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A FAIR Beginner’s Guide to FAIRCON25

Written by Jeff B. Copeland | Sep 17, 2025 6:01:09 PM

FAIRCON25 is the premier global conference on cyber risk quantification and management. Hundreds of CISOs, CIOs, corporate board members and other business and risk management leaders and practitioners will come together in New York to share the latest in continuous risk monitoring, risk-based investment planning, third-party risk management, AI-related risks and more at the leading edge of risk-based business management. 

FAIRCON25 

November 2-3,  Training Days

November 4-5, Main Sessions

Event Venue: The Glasshouse

660 12th Avenue, New York, NY

View the Agenda - Register for the Conference

 

New to FAIR (Factor Analysis of Information Risk) and the FAIR Conference? FAIRCON has you covered.

First thing to know is that the FAIR community is a welcoming group with a strong sense that we’re all on a journey together to find a better way to align risk management with the business goals of our organizations. 

The FAIR Conference agenda has plenty of networking and roundtable time built in to engage with and learn from peers, as well as formal training opportunities and conference sessions friendly for beginners. 

The sessions are divided into tracks, including

  • Everything TPRM
  • CRQ Successes
  • Practitioner Track
  • Starting Your FAIR Journey
  • Transforming Your Risk Program Journey
  • CISO Workshops (Invitation Only) 

Some of the Organizations Presenting at FAIRCON25

  • Databricks 
  • Forrester
  • Fannie Mae
  • Victoria’s Secret
  • Liberty Mutual Insurance 
  • Silicon Labs
  • White House National Security Council 
  • ADP

Planning Your FAIR Conference - Recommendations for Beginners

Training Days

Sunday and Monday, November 2-3

FAIR Foundations: Sunday morning and afternoon, take a two-day, instructor-led course, for a classic FAIR education. Topics covered include

  • Core FAIR Concepts and Terminology
  • The FAIR Model
  • FAIR Measurement Concepts
  • Scoping Risk Scenarios
  • The FAIR Risk Analysis Process

 

Driving Cultural Change – Shifting from Compliance to Risk with FAIR: Monday afternoon, attend this workshop to understand what it takes to implement and socialize a FAIR program.  

Main Sessions 

Tuesday, November 4 

8:30 AM Welcome Address: Get perspective on the FAIR movement past and future from Nick Sanna, Co-Founder of the FAIR Institute and Todd Tucker, Managing Director.

9:15 AM Opening Keynote and CISO Panel: Resetting Cyber Risk in the Age of AI: We plunge right into everybody’s top-of-mind topic, with reports from the frontlines from experts at SAFE, Forrester and Fannie Mae.

11:00 AM From Compliance Theater to Real Risk Management: Modernizing TPRM with AI and FAIR: Tackling the other big top-of-mind topic, third party or supply chain risk management.

1:30 PM From Challenges to Capabilities: Maturing Cyber Risk Management Programs with FAIR: The FAIR crew from Liberty Mutual share their experiences standing up a program and transitioning to quantitative.

4:40 PM Coinbase Case Study: Learn how FAIR methods extend to the new frontier of crypto. 

Wednesday, November 5

11:00 Regulation as a Catalyst: The Unexpected Gift to Cyber Risk Management: In a regulated industry? Prepare to be surprised at another benefit of quantitative risk reporting. 

11:50 AM Fireside Chat: Saket Modi and Joe Levy: The CEOs of SAFE (the Institute’s technical adviser) and Sophos, two of the cybersecurity industry’s visionaries, get together for an unpredictable conversation. 

11:50 AM Raising the Bar: Evolving FAIR Standards for a More Resilient Future: FAIR model creator Jack Jones and other FAIR movement leaders will show you how FAIR evolves and adapts. 

1:30 PM All Is FAIR in Love and War - Leveraging CRQ for Tactical Decision Support: As urgent issues arise, FAIR can be used for quick clarification. The IHG hotels group shares their learnings. 

2:20 PM From Risk Chaos to Risk Mastery: How We Ditched the Spreadsheet Graveyard: This session aimed at beginners shows how to reach a milestone of transitioning to a FAIR-driven solution. 

3:45 PM From Cost Center to Value Driver: Making the Case for Cybersecurity with FAIR: You know you’re winning when you speak risk in the language of the business. The FAIR team from Liberty Mutual shows you how to get there.

These are just some of the workshops and sessions at the 2025 FAIR Conference. Explore the FAIRCON25 agenda yourself. 

Register to attend FAIRCON25 now!