​Join Us for an Exclusive Executive Dinner & Discussion

​Washington - Aphinia IT Leaders Dinner Discussion

​​Securing the Enterprise: A CISO Roundtable

​Apex Strategy and Aphinia warmly invite you to an exclusive executive dinner bringing together some of North America's most accomplished cybersecurity leaders for an evening of candid conversation, sharp insight, and genuine connection. Over great food and a relaxed atmosphere, you'll sit alongside peers who understand the weight of the role — and the thrill of getting it right.

​​The Topic

​Securing the Enterprise: A CISO Roundtable

​Cybersecurity leaders are navigating one of the most demanding moments in the history of the discipline. Threat actors move faster, AI has rewritten both the attack surface and the defender's toolkit, and boards expect clearer answers on risk than ever before. The CISO's mandate has expanded well beyond technology — into business strategy, regulatory navigation, and organisational resilience.

​Yet the best ideas rarely come from vendor decks or industry reports. They come from conversations with peers who are quietly solving the same problems, making the same trade-offs, and learning the same hard lessons. This dinner is designed to be exactly that kind of conversation: off-the-record, senior-only, and grounded in the realities of running security at scale.

​Guided by a facilitator, the group will explore the questions that matter most right now:

• ​How are CISOs balancing the opportunities and risks of AI adoption across the enterprise?

• ​What's actually working when it comes to communicating cyber risk to the board?

• ​Where should security leaders be investing their limited time, budget, and political capital in the year ahead?

​​The Evening

• ​6:00 – 7:00 pm ET — Cocktails, introductions, ice-breakers

• ​7:00 – 8:00 pm ET — Guided discussion on the most important cybersecurity topics

• ​8:00 – 9:00 pm ET — Dinner

​​Who Should Be in the Room

​This dinner is designed for senior cybersecurity executives leading security strategy at large enterprises across North America. Ideal attendees include:

• ​Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

• ​Chief Security Officer (CSO)

• ​Chief Information Officer (CIO)

• ​VP / SVP of Information Security

• ​VP / SVP of Cybersecurity

• ​Head of Security

• ​Head of Cyber Risk

• ​Head of Information Security

​​​How to Join

​Attendance is by invitation only and seats are limited to preserve the intimate, peer-to-peer nature of the evening. To request a seat, simply reply to your invitation or reach out to the organisers. Once confirmed, you'll receive a calendar invite along with full venue details, timings, and any relevant pre-reading.

​​The Host

​Aphinia is a community of 2,000+ CISOs in North America, dedicated to connecting cybersecurity leaders through trusted networks, shared intelligence, and candid peer exchange. The organisation exists to help security executives lead more effectively by learning directly from one another.

​​Guesting Partners

​Apex Strategy partners with leading organisations to design and deliver high-impact executive gatherings, creating the conditions for senior leaders to exchange ideas, build trust, and shape the thinking that drives their industries forward.