2026 Security Conference Sessions

Discover this year’s tracks and featured sessions, covering emerging trends and key challenges in cybersecurity including navigating NIS2, DORA and the EU AI Act, AI disruption and geopolitical volatility, cloud sovereignty, stopping deepfake identity impersonation attacks, and much more.

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 your top mission-critical priorities in mind.

Hear from VP Analyst Pete Shoard on why you must attend.
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Tuesday, 22 September, 2026

02:15 PM - 03:45 PM BST

Executive Story Workshop: Human Capability Risk in Cyber Teams: When Burnout Becomes a Control Failure
Peter Coroneos, Founder, Cybermindz
This 90-minute workshop reframes burnout in cybersecurity teams as a human capability risk, not a wellbeing issue alone. It examines how sustained cognitive load, operational stress and post-incident fatigue progressively degrade judgment, vigilance and decision-making — often before skills loss becomes visible. The session provides leaders with practical guidance on recognising early warning signs, addressing heightened vulnerability across different cohorts, and fostering psychological safety so risk surfaces earlier. It previews how human factors controls can be embedded within conventional cyber risk management and governance frameworks. The workshop concludes with a practical demonstration of the military-validated iRest® resilience and recovery protocol. ... Show More Show Less

02:15 PM - 02:45 PM BST

Executive Story: The Journey of Outcome-Driven Metrics in a Telco
Henrik Olsen, Senior Security Management & Insurance Officer, Telia Company
Telia Company, a major player in the telecommunications sector, recognized how Gartner’s framework: Outcome-Driven Metrics (ODM) could be a valuable change to the traditional security metrics, as well as being a valuable supplement to existing KPI’s and security controls assessments.
The presentation will offer valuable insights into Telia’s complex and fascinating Outcome Driven Metrics (ODM) journey, beginning from a point of limited visibility and progressing to the achievements realized today. Highlighting key learnings along the way and additional perspectives on ODM for the future. ... Show More Show Less
Wednesday, 23 September, 2026

01:30 PM - 02:00 PM BST

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03:30 PM - 04:00 PM BST

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Thursday, 24 September, 2026

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM BST

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