2026 CarolinaCISO ORBIE Awards
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2026

The annual CarolinaCISO ORBIE Awards honor chief information security officers (CISOs) demonstrating excellence in cybersecurity leadership. Winners in the Super Global, Global, Large Enterprise, Enterprise, Large Corporate & Corporate categories are announced September 9 at The Westin Charlotte.

Thank you to the
CarolinaCISO ORBIE Awards Partners

Table of Contents
Jim O'Connell

Leadership Award Recipient & Keynote

Leadership is all about staying curious

Jim O'Connell

Chief Information Security Officer, CISO In Transition
Christina Bray

31 Carolina CISOs beat executive isolation

Christina Bray

Chair, CarolinaCISO

 Super Global Finalists Over $3B annual revenue & multi-national operations Global Finalists Over $1B annual revenue & multi-national operations  Large Enterprise Finalists Over $3B annual revenue Enterprise Finalists Over $1B annual revenue Large Corporate Finalists Over $250M annual revenue Corporate Finalists Up to $250M annual revenue Advisory Board The leaders guiding the CarolinaCISO ORBIE Awards Partners Thank you to our partners