Information Security is one of the most fast-paced, rapidly growing industries in the world, which means meeting with the right people in an environment that cultivates meaningful connections is vital in nurturing mutually beneficial, long-term partnerships. Even amidst a new era of workplace and networking culture, face-to-face interactions are as vital as ever—perhaps even more so now. T.E.N.’s ISE® Private Dinners provide your team with the ideal setting to greet your current partners and potential targets with a smile and connect in person over vital conversations, leaving a memorable impact on customers who are anxious to enjoy personal, face-to-face interaction. Many organizations have found that sponsoring a dinner series with a partner can minimize the financial investment while maximizing value for both organizations.

Tailored to your and your partner’s expertise, solutions and business objectives, T.E.N.’s ISE® Private Dinners provide a relaxed and intimate atmosphere where your sales team engages in relationship-building opportunities and meaningful conversations about the security issues that matter most among some of North America’s elite Information Security Executives® and key decision makers. Your guests will also be able to earn CPEs when they attend your ISE® Private Dinner, further positioning your company as an industry partner who cares about its customers. T.E.N. will work with you every step of the way—before, during, and after the event—to achieve the ultimate ideal ISE® Private Dinner experience so you are fully equipped to create and maintain vital, long-term connections with Information Security Executives® across the nation. Leave behind the traditional sales tactics and discover how a co-branded ISE® Private Dinner series can transform your sales and marketing strategy.

T.E.N. Program Management Services for ISE® Private Dinners

• Create a discussion theme and abstract that corresponds with your business objectives.
• Recommend and recruit an InfoSec Executive from our ISE® Community to host the evening’s discussions who lends their name, title, company, and knowledge to the overall success of the event.
• Understand your target customers to build a custom prospect profile algorithm, which includes key demographic information on company size, geographic location, industry, title (level), and a “Top 50” list of named accounts in that location.
• Deliver personalized e-mail invitations on your behalf to a tailored guest list of executive decision makers and influencers from your targeted companies.
• Follow up with guests to track RSVPs and reconfirmations and provide a weekly registration report to ensure maximum attendance that aligns with your custom prospect profile.
• Manage a dedicated landing page on T.E.N.’s website, www.ten.inc.com with links and promotions from event calendars, outreach and social media campaigns.
• Create a dedicated 24/7 online registration center for the event with calendaring functionality.
• Promote your ISE® Private Dinner through T.E.N.’s social media channels, which reaches over 17,000 security professionals.
• Present a selection of available restaurants per event city that includes estimates of room rental fee, required food & beverage minimums and any social distancing requirements for venue use.
• Facilitate 30-minute bi-weekly status calls to ensure your event’s development and progress aligns with your marketing objectives.
• Provide profile backgrounds on each executive attendee prior to the event to ensure maximum preparation and networking opportunities.
• Coordinate all logistics for the event, including: Pre-event production and planning, material creation of the event, securing the event location, on-site program management, and post-event follow ups.
• Co-design a seating chart that optimizes networking and strategic seating opportunities for your sales team while maintaining proper social distancing requirements.
• Create on-site program brochures that include your company information, a call to action for additional information sharing and the evening’s agenda.
• Provide name badges, table seating cards, and single banner event sign for on-site use.* Create and deliver a post-event survey and provide a summary of the survey results.
• Deliver personalized post-event e-mail thank you notes to all attendees.
• Deliver corresponding post-event e-mails to registrants who did not attend.
• Provide a post-event contact list in a Microsoft Excel file for easy import into your CRM system.

Examples of Successful ISE® Private Dinners

Security Maturity: Mapping the Road to Resilience
Sponsored by: Secureworks
Locations: Atlanta, Burbank, Scottsdale, Tampa, Indianapolis, Toronto, Philadelphia, Nashville, and More!

Improving Visibility for Effective Threat Detection and Response
Sponsored by: Aruba Networks, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
Locations: Minneapolis, Miami, New York, Seattle, Toronto, Austin, and Las Vegas

The Rise of Global Identity in Digital Transactions
Sponsored by: Entrust Datacard
Locations: Minneapolis, Toronto, Rosemont, and Dallas

Build or buy? Integrating advanced capabilities and maturing your security program
Sponsored by: Endgame
Locations: Charlotte, New York, Houston, Dallas, San Francisco, and Chicago

Partner Signing Policies

T.E.N. will contract with one organization only for all events and payment will be accepted from only the contract signer. This organization is referred to as the “Signing Company” and the designated Sponsor’s Partner is referred to as the “Partner.” T.E.N. will accept a joint sponsorship from a solution provider or vendor with a channel partner/reseller (VAR), integrator or consulting services firm provided that:

• One company serves as the Signing Company and takes full responsibility for payment.
• The partner relationship must be declared by the Signing Company at the time of contract signing or at least 30 days prior to the event unless pre-approved by T.E.N.
• Only the signing company is responsible for fulfilling the ISE® Programs Sponsorships requirement.

What our participants say about ISE® Private Dinners