CISO Games First Happy Hour for Charter Partners and Our First Draft CISOs
Community
We're gearing up for the first member gathering to celebrate the launch of The Games. Join us April 9th in Plano, TX.
Something is being built. You may have heard about it. You may have seen it mentioned by Cecil or Dani. You may have gotten a text that said something like: this is going to be something different - are you in?
This is the official invitation.
Date: April 9th, 2026 :round_pushpin: Location: Plano, TX — venue to be announced :clock6: Time: Evening — details to follow :admission_tickets: Guest list: Limited. By invitation and application only.
On April 9th in Plano, Texas, we are hosting the first CISO Games gathering — a happy hour for the people who are going to help make this real. The seed athletes who have already been recruited. The Charter Partners who want to be first in. And anyone in the security community who has looked at what we're building and felt something they haven't felt about an industry event in a long time.
We are keeping it small. We are keeping it real. And we want you there.
What this night is.
It is part celebration, part preview, and part collaboration. We will share the full vision for CISO Games — the format, the games, the bracket, the Wheel, the medal ceremony, the charity component, and what it actually feels like to be part of a tournament designed specifically for this community. We will introduce the seed athletes who have already committed. We will recognize the Charter Partners who are stepping up to make it happen.
And then we are going to ask the room a question we genuinely don't know the answer to yet — because we want the people in this community to help us design part of The Games themselves.
This is not a pitch deck and a Q&A. It is the founding conversation of something that is going to matter to this industry for a long time. You are being invited to be in the room where it starts.
Who this night is for.
For CISOs and security leaders who have been recruited as seed athletes or want to explore what competing in CISO Games would look like. Come meet your future teammates. Come see the bracket. Come tell us what you want the games to demand of you — because your input will shape what we build.
For vendors and marketing leaders who want to be Charter Partners — the founding sponsors of CISO Games Season 1. We are offering three Charter Partner sponsorship positions for this event. Charter Partners get category exclusivity, permanent founding recognition on cisogames.com, first right of renewal for Season 1, and the chance to put their Vendor Athlete on a team alongside the CISOs they have been trying to reach all year. Not in a meeting. In a bracket.
Both audiences belong in the same room. That is the whole point of CISO Games — equal ground, real relationships, no badge scanners.
What Charter Partners get on April 9th.
Three positions. One per company. Here is what comes with it:
Named as a founding Charter Partner of CISO Games at the event and permanently on cisogames.com
Recognized throughout the evening as a sponsor of the inaugural gathering
A seat at the table during the game design conversation — your input shapes what we build
First right of renewal on your category for Season 1 before any slot goes to the open market
Early access to team slot selection and Vendor Athlete onboarding for the inaugural tournament
The thing that matters most: you were first. The security community will know that.
If you are interested in a Charter Partner position for April 9th, reach out directly. We have three slots. Once they are filled, the conversation moves to Season 1 sponsorship only.
What to expect on the night.
Great food. Real conversation. An overview of The Games — the format, the acts, The Wheel, the medal ceremony, and the charity component that puts real money behind real causes in the names of the athletes who earned it. An introduction to the seed athletes already committed to Season 1. A collaborative session where the room helps shape part of the game design. And the beginning of something that nobody in this industry has ever done before.
No panels. No pitch decks. No badge scanners. Just the founding community of CISO Games, in a room together, making this real.
The details.
Date: April 9th, 2026 :round_pushpin: Location: Plano, TX — venue to be announced :clock6: Time: Evening — details to follow :admission_tickets: Guest list: Limited. By invitation and application only.
Ready to be part of this?
If you are a CISO or security leader who wants to compete in Season 1 — or just wants to be in the room on April 9th — reach out to Cecil directly.
If you are a vendor or marketing leader interested in Charter Partner status for the event or Season 1 — reach out to Dani.
We are not casting a wide net. We are building something specific, premium, and real — and the people in that room on April 9th will be the ones who can say they were there when it started.
Don't miss it.
