Tariffs, global instability, and AI threats are making CISOs’ jobs tougher. As we defend AI investments and fight AI-enabled attacks, sharing insights within the cybersecurity community is crucial. Together, we’re smarter and stronger.
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Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2026 dives deep into key topics for cybersecurity leaders around AI, risk management, cloud security and more.
2026 Conference Theme
Smarter, Faster, Stronger … Together
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Monday, 09 March, 2026
09:30 AM - 10:15 AM IST
Gartner Opening Keynote: Seize the Initiative
Fadeen Davis,
Sr Principal Analyst, Gartner
What if the chaos of cybersecurity could fuel a learning cycle that makes us smarter, stronger and faster? What if we could build smarter and stronger prevention by understanding how the most successful attackers are using AI? Or, what if we could increase the speed and intelligence of our resilience to the point that it becomes deterrence? What if our ability to weaponize learnings could translate into less drudgery and more engaging work? Join this keynote and learn how to seize the initiative!
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11:00 AM - 11:30 AM IST
Outlook for AI & Cybersecurity
Craig Porter,
Director Analyst, Gartner
Predicting AI's impact on cybersecurity remains fluid, with some threats accelerating and others failing to materialize with the strength and impact we'd expected. In this session, we'll look at offensive and defensive use cases for generative AI spanning three-time horizons — near, far and uncertain and ambiguous. We'll share where we have consensus and where we're still debating, what is interesting and has caught our eye, as well as the dark cases we're eyeing on.
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02:30 PM - 03:00 PM IST
Technical Insights: How to Mitigate the Threat of Identity Impersonation Using Deepfakes
Apeksha Kaushik,
Principal Analyst, Gartner
Attackers are increasingly using deepfakes to try and defeat automated voice biometrics and identity verification processes. Additionally, security leaders are dealing with person-to-person use cases, such as attackers impersonating company executives to request money transfers from employees. Learn about the current state-of-the-art in deepfake detection and approaches to mitigation.
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02:30 PM - 03:00 PM IST
Cybersecurity Isn't Ready for Agents
Meghan Hollis,
Sr Principal Analyst, Gartner
Why do threat actors target humans? It's because humans have agency and the ability to break rules. What will multidomain autonomous agents possess? Precisely that same agency. As we hastily integrate a nondeterministic layer into an ecosystem built for predictability, the potential for unforeseen issues arises. In this engaging exploration of the future, Gartner experts discuss the challenges posed by agent-based systems and how insights from restaurants and biology might provide solutions.
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04:00 PM - 04:45 PM IST
Roundtable: How are AI Policies and Regulations Affecting Organizations
Meghan Hollis,
Sr Principal Analyst, Gartner
This session will provide a forum to discuss how current European and international AI regulations, and likely future regulations, are being prepared for in public sector organizations. We will also engage on how these preparations may affect organizations that offer third party services and those consumption of those services.
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04:00 PM - 04:30 PM IST
Security Planning Guide 2026
Richard Bartley,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Global conflict, AI-based disruption and political upheaval continue to impact the risk landscape for organizations. In this environment, cybersecurity programs become paramount. This session provides insights into the current global security landscape.
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04:00 PM - 04:30 PM IST
5 Emerging Tactics for CISOs to Harness and Scale Generative AI Securely
Craig Porter,
Director Analyst, Gartner
Security leaders are challenged to provide solid governance to securely scale multiple use-cases generative AI provides for the business. Join this session to learn how to lead your organization's generative AI transformation confidently.
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04:30 PM - 05:00 PM IST
Technical-Insights: AI-Enhanced SOC: Bridging the Gap to Advanced Automation
Alex Tytarenko,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
As threats become more complex, security operations centers (SOCs) must evolve beyond human limitations while keeping humans in critical decisions. This session explores the five stages of SOC autonomy, ranging from assisted decision making to fully autonomous threat detection and response. Attendees will learn how AI, machine learning and advanced analytics enable SOCs to operate with greater independence, with human oversight ensuring adaptive cybersecurity.
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Tuesday, 10 March, 2026
09:30 AM - 10:15 AM IST
Gartner Keynote: Top Cybersecurity Trends
Alex Michaels,
Director Analyst, Gartner
Top cybersecurity trends highlight the most prominent cybersecurity risk management focus for security leaders when responding to persistent forces, often outside of their control, that are impacting their security programs. Key trends in 2026 are focused on enabling secure transformation and embedding resilience into the organization and the cybersecurity function.
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