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Boston CISO Executive Summit 2026

A local, one-day gathering for CISOs and C-level peers, with peer-driven topics and interactive discussions.

Renaissance Boston Seaport District

Date
December 3, 2026
Venue
Renaissance Boston Seaport District
City
Boston

TL;DR

  • The summit begins December 3, 2026, at Renaissance Boston Seaport District in Boston.
  • The organizer describes it as a one-day local program built around peer-driven topics and interactive discussion.
  • Its stated focus is shared business challenges and priorities facing CISOs.

Who you'll find in the room

CISOs

The organizer identifies Boston-area CISOs as part of the intended audience.

C-level peers

The program is described as involving discussion with C-level peers.

Featured speakers

7 listed

Miles Gibson, Ph.D.

VP Analyst

Eric von der Linden

Senior Technical Director, Americas

Ryan Klaer

CISO

Jinks Shirgaonkar

Director, IT Security, Risk and Compliance

James Blake

Vice President of Global Cyber Resiliency Strategy, Response & Consulting Services

Yves Dorleans

CISO

Madhu Shashanka

Cofounder, Chief Scientist and Co-CTO

Partners on record

5 listed
Horizon3.aiICU MedicalCohesityGLOW-US-DEConcentric AI

Venue & travel

Venue

Renaissance Boston Seaport District

Questions people ask

5 answered

Boston CISO Executive Summit 2026 starts on December 3, 2026.

The summit takes place at Renaissance Boston Seaport District in Boston.

The organizer describes the audience as Boston CISOs and C-level peers.

It is most useful for sitting CISOs and senior security leaders in the Boston area who want candid peer discussion, since the one-day local program is built around interactive conversations among C-level peers and the speakers include practising CISOs such as Ryan Klaer and Yves Dorleans. Practitioners below director level and buyers wanting a broad vendor survey would get less from it, as the sponsor list is short (Horizon3.ai, Cohesity, Concentric AI among them) and the audience is restricted to executives; Gartner's involvement also means analyst-led framing.

Attendees at executive security summits in Boston usually wear business casual to business professional, such as blazers or collared shirts without ties. December in Boston is cold, so a coat is typical for the Seaport walk.

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