Information security leaders are facing a new set of challenges. AI is reshaping risk management, adversaries are becoming more sophisticated, and security teams are being asked to enable innovation while maintaining trust. For these leaders and teams to be successful, it now requires more than just protecting systems but also helping the business confidently adopt new technologies while building resilience for the future.
Security & Risk Forum in Washington, DC is designed to help information security leaders navigate this shift. Through keynotes, analyst-led sessions, workshops, certifications, and peer networking, you’ll gain practical strategies for securing AI, modernizing security programs, and preparing your organization for what’s next.
Secure AI Without Slowing Innovation
For many security leaders, AI has moved from an emerging technology topic to an immediate governance and security challenge. Security & Risk Forum offers multiple sessions dedicated to helping security teams establish the right controls while supporting business adoption.
- Build trusted AI environments at scale with AEGIS.
- Develop guardrails for AI applications and agentic systems.
- Defend against rogue AI agents and evolving AI-related threats.
- Strengthen data controls to secure agentic AI initiatives.
- Understand why securing intent is becoming critical to trusted autonomy.
If you’re responsible for AI risk management, AI governance, application security, or enterprise AI adoption, you’ll leave with actionable guidance you can apply immediately.
Prepare For The Rise Of The Trust And Assurance Organization
Security leaders are increasingly expected to drive trust across the organization, not just reduce risk. Sessions such as “The Rise Of The Trust And Assurance Organization,” “Minimum Viable Zero Trust,” and “You Don’t Need AI To Defend Against AI” explore how security teams can evolve their operating model, expand their influence, and help their organizations confidently navigate an AI-driven future. These discussions will challenge conventional thinking about security leadership while offering practical frameworks for building trust at scale.
Reimagine Identity For The Agentic Era
Identity has become one of the most important control points in modern security architectures. As organizations introduce AI agents that can take actions on behalf of users, identity, authorization, and governance become even more critical.
- “Identity Context Is King”
- “IAM For Agentic Architectures: From Least Privilege To Least Agency”
These sessions examine how identity strategies must evolve to support autonomous systems while maintaining security, accountability, and control.
Get Ahead Of Emerging Threats
The threats that security teams face continue to evolve. Forum sessions provide practical guidance on preparing for the next wave of challenges before they become urgent.
- “Kick Off Your Quantum Security Migration Journey”
- “From Human-Led To AI-Driven: The New Reality Of OT Security”
- “Adapting Application Threat Modeling For Agentic AI”
- “Get Value From Threat Intelligence With Agentic AI”
Whether you’re focused on cyber defense, application security, threat intelligence, operational technology, or long-term security strategy, you’ll gain insight into how emerging technologies are changing both attacker and defender capabilities.
Strengthen Data Security And Governance
Protecting data remains foundational to every modern security program, especially as organizations rely on AI systems that consume and generate enormous amounts of information.
Forum workshops and sessions address critical priorities such as:
- Advancing enterprise data classification programs.
- Developing contractual guardrails for AI use.
- Building resilience into AI-enabled business processes.
- Creating stronger governance mechanisms for AI applications.
These sessions provide practical recommendations that can help security teams strengthen controls while supporting business objectives.
Develop New Skills For A Changing Security Landscape
Security leaders know that technology isn’t the only thing changing. Teams must develop new skills, processes, and operating models to succeed.
Security & Risk Forum offers opportunities for hands-on learning:
- “AI Security” certification
- “Implementing AEGIS” workshop
- “Advance Your Data Classification Program” workshop
- “Reskilling Cybersecurity Teams For The Agentic Era” workshop
These sessions focus on turning concepts into action, helping leaders accelerate both personal and organizational development.
Learn From Peers And Forrester Experts
Beyond the sessions, Security & Risk Forum creates opportunities to connect with security leaders facing similar challenges. Through networking events, case study sessions, workshops, and receptions, attendees can exchange ideas, validate strategies, and build relationships with peers who are tackling many of the same issues. Those conversations often provide some of the most valuable takeaways from the event.
Build A Security Strategy For The Trusted Future
Security leaders are being asked to secure AI, modernize identity, prepare for emerging threats, strengthen governance, and help their organizations move faster with confidence. It’s a complex mandate, but it’s also an opportunity to elevate the role of security within the business.
Security & Risk Forum brings together the research, frameworks, practical guidance, and peer perspectives needed to meet that challenge. Join us in Washington, DC on November 9–10 to gain the insights and strategies that will help you build a more resilient, trustworthy, and future-ready security organization.
