CISO Roast 2026
Black Hat Week · Invite Only
The sharpest evening of Black Hat week, at The Barbershop
An invite-only roast for people who've seen too much to stay polite. 100 CISOs walk into a bar. That's not a setup — it's Wednesday night. Sharp voices. Real opinions. Aimed at the people who deserve it most. Celebrity emcee and brave (or foolish) speakers announced soon!
📍 The Barbershop · Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Wednesday, August 5 · 7:00 PM
Presented by C1 with
Your host & emcee
Ashish Rajan.
Host, Cloud Security Podcast
Opens the night, runs the hot seats, takes it to the open floor. If you've heard the podcast, you know he doesn't go easy.
In the hot seats
More roastees being confirmed through August 3. Check back — the list is going to sting.
Derek Chamorro
Head of Security, Together AI
Derek Chamorro is Head of Security at Together.ai and former Head of Infrastructure Security at Cloudflare. 20+ years securing infra at scale, 60+ patents in cryptography and key management. Built the walls, now sitting inside one.
Emily O’Carroll
Field CISO, Guidepoint Security
Emily O'Carroll, Field CISO at GuidePoint Security, spent 9+ years as CISO at Topgolf Callaway Brands — securing $4B in golf-adjacent revenue and surviving four acquisitions. She started at KPMG as an intern and left as a Director, proving she can outlast anything, including audit season.
Yonesy Núñez
Six-time CISO — Wells Fargo, Citi among them
Six CISO seats. Wells Fargo, Citi to name a few. He's written and spoken publicly about CISO burnout and "optimizing the operator."
Space is extremely limited. Claim your seat.
Seats are allocated by invitation only. If you received this link, you're on the list.