Des Moines Cybersecurity Conference
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Hybrid
Join Us in Des Moines for the Futurecon Cybersecurity Event!
Hear from our esteemed speakers while gaining up to 10 CPE credits. Immerse yourself in the latest cybersecurity developments to gain valuable insights in today’s dynamic threat landscape. Learn how to effectively manage risk, demo the newest technologies from an array of different sponsors, and network with your local community.
Don’t miss our special ceremony recognizing our honorary attendees receiving an Award of Excellence!
Join us live for breakfast, lunch, and a wrap up cocktail happy hour!
Keynote Speaker
“Recalibrate Your Thinking: Overcoming Bias to Build Proactive, Trust-Centered Security Programs”
Robert LaMagna-Reiter
Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer WoodmenLife
Robert LaMagna-Reiter is a leading, trusted Information Security & Risk Management professional. As CISO for WoodmenLife, Robert leads information security strategies and roadmaps; oversees cyber risk management; security architecture and engineering; and security operations. Leveraging more than 20 years of expertise, Robert helps others deliver value through proper security strategy aligned to zero-trust principles. Robert’s experience includes leadership roles in information security for transportation, government communications, retail, e-commerce, managed services, SaaS & insurance industries. Robert is a Team8 Villager, and serves as Advisory Board President for SOFTwarfare, Zero Trust Initiative Leader for the CyberTheory Institute, and Zero Trust Expert Committee Member for the Cloud Security Alliance.
CISO/Industry Leader Panel
Securing the Future: CISO Insights and Industry Leaders Discussing Current Cyber Threats and Strategic Defense Practices
Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Partner
“Cybersecurity is no longer just an IT problem”
FutureCon Events brings high-level Cyber Security Training to C-suite executives and CISOs (chief information security officers).
Join us for a day with multiple illuminating presentations and a panel discussion featuring C-level executives who have effectively mitigated the risk of Cyber Attacks, demo the newest technology, and discover the cutting-edge security approaches to prepare you for the future of the Cyber World.
You will gain the latest knowledge you need to enable applications while keeping your computing environment secure from even the most advanced Cyber Threats. Interact with the world’s security leaders and your peers to gather details on other pressing topics of interest to the information security community.
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Agenda
Times are subject to change
Opening Introductions | Check In | Networking
Current Security Operations
Modern Data Protection
Sponsor Networking Time
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The Human Element of Cyber Security
Cyber Security Fundamentals
Sponsor Networking Time
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Lunch
Keynote
Recalibrate Your Thinking: Overcoming Bias to Build Proactive, Trust-Centered Security Programs
Security decisions aren’t made in a vacuum — they’re often shaped by mental shortcuts, outdated assumptions, and pressure to act fast. Cognitive biases like anchoring, availability, and confirmation bias often sneak into risk assessments, leading to reactive strategies, overemphasis on headline threats, or clinging to legacy controls.
This session will dive into how we can break free from “we’ve always done it this way” thinking and steer their programs with greater clarity and impact. We’ll explore how common decision-making traps surface in the real world and how they quietly shape policy, control choices, and impact standard work. By taking a fresh lens on how bias affects your program’s security posture, we’ll discuss tactics to shift from a reactive to proactive strategy through practical methods that leverage data to build a trust-aligned program that scale.
Whether you’re maturing a SOC, leading cloud transformation, securely enabling artificial intelligence efforts, or maturing your zero-trust roadmap, this session will equip you with tools to spot hidden biases — and replace them with stronger, clearer judgment.
Sponsor Networking Time
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Your Guide to AI in Cyber Security
Zero Trust Security Framework
Sponsor Networking Time
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Cyber Security Predictions
The Future of Cyber Security
Sponsor Networking Time
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