IT & Security Leaders Dinner

Senior IT and security leaders from across Dallas–Fort Worth come together in Plano for an invitation-only dinner, built around strategic conversation at a shared table.

The evening is designed for leaders who sit where technology and risk meet, offering a rare chance to step back from day-to-day delivery and compare how each is leading their organisation through change.

Discussion turns on scaling enterprise architecture without scaling risk alongside it — modernising platforms, consolidating environments and expanding in the cloud while building security into the design from the start.

The table will also explore proactive threat mitigation — moving from reactive response to anticipating attacks — and the value of cross-industry collaboration, comparing how leaders in different sectors approach the same risks.

Aphinia guides the discussion throughout, making sure every leader has space to contribute and the conversation stays anchored in real operating experience.

A select group of CIOs, CISOs, CSOs and senior IT and security leaders from across Dallas, Plano and the wider DFW region, drawn from a broad range of industries.

Bringing infrastructure and security leaders to the same table is deliberate — the most valuable perspective often comes from the colleague who sees the same problem from the other side.