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

09:30 AM - 10:15 AM EDT

Gartner Opening Keynote: Seize the Moment
Leigh McMullen, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
It feels like everything is happening, everywhere, all at once. But amidst the chaos, there are opportunities, “moments” that we can seize, to ensure Cybersecurity’s success. What if we could use our organizations’ rush to AI as an opportunity to modernize both human and machine identity? What if we could turn the inevitability of cyber-attacks into a learning cycle that continuously makes us smarter, stronger, faster and more resilient? What if we could monetize our innovation with a cycle of continuous learning to fund even more innovation? Join this keynote and learn how to seize these moments! ... 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

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

01:30 PM - 02:00 PM EDT

From Strangled to Strategic: 3 Steps to Master Cyber Regulations
Jason Malley, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Today, CISOs are increasingly challenged by the growing complexity and volume of cyber regulations, which can overwhelm resources and hinder strategic progress. This presentation will examine the regulatory landscape, highlight common pain points and provide practical approaches for managing compliance without sacrificing security objectives. Learn how to prioritize regulatory requirements, streamline compliance efforts and develop strategies to remain agile and effective in a highly regulated environment. ... Show More Show Less

03:15 PM - 04:00 PM EDT

ETSS: Stopping Downtime for AI Resilience, moderated by Absolute Security
Clark Lovrien, Deputy Ciso, Absolute Security
Downtime is now one of the most material risks facing the enterprise. Join this interactive roundtable with fellow CIOs and CISOs to explore how leading organizations are shifting from prevention to resilience. Share strategies to maintain operations, recover faster, mitigate shadow AI and reduce the business impact of cyber disruption. ... Show More Show Less

03:15 PM - 03:45 PM EDT

Horizon3.ai: Leveraging AI for Proactive Defense Validation
Ellen Sundra, Vice President of Customers, Horizon3.ai
AI has lowered the barrier for attackers to continuously probe your environment. This session shows how defenders can use the same AI advantages to uncover real attack paths, validate controls pre-incident, and safely test in production. You’ll learn how AI‑based, attacker-centric testing fits in your stack today, and how to operationalize testing within CTEM and RBVM, and use trend data to prove risk reduction, not just report it. ... Show More Show Less

05:40 PM - 06:00 PM EDT

Cohesity: Cyber Resilience Essentials for Proven Response and Recovery
Joye Purser cISSP, Field Ciso, Cohesity
During a cyber-attack, recovery becomes the bellwether of cyber resilience. Organizations need operational capabilities and process know-how to respond, recover data and applications, and avoid reinfection. This session covers three essential concepts every organization must master, including digital jump bags, cyber vaulting, and digital forensics that help organizations survive tomorrow’s cyber attack. ... Show More Show Less

06:05 PM - 06:25 PM EDT

Zero Networks: Why Uptime Matters Most to CEOs
Cyber incidents may start in the server room, but they end in the boardroom when systems go down. In this session, learn practical ways to contain threats by design, limit lateral movement and shrink blast radius before disruption spreads. See how segmentation and resilience-focused security can preserve critical services, speed recovery and keep the business running--even on a bad day. ... Show More Show Less
Tuesday, June 02, 2026

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Axonius: Old School, New Stakes: Asset Intelligence for the AI Era

Teju Shyamsundar, Principal Manager, Product Marketing, Axonius
AI won't fix a security program built on untrusted asset data. This session makes the case for getting back to the basics - how asset intelligence addresses common security and exposure management operations related to cutting through alert noise, managing exposures, and making defensible decisions to prioritize the 5-10% of exposures that drive real risk. Get the fundamentals right, and everything else - including AI - becomes easy to adopt with confidence. ... Show More Show Less

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“Insightful, informative and actionable. This provides our organization opportunity to succeed in this space and provide value to our stakeholders. This conference continuously provided learning opportunities, networking with fellow practitioners [and more].”

Dennis Mathew Opiso
CISO, JG Summit Holdings

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