The Fortinet Championship and Security Symposium

Fortinet is excited to align with a world-class brand in the PGA TOUR. A global leader in charitable community impact, the PGA TOUR is an elite partner platform for technology and business services brands. This premier event will be held in scenic Napa, California at the Silverado Resort, September 13–19, 2021. It will bring together the world’s best players and technology leaders through an executive technology summit hosted tournament week. This week of amazing golf will be paired with the award-winning culinary and wine experiences we’ve come to expect from Napa.

We’re excited to announce the Fortinet Security Summit, hosted during the tournament week of The Fortinet Championship. Destined to become the leading technology stop on the PGA TOUR, we’re confident you’ll enjoy this exclusive experience custom-built for you.

Technology’s most influential thought leaders, executives, and industry pioneers will be onstage during the full day thought leadership Security Symposium focused on value, insights, and solutions thinking. The Security Symposium will be held on September 14 and September 17.

Interested in joining us? Email us at fortinetchampionship@fortinet.com.

Cybersecurity’s Top Leaders Plus Emerging Technologies

Fortinet and our valued Channel and Fabric partners have come together to build a twice-offered, full day thought leadership Security Symposium focused on value, insights, and solutions thinking. Together we intend to discuss the latest evolution of cybersecurity, including new and emerging technologies such as Zero-Trust Network Access, Enterprise SD-WAN from Cloud to Branch, and SASE to name a few. Throughout the day, participants will have the opportunity to meet in a Technology Vendor Expo featuring more than 35 Fortinet partners such as AT&T, CDW, Comcast Business, Tufin, WWT and more.

8:45 AM

Welcome Introduction

Jim Overbeck, Senior Vice President of North America Marketing, Fortinet

9:00 AM

How Enterprise Access Policies Can Drive Digital Transformation and Enable the Cloud presented by Tufin

Ruvi Kitov, Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder, Tufin

9:35 AM

Next-Generation Cybersecurity: Advice From Top Leaders On Combatting Today’s Threats presented by CDW

Aletha C. Noonan, Senior Vice President, Product & Partner Management, CDW
Renee Tarun, Deputy CISO, Fortinet
Marianne Bailey, Partner, Cybersecurity Solutions Leader, Guidehouse
Lily Yeoh, Founder and CEO, CyberOne Security

10:55 AM

The Future of Remote Employees presented by Linksys

Harry Dewhirst, Chief Executive Officer, Linksys

11:20 AM

The Next-Gen Secure Connectivity Architecture for Your Business presented by AT&T

Rupesh Chokshi, Vice President, AT&T Cybersecurity and Edge Solutions, AT&T Cybersecurity

11:45 AM

Network Modernization: Powering the Business During Unorthodox Times

1:50 PM

Ransomware’s Rising Tide presented by WWT

Mike McGlynn, Vice President, Global Security Solutions, WWT

2:25 PM

Breaking the Paradox: Fostering Data-Driven Productization Without Compromising Privacy Imperatives presented by CapTech

Vinnie Schoenfelder, Chief Technology Officer, CapTech
Arjun Baradwaj, Senior Manager, CapTech

3:20 PM

Cybersecurity in the Digital Age: Best practices to secure your Enterprise Network presented by Comcast

Glenn Katz, SVP & General Manager, Comcast Business Enterprise Solutions, Comcast Business

3:45 PM

Fortinet Leadership Executive Panel & Live Q&A

Ken Xie, Founder, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Fortinet
Michael Xie, Founder, President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Fortinet
John Maddison, Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President, Products, Fortinet
Keith Jensen, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Fortinet
John Whittle, Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategic Alliances, General Counsel, Fortinet
Sandra Wheatley, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Threat Intelligence and Influencer Communications, Fortinet
Patrice Perche, CRO & EVP Support, Fortinet

4:25 PM

Security Symposium - Thought Leadership Summit Closing Statement

9:30 AM

Welcome Introduction

Jim Overbeck, Senior Vice President of North America Marketing, Fortinet

9:45 AM

Digital Transformation Across Retail, Banking, Hospitality and Education presented by Intel

Joe D. Jensen, VP in the Internet of Things (IoT) Group and GM of the Retail, Banking, Hospitality and Education Group, Intel

10:20 AM

Next-Generation Cybersecurity: Advice From Top Leaders On Combatting Today’s Threats presented by CDW

Renee Tarun, Deputy CISO, Fortinet
Sarah Ryba, Network engineer, Liquid networx
Sonia Arista, VP / CISO and Compliance, Everbridge
Beth-Anne Bygum, CISO, Acxiom Corporation
Nicole Dove, Business Information Security Officer, WarnerMedia

11:45 AM

The Future of Remote Employees presented by Linksys

Harry Dewhirst, Chief Executive Officer, Linksys

12:15 PM

The Next-Gen Secure Connectivity Architecture for Your Business presented by AT&T

Rupesh Chokshi, Vice President, AT&T Cybersecurity and Edge Solutions, AT&T Cybersecurity

2:30 PM

Ransomware’s Rising Tide presented by WWT

Mike McGlynn, Vice President, Global Security Solutions, WWT

3:05 PM

Achieving Zero-Trust Access

Asa Hutchinson, Chairman of the National Governor’s Association, Governor of Arkansas, State of Arkansas