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Adam Palmer
Chief Information Security Officer
First Hawaiian Bank
Speaker Bio
Adam Palmer is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at First Hawaiian Bank, the largest bank in Hawaii. Adam has more than two decades of experience leading cybersecurity, risk, and resilience programs across global enterprises in the US, EMEA, and APAC. Adam began his career as a U.S Navy Officer and later spent 10 years working in Europe as a Field CISO for major vendors (also covering APAC) and as a senior cyber risk executive at a global bank. Adam also created and led the U.N. Global Program Against Cybercrime. Adam is known for bridging technical depth with executive fluency and helping Boards and CEOs move to outcome-focused cyber risk management. Adam regularly contributes to industry forums, journals, and CISO communities, and advises leaders on modern security leadership in complex environments.
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Session
Tuesday, June 02, 2026 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM EDT
Executive Story: How a Bank CISO Turned Security Optimization into Board Confidence
Adam Palmer,
Chief Information Security Officer, First Hawaiian Bank
In 2025, a mid-size U.S. bank faced a familiar CISO challenge: a fragmented security stack, rising operational costs, and increasing board pressure for clearer cyber risk insight. This session presents a real-world practitioner case study of how security optimization, approached as an operating model transformation rather than a tooling exercise, changed both operational outcomes and executive confidence. Attendees will hear what worked, what didn’t, and how disciplined focus on outcomes led to measurable cost reduction, improved accountability, and stronger board trust in the organization’s cybersecurity program.
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