AI Has Changed the Risk Conversation. Boards Know It. CISOs Feel It.
FAIR Institute Breakfast Meeting during RSAC26
March 25, 2026  ·  The St. Regis San Francisco
7:30 AM - 10:00 AM (PT)
Artificial intelligence is no longer an emerging technology risk. It is a board-level decision accelerator with unclear exposure, shifting regulatory expectations, and real financial consequences. Yet CISOs are still expected to explain AI risk using tools, language, and assumptions built for a slower, more predictable world.

Join the FAIR Institute and Technical Advisor SAFE, for a candid executive breakfast discussion with senior leaders who sit at the board table, advise boards, invest in AI-driven companies, and are accountable for cyber risk outcomes. These leaders will share how AI has fundamentally changed how they evaluate risk, make decisions, and govern uncertainty and what they now need from CISOs to keep pace.

This is not a technical AI session. It is a decision-making conversation.

What you will takeaway from this session:
  • A clearer picture of how executives and boards interpret AI risk
  • Insight into what decision-makers actually need from security leaders
  • Practical guidance for evolving risk communication and reporting now

Agenda:

  • 7:30-8:00 AM - Breakfast & Networking
  • 8:00-8:15 AM - Welcome Remarks
    • Todd Tucker, Managing Director, FAIR Institute
  • 8:15-9:00 AM - Institute Member CISO Panel
    • Mathias Bücherl, CISO, Heidelberg Materials AG
    • Moderator: Nick Sanna, Founder, FAIR Institute
  • 9:00-9:15 AM - Q&A Session Showcase
    • Saket Modi, CEO, Safe Security
  • 9:15-10:00 AM - Open Discussion and Networking

Speakers

Mathias Bücherl

Mathias Buecherl serves as the Group CISO of Heidelberg Materials, directing the global efforts to shape and execute the Cyber Security and Resilience strategy of a Fortune 500 company.

Saket Modi

Saket Modi is the Co-Founder and CEO of SAFE, the world’s leading Autonomous Cyber Risk Management platform.

Nicola (Nick) Sanna

Nicola (Nick) Sanna is the Founder of the FAIR Institute, a 18,000+ members research-driven not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing the discipline of cyber and operational risk management through education, standards and collaboration.

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LOCATION
The St. Regis San Francisco, 125 3rd Street Conservatory (Level Four), San Francisco, CA 94103
Location: The St. Regis San Francisco, 125 3rd Street Conservatory (Level Four), San Francisco, CA 94103
Registration Information

*Due to venue capacity, this is an exclusive event for select FAIR Institute Members and prospective members who meet the proper qualifications. If you would like to apply for membership, please fill out the form here: Become a FAIR Institute Member.

**The Institute reserves the right to deny registrations as this event will reach capacity.

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