03 — Agenda
The Agenda
Programming is being finalized - additional sessions and speakers will be added as they are confirmed. Agenda is subject to change. Questions, or interested in speaking? Contact Us
Tuesday
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
How organizations protect people, move people, and coordinate across functions that were never designed to work together.
Breakfast + Arrival
Meal
Welcome + Opening Perspective
Remarks
Everyone Knows Where the CEO Lives
Public records, social media and digital footprints have expanded executive exposure beyond the workplace. This conversation examines how leaders assess that exposure, navigate the boundaries between personal privacy and organizational responsibility, and develop proportionate protection strategies for principals and their families.
You will leave with
A framework for evaluating executive exposure.
Speakers
- Paige S. Voorhees - Counsel, Sideman & Bancroft
- Ken Bagchi - Vice President, Clarity Investigative
Fuller session description, key takeaways, and confirmed speaker details will appear here as programming is finalized.
No One Owns the Whole Picture
Protecting executives depends on decisions made across security, legal, HR, travel and outside partners, yet accountability rarely sits neatly within one function. This conversation examines how organizations establish shared responsibility, surface gaps between departments and ensure critical information reaches those making consequential decisions.
You will leave with
Practical governance models for closing the gaps.
Fuller session description, key takeaways, and confirmed speaker details will appear here as programming is finalized.
Speakers
- Peter Jorgensen - Vice President, Global Security, Roblox
- Jeremy Hirsch - Managing Director, StoneTurn
- Chuck Randolph - Chief Strategy Officer, 360 Privacy
- Kathy Bedell - SVP, BCD Travel
Break
Break
Midday
The Flight Is the Easy Part
A successful executive journey begins well before departure. Bringing together aviation security, protective services and operational perspectives, this conversation examines how destination intelligence, medical readiness, transportation and protection planning come together - and how leaders resolve gaps before an itinerary becomes an operational vulnerability.
You will leave with
Planning frameworks for high-profile executive movement.
Fuller session description, key takeaways, and confirmed speaker details will appear here as programming is finalized.
Speakers
- John Cauthen - Vice President, Global Security Service & Products, Aviation & Maritime, MedAire
- Mo Baloch - Director, Protective Services, American Airlines
- Nate Bennett - Chief Operating Officer, Rescor Group
The First Call Changes Everything
The earliest decisions in an incident often carry the greatest consequences and are made with the least information. This conversation examines how leaders establish priorities, align assessments and coordinate action across an organization and its response partners while the situation is still developing.
You will leave with
Decision-making frameworks drawn from real incidents.
Fuller session description, key takeaways, and confirmed speaker details will appear here as programming is finalized.
Leadership Under Pressure
Intentionally reserved for a compelling voice, story, or perspective that emerges as the speaker roster develops.Consequential moments test a leader’s judgment, credibility and ability to bring others into action. Drawing on his FBI and Hostage Rescue Team leadership experience and his work with McChrystal Group, Brian Driscoll explores how leaders establish trust, make decisions with incomplete information and maintain clarity when the stakes are high.
Fuller session description, key takeaways, and confirmed speaker details will appear here as programming is finalized.
Speakers
- Brian Driscoll - Partner and Head of Academy, McChrystal Group
Lunch
Meal
Afternoon
Beijing’s Pressure Playbook: What It Means for Your Principals
Two practitioners from national security and defense technology explain how Beijing’s pressure on Taiwan and the Western Pacific could reach your principals and operations, which public indicators to watch, and what executive protection, security and family-office teams can do now. Expect a candid conversation built on decades of professional experience.
Fuller session description, key takeaways, and confirmed speaker details will appear here as programming is finalized.
Speakers
Due to the nature of this session, speakers will be announced on site only.
U.S. Secret Service Conversation
Due to the nature of this session, the topic focus will be shared on site only.
Speakers
- Shawn Bradstreet - Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Secret Service
Truth, Credibility and Consequential Decisions
Drawing on his CIA counterespionage experience, Brad Tyndall explores how people pursue truth, assess credibility and make consequential decisions when certainty remains elusive. Through practitioner insights and lessons learned, he examines the questions we ask, the assumptions we bring and how our confidence in an assessment takes shape. A polygraph demonstration gives participants something tangible to observe and react to, opening a discussion about what tools can reveal, what they cannot establish and where human interpretation remains essential. The conversation will launch facilitated executive roundtables on how leaders test information, challenge their own conclusions and act responsibly when the stakes are high and the evidence remains incomplete.
Participants
- Brad Tyndall — Founder, Mayor Consulting Group; Creator, Kingside Method; former CIA Deputy Counterespionage
Day 1 Close
Remarks
Evening
Evening Event
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Wednesday
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Where judgment, trust, and personal risk take over from process.
Breakfast + Arrival
Meal
Welcome + Opening Perspective
Remarks
Trust Is Harder to Verify
As AI expands the speed and reach of intelligence, it also complicates the judgments leaders must make about authenticity, reliability and intent. Ryan Long and Suzanna Morrow bring technology and intelligence perspectives to a conversation on how organizations establish trust when familiar signals can be fabricated. The discussion will examine the implications for executive decision-making, the limits of automated verification and the role of human judgment in challenging assumptions. How should leaders act when information is persuasive, consequential and still uncertain?
You will leave with
A framework for balancing automation with human judgment.
Fuller session description, key takeaways, and confirmed speaker details will appear here as programming is finalized.
Speakers
- Ryan Long - Senior Vice President of Converged Intelligence · 360 Privacy
- Suzanna Morrow - Vice President, Emergent Risk International
The Handoff Is Where Things Break
Executive movement depends on transitions between teams, locations and outside partners. Even a strong plan can unravel when responsibility changes hands without the necessary context. This conversation examines how leaders preserve continuity, clarify ownership and build effective handoffs across corporate protection, transportation and operational teams.
You will leave with
Better transition planning and stronger operational coordination.
Fuller session description, key takeaways, and confirmed speaker details will appear here as programming is finalized.
Speakers
- Doug Turner - Former Twitter/X, xAI & SpaceX Security Leader | U.S. Secret Service & FBI
- Zach Resnick - Founder & CEO, Ascend
Break
Break
Midday
The Calendar Never Says “Off Duty”
Protection responsibilities increasingly extend into principals’ private lives, family activities and time away from work. The demands also follow the people providing that protection. This conversation examines how leaders manage those boundaries, sustain readiness and address the human factors that influence judgment, health and performance over time.
You will leave with
Practical thinking on decision fatigue, burnout, and sustained performance.
Fuller session description, key takeaways, and confirmed speaker details will appear here as programming is finalized.
Speakers
- Dr. Myles Druckman - Senior Vice President and Global Medical Director, International SOS
- Carl Klein - Senior Manager, Executive Protection Operations, Private Family Office
- Gil Grein - Business Resilience Leader
The Next Challenge Will Not Look Like the Last One
Resilience requires more than preparing to repeat the response to the last crisis. As geopolitical pressures, technology and threat patterns evolve, leaders must continually reassess their assumptions. This conversation examines how organizations translate emerging risks into practical decisions about executive protection, preparedness and the capabilities they will need next.
You will leave with
Strategic priorities for the next five years.
Fuller session description, key takeaways, and confirmed speaker details will appear here as programming is finalized.
Speakers
- Michael Evanoff - Global Chief Security Officer & Strategic Advisor, Verkada
Lunch
Meal
Afternoon
What the Data Reveals About Protecting Executives
Equilar’s Director of Research, Courtney Yu, brings a data-driven perspective on how companies are investing in executive security and related travel benefits. Drawing on publicly disclosed spending and trends, this conversation will examine how organizations resource protection and explain those investments within the broader leadership and governance context. The discussion will lead into executive roundtables: How are protection needs translated into investment decisions? Who should be involved? And how can leaders use benchmarks while accounting for the distinct exposure of their own principals?
Fuller session description, key takeaways, and confirmed speaker details will appear here as programming is finalized.
Speakers
Courtney Yu - Director of Research, Equilar
Speak Boldly. Lead Powerfully. Make It Matter.
An assessment is only as useful as a leader’s ability to communicate its implications and influence action. Brooks E. Scott draws on his experience in protection operations for Facebook’s CEO and COO and his work as an executive coach to help leaders communicate complex judgments, make clear recommendations and engage others under pressure.
Fuller session description, key takeaways, and confirmed speaker details will appear here as programming is finalized.
Speakers
- Brooks E. Scott - Executive Coach, Public Speaking Trainer and Founder, Merging Path
Conference Close
Remarks
Evening
Evening Event
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