Topic: Why Cybersecurity Governance Is Now a Leadership Issue: What Every Finance Professional Should Know

Board members and senior executives can be held PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE for the lack of cyber security GOVERNANCE. 

This is a very new issue with significant responsibilities, and most people don’t understand how important this is.  This is the new AI-type issue.   

For years, cybersecurity was viewed as an IT problem.

Today, it has become a business leadership responsibility.

Whether you're a CFO, controller, finance manager, FP&A leader, auditor, treasurer, consultant, or an aspiring executive, cyber risk now affects financial performance, governance, compliance, business continuity, and organizational reputation.

Following a major cyber incident, regulators, insurers, investors, customers, and boards no longer ask only, "What happened?" They ask, "Did leadership exercise appropriate oversight?"

This session explores why cybersecurity governance has become one of the fastest-growing responsibilities for business and finance leaders—and why understanding it can strengthen both your organization and your career.

Why Attend

• Understand why cybersecurity is now a business and governance issue—not simply an IT responsibility.
• Learn how evolving regulations and board expectations are reshaping accountability.
• Discover how finance professionals can evaluate cyber risk using familiar governance and enterprise risk principles.
• See why documented oversight has become critical during audits, insurance claims, investigations, and litigation.
• Recognize the questions every finance professional should be asking before—not after—a cyber incident.
• Explore practical ways organizations can assess governance readiness and reduce enterprise risk.
• Gain insight into emerging consulting and board advisory opportunities for experienced finance professionals.

Cybersecurity is no longer measured solely by whether an organization experiences a breach. Increasingly, organizations are judged by whether leadership can demonstrate responsible governance before the breach ever occurred.

Whether you're protecting your organization, preparing for greater leadership responsibilities, or looking to expand your professional value, this session will provide practical insights into one of today's most important executive issues.

This session is designed specifically for financial executives, board members, independent advisors, and consultants who want to understand one of the most significant governance shifts affecting organizations today.

We have all had our ears talked off about cyber security… but what about cyber security GOVERNANCE for financial executives. Could you be in the crosshairs of a legal battle because you didn’t do all that was necessary and required of you as a financial executive, regardless of your title.  

Cybersecurity is no longer a technical safeguard operating at the margins of the enterprise; it is a determinant of financial stability, regulatory exposure, and institutional trust. For financial executives, this shift reframes cybersecurity from a cost center or compliance exercise into a core governance responsibility. Cyber risk must now be evaluated alongside financial, operational, and legal risk—measured in terms of impact, likelihood, and consequence, not tools and controls. CFOs and finance leaders sit at the point where capital allocation, disclosure obligations, and fiduciary duty converge, placing them in a unique position to influence not only how cyber risk is managed, but how it is governed, understood, and ultimately defended under scrutiny.

This session will focus on how financial executives can govern cybersecurity with the same rigor applied to financial controls and enterprise risk management. It will explore how to translate cyber risk into decision-grade financial terms, align cybersecurity investment with measurable risk reduction, and establish defensible oversight that withstands regulatory and stakeholder review. In an environment where organizations are increasingly judged by the quality of leadership response and the strength of their governance narrative, this discussion also highlights an emerging opportunity: the growing need for independent, governance-focused assessments that help organizations evaluate readiness, strengthen oversight, and demonstrate defensibility before that capability is tested.

Speaker: Victor Font 

Victor M. Font Jr. is a cybersecurity governance advisor, technology strategist, and author specializing in the intersection of cyber risk, executive oversight, and institutional resilience. He is the founder of Cyber Governance Center, an advisory initiative focused on helping organizations strengthen governance readiness, defensible oversight, and leadership decision-making in an increasingly complex threat environment.

With decades of experience spanning enterprise technology leadership, cybersecurity strategy, infrastructure modernization, and governance advisory, Victor works with executive teams and organizations to translate cyber risk into business and financial terms that support informed leadership decisions. His work emphasizes that cybersecurity is no longer simply a technical discipline—it is a governance responsibility tied directly to financial stability, regulatory exposure, operational continuity, and institutional trust.

Victor is also the author of Cybersecurity Governance: A Boardroom Blueprint, a leadership-focused framework for understanding how boards, executives, and financial leaders can approach cybersecurity as an enterprise governance issue rather than a purely operational concern. He is a co-founder of the North Carolina Executive Roundtable and is recognized for his thought leadership on defensible oversight, governance readiness, and evidence-driven cyber leadership.

Agenda:

• 6:00 to 6:30 pm – Open Networking 
• 6:30 to 6:45 pm – Welcome, thank our host, up-coming events, and general comments. 
• 6:45 to 7:45 pm – The speakers will talk for about 45 minutes to an hour saving some time for questions. 
• 7:45 to 8:00 pm – Open networking
• 8:00 pm – End of event