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.

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Tuesday, 22 September, 2026

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM BST

Ask the Analyst: Turning the Shadow IT Conversation From Negative to Positive
Chris Silva, VP Analyst, Gartner
Join this end-user-only session to get your questions answered and hear your peers' successes and challenges with shadow IT. Learn how to prepare the right guardrails for the responsible use of shadow AI and change the conversation from one of friction to one of enablement. ... Show More Show Less

02:15 PM - 03:00 PM BST

Ask the Analyst: How Can Security Teams Govern Data and AI With Existing Sovereignty Demands?
Andrew Bales, Director Analyst, Gartner
How should organizations interpret data sovereignty vs. data residency, localization and cross-border transfer obligations? What architectural, governance and operating models actually work when regulations differ by country, sector and data type?
If you are trying to answer questions like these, you will want to attend this session geared toward answering some of the fundamental questions about cross-border AI and data governance. ... Show More Show Less

02:15 PM - 03:00 PM BST

Peer Meetup: Tactics for Navigating Third Party Cyber Risk (Participant-Driven Discussion)
Come together for a discussion with peers to share best practices and strategies for navigating third party cyber risk. Peer Meetups are networking sessions that allow you to connect and share with a small group of your peers, without Gartner facilitation. Please make every effort to attend your Peer Meetup as other attendees will be looking forward to meeting with you. ... Show More Show Less
Wednesday, 23 September, 2026

10:30 AM - 11:10 AM BST

CISO Circle: Peer Meetup: Negotiating Cybersecurity Protection Levels with Your Executives (Participant-Driven Discussion)
Come together with your peers to discuss how to negotiate and leverage protection-level agreements to demonstrate the business value of cybersecurity investments and express the organization's cybersecurity risk appetite. Peer Meetups are networking sessions that allow you to connect and share with a small group of your peers, without Gartner facilitation. Please make every effort to attend your Peer Meetup as other attendees will be looking forward to meeting with you. ... Show More Show Less

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM BST

Outlook for Third-Party Cyber Risk Management: Challenge the Status Quo to Evolve Your Program
Christopher Mixter, VP Analyst, Gartner
As frequency and impact of disruption caused by third-party cyber incidents grow, regulators, Boards and other enterprise stakeholders require cybersecurity to step in and manage these risks. This session will discuss the evolution of the practice from due-diligent focus to on-going monitoring, implications on resilience and AI risks as well as how its helping drive efficiency. ... Show More Show Less

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM BST

Top Cybersecurity Projects for 2026
Niyati Daftary, Principal Analyst, Gartner
CISOs should implement or improve upon these top eight security projects in 2026. The selected projects leverage current technologies, address the changing needs of cybersecurity and prepare organizations for the continued adoption of AI technologies. Join this session to learn more. ... Show More Show Less

01:30 PM - 02:15 PM BST

Ask the Analyst: Risks & Considerations for AI in Government
Michael McFerron, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
AI adoption in government offers huge potential but requires managing critical risks. Success hinges on ensuring data privacy, eliminating unintentional algorithmic bias and ensuring operational resilience against attacks. Governments must prioritize effective governance with human oversight and invest in workforce literacy to maintain public trust and security in mission-critical systems. Join this session to ask your questions. ... Show More Show Less

01:30 PM - 02:15 PM BST

Ask the Analyst: Similarities, Conflicts and Prerequisites When Facing Data Protection and AI Laws
Bernard Woo, VP Analyst, Gartner
AI laws and requirements are emerging worldwide in addition to known, established data protection ones. Ongoing adoption of AI technology has impact across every organization but cybersecurity and data protection leaders are the ones primarily expected to solve all privacy, cybersecurity and compliance problems with AI. Clearly this is undesirable; but there are a few best practices every cybersecurity leader can apply to ease the tension, enhance control in every AI project, and enable a firm compliance posture.
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Thursday, 24 September, 2026

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM BST

Peer Meetup: Public Sector Security: Navigating Threat Landscapes (Participant-Driven Discussion)
Come together with government peers to discuss best practices and challenges around navigating threat landscapes in the public sector. Peer Meetups are networking sessions that allow you to connect and share with a small group of your peers, without Gartner facilitation. Please make every effort to attend your Peer Meetup as other attendees will be looking forward to meeting with you. ... Show More Show Less

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