Artificial intelligence is transforming industries at an unprecedented pace—driving innovation, efficiency and competitive advantage. Yet many middle market companies are still grappling with AI readiness, learning how to scale responsibly, closing internal skill gaps and keeping pace with rapid technological change.

Join us for a dynamic fireside chat where we’ll unveil key findings from the RSM Middle Market AI Survey 2025: U.S. and Canada . This interactive session will highlight what more than 900 executives revealed about adoption, readiness, enablement, and the risks and rewards of AI. We’ll also feature a live Q&A with Dan Dwight, president and  CEO of Cooley Group, and Danny Buie, vice president of IT at Tyler Technologies Inc., who will share firsthand experiences navigating AI in real time.

A panel of CISOs and CMMC experts will discuss Supply Chain Cybersecurity and the CMMC. Attendees are encouraged to contribute questions, concerns, and best practices for discussion.

The Department of Defense published the final CMMC rule on September 10, 2025, which takes effect November 10, 2025. This impacts cybersecurity and supply chain/third party risk professionals who work with defense and federal contractors, including their supply chains.

Discussion:

• Latest CMMC requirements and timelines

• How the new CMMC rule, effective November 10, impacts businesses that are involved with the Department of Defense, federal contractors and their supply chains

• How protecting Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) strengthens supply chain resilience

The 8th annual Summit on Security & Third-Party Risk will take place at the Palms in Las Vegas, November 3-5, 2025. Each year, the conference features dozens of speakers on third-party risk management, cloud security, emerging cybersecurity threats, and AI/machine learning threat mitigation and management. Attendees will gain an understanding of how some of the largest and most sophisticated organizations in the world are managing risk and leave the conference better armed to defend their company, regardless of its size or the status of its security or risk mitigation program.

The 2025 FAIR Conference is the Institute's main event of the year. This event is the premier event in risk management, that brings leaders in cybersecurity and operational risk management together to explore best FAIR™ practices that produce greater value and alignment with business goals. FAIRCON25 will be held on November 4 & 5, 2025 at The Glasshouse in New York City.

A Gartner report warns that fewer than one in five GenAI projects deliver promised business value, citing challenges in data, privacy, and compliance. Risk teams face a dual mandate: establishing internal AI guidelines and assessing third-party use.

Join Aravo experts Dean Alms and Dave Rusher to discover a phased approach for risk professionals. Learn to responsibly advance your own AI initiatives, establish corporate guidelines, and build the expertise to assess third-party AI risk during onboarding and monitoring. Master how to navigate the critical hurdles that stop most projects from succeeding.

CSA’s Virtual CxO Trust Summit, taking place November 19-20, 2025, will bring CISOs, CIOs, board directors, regulators, and trusted suppliers together for two concentrated half-days of strategic insight and peer exchange designed to tackle the five issues that will define cybersecurity leadership through 2027:

A tabletop exercise is a technique used to review a company’s business continuity and incident response plans. Just like our tables at home, sometimes our tabletops at work can get a little cluttered and could use some TLC. Join this session for a refresher on tabletop etiquette. We will look at what regulatory guidance has to say, review best practices for getting buy-in and creating an engaging environment, and walk through a tabletop exercise together.

As cyber threats accelerate in scale and complexity, Zero Trust has shifted from a guiding principle to an operational mandate. At the same time, the rise of AI brings both new opportunities to strengthen defenses and unprecedented risks to secure. The CSA Zero Trust Summit offers you direct access to the experts and practitioners driving the global Zero Trust movement, equipping you with the strategies and insights needed to safeguard modern enterprises.