SANS Cybersecurity Leadership Summit 2026

March 17-22, 2026
Hilton Arlington Rosslyn The Key, Arlington, VA

Lead the future of cybersecurity. Gain strategies, tools, and connections to empower your team and set new industry standards.

250+
Speakers
250+
Companies

What is SANS Cybersecurity Leadership Summit?

CISOs, directors, and managers unite to navigate complex cyber threats. This summit offers expert-led talks, immersive workshops, and 7 SANS courses. Acquire actionable insights and practical skills to strengthen your security posture, develop high-performing teams, and innovate effectively. Learn more at SANS Cybersecurity Leadership Summit website

Who Attends

  • Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) from large enterprises and government agencies
  • Security Director leading teams in complex, regulated environments
  • Security Manager overseeing daily operations and team development
  • Incident Response Lead managing cyber incidents across various sectors
  • Cloud Security Architect designing secure cloud infrastructures

Key Topics

  • Implementing & Auditing CIS Controls
  • Building Security Culture for Leaders
  • Leading Security Operations Centers (SOCs)
  • Security Strategic Planning & Policy
  • Strategic Vulnerability & Threat Management
  • Cyber Incident Management

Why SANS Cybersecurity Leadership Summit Matters for B2B Teams

Community & Scale

Connect with hundreds of dedicated cybersecurity leaders and managers from diverse industries, all focused on advancing their security programs.

Executive Influence

Top CISOs, security directors, and managers attend, bringing significant influence and budget authority for strategic cybersecurity initiatives.

Practical Outcomes

Gain practical frameworks, earn 30 CPEs from 5-day courses, and leave with strategies to immediately enhance your organization's cyber resilience.

The Challenge

Why Most Teams Fail to Maximize Event ROI

Without preparation, SANS Cybersecurity Leadership Summit 2026 becomes an expensive networking trip with nothing to show.

Unusable Portals

attendees. No way to filter by ICP. Finding ideal prospects means manually clicking through thousands of profiles.

Too Late

30-40% of attendees register in the last 2-3 weeks. Finish reaching out to one batch, hundreds more registered. Always behind.

No Prioritization

Without scoring and segmentation, all attendees look the same. Teams waste cycles on low-fit prospects instead of focusing on high-value targets.

Manual Multi-Channel

Reaching prospects across email, LinkedIn, phone, and in-app manually is impossible at scale. Most teams pick one channel and miss opportunities.

Best Practices

How to Actually Maximize SANS ROI

Winning teams follow two phases: preparation and execution.

3-4 weeks before

Pre-Event Preparation

Identify Target Prospects

Monitor attendee lists continuously as 30-40% register in the last 2-3 weeks.

Enrich with Contacts

Add verified emails, LinkedIn profiles, company data, and tech stack to raw attendee names.

ICP, Persona & ABM Matching

Score by role, title, job level, company size, revenue, location, industry. Match to target personas and ABM accounts. Focus on top 20%.

Launch Multi-Channel Outreach

Email, LinkedIn, phone, in-app. Goal: pre-book meetings with high-value prospects.

Event week

During the Event

Execute Pre-Booked Meetings

Calendars should be 60-70% full with high-fit prospects before arriving at Arlington.

Prioritized Conversations

Know ICP score and context for every interaction. Focus on high-value targets.

The Reality: Nearly Impossible Manually

These practices work. But 30-40% of attendees register in the last 2-3 weeks. Manual execution takes 5-7 days per batch. Teams would need to repeat identification, enrichment, scoring, and outreach continuously across email, LinkedIn, phone, and in-app. Most don't have the bandwidth.

The question isn't what to do. It's how to execute continuously at scale.

Turning Strategy Into Execution

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How Spivot Automates Event Best Practices

Strategy becomes workflow.

1

Identify Target Prospects Automatically

Best Practice: Monitor attendee lists continuously as registrations come in.

How Spivot Helps: Connect to the event portal or upload the CSV. We identify target prospects and refresh daily as new registrations come in. Catch the 30-40% who register late without lifting a finger.

Manual: Days per refresh → Spivot: 10 minutes
2

Enrich with YOUR API Keys

Best Practice: Transform basic attendee lists into rich prospect profiles with verified contact data.

How Spivot Helps: Connect Apollo, ZoomInfo, or any other enrichment provider. We add verified emails, LinkedIn profiles, company data, and tech stack. Full control over provider and costs.

Scale
Handle all SANS attendees in one upload
Manual: 4-6 hours → Spivot: 2-3 minutes
3

ICP & Persona Matching

Best Practice: Score prospects against ICP and match to target personas to prioritize outreach.

How Spivot Helps: AI scores every attendee by role, title, job level, company size, revenue, location, and industry. Match to target personas and ABM accounts automatically.

Persona & ABM Matching
Match to target personas and ABM accounts
Multi-Factor Scoring
Role + Title + Level + Size + Revenue + Location + Industry
Focus on top 20% of prospects automatically
4

Push to Your CRM & Sales Tools

Best Practice: Sync enriched, scored prospects to existing workflow.

How Spivot Helps: One-click sync to Salesforce, HubSpot, Outreach, Salesloft, Apollo, or export to Google Sheets. Enriched, scored lists ready for outreach.

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5

Launch & Track Campaigns

Best Practice: Start personalized outreach 3-4 weeks before the event to schedule meetings.

How Spivot Helps: Launch campaigns in Outreach, Salesloft, or Apollo. Reach prospects across email, LinkedIn, phone, and in-app automatically. Track engagement, responses, and meetings. All attributed to SANS Cybersecurity Leadership Summit 2026.

40%
Higher Conversion
80%
Faster First Touch
60%
Less Wasted Outreach

The Bottom Line

Reach every attendee automatically, even the 30-40% who register late. Land in Arlington with meetings booked. Your competitors are still cleaning spreadsheets.

10x
Faster event data processing
(5-7 days → 5-10 minutes)
3-4 weeks
Earlier outreach
(Book meetings before the event)
40%
More meetings booked
(Targeted vs. spray-and-pray)

Enterprise-Grade Security

Your data stays secure and compliant

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OAuth 2.0
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Frequently Asked Questions

How does Spivot identify target prospects at SANS Cybersecurity Leadership Summit?

Connect to the event portal or upload attendee data. Spivot automatically identifies, scores, and enriches prospects as new attendees register, with daily updates to catch late registrations.

Can I use Spivot for events other than SANS Cybersecurity Leadership Summit?

Yes. Spivot is an AI agent that automates event workflows for any event where attendees are available in the event portal. The same workflow applies across all events.

How accurate is the ICP and persona matching?

Spivot's AI uses multi-factor analysis across role, title, job level, company size, revenue, location, and industry. Match attendees to target personas and ABM accounts automatically. Built-in intelligence recognizes equivalent roles like 'VP of Growth' and 'Chief Revenue Officer.'

What CRMs and sales tools does Spivot integrate with?

HubSpot, Salesforce, Outreach, Salesloft, Apollo, Google Sheets, and CSV export. You can also use our API for custom integrations.

Is my data secure and compliant?

Yes. Spivot uses AES-256-GCM encryption, OAuth 2.0 authentication, and multi-tenant architecture with complete data isolation. We're GDPR and CCPA compliant.

Why can't I just use the SANS Cybersecurity Leadership Summit attendee portal?

Event portals show thousands of attendees with infinite scroll or basic pagination. No filters for persona, company size, industry, or ICP criteria. Manually clicking through thousands of profiles to find 200 ideal prospects takes days. Plus, 30-40% of attendees register in the last 2-3 weeks, so teams need to repeat this process 2-3 times per week. Spivot extracts, enriches, scores, and filters automatically with daily updates.

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