GBI CISO Summit Half Moon Bay 2026

It takes place at Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay in Half Moon Bay, California.

The organizer lists CISOs, security executives and IT directors, including senior-level IT directors, as audience groups.

It is most useful for CISOs and senior IT security directors who want closed-room peer discussion, since the program covers cloud security, insider threats, resilience and AI, and is guided by an advisory board with representatives from the US Department of Defense and Fox Networks Group. Sponsor Fortinet also appears as a speaker, so vendor content is part of the mix; practitioners below director level or those wanting hands-on technical sessions would get less from it.

Executives at CISO summits held at coastal luxury resorts usually wear business casual, such as blazers with open-collar shirts, and a jacket or layer helps with cool Half Moon Bay evenings in December.