The panel
The discussion, scheduled for July 9, 2026, at 11 a.m. PT, brings together three distinct market perspectives. Andrew Rafla, a partner at Deloitte, represents the global systems integrator view. He developed Deloitte's Zero Trust offering and now leads the firm's Microsoft Technology Practice. Mahmood Syed, a principal cybersecurity sales engineer at BT, speaks from the managed services provider angle, advising customers on security operations and risk management. Chris Konrad, vice president of global cyber at World Wide Technology, bridges innovation and execution as a value-added reseller, working directly with boards to align security investment with business priorities.
Why Mythos is entering the boardroom conversation
The panel will examine Mythos, a term describing the convergence of narrative, perception, and cyber risk at the executive level. This concept reflects a shift in how leaders measure resilience. Rather than focusing solely on technical metrics, boards are now weighing how a security incident shapes market perception, erodes trust, and alters the company's story.
For security and risk leaders, the practical question is how to connect technical defense work - like containing breaches and reducing blast radius - directly to the business outcomes the C-suite cares about. The conversation will cover how partners are helping customers restrict lateral movement and operationalize Zero Trust across hybrid environments, turning architectural decisions into board-level confidence.
What attendees will hear
The session is designed for CISOs, CIOs, and executives responsible for cyber resilience, digital transformation, and AI strategy. The speakers will address the real-world impact of frontier AI on both the threat landscape and defense strategies. They will also outline proven approaches to microsegmentation and breach containment, drawing on their work across large-scale enterprise architectures.
A central theme is the shift from strategy to execution. The panel will describe how organizations are validating and integrating AI-driven security tools in complex environments, and what steps leaders must take now to stay ahead of accelerating risk. The takeaway is not theoretical: it is about using partner expertise and modern segmentation to reduce risk, speed up recovery, and adopt AI with confidence.
Why this matters for executives and strategy leaders
The session connects three forces that strategy leaders cannot treat in isolation: the speed of AI-driven attacks, the operational demands of Zero Trust, and the board's need to see resilience as a business asset. For those who build or approve security roadmaps, the conversation offers a rare look at how a systems integrator, a managed services provider, and a value-added reseller each solve the same problem from different angles. Registration details are available through the event page.
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