Exclusive IT executiVe Dinners | July 2026

Securing AI at the Edge:
Where & How NetOps & SecOps Must Work Together

This July and August, join Versa, Cato, Fortinet, CommandLink, and IT executives at educational dinners around the country to discuss enterprise Net/SecOps best practices in the age of AI.

Four cities. 10 seats per city. 40 seats total. Learn more below.

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Format: Round table dinners

For Whom: CIOs, CISOs, VPs & Directors

Cities: St. Louis (July 23), Tampa Bay (Aug. 13), Dallas (Aug. 19), Salt Lake City (TBD)

Venues: St. Louis (Ruth's Chris Steakhouse); rest TBD

Host: CommandLink

Partners: Fortinet, Versa Networks, Cato Networks, and more.

Guest Customers: Grimco, Builder's FirstSource, UMB Bank, and more.

Raffle: TBD

Registrants

St. Louis

10/10

Dallas

9/10

Salt Lake City

5/10

Tampa Bay

6/10

THe THEME

How Modern Enterprises Align Network & Security Teams on AI Visibility & Incident Root Cause

As AI usage moves to users, branches, devices, and SaaS workflows, network and security teams need a shared operating model for visibility, policy enforcement, telemetry, and response. Otherwise, distributed enterprises can risk millions of dollars each year.

CommandLink is on a mission to fix this.

We’re hosting an intimate forum for enterprise CIOs, CISOs, VPs, and directors from different sectors to:

  • Discuss infrastructure, data normalization, and cross-function collaboration strategies.

  • Learn how peers are solving problems.

  • Validate high-stakes decisions.

What to Expect

Meaty & Actionable Strategy Discussions Around AI

Let's get intimate, shall we?

Converging enterprise NetOps and SecOps around AI risk isn't easy (some say it's impossible). This intimate dinner will debunk harmful "convergence" myths and provide a safe forum for IT leaders to learn about new technologies and industry capabilities (e.g., you can now automatically normalize your inventory and telemetry AND correlate signals across systems). You'll walk away with strategic insights to help you and your teams build a more unified, intelligent, predictive, collaborative, and resilient environment.

Discussion Topics

  • Where AI can be used and the blind spots it creates.

  • How branch locations, remote users, field teams, and distributed environments change the AI security model.

  • How to define, monitor, and enforce what data can/cannot enter third-party AI platforms.

  • How to enable responsible AI adoption while reducing data leakage, compliance exposure, and misuse.

  • What telemetry is needed to understand when/where/how AI tools are being used across the enterprise.

  • How to adapt to AI-enhanced phishing, social engineering, deepfakes, automated attacks, and new incident response scenarios.

Register for a Dinner

Who these dinners are designed for.

This dinner is designed strictly for CIOs, CISOs, and VP- and director-level network and security professionals from companies that own and operate 25+ locations. Registrants not matching this profile will be kindly rejected!

Agenda:

  • 6:00pm: Doors open + mingle time

  • 6:30: Dinner and round table discussions begin

  • 8:00: Raffle + mingle time

  • 8:30: Doors close