Dallas, TX @ The Granada Theater
November 2, 2023
We rocked your world in the first DFC: Cyber with VAR execs duking it out in front of a raucous room full of CISOs. Now we’re expanding the tent to include CIOs and more IT topics.
Tired of hearing the same ‘ol same ‘ol at cyber/IT conferences? Tired of being kissed up to or not being able to speak your mind in a proposal?
So are we.
- Fight 1: AI What is the greatest external threat to a company?
- Fight 2: AI: What is the best way to use AI to protect a company?
- Fight 3: Managing Security/IT: Risk vs Productivity
- Fight 4: Measuring Cybersecurity/IT ROI
- Fight 5: Managing the new SEC rules
Only CIOs, CISOs, VARs/MSSPs and 10 Vendors may attend. Everyone gets to vote for the winners. No pressure.
Mayhem, indeed!
Jump to our fabulous referees
The Fight Format
- Opening salvo: 30s ea
- Rebuttal #1: 15s ea
- Rebuttal #2: 15s ea
- Rebuttal #3: 15s ea
- Ref’s question #1: 15s ea respond & rebuttal
- Ref’s question #2: 15s ea respond & rebuttal
Event Timeline:
5:30pm – VIP Reception @ Sundown
6:00pm – Granada Doors open for GA cocktails
7:00pm – Fights begin
8:00pm-ish – After Party
Not sure what a Digital Fight Club is?
Watch Jennifer Zientz spar with Michelle Adams on brain health.
Produced by:
Fight #1
AI: What is the greatest external threat to a company?
Mitchem Boles
Mitchem Boles
Field CISO, GuidePoint Security
- Corp Cyber vet
- Cloud guy
- Gig ’em!
Gina Yacone
Gina Yacone
CISO, Trace3
- More certs than God
- Former PI
- Hurricane
Fight 2
AI: What is the best way to use AI to protect a company?
Rob Kim
Rob Kim
CTO, Presidio
- Cloud vet
- Recovering financial analyst
- Nittany Lion
John Shin
John Shin
CISO, RSI Security
- Genomics IT
- Cyber tech founder
- Triton
Fight 3
Managing Security/IT: Risk vs Productivity
Todd Neilson
Todd Neilson
Field CISO, WWT
- Cyber vet & entrepeneur
- dot bomb refugee
- Griff
Tricia Callahan
Tricia Callahan
MD, Security & Privacy, Protiviti
- Protiviti lifer
- Recovering auditor
- Hook ’em
Fight 4
Measuring Cybersecurity/IT ROI
Tommy Todd
Tommy Todd
vCISO, Fremont Solutions
- Engineer by trade
- started at broadcast.com
- Rebels
Nancy Free
Nancy Free
Chief Risk Officer, Armor Cloud Security
- Secured GameStop
- Compliance aficionado
- Mean Green
Fight 5
Managing the new SEC rules
Carmine Cicalese
Carmine Cicalese
President, Cyber CIC
- Former Chief, Cyberspace, US Army
- Director, JCCIO School
- Beat Navy!
Greg Young
Greg Young
VP, Cybersecurity, Trend Micro
- National defence guy
- Longtime Gartner analyst
- Cannuck
Referees
CISO, Tenet Health Care
- Former Intel & Secret service guy
- Longtime cyber vet
- Wolfpack
CISO, Mr. Cooper
- IT from day 1
- Mostly financial but brief stint in pharma
- Huskie
CISO, SMU
- Distinguished cyber author
- Recovering lawyer
- That other school in Annapolis
CIO, Box
- Longtime TXU vet
- Recovering consultant
- Brown Bears
CIO, ATI
- Longtime aerospace vet
- Engineer
- Hawkeye
Here’s how to participate:
No tickets will be made available to the general public. VARs/MSSPs and Corporations (CIO/CISOs & teams) attend as a unit. Their people register individually with codes we give them once they have been accepted into the event.
Corporate (CIO/CISO)
Coprorate CIO/CISOs (or equivalent) and their teams go for free and must be VAR users
- FREE
- 1 – VIP ticket
- Virtual VIP Reception (Corprate /CIOCISOs and VAR CEOs)
- Must be CIO/CISO or equivalent
- 4 – GA tickets
- Must be on corporate CIO/CISO team
- After Party access
How do you get access as a CIO/CISO?
- Your CIO/CISO or equivalent needs to attend. This is not a “send my minions” sort of event.
- You need to be a corporation that uses VARs. Or is about to. This is the place to do your recon.
- Bring your senior team members
- There are only 40 Corporate CIO/CISO blocks available.
Email Michael Pratt at mike@digitalfightclub.co to get a code.
VARs/MSSPs
There are no “pay for play” speaking roles. Participating VAR/MSSPs chip in to help us cover costs by buying a “block” that suits their needs. A select few vendors get the chance to sponsor. VAR/MSSPs can also get vendors to give them tickets. We know how that works!
There are 3 levels.
- Entry: $500
- 1 – VIP ticket
- VIP Reception access
- After Party access
- VIP parking
- 2 – GA tickets
- After Party access
- Must be senior VAR/MSSP employees
- 1 – VIP ticket
- Standard: $1,000
- 1 – VIP ticket
- VIP Reception access
- After Party access
- VIP parking
- 4 – GA tickets
- After Party access
- Must be senior VAR/MSSP employees
- 1 – VIP ticket
- Premium: $2,000
- 2 – VIP tickets
- VIP Reception access
- After Party Access
- VIP parking
- VIP seating
- 8 – GA tickets
- After Party access
- Must be senior VAR/MSSP employees
- 2 – VIP tickets
There are only 40 total VAR/MSSP blocks avaialble. That includes the 10 VAR/MSSP fighter slots.
Grab a block for your VAR/MSSP now
Sponsors
Sponsors: 10 fight corner sponsor blocks only: You can imagine what a hot ticket one of these blocks is. We also have 5 opportunities for smaller bar/food/video package options. Email Michael Pratt at mike@digitalfightclub.co for more details.
As we all know, conferences are vendor-fests. It’s like 100 guys trying to get that one girl to dance. Not Digital Fight Club. Vendors are outnumbered 4 to 1.