Future Cyber Leaders Summit

Sunday, July 19, 2026 - Wednesday, July 22, 2026 in Mystic, CT

Summit Objectives

This event is 100% dedicated to future cyber leaders' career development. Attendees will be hand-picked by leading large enterprise CISOs to reward the people in their groups who show the most promise in leading the cyber industry in the future.

Mystic, CT

Summertime in Mystic is the ideal New England setting where leaders can step away from the day to day and focus on the bigger picture of how they will grow into the leaders of tomorrow.  

Learn more about how to get to Mystic, CT here.

Highlights include:

  • One-hour executive coaching session and assessment with Matt Comyns and Steve Martano

  • Mentorship and future coaching/networking

  • Current industry leaders sharing their career stories and lessons learned

  • “Leadership gurus” outside of the cyber industry sharing best practices

  • Post-event invitations to leadership events (virtual and in-person)

 

Guest Speakers & Mentors Include:

Mercedes Chatfield-Taylor, CEO & Co-Founder at Artico Search

 

Matt Comyns, President & Co-Founder at Artico Search

 

Travis Farral, Vice President & CISO at Archaea Energy

 

Milan Galik, CEO, President & Director, at Interactive Brokers

 

Robert Huber, Chief Security Officer at Tenable

 

Christopher Lukas, Chief Information Security Officer at Bechtel

 

Steve Martano, Partner at Artico Search

 

Derek Vadala, CISO at IQVIA

 

Mark Hatfield, Partner at 1011 Ventures

Bashar Abouseido, President of Global Services at Tenex.ai

José J. Hernández, Vice President and Global Chief Information Security Officer at
Corning, Incorporated

Michael Palmer, CISO at Hearst

Miguel Crespo, CISO at Becton Dickinson

Alex Dhillon, CEO at Outtake

Brad Carpenter , CISO at General Atlantic

 
 

Adrian Peters, CISO at Vista Equity Partners

Chris Sawall, VP, Security Engineering, Operations, and Cyber Defense at Johnson & Johnson

Myke Lyons, CISO at Cribl

Ben Miron, CIO and CISO FPL at NextEra Energy

Rick Holland, Data & AI Security Officer at Cyera

 

Yabing Wang, VP, Security & IT Services | CISO & CIO at Justworks

Nick Kakolowski, Senior Director, CISO Research at IANS

Shaun Khalfan, SVP, CISO at PayPal

Tim McKnight, CISO at Merck

Gary Owen, CISO and CRO, iCapital Network

Sam Parker, Head of Executive Partnerships at IVP

 

& many more cyber industry leaders…

 

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Event Snapshot

 
 

Detailed Agenda

  • All Day: Arrivals 

    3:00pm: World Cup Watch Party in Partnership with TENEX.AI Hilton Mystic, Water Wall Lobby

    6:00pm-8:00pm: Welcome Reception in Partnership with TENEX.AI Hilton Mystic, Water Wall Lobby

  • 7:00-8:30 AM Breakfast in Partnership with Bold Security Hilton Mystic, Cutter Room

    9:00 AM-12 PM Morning Programming | Kingdom of the Hawk | 113 Pendleton Hill Rd North Stonington, CT 06359

    9:00-9:15 AM Welcome Remarks

    9:15-10:30 AM Introductions & Around the Room

    10:30-11:30 AM Evolving CISO Brand Panel

    11:30-11:45 AM IVP Partner Remarks

    11:45 AM - 1:00 PM Networking Lunch in Partnership with IVP

    1:00 PM - 1:45 PM: Interactive Breakout

    1:45 PM - 2:30 PM: Breakout Follow Up Panel

    2:30 PM - 3:15 PM: Building Influence Across the Business Panel

    3:15 PM: Closing Remarks

    3:15 PM - 4:30 PM: Open Bar/Networking - At Kingdom of the Hawk

    5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Buses on loop from hotel lobby to Opening Summit Dinner 

    6:00-10:00 PM Opening Summit Dinner in Partnership with Decibel Delamar Mystic 105 Greenmanville Ave Mystic, CT 06355

    6:00-7:00 PM Cocktail Hour

    7:00-10:00 PM Dinner

    10:00 PM - 12:00 AM Deep Into the Night After Hours Drinks in Partnership with Ocean Delamar Mystic, Corinthian Cottage

  • 7:00-8:30 AM Breakfast in Partnership with Bold Security Hilton Mystic, Cutter Room

    9:00am-12:00pm: Day 2 Programming Programming | Mystic Yachting Club 100 Essex Street, Mystic, CT 06355 

    9:00-9:15 AM Welcome Remarks

    9:15-10:00 AM Evolving Threats in OT Security Panel

    10:00-10:20 AM Fireside Chat

    10:20-10:45 AM Morning Break

    10:45-11:45 AM Outtake Partner Remarks

    11:45 AM-12:00 PM Latest in AI Tech Investments Panel

    12:00-1:00 PM Networking Lunch in Partnership with Outtake

    1:00-1:45 PM Interactive Breakout

    1:45-2:00 PM Fireside Chat

    2:00-3:00 PM Artico + IANS CISO Survey Data Overview

    3:00-5:00 PM Break/Downtime Hilton Mystic

    5:30-10:00 PM Boat Outing + Closing Night Celebration | Mystic Seaport Museum 75 Greenmanville Ave Mystic, CT 06355

    5:30-7:00 PM Boat Outing

    7:00-10:00 PM Closing Night Celebration

    9:30-10:00 PM Bus Departures/Return Transportation

    10:00 -11:30 PM Optional - Late Night Drinks Corinthian Cottage

  • Morning: Departures

 

Summit Pricing & Payment

Your $7,500 tuition* to attend the Cybersecurity Leadership Summit, Presented by Artico Search includes:

  • 3 nights/4 days at the conference host hotel** (7/19/2026-7/22/2026)  

  • 2 days of professional leadership programming, keynotes, roundtables  

  • 3 evening receptions/dinners + 2 networking lunches

  • Outdoor group activities 

  • Ongoing career coaching and mentoring by Artico Search executives and CISO mentors

Please register here. Once your registration form has been submitted, the Summit team will reach out to send an invoice, confirming details, and request your headshot and bio.

* Companies sending two or more attendees will receive a discounted rate of $6,000 per ticket.
**All Summit participants are responsible to book and pay for their own flight / transportation.


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