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      Conference Topics at a Glance

      The 2026 agenda delivers the latest technology, strategy and leadership insights across key topic areas, covering the challenges most critical to IT and IAM executives.

      IAM for Agentic AI

      Agentic AI introduces new identity, access and trust challenges. Learn how to define, govern and secure AI agent identities, enforce least privilege and apply behavior‑based policies in autonomous, machine‑speed environments.

      IAM Program and Strategy

      Successful IAM requires more than tools. Explore how to build and sustain an IAM program with clear governance, roadmaps, metrics and executive alignment — while delivering business value under budget and resource constraints.

      Machine IAM/Nonhuman Identities

      Nonhuman identities now outnumber humans. Discover how to manage life cycle, access and governance for machines, workloads, service accounts and APIs — reducing risk from unmanaged and over‑privileged identities.
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      Monday, December 08, 2025

      10:30 AM - 10:50 AM CST

      Axiomatics: Zero Trust for AI - The Many Facets of Access Control for MCP, Agents, Bots, and more
      David Brossard, CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER, Axiomatics
      AI is revolutionizing work, creating opportunities, and boosting customer experiences. With great power comes an even greater need to secure access to the data & services we’re now running with the help of AI. How do you make sure your team gets the right insights without peeking into data they’re not entitled to? We will show how runtime authorization can help and provide attendees with a roadmap to secure the use of AI within the enterprise. ... Show More Show Less

      11:00 AM - 11:30 AM CST

      High-Value AI Use Cases for IAM
      Nathan Harris, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
      While AI holds the promise for automation and efficiency, not all IAM use cases are equally suited for AI enablement. This session will walk through Gartner research related to AI for IAM use cases, including agentic AI, and help IAM leaders focus AI adoption plans on the most beneficial use cases. ... Show More Show Less

      11:45 AM - 12:30 PM CST

      ETSS: Identity 4.0 Empowering your program to answer: "Who has Access to What?" moderated by IDMWORKS
      Bill Willis, CTO/ CISO, IDMWORKS
      As identity becomes central to your company’s attack surface, “Who has access to what?” remains unclear. This session explores Identity’s evolution—1.0 (Foundation), 2.0 (Mature Products), 3.0 (Emerging Tech), and 4.0 (Answering the Question). We'll examine how Access Management, IGA, and PAM converge with signals and events to finally help deliver real answers. ... Show More Show Less

      11:45 AM - 12:15 PM CST

      Opti: From Roles to Reasoning: The Dawn of AI-Native IAM
      Mille Gandselman, CPO & Co-Founder , Opti AI
      Traditional IAM models - roles, groups, and permissions, were built for manual control, not dynamic enterprise needs. We’ll share lessons from building an AI-native IAM system that enables individualized, context-aware, just-in-time access. Attendees will gain practical insight into agent design, reliability, and how to avoid alert fatigue with precise, auditable access decisions, all based on a real-world case study. ... Show More Show Less

      11:45 AM - 12:15 PM CST

      Ping Identity: Securely Embrace the New Agentic Channel
      Darryl Jones, VP OF PRODUCT, PING IDENTITY CORPORATION
      As AI agents emerge as a new digital channel, identity is the key to unlocking trust, personalization, and seamless engagement. From customer loyalty to digital commerce, organizations must evolve beyond human-only journeys to also enable secure, frictionless experiences for agentic identities.
      Join Ping Identity to explore how Identity for AI Agents enables secure, personalized, and frictionless interactions across humans, businesses, and AI.       ... Show More Show Less

      11:45 AM - 12:15 PM CST

      Silverfort: How Ciena Secured Machine Identities—and Applies that Playbook to AI
      Steven Rennick, SR LEADER, IT ARCHITECTURE, Ciena Corporation
      Hed Kovetz, CEO & CO-FOUNDER, Silverfort
      Unmanaged service accounts remain a major challenge, while AI agents amplify risk as teams secure legacy systems and adopt new technologies. Join Steve Rennick from Ciena to learn how he unified identity controls across human, machine, and AI accounts to cut AD debt, streamline operations, and modernize identity security with practical steps and a strong business case. ... Show More Show Less

      11:45 AM - 12:15 PM CST

      Twine: Managing IAM AI Agents — Why You Shouldn’t Let Agentic Take Full Control…Yet
      Nadav Erez, CTO, Twine
      In this session, we’ll share with IAM Leaders what we’ve learned as an AI IAM vendor about the Agentic AI trust challenge, and explore where should people actually be in the loop - spotting issues, planning fixes, or doing the work? Using real-world examples, we’ll highlight what’s working, what’s not, and how to bring AI into IAM in a way that strengthens, not replaces, human judgment and accountability. ... Show More Show Less

      12:30 PM - 01:15 PM CST

      Ask the Expert: How to Use Privacy-Enhancing Technologies to Reduce AI Risks
      Bernard Woo, VP Analyst, Gartner
      The risks of exposing personal data must be mitigated in order to gain the trust of customers and employees over the deployment of AI, particularly tools like GenAI. Participate in this session to ask questions about how privacy-enhancing technologies represent a fundamental set of tools for reducing privacy risks when using or developing AI solutions. ... Show More Show Less

      01:15 PM - 01:35 PM CST

      Curity: Securing the Non-Human Internet: OAuth in the Age of AI

      Jacob Ideskog, CTO, CURITY AB
      As AI evolves, actors consuming identities are no longer just humans. Autonomous agents now connect, permissions linger beyond their purpose, and ephemeral processes appear and vanish in an instant. OAuth can adapt to protect privacy, reduce risk, and restore control Join this session to understand how to secure what’s no longer visible, controllable, or even alive. ... Show More Show Less

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