11th Cybersecurity Breakfast Forum

Cybersecurity is no longer just an IT challenge—it has become a business, operational, and national security imperative. As artificial intelligence reshapes both innovation and cyber threats, organizations must rethink how they manage risk, build resilience, and securely enable the technologies driving their future.

Join the Arizona Technology Council (AZTC) and the Arizona Cyber Threat Response Alliance (ACTRA) for Arizona’s premier executive cybersecurity forum. This annual gathering brings together senior government officials, industry executives, technology leaders, and cybersecurity practitioners for an engaging morning focused on the practical realities of defending today’s increasingly connected enterprises.

Rather than theoretical discussions, attendees will hear directly from leaders confronting today’s challenges every day. Through keynote presentations and executive panel discussions, speakers will share proven strategies, operational lessons learned, and practical approaches for addressing AI-enabled threats, strengthening cyber resilience, accelerating secure innovation, and preparing organizations for what comes next.

Whether you are responsible for executive leadership, technology strategy, risk management, security operations, or simply beginning your cybersecurity journey, you’ll leave with actionable insights that can be applied immediately within your organization.

Join us to learn from experienced practitioners, exchange ideas with peers across Arizona’s public and   sectors, and become part of the collaborative effort to strengthen our collective cyber resilience.

Requests for cancellation must be received three business days prior to the date of the event via email to [email protected].

Event Agenda (Subject to Change):

7:45 AM | Breakfast/Networking/Exhibits

8:30 AM | Opening Remarks/Sponsor Welcome

9:00 AM | Spotlight Power Presentation

9:25 AM | Panel Discussion | Leading Through Change: Proven Strategies for Today’s AI-Powered Threat Landscape

Cybersecurity is entering a new era where artificial intelligence is transforming both defenders and attackers alike. The challenge is no longer simply adopting AI—it is governing, securing, and operationalizing it while defending against increasingly sophisticated threats.

This panel of senior cybersecurity executives will discuss proven approaches for strengthening cyber resilience in an AI-enabled world. Drawing from real-world experience across public and private sectors, the discussion will explore practical lessons on AI adoption, cyber defense modernization, threat intelligence, incident response, governance, workforce readiness, and the evolving role of leadership.

Whether you are an executive, security practitioner, engineer, or student, you’ll gain practical perspectives that can be applied immediately to better prepare your organization for today’s rapidly evolving threat landscape.

• Jason Bredimus, CISO, Shamrock Foods
• Dana Kline, CIO, Cordia Energy
• Prakash Mana, CEO, Cloudbrink
• Tim Miller, Global Field CTO, Chief Cybersecurity Strategist, Dataminr
• Moderator: Frank J. Grimmelmann, President & CEO, Arizona Cyber Threat Response Alliance, Inc.

10:15 AM | Keynote | Stewardship as a Security Control: A Practical Framework for Governing AI Safely

Organizations everywhere are racing to adopt AI, but most security and governance programs were never designed for autonomous systems that can make decisions, interact with business processes, and operate with delegated authority. As AI agents become active participants across the enterprise, they introduce a new class of security and governance challenges that traditional identity, asset management, and access control programs were never built to address.

In this keynote, Max Chan, Chief Information Officer at Avnet, shares how his organization approached this challenge through Minimum Viable Governance (MVG)—a lightweight, proven framework that enables organizations to adopt AI quickly while maintaining accountability, trust, and effective security controls.

Attendees will gain practical insights into assigning decision ownership, enforcing policy at the point of action, governing AI identities throughout their lifecycle, and implementing sustainable security controls that support innovation rather than slow it down. This is not theoretical AI governance—it is an operational blueprint organizations can begin applying immediately.

• Max Chan, Global CIO, Avnet

10:40 AM | D.C. Cyber Update

• Caroline Lynch, Owner, Copper Hill Strategies, LLC.

11:10 AM | Morning Break

11:25 AM | Keynote | Cyberspace Operations at the “Speed of Cyber”

The rules of cyberspace are changing — and AI is the game-changer. From boardrooms to classrooms, the ability to act at machine speed is now a competitive edge and a survival skill. As a retired U.S. Air Force officer in offensive cyber operations, I’ll share real-world insights on how AI is transforming the fight in cyberspace — and how you can harness its power to protect, innovate, and lead in this new digital battlespace.

• Pete Kim, Executive Director, Special Programs, RTX (formerly CISO Raytheon Missiles & USAF)

11:50 AM | Power Presentation

12:30 PM | Spotlight Presentation

12:45 PM | Closing remarks/Networking

1:00 PM | Event Ends

Sponsorship Opportunities

Want to sponsor the 2025 Cybersecurity Breakfast Forum?
Contact the AZTC at [email protected] for great sponsorship opportunities.