
- Invitation-only
- Complimentary
- Limited seats
Executive dinner
IT & Security Roundtable
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM CDTSteak 48, Houston, TX
The Evening
An exclusive evening at Steak 48 in Houston, reserved for a small group of CISOs and senior security and technology leaders responsible for keeping essential operations running.
The roundtable format keeps the group small and the conversation direct, giving leaders space to examine what has actually worked under pressure — and to take those lessons back to their own organisations.
The Conversation
The evening focuses on critical infrastructure defence and strategic risk management: securing operational technology alongside IT, managing exposure across complex supply chains, and preparing for incidents whose impact reaches well beyond the business.
The table will also tackle board-level cyber alignment — translating technical risk into the language of directors, agreeing risk appetite with the board, and earning sustained investment.
Jerich Beason, CISO at Waste Management, shares practical guidance from leading security in a critical infrastructure environment, setting the stage for an open exchange across the table.
What you'll take away
- Practical approaches to defending critical infrastructure and operational environments
- Techniques for aligning the board on cyber risk, risk appetite and investment
- Practical guidance from Jerich Beason on strategic risk management at enterprise scale
- A trusted peer network among Houston's senior security and technology leaders
Agenda
6:00 PM
Cocktails and introductions
7:00 PM
Peer discussion around the table
8:00 PM
Dinner and open conversation
9:00 PM
Close
Your peers for the evening
A curated group of CISOs, CSOs and senior security and technology leaders from across Houston and the Gulf Coast, with a particular focus on organisations running critical operations.
Seats are reserved for leaders who report on cyber risk at executive level, keeping the discussion grounded in decisions rather than theory.
Leaders invited
Chief Information Security Officer
ConocoPhillips
VP & CISO
Houston Methodist
VP & Global CISO
Medtronic
Chief Information Security Officer
AECOM
Chief Information Security Officer
Noble Corporation
Chief Information Security Officer
NOV
VP Cybersecurity
Port Houston
Chief Information Security Officer
Sectigo
CISO
Sempra Infrastructure
Chief Information Security Officer
TechnipFMC
Chief Information Security Officer
Weatherford
Chief Information Security Officer
Zones
Location
Steak 48
4444 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77027
Host
Aphinia
A private community for CISOs and senior cybersecurity executives — bringing together the people accountable for security across their organisations to meet their peers and speak openly.
Apex Strategy supports this dinner through delegate acquisition — we source, qualify and confirm the guest list. The evening itself is hosted by Aphinia.
Featured speaker
Jerich Beason
Jerich Beason is Chief Information Security Officer at Waste Management, one of North America's largest environmental services companies. He joins the Houston roundtable to share how security leaders defend critical operations and keep the board aligned on cyber risk.