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• Chicago Cyber Community HOLIDAY PARTY

  • When
    Wed, December 03, 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse, 33 W Kinzie St, Chicago, IL 60654

  Chicago Cyber Community HOLIDAY PARTY

  Join Us for Our Holiday Party - Ugly Sweaters, Karaoke & Giving Back! Get ready to celebrate the season with the Chicago Cyber Community! Join us for an evening of holiday cheer featuring:

  Ugly Sweater Contest – prizes for the most outrageous and creative looks
  Holiday Karaoke – sing your heart out to festive favorites
  Toys for Tots Drive – bring a new, unwrapped toy to help make a child’s holiday brighter

  The Chicago CISO of the Year Program,  in coordination with Chicago area technology organizations and sponsor partners, is pleased to announce our 2025 Chicago Cyber Community Holiday Party.

  There will be copious food, drinks, and fun 
  

  WHO: Chicago Cyber Community Members in good standing with one or more of the following organizations:

  • Chicago CISO of the Year Awards Team
  • AITP Chicago Chapter
    
  • ISSA Chicago Chapter
  • WiCyS Chicago Affiliate
  • Chicago CISOs and their Direct Reports

  and up to 3 Representatives from each of the event Sponsors:

  • Abnormal AI
  • AIM Security
  • Red Canary (a Zscaler Company
  • Redlegg

   RSVP early — space (and sweater glory) is limited!

  This will be a fun, casual evening to connect, laugh, and celebrate together.

  We can't wait to toast to the holidays with you - and see those sweaters shine!

  Click Here  to Register 

  ADVANCED REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED 
  

  SPECIAL GUESTS: U.S. MARINES Toys For Tots. Delighted to announce we are participating in the Toys For Tots Foundation gift drive. Bring at least one new, unwrapped toy to benefit families this campaign will support.

  Holiday GIVEAWAY: All guests will receive one (1) entry to win a prize. Bring two (2) unwrapped toys for Toys For Tots and receive a second entry ticket (maximum 2).

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• AI Alliance - Research Net - AITP Chicago Event

  • When
    Wed, December 17, 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    Microsoft Office - 200 East Randolph Street, Chicago, IL 60601

  Sponsors:

                          

         AI Alliance                        Research Net                  AITP Chicago

  The AI Alliance is a collaboration of 100+ organizations including the Open Development Platform, started by IBM and Meta. 

  Research Net is dedicated to accelerating research and development through the automation platform. It is a collaboration between multiple universities and research institutes to bring academic research to life.

  Agenda:

  05:00 - 06:00 pm:    Food, Drinks and Networking

  06:00 - 06:30 pm:    Research Net ODP 0.3.0 update

  06:30 - 07:15 pm:    Executive Panel: Securing Enterprises in the AI Revolution – The Opportunities and Challenges of AI from a Security Perspective

  07:15 - 07:30 pm:          Introducing Polsky Center and Alchemist Chicago collaboration

  07:30 - 07:45 pm:    Team 1 from Polsky cohort

  07:45 - 08:00 pm:    Team 2 from Polsky cohort

  08:00 - 09:00 pm:    Networking: Meeting of the Minds

  
  

  Click Here to Register

  ADVANCED REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED 
  

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  The Executive Panel:

  Securing Enterprises in  AI Revolution - Opportunities and Challenges of AI from a Security Perspective

  Opportunities - e.g. where can AI be used to make the organization more secure; Challenges -e.g.  with AI spreading throughout the organization, including outside of IT, how can it be managed to prevent breakdowns in security.

  Moderator:  TBD

  Panelists 

  

  Shefali Mookencherry, Chief Information Security & Privacy Officer, UIC and 2025 ENTERPRISE CISO of the Year

   Shefali is a seasoned professional with expertise in information security, higher education, privacy, HIPAA, research, healthcare policy and strategy, promoting Interoperability (PI) and compliance. With 30+ years of cybersecurity, privacy, and higher education experience – including 20+ years of healthcare experience, she is acknowledged as a cybersecurity and privacy Subject Matter Expert (SME). Shefali also has a keen interest in the adoption of innovative technology and provides leadership, consultation, coordination, and integration of information processes with enterprise-wide information technology and information security and privacy strategies.

  

  Nitin Raina – Chief Information Security Officer, Thoughtworks and 2025 MIDCAP CISO of the Year

  Nitin brings 25+ years of experience in IT, Security and Risk leadership, to his role, which focuses on safeguarding both clients and internal business by ensuring security is embedded into every stage of technology delivery.  Nitin’s mandate is to prioritize and balance security, technology, and risk considerations in ways that enable trusted client partnerships while protecting the enterprise.

  Over Nitin’s career, he has developed a strong ability to translate between technical and business contexts, helping clients and internal stakeholders alike to bridge gaps across people, process, and technology, and to deliver security strategies that not only protect but also empower innovation, enabling organizations to operate with confidence and achieve sustainable growth.

  

  Karen Habercoss – Chief Information Security Officer, University of Chicago Medicine Health System

  Karen Habercoss is the Vice President, Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer for The University of Chicago Medicine Health System. She is responsible for the enterprise strategy and overall operations of the health system Information Security and Privacy Office. She also co-leads AI Governance for the health system. Karen has Master’s Degrees in Business Administration and Clinical Social Work. Prior to her current role, she worked in the Compliance Department at The Joint Commission and as the Corporate Compliance and Quality Officer for PRS, LLC, a healthcare start up.  Karen holds the following certifications: CIPM, CISM, CDPSE, AIGP, QTE, CCEP, CHC, CHPC, and CHRC and maintains her Illinois licensure in clinical social work. She is the chair of the HIMSS Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Security Committee and chair of the Association of American Medical Colleges Compliance Officers’ Forum Steering Committee. Karen is the past co-lead of the Privacy-Security Task Group for the Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council Cybersecurity Working Group. She speaks regularly on the topic of Privacy-Security collaboration strategies to reduce enterprise and AI risk.

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• ChiBrrCon VI - 2026

  • When
    Thu, February 05, 2026
  •  
    8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Hermann Hall Conference Center, 3241 S. Federal Street, Chicago, IL 60616

  Welcome to ChiBrrCon VI, 2026

  

  ChiBrrCon is Chicago’s premier vendor-free, practitioner-driven, nonprofit security conference where community, creativity, and technical excellence come together. Born from the icy winds of the Midwest winter, ChiBrrCon delivers high-quality technical talks, interactive villages, and engaging leadership discussions—all without vendor sales pitches.

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  ChiBrrCon  is a privately funded, not-for-profit, charitable organization established for information security and technology focused individuals. Building on years of hosting in-house conferences to help address tight corporate training budgets, ChiBrrCon was founded by corporate information security leaders and sponsored by their respective organizations in 2020.

  The mission and vision of ChiBrrCon are the same as the ones our founders set with their own in-house programs; to provide attendees with high quality training, an opportunity to present to a safe audience, and an opportunity to meet peers with like interests.

  ChiBrrCon is hosted and taught by information security and technology professionals from the Chicagoland Area with special guest speakers from around the world.  

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