Join us September 14–15 at the Loews New Orleans Hotel for another dynamic IMF meeting featuring prominent industry speakers and engaging discussions on top-of-mind technology and business issues. Attendees will gain valuable insights, practical strategies, and peer perspectives on the trends and challenges shaping today’s IT leadership landscape — all while networking with fellow senior executives in one of the country’s most vibrant cities.

Linus Barloon, former Chief Information Security Officer at the White House and US Senate, now current Director for IT Security at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pitman, will lead a discussion on how organizations are leveraging Artificial Intelligence, automation, and advanced analytics to strengthen cyber defense operations against increasingly sophisticated threat actors. The session will explore how AI-driven threat detection, automated incident response, and predictive security monitoring are transforming the modern Security Operations Center (SOC), enabling teams to identify and respond to attacks with greater speed, accuracy, and scale.

The discussion will also examine the strategic and operational challenges of deploying AI within cybersecurity programs, including reducing alert fatigue, improving threat intelligence, and balancing automation with human oversight. Attendees will gain insight into emerging best practices, real-world use cases, and how leading organizations are integrating AI-enabled security capabilities to improve resilience against evolving cyber threats.