Wednesday, August 20th, 2025
Security by Design at the Core of Digital Transformation
5:30pm – 8:00pm PT | Los Angeles, CA
Event Overview
Cloud migration. The SOC evolution. The AI revolution and the rise of autonomous agents. These all are elements of digital transformation in 2025, and individually and collectively they beg the question: Where are you not considering cybersecurity?
From code to cloud, infrastructure to identity, “secure by design” has never been more important to embrace and enforce.
This interactive roundtable brings together IT decision-makers and security leaders to discuss the role of Security by Design at the core of Digital Transformation.
Among the discussion points:
- What are the top cyber trends in cloud/secure access/AI, and how do you keep up with rapid innovation in these areas?
- What are the emerging ethics and limits of AI in cybersecurity?
- How does one build a flexible architecture around proactivity – “when” rather than “if?”
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Moderator
Gary Gooden
Consulting Editor, CISO, CyberEdBoard
ISMG
Brian Golumbeck
Managing Director –
Secure AI Services
Optiv
Tsailing Merrem
Director of Product
and Strategy for
Security Platform and
Suites
Cisco
Speakers
This roundtable discussion brings together IT decision-makers and security leaders to discuss the role of Security by Design at the core of Digital Transformation. Join your peers and thought-leaders from event sponsor Optiv.
This session will be:
- Chatham house rules
- Peer driven
- Pitch free
Subject matter expert
Brian Golumbeck
Managing Director – Secure AI Services
Optiv
Golumbeck leads Optiv’s Secure AI Services initiative. Building and delivering services which guide customers through the challenges of adopting AI securely.
Over 25 years of experience in information security and risk management, 10 plus years working with big data and machine learning. Led endpoint protection as an SVP for Bank of America, has led consulting teams at Optiv, META Group, and Hewlett Packard. Utilizes proven methodologies to build secure AI services, security and risk management programs for global 1000 organizations. Provides thought leadership and cost-effective risk management to justify security expenditures to C-Level executives and Boards of Directors. Collaborates across a global team of services practitioners to assess, improve, and provide leading edge leadership to Optiv customers. Published author in multiple journals, speaker, and contributor – Integrating Risk and Security within a TOGAF® Enterprise Architecture.
Subject matter expert
Tsailing Merrem
Director of Product and Strategy for Security Platform and Suites
Cisco
Tsailing Merrem is the director of product and strategy for security platform and suites at Cisco, bringing nearly two decades of leadership experience in the cybersecurity industry.
Her extensive expertise spans critical areas highly relevant to today’s security leaders and practitioners, including advanced detection and response (MDR, EDR, XDR), Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), leveraging AI for enhanced security, as well as securing AI applications and infrastructure.
When speaking with security leaders and business executives, Tsailing brings a unique perspective on translating complex cybersecurity challenges into actionable strategies. She is passionate about helping organizations achieve higher security maturity and enterprise resilience, advocating for integrated, automated, and effective cybersecurity solutions. Her experience engaging with executives and crafting strategic narratives empowers CISOs to effectively communicate cyber risk management and resilience strategies to their Board of Directors.
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Venue
Los Angeles, CA
Venue to be annouced
Underwritten by
Since its founding in 2015, Optiv Security, Inc. has grown into a global cybersecurity powerhouse with ~2,400 employees and multi-billion-dollar revenue. They deliver end-to‑end advisory and managed security services, backed by a vast technology vendor ecosystem. Private equity owned (KKR/Blackstone), Optiv continues innovating via in-house programs and strategic acquisitions, while catalyzing values-rich leadership and inclusive culture to support its mission of simplifying cyber risk and enabling client success.
Cisco Systems, Inc. is a global technology leader recognized not only for its networking hardware but also as a top-tier cybersecurity powerhouse. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Cisco has transformed over the past decade into a full-spectrum security provider, delivering robust threat protection, secure connectivity, and AI-driven defense solutions for enterprises and governments worldwide.
Rules of Engagement
By taking part in this discussion you agree that:
- These events follow Chatham House Rule. Nothing shared will be recorded or distributed anywhere online.
- If for any reason you need to cancel your reservation, we ask you to let us know 48 hours prior to the event commencing so we can open your seat up to someone else.
- These are interactive discussions, so we ask that all attendees participate in the discussion. If this is a virtual event, we ask all attendees to join via video.
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