AMERICAS, Southern California
Resilience at Machine Speed
September 16-17, 2026
The CXO Agenda for Data, Security, and AI
At machine speed, the gap between disruption and response has all but disappeared, and resilience has become the defining discipline of modern leadership. This CXO Collective will bring senior leaders together around the four pillars that determine whether an enterprise can withstand what’s coming: the data that everything else runs on, managed and protected as a true foundation; security built to defend and recover against threats moving faster than human response; the governance of autonomous AI systems without slowing them down; and the operational readiness to keep running, and recover quickly, when something breaks. Across keynotes, panels, and candid peer exchange, this is where leaders move resilience from a technical concern to a board-level advantage.
Featured Speakers
Kavitha Mariappan
Chief Transformation Officer
Rubrik
Arvind Nithrakashyap
CTO & Co-Founder
Rubrik
Steven Ramirez
VP & CISO/CTO
Renown Health
Rob Davidson
CISO
Pacific Blue Cross
Aaron Gette
CIO
EōS Fitness
Terry Szuplat
Award-winning Author, Speaker, and Former White House Speechwriter
Why Attend
Expand Your Professional Network:
Connect with fellow CXOs for unique insights on strategic challenges facing organizations and opportunities for overcoming them.
Access Shared Intelligence:
Through keynotes and interactive breakouts, learn from executives with experience impacting organizational success through thoughtful resilience planning.
Operationalize Security Insights:
Meet with Rubrik executives, product leaders, and engineering teams to discover how to seamlessly integrate business continuity solutions into existing IT and security strategies.
Be a Part of Exclusive Company:
Our tailored guest lists ensure only the most relevant industry peers will be in attendance for these discrete, private experiences offering the opportunity to share candid feedback on the Rubrik product roadmap.
Venue
Experience the breathtaking beauty and golden spirit of the California coast
The Resort At Pelican Hill
22701 S Pelican Hill Rd South, Newport Coast, CA 92657
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
9:00 AM
Networking Experiences
Join your peers for your choice between two curated afternoon Newport Beach experiences.
- Tee off at one of Southern California's most celebrated courses with a round of golf at Pelican Hill Resort, set against dramatic coastal bluffs and ocean views.
- Experience the marine life of the Pacific on a guided whale watching excursion near Dana Point, the Dolphin and Whale Watching Capital of the World®.
12:00 PM
Agenda Highlights
Day 1 brings leaders together for interactive breakout sessions and a hands-on simulation exercise, putting resilience strategies to the test in real time.
6:00 PM
Welcome Reception & Dinner at The Resort at Pelican Hill
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
8:00 AM
Agenda Highlights
Join us for an engaging day including an afternoon keynote from Terry Szuplat, former White House speechwriter, on Communicating Under Pressure: Lessons from the White House, alongside interactive breakout sessions covering the latest in Data, Security, and AI: the data that everything else runs on, security built to outpace fast-moving threats, and the governance of autonomous AI systems without slowing them down. Add in curated networking experiences throughout, all set against the backdrop of Newport Beach.
6:30 PM
Evening Experience at The Pelican Hill Resort
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
Networking Experiences
Join your peers for your choice between three curated afternoon Newport Beach experiences.
- Tee off at one of Southern California's most celebrated courses with a round of golf at Pelican Hill Resort, set against dramatic coastal bluffs and ocean views.
- Experience the marine life of the Pacific on a guided whale watching excursion near Dana Point, the Dolphin and Whale Watching Capital of the World®.
- Paddle the Pacific coastline on a guided kayaking excursion off Dana Point, taking in sea caves, coastal wildlife, and the harbor's scenic waters.
Join us in Southern California for our CXO Collective