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Chiara Girardi
Director Analyst
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- AI Cybersecurity Governance
- Data Security
- Managing Cyber Risk
Speaker Bio
Chiara Girardi is a Research Director for the Cybersecurity Research team. She has led research studies in the area of cybersecurity budgets, securing agile workflows, and CISO effectiveness.
Prior to Gartner, Chiara worked as a marketing analyst for Warner Brothers, focusing on the expansion of their streaming platform HBO Max. She has a PhD from Johns Hopkins University.
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Prior to Gartner, Chiara worked as a marketing analyst for Warner Brothers, focusing on the expansion of their streaming platform HBO Max. She has a PhD from Johns Hopkins University.
Sessions
Monday, June 01, 2026 02:30 PM - 04:00 PM EDT
Workshop: Too Much Governance, Not Enough Security: Fixing Data Security Governance
Chiara Girardi,
Director Analyst, Gartner
Governance is put in place to enhance data security. But, too often, it spirals: more policies, more committees, overlapping responsibilities and limited coordination. The result is slow, rigid and inefficient governance. Sounds familiar? Join this workshop to learn how to fix this quagmire.
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Tuesday, June 02, 2026 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
Fast-Track Your Data Classification Efforts in Three Steps
Chiara Girardi,
Director Analyst, Gartner
As GenAI becomes increasingly widespread, data classification remains a critical process to secure data that powers models. However, its success if often hindered by perceptions that classifying all organizational data is impractical, and that data owners are either unable or unwilling take on the task. Come to this session to learn how CISOs can address these perceived barriers and accelerate their classification initiatives by leveraging user education, automation and risk-based approaches?
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Tuesday, June 02, 2026 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM EDT
Plan for the Worst! Invest in Third-Party Cyber Resilience
Chiara Girardi,
Director Analyst, Gartner
Third-party cybersecurity risk management is the weakest link in your cybersecurity program. No amount of due diligence can confidently protect your organization from a breach. Join this session to learn how to turn messy webs of digital interconnections into an opportunity to strengthen your cyber resilience posture through targeted compensating controls, direct monitoring and contingency planning.
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Wednesday, June 03, 2026 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM EDT
Roundtable: Lessons From the Field — Securing Data in GenAI Pilots
Chiara Girardi,
Director Analyst, Gartner
How do CISOs manage data security risks without slowing down the business? Join this session to learn from your peers about what worked — and what didn’t —when securing data in GenAI pilots. We’ll discuss which nonnegotiable controls to prioritize for different use cases, as well as creative strategies to adapt data security to business needs.
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