CISO NextGen: The CISO Who Thrives: What Changes in the AI Era
Title: The CISO Who Thrives: What Changes in the AI Era
Description:
The CISO role is being rewritten in real time. AI is changing how attacks happen, how security teams work, and what boards expect from the person accountable for risk. Some security leaders are using this moment to expand their influence. Others are getting buried by it.
What separates the two?
Join us for an intimate evening with two CISOs leading through this shift at very different organizations:
Host: Moriah Hara, 3x F500 CISO
Panelist: Tom Quinn, CISO, T. Rowe Price
Panelist: Alex Schulman, CISO, Kraken Technologies
In a candid, off-the-record conversation, we’ll get into what actually works right now, including:
What to stop doing. The habits, metrics and team structures that made CISOs successful five years ago, and which ones are now holding them back.
Leading when you don’t own everything. How to stay accountable for AI risk when the business is adopting AI faster than security can review it.
The new security team. Which roles and skills matter most now, where AI genuinely multiplies your team, and where it creates new work.
Earning influence with the board and the business. How to move from being the person who says no to the leader the business brings in early.
Personal resilience. How to carry the weight of the role without burning out, and how to build a career that grows with the change.
You’ll leave with practical ideas you can bring to your team the next morning, plus new relationships with peers facing the same decisions. The evening will include innovator briefings that will provide new insights and approaches from the front line to make us smarter the next day.
Wednesday, February 10, 2027 4-8pm | New York City
The Setting:
We’ve taken over the private Cellar room at an upscale authentic Italian restaurant steps from Grand Central.
The food is a highlight in its own right. Dinner opens family-style with wood-fired pizza, truffle whipped ricotta and a fresh Italian salad, following with very unique pasta and meat and fish entrees. We’ll finish with tiramisu and Lady M’s famous mille crêpes. Gluten-free pizza and pasta are available on request.
Why CISO Next Gen:
R.I.S.E.
CISO Next Gen was built by a 3x CISO for CISOs, to help security leaders thrive, not just survive. Every gathering is designed around four things:
Relationships: a trusted network of peers who understand the weight of the role.
Insights: candid, just-in-time intelligence you won’t get from vendors or conferences.
Skills: practical ways to lead, influence and adapt as the role changes.
Elevate: career growth, visibility and the next step in your leadership
Featured Speakers:
Alex Shulman, PhD, is the Global CISO of Kraken Technologies, an AI-powered platform that helps energy and utilities manage customers and accelerate the clean energy transition. Before Kraken, Alex was a MD and cybersecurity consulting leader at Ernst & Young, specializing in secure cloud and AI enablement. She also served as Head of Cloud Security at Citibank, and as a pioneer in cloud security, she led early product development and R&D initiatives at IBM. She holds PhD, MSc, and BSc degrees in Computer Science, focusing on machine learning, AI, and computer vision, and has 14 patents and over 30 scientific publications.
Thomas “Tom” Quinn
Chief Information Security Officer, T. Rowe Price
Tom Quinn brings more than 25 years of technology and cybersecurity leadership experience across some of the world’s leading financial institutions. As Head of Enterprise Security and CISO at T. Rowe Price, he leads the firm’s cybersecurity and information security strategy and execution.
Before joining T. Rowe Price in 2016, Tom served as Managing Director and Technology Controls Officer for JPMorgan Chase’s Consumer and Community Banking business. He previously held CISO roles at BNY Mellon and State Street, along with cybersecurity and technology positions at Goldman Sachs and Prudential.
A former U.S. Navy officer who served during combat operations, Tom brings an operational perspective to executive leadership. He advises private equity and venture capital firms and is a boardroom-certified Qualified Technology Expert. He holds a master’s degree in Information Technology Management from the Naval Postgraduate School, a bachelor’s degree from Old Dominion University, and the Certified Information Security Manager designation.
Hosted by Moriah Hara, 3x Fortune 500 CISO & Founder of CISO NextGen. Moriah is an award-winning cybersecurity executive and advisor on AI governance, cyber risk, and enterprise resilience. She previously held CISO roles at Wells Fargo Capital Markets, Interpublic Group, and BMO Financial Group.
This is a private, invitation-only gathering for CISOs and senior security leaders from end-user organizations. Seating is limited to keep the conversation small and candid.