The Connect: C-Suite Edition | Houston - AfroTech

​Back in Houston. Five CISOs/CIOs. The questions you have always wanted to ask.

​The Connect: C-Suite Edition returns for its second Houston edition, this time during AfroTech week. Hacker Proof HQ and WiCyS Houston Affiliate are putting five CISOs/CIO in front of the people who rarely get direct access to them: working security professionals and aspiring tech and security talent.

​This panel runs on your questions. The ones you have thought about on the job, in interviews, and on the way up. The ones you have always wanted to ask a CISO but never had the room to.

​The Evening

• ​A moderated panel with five CISOs/CIOs, built around questions from the community

• ​Open Q&A from the floor

• ​Structured networking between executives, security professionals, and aspiring security & tech talent

• ​Free food, drinks, and music throughout the night

​Panel lineup announcing soon.

​Questions We Want on the Table

• ​How did you actually get the seat, and what would you do differently?

• ​What do you look for when you hire, and what gets someone passed over?

• ​What does a board really ask a CISO, and how do you answer?

• ​How do you stay ahead of threats without burning out your team?

• ​What do you wish someone had told you at the start of your career?

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​Submit Your Question

​When you register, tell us the one question you have always wanted to ask a security leader. Our moderator will build the conversation from what you send.

​What to Expect

​Straight answers from leaders who have lived it. No vendor pitches. No recruiting pressure. Just a real conversation between the people leading security and the people building their way into it.

​Why Attend

​For security professionals and aspiring tech and security professionals:

• ​Get candid answers to the questions you usually cannot ask

• ​Hear how CISOs think about risk, boards, hiring, and building teams

• ​Build relationships that go beyond a LinkedIn connection

​For executives:

• ​Hear what the next generation of security talent actually wants to know

• ​Connect with peers and the talent pipeline in one room

• ​Invest directly in developing future security leaders

​Who This Room Is For

​Aspiring tech and security professionals, working security practitioners, and the CIOs, CISOs, and senior leaders willing to answer their questions honestly.

​Getting In

​1301 Fannin is a secure building. Check in with lobby security, bring a government-issued photo ID, and take the elevator to the 13th floor.

​Hosted By

​Hacker Proof HQ x WiCyS Houston Affiliate