive Leadership
Alicia Mullery,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Christine Lee,
VP, Research, Gartner
Join this discussion with this morning's keynote speaker, Alicia Mullery, VP Gartner research. We'll delve deep into the topics raised during the keynote and give you an opportunity to ask questions, make comments and discuss the issues with your fellow peers over lunch.
Breakfast service will begin at 7:15 am; our speakers, Alicia Mullery and Christine Lee, will present from 7:45 am - 8:45 am. ... Show More Show Less
Breakfast service will begin at 7:15 am; our speakers, Alicia Mullery and Christine Lee, will present from 7:45 am - 8:45 am. ... Show More Show Less
Wednesday, June 11, 2025 12:00 PM - 12:20 PM EDT
Security Summit Today: Lessons Learned From the CISO Circle
Christine Lee,
VP, Research, Gartner
Paul Furtado,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Take the pulse of the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit! Join this live session with Gartner expert Christine Lee to hear what topics have been discussed at the CISO Circle this week, the questions clients are asking about cybersecurity leadership in the one-on-one booths, and what she's hearing on the show floor and social media.
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Wednesday, June 11, 2025 12:15 PM - 01:45 PM EDT
CISO Circle Lunch: Powerful Partnerships: How CISOs and CPOs Collaborate to Maximize Impact
Leslie Stevens,
Chief Compliance Officer, Agilent
Christine Lee,
VP, Research, Gartner
David Tugwell,
AVP/CISO, Agilent Technologies
Data protection, confident compliance, enhanced stakeholder trust, and effective risk mitigation - all are possible when security and privacy executives work in harmony. Join us in conversation with CPO Leslie Stevens and CISO David Tugwell of Agilent Technologies. They'll share the origin story of their blended security-privacy workload, where they've collaborated to deliver better outcomes, and tips for jumpstarting and evolving a security-privacy partnership.
Lunch service will begin at 12:15 pm; our speakers, Leslie Stevens and David Tugwell , will present from 12:45 pm - 1:45 pm. ... Show More Show Less
Lunch service will begin at 12:15 pm; our speakers, Leslie Stevens and David Tugwell , will present from 12:45 pm - 1:45 pm. ... Show More Show Less
Wednesday, June 11, 2025 02:45 PM - 04:15 PM EDT
Workshop: Build Resilience and Avoid Burnout: Mindfulness for Cybersecurity Leaders (Repeat)
Christine Lee,
VP, Research, Gartner
Sarah Almond,
Director Analyst, Gartner
Cybersecurity is a high-stress, high-burnout profession. Leaders and their teams are stretched thin due to continuous threats, talent shortages and limited executive support. Learn how to develop personal resilience, face difficulty and recover from adversity. This session offers practical techniques rooted in mindfulness to increase resilience, a skill critical to flourishing at work and in life.
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