
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.
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: 30 seconds each
- Rebuttal #1: 15 seconds each
- Rebuttal #2: 15 seconds each
- Ref question #1: 15 seconds each
- Rebuttal #3: 15 seconds each
- Ref question #2: 15 seconds each
- Rebuttal #4: 15 seconds each
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
TBD

Johnny Founder
Johnny Founder
Founder, Awesomeco
- Broke the mold
- Reinvented the wheel
- Chia pet breeder

Jane Preneur
Jane Preneur
CEO, Fundedco
- Climbs every mountain
- Dares to dream
- Invented Chia pets
Fight 2
TBD

Johnny Founder
Johnny Founder
Founder, Awesomeco
- Broke the mold
- Reinvented the wheel
- Chia pet breeder

Jane Preneur
Jane Preneur
CEO, Fundedco
- Climbs every mountain
- Dares to dream
- Invented Chia pets
Fight 3
TBD

Johnny Founder
Johnny Founder
Founder, Awesomeco
- Broke the mold
- Reinvented the wheel
- Chia pet breeder

Jane Preneur
Jane Preneur
CEO, Fundedco
- Climbs every mountain
- Dares to dream
- Invented Chia pets
Fight 4
TBD

Johnny Founder
Johnny Founder
Founder, Awesomeco
- Broke the mold
- Reinvented the wheel
- Chia pet breeder

Jane Preneur
Jane Preneur
CEO, Fundedco
- Climbs every mountain
- Dares to dream
- Invented Chia pets
Fight 5
TBD

Johnny Founder
Johnny Founder
Founder, Awesomeco
- Broke the mold
- Reinvented the wheel
- Chia pet breeder

Jane Preneur
Jane Preneur
CEO, Fundedco
- Climbs every mountain
- Dares to dream
- Invented Chia pets
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
CEO, Big Company
- Distinguished career
- Actually influential
- Profitable in year 1


CEO, Big DFW Company
- Distinguished career
- Actually influential
- Profitable in year 1
CEO, Big Company
- Distinguished career
- Actually influential
- Profitable in year 1

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: $1,250
- 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.