2026 Security Conference Sessions

Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2026 dives deep into key topics for cybersecurity leaders around AI, leadership, cloud security and more to help you address your organization’s mission-critical challenges.

2026 Conference Theme

This year’s conference theme is Smarter, Faster, Stronger … Together.

In an environment characterized by an expanding threat landscape, AI, tariffs, global instability and regulations, the cybersecurity community must gain and share insights faster. Together, we are smarter and stronger.

Explore our conference sessions below, all developed with this theme and top mission critical priorities in mind.

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Monday, June 01, 2026

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM EDT

Magic Quadrant and Critical Capabilities for SIEM
Eric Ahlm, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
The SIEM market is evolving at an unprecedented rate. This presentation discusses the latest SIEM Magic Quadrant, and what forces and trends are disruptive to the SIEM market. This presentation is for cybersecurity leaders looking to reevaluate their SIEM strategy and understand what key capabilities are required from modern SIEM. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Outlook for Cybersecurity Threats: Prioritizing With Gartner's 2026-2027 Threatscape
John Watts, VP Analyst, Gartner
The cybersecurity threat landscape is a moving target. Organizations cannot address all threats due to resource limitations and need proven ways to prioritize their investments. Gartner's updated ThreatScape for 2026-2027 enables organizations to optimize their prediction and prevention, enhance detections, and prepare for new and emerging threats. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Ransomware Reloaded: How AI Is Reshaping the Threat and the Defense
Paul Furtado, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
As AI rapidly advances, it is transforming the ransomware landscape, empowering both attackers and defenders. This session explores how threat actors use AI to accelerate the success of their cyberattacks, while security leaders turn to AI tools for faster detection and response. This session offers a look at the evolving AI-powered threat environment and provides actionable insights on adapting defenses, updating playbooks and preparing for the next generation of intelligent cyber extortion. ... Show More Show Less

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM EDT

ETSS: AI Is Rewriting Code Security: How to Manage Development and Attack Risk moderated by Endor Labs
Rohonesh Kar, Director - Solutions Architecture, Endor Labs
AI coding agents are reshaping how software gets built, and how it gets attacked. 87% of AI-generated code contains vulnerabilities, and attackers are exploiting this. Malware attacks surged 90% in 2025 as developers became primary targets. Join this peer discussion on how senior leaders navigate both sides: governance models; what controls work; and how to ship fast without systemic risk. Leave with perspectives on the choices enterprises face. ... Show More Show Less

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM EDT

ETSS: Security You Can Prove: Turning Exposure Data into Board‑Ready Evidence, moderated by Horizon3.ai
Ellen Sundra, Vice President of Customers, Horizon3.ai
If targeted today, would your organization withstand the attack? Security programs measure effort, not outcomes. Boards are done accepting “we think we’re protected.” Explore how to move away from endless checklists to AI-driven, attacker-centric validation to prove resilience, quantify exposure, and track progress. Compare how to communicate risk and progress to boards and practical steps to enhance CTEM, RBVM, and broader cyber programs. ... Show More Show Less

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM EDT

Google: AI Agents Today and the Agentic SOC of the Future

Spencer Lichtenstein, Group Product Manager, Google
AI-driven vulnerabilities are creating remediation backlogs that human-led teams can’t manage alone. Agentic defense offers protection at machine speed using applied threat intelligence. But can these agents truly deliver? This session explores how autonomous AI transforms the SOC—driving continuous detection, hunting, and investigation. Learn how to shift your team from reactive firefighting to proactive, automated prevention ... Show More Show Less

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM EDT

Picus Security: AI Everywhere, Defenses Unproven: Security Validation at Machine Speed
Volkan Erturk, CTO & Co-Founder, Picus Security
AI-powered adversaries explore, adapt, and chain vulnerabilities in seconds. Your defenses? Largely unproven. Security teams deploy controls and assume they hold, until an incident proves otherwise. Discover how Autonomous Security Validation emulates real attacks, surfaces what is exploitable, prioritizes and remediates exposures and re-tests every fix with configurable agentic workflows. Walk away ready to operationalize security validation. ... Show More Show Less

12:45 PM - 01:15 PM EDT

How to Negotiate Security and Risk Into Technology Vendor Contracts
Oscar Isaka, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
CISOs are increasingly responsible for negotiating security services and subscriptions for their function or are called on by procurement and business leaders to opine over security specific clauses in business-critical agreements. This session will outline Gartner's position on the top risk and security clauses that must be addressed to ensure business resiliency and regulatory compliance for your organization and some negotiation tactics to improve the likelihood of success. ... Show More Show Less

01:15 PM - 01:35 PM EDT

NinjaOne: Evolving Vulnerability Management for Modern Endpoints
Greg Thomas, DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT MANAGEMENT, NinjaOne
Endpoint growth is outpacing traditional security. As critical work shifts to endpoints, unpatched vulnerabilities can cause serious business impact in hours—not days. Learn how teams have modernized security and improved resilience with automated patching, reduced exposure windows, and stronger SecOps-ITOps alignment. ... Show More Show Less

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Dennis Mathew Opiso
CISO, JG Summit Holdings

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