Power Play: An Evening of Strategy and Connection
Power Play is part of The Strategic Edge Series, a Foundation Layer Institute leadership initiative and fundraising event developed in partnership with Poker Power to help cybersecurity and technology leaders strengthen the skills that matter most in the AI era: judgment, risk discipline, negotiation, and confident decision-making under uncertainty.
Cybersecurity and technology leaders make consequential decisions every day with incomplete information. As AI transforms how organizations operate and how risk moves through systems, the ability to assess uncertainty, recognize signals, negotiate effectively, and act decisively becomes even more important. Poker provides a unique environment to practice those skills in real time, making visible how we think, react, and make choices under pressure.
We are thrilled to welcome RSAC CEO Jen Easterly as our featured speaker. Drawing on her experience leading through some of the most consequential cybersecurity and national security challenges of our time, Jen will share lessons on leadership, resilience, and making decisions when the stakes are high and the path forward is uncertain.
During the event, guests will enjoy an engaging, beginner-friendly experience, opportunities to connect with accomplished leaders from across cybersecurity, technology, business, government, and civil society, and practical leadership lessons delivered through play.
Your participation supports Foundation Layer's mission to strengthen digital resilience and human agency. Proceeds from the event help fund leadership development, digital fluency, workforce initiatives, and the Autonomous Resilience Initiative, which prepares leaders and organizations for a future shaped by increasingly autonomous and AI-enabled systems.
Thank you to our partners Chirality Capital Consulting, Microsoft, United Airlines, and McDermott, Will & Schulte for making this event possible. Come learn, connect, compete, and discover your strategic edge.