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Keynote

Aligning Technology, Cyber Risk, and Business Strategy: Driving Enterprise Resilience in 2026 and Beyond

Tech Theater 1

Starts: July 22, 2026 9:00 am
Ends: 10:00 am
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Abstract:
As enterprise environments continue to grow in complexity and threat actors become more sophisticated, CIOs and CISOs are facing heightened expectations to move beyond operational response and deliver coordinated, business-aligned outcomes. The mandate for 2026 and beyond is clear: unify technology and cybersecurity strategies to enable growth, resilience, and sustained enterprise value.

This keynote panel brings together senior technology and cybersecurity executives from large enterprises to examine how leaders are simplifying complexity across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, modernizing legacy systems, and embedding security into the fabric of digital transformation. The discussion will focus on how organizations are balancing speed of innovation with disciplined risk management and governance in an increasingly high-threat landscape.

Panelists will also explore how the CIO–CISO partnership is evolving into a shared accountability model for enterprise resilience—one that aligns closely with business priorities, enables smarter investment decisions, and supports scalable innovation without compromising security or stability.

Key Takeaways:
• How CIOs and CISOs are jointly aligning technology and cyber risk strategies with enterprise business objectives
• Practical approaches to reducing complexity across hybrid, legacy, and multi-cloud environments
• Strategies for balancing innovation velocity with security, governance, and operational resilience
• How the CIO–CISO relationship is evolving into a unified leadership model for enterprise risk and transformation
• Frameworks for prioritizing investments and demonstrating measurable business value in 2026 and beyond

Host

Jesse Carrillo

Former Chief Innovation Officer, The Howard Hughes Corporation & Founder, Carrillo Advisors, LLC

Speakers

Merlin Namuth

Chief Information Security Officer, City and County of Denver

Merlin Namuth is the Chief Information Security Officer at the City and County of Denver supporting over 50 agencies and departments. His comprehensive experience spanning several industries includes leading several different security programs, creating strategy and building security programs from the ground up, advancing existing security programs, mergers and acquisitions, managing incident response teams, compliance, architecture, and engineering complex security solutions. Namuth has served as an advisor to security startup companies. He has presented at numerous conferences, including RSA Conference both domestically and internationally, been interviewed on renowned security podcasts, and frequently writes blogs and articles.

Beth Myers, Ph.D.

Chief Information Officer & Associate Vice Chancellor of Technical Innovation, University of Colorado

With over 20 years of experience leading higher education initiatives, I am a data-informed leader who is passionate about creating equitable access and improving learner outcomes throughout the academic lifecycle. As the Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Planning and Institutional Effectiveness at the University of Colorado Denver, I oversee a portfolio of strategic functions and offices that support the academic quality, planning, and assessment of the campus.I also leverage my credentials as a Master Black Belt in Six Sigma and engineering PhD to facilitate data governance and management projects that enhance data accessibility and decision-making across the CU system. In addition, I am a core member of the executive leadership team of the NSF-funded ASPIRE Engineering Research Center, where I lead the assessment and evaluation of the center's efforts to advance electrified transportation solutions and develop a diverse engineering workforce. My mission is to use data analytics, evidence-based practices, and innovative design to foster academic excellence and equity in engineering and higher education.