Rich Baich
Chief Information Security Officer
AT&T
Rich Baich is Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer for AT&T. He has previously served as CISO and Director of the Office of Cybersecurity at the CentralIntelligence Agency, CISO of AIG, and CISO of Wells Fargo.
Speaker sessions
Outrunning the Storm: Cyber Resilience Lessons from the CIA’s Digital Transformation
When nation-state adversaries move at machine speed, standing still means losing. In this candid fireside chat, two former senior CIA leaders - one the Agency’s former Chief Information Security Officer Rich Baich, the other, its former Deputy Director for Digital Innovation Jennifer Ewbank - share how they transformed one of the world’s most targeted organizations. From defending against the most sophisticated threats to integrating cyber offense, defense, and data science, they’ll reveal hard-earned lessons on leading high stakes change, building elite cyber teams, and outpacing the most formidable adversaries in the digital domain.
- 14:35
- Tue
- 02 Dec
Stage:
Executive Summit
Sessions Type:
Fireside Chat
AI Empowered: Cybersecurity’s Human Edge
Recruiting, retaining, and empowering cyber teams to tackle current and emerging risks requires leaders who can motivate and align their workforce with organisational goals. Rich Baich, a five-time Chief Information Security Officer, shares battle-tested techniques to modernise your organisation’s cyber capabilities while addressing how artificial intelligence will shape your current and future workforce.
- 17:05
- Tue
- 02 Dec
Stage:
Executive Summit
Sessions Type:
Keynote