• The official Call for Presentations/Papers (speakers) for SecurityWeek’s 2025 CISO Forum Virtual Summit, being held November 12-13, 2025 is open through September 30, 2025.

Suggested topic areas include: 

Strategic Leadership & Governance

• Building effective security governance frameworks
• Aligning security with enterprise risk management
• Communicating cybersecurity value to boards and executives
• Security culture transformation and change management
• Boardroom influence and the evolving seat at the table
• Metrics and KPIs that resonate with executive leadership

Emerging Threats & Trends

• Nation-state threats and geopolitical risk
• Evolving ransomware tactics and defense strategies
• AI-driven attacks and defenses
• Supply chain and third-party risk management

Technology, Innovation & Resilience

• Zero Trust architectures: implementation and lessons learned
• Cloud-native security challenges and best practices
• Secure adoption of AI, ML, and automation tools
• Identity and access management at scale
• Resilience engineering and business continuity

Regulatory, Legal & Compliance Challenges

• Navigating global data protection laws (GDPR, CCPA, etc.)
• SEC and board-level disclosure requirements
• Cyber insurance and liability considerations
• Compliance automation and audit readiness

Workforce & Talent

• CISO succession planning and leadership development
• Building high-performance security teams
• Addressing the cybersecurity talent gap

Case Studies & Lessons Learned

• Incident response and crisis communication
• Real-world breach case studies
• Industry-specific security challenges (finance, healthcare, critical infrastructure, etc.)

Tips for Acceptance:

• Present Virtually – Presenters must be available to present virtually and have access to high-speed internet and a computer with high quality camera and microphone.
• End Users Preferred - The CISO Forum focuses on having strong representation from cybersecurity end users (practitioners)  (sponsorships are available for interested vendors)
• Be Original – Proposed talks should be original and not have been presented at other events. We are looking for new, innovative talks that have not been seen elsewhere.
• Submit Early – By submitting early, you will have a better chance of being accepted, as submissions will be reviewed on an ongoing basis.
• Not a Sales Pitch – Sessions should be educational and NOT be a masked sales pitch. When attendees smell the faintest scent of a sales pitch, they immediately put up their guard and speakers lose creditability. Show you understand a problem or technical challenge, and help people learn. You’ll earn credibility and people will notice who you are and what you do.
• Most sessions will be a mix of 30 and 45-minute talks including time for Q&A.
  

Submissions will be reviewed on an ongoing basis so early submission is highly encouraged.

Submissions must include proposed presentation title, an informative session abstract, including learning objectives for attendees if relevant; and contact information, headshot and bio for the proposed speaker.

All speakers must adhere to the 100% vendor neutral / no commercial policy of the conference. If speakers cannot respect this policy, they should not submit a proposal.