We’re attending the Quartz Network VISIONS CISO Fall Leadership Summit, taking place October 11 to 13, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta, where our VP of Security, Derek Tannahill, Executive VP of Global Delivery, Dan Kunz, and Account Executive, Jay Dlouhy, will meet with senior technology and cybersecurity leaders to talk through the security and AI governance challenges shaping their 2027 roadmaps.
Why this event matters right now
Most CISO events are built around sessions and a trade show floor. VISIONS is built around a problem: technology leaders don’t have enough real time with the peers and partners who can help them make decisions, because most of their week gets absorbed by vendor booths and generic panels. The summit replaces that with candid peer conversations and curated one-to-one meetings, matched to the specific priorities each attendee shares during registration. That structure matters to us. It means the conversations Derek and Jay have in Atlanta will be about the problems attendees are actually solving for, not a scripted pitch.
Where we fit into that conversation
We’re a Microsoft Frontier Partner focused on security, data, and AI, and a member of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA). Our focus centers on five areas that map closely to what CISOs are wrestling with heading into 2027:
- Data governance and classification, so organizations know what sensitive data they have and where it lives before they connect it to an AI tool.
- Identity and access management, closing the gaps that show up most often in breach investigations.
- Cloud security and monitoring, giving security teams visibility across a Microsoft environment rather than a patchwork of point tools.
- Vulnerability and endpoint security, covering the fundamentals that AI governance conversations tend to overshadow but that attackers still exploit first.
- Secure AI adoption, helping organizations put guardrails around Copilot, custom AI agents, and other Microsoft AI tools before rollout, not after an incident.
We’re direct about where we stand for this summit: secure data, governed AI, zero blind spots. For organizations already running on Microsoft, our view is that security, data, and AI shouldn’t be three separate vendor relationships when one partner can govern all three together.
Meet the Quisitive team in Atlanta
Derek Tannahill, our VP of Security, brings more than 25 years in identity, cybersecurity, and risk management for regulated industries, including leadership roles at Edgile, KPMG, and Perficient. At Quisitive, he leads security presales and solution development, with a current focus on helping organizations reduce risk and adopt agentic AI responsibly.
Dan Kunz, our Executive VP of Global Delivery, brings more than 25 years of experience leading cloud modernization, transformation, and technology consulting initiatives. He oversees the delivery of Microsoft Cloud, AI, data, and security solutions for Quisitive clients.
Jay Dlouhy, our Account Executive, works directly with organizations to match Microsoft Security, Data, and AI capabilities to what a specific team actually needs, rather than a standard package.
If you want a conversation about data governance, identity gaps, or securing an AI rollout, you can request time with Derek, Dan, or Jay through the summit’s curated meeting process.
Prefer to connect directly? Contact our team at [email protected]
We hope to see you in Atlanta!
Common questions about the VISIONS CISO Leadership Summit
What is the VISIONS CISO Leadership Summit?
It is a three day event for senior technology and cybersecurity leaders, held October 11 to 13, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta, combining peer discussion sessions on AI adoption, cyber risk, and enterprise transformation with curated one to one meetings between attendees and solution providers.
Who should attend?
CIOs, CISOs, and senior technology leaders responsible for security strategy, AI governance, or enterprise modernization at their organization.
How are the one to one meetings different from a typical vendor expo?
Attendees describe their current priorities during registration, and the event organizer matches them with a small, relevant set of solution providers for focused meetings, rather than leaving attendees to work a general show floor.
Why is Quisitive attending?
We work with organizations running on the Microsoft Cloud to close security gaps across identity, data, and endpoints while helping them adopt AI tools like Copilot with governance built in from the start, which is the exact set of problems this summit’s agenda is built around.
How can I set up time with Quisitive at the event?
Request a meeting through the summit’s registration process or contact us directly to arrange time with Derek Tannahill or Jay Dlouhy in Atlanta.
