The CIO Dilemma: Managing Risk Without Slowing the Business

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Invite-only executive dinner session on managing security, compliance, and operational risk without slowing innovation.

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Date & Time: Wednesday, May 20, 2026 | 6:00-9:00 PM ET
Location: The Tower Club, 100 SE 3rd Ave. 28th Floor, Fort Lauderdale, FL
CPE Credits: May qualify for up to 2 ISACA CPE credits (self-reported).

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Overview:

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SIM South Florida hosted a private executive dinner exploring where IT leaders draw the line between speed and safety. The session brought together senior security and IT executives for a practitioner-level discussion on navigating trade-offs, sharing real-world lessons, and fostering peer-level candor on how to move fast without creating unacceptable risk.

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Key Topics:

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Security and governance guardrails that enable speed.

Patterns for CIO and CISO alignment to avoid the "security says no" dynamic.

Scalable operating models (build vs. buy vs. partner).

Translating risk into board-ready language.

Mid-market threat intelligence report from Arctic Wolf.

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Format:

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(6:00-6:30 PM)

Executive dinner with networking

(6:40-7:45 PM)

Welcome remarks, panel discussion

(7:45-8:10 PM)

Threat intelligence report

(8:10-9:00 PM)

Q&A with closing networking

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Featured Panelists:

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Bianca Diosdado (Moderator), Ravi Ravishankar (SVP & CTO, Moss & Associates), George Franco (CIO, Alberici Constructors), Edson Romero (Transformational CIO), Siju Menon (Head of Security & Privacy Senior Director, Encoura).

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Who Should Attend:

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CIOs, CTOs, VPs/Directors of IT, CISOs, senior security leaders, and GRC leaders responsible for balancing speed with security, compliance, and risk management.

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