CIOSurge - Executive Forum "Realizing AI ROI: Governing the Ecosystem Behind It"
Join CIOSurge in New York City on October 8 for a private executive dinner for Chief Security Officers, Chief Information Officers, and senior IT executives. Attendance is limited to 18 senior leaders to preserve a thoughtful, off-the-record peer discussion.
Panel Discussion: Realizing AI ROI: Governing the Ecosystem Behind It
As enterprises rely more heavily on third-party platforms, outsourced workflows, and agentic AI, the question is no longer just how to manage risk at the edges. It is how to govern the systems, providers, and digital agents that increasingly act with decision-making authority inside the business.
This discussion will explore how leaders can build accountability into AI-enabled and third-party ecosystems, reduce hidden dependencies, and rethink governance in an environment where policy enforcement is no longer exclusively human.
Meet Our Panelists:
Christopher Frenz, Chief Information Security Officer, Rectangle Health
Frenz shares a distinctive view on subtractive security and evidence-based risk reduction, shaped by published work including The Science of Silence and Evidence-Based Security as well as broader recognition through industry forums and publications. His expertise has been featured in outlets including the Financial Times, CSO Magazine, and SC Magazine, and presented at Defcon, HIMSS, and VMworld.
David Reese, CISO, Maryland BHASO
Reese oversees security and compliance for technology platforms and healthcare services supporting Maryland’s Department of Health. Previously CISO at Kajeet and a strategic advisor to private equity portfolio companies, he brings experience in cybersecurity leadership, risk management, and cloud innovation. He likes to build, break, ponder - all the while delivering secure technology and value to the enterprise.
Aaron Rinehart, Global Lead, Cloud and AI Safety Engineering, Oracle
Rinehart is Global Leader of Cloud & AI Safety Engineering at Oracle, where he founded OCI's Cloud & AI Safety organization and grew it to cover 300+ services. He was previously Chief Resilience Architect at Capital One, co-founder and CTO of Verica, and Chief Enterprise Security Architect at UnitedHealth Group. He is a pioneer of Security Chaos Engineering, co-authored the book on the subject, and is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.
Format
Private, closed-door executive dinner.
Senior CIO, CISO, and IT leader audience.
Moderated discussion and peer conversation.
Off the record, no vendor pitches.
Hosted with sponsorship from Conduct.Security, Zaun.ai, and Single Fin.