All 2026 IAM Conference Sessions

Gartner Identity & Access Management Summit 2026 dives deep into key topics for IT leaders around program management, agentic AI, optimizing resources and more to help you address your organization's mission-critical challenges.

2026 IAM Conference Theme

Identity at the Core

In the face of geopolitical volatility and economic uncertainties, IAM is at the core of business operations and cybersecurity, ensuring resilience through secure interactions among people, machines and organizations. Gartner Identity & Access Management Summit provides guidance on building scalable and efficient IAM infrastructures in today’s complex environment.

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Monday, 09 March, 2026

09:30 AM - 10:15 AM GMT

Gartner Opening Keynote: Identity at the Core
Akif Khan, VP Analyst, Gartner
Michael Kelley, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Amid geopolitical volatility and economic uncertainties, Identity and Access Management (IAM) is crucial for business operations and cybersecurity, ensuring resilience through secure interactions among people, machines, and organizations. As digital innovations like cloud computing and AI evolve, IAM adapts to counter emerging cyber threats. The Identity and Access Management Summit offers leaders guidance on building scalable, efficient IAM infrastructures in today's complex environment. ... Show More Show Less

10:30 AM - 10:50 AM GMT

Okta: Identity as the Guardian - Securing the New World of Agentic AI
Arkadiusz Krowczynski, Principal Product Acceleration Specialist, Okta
Agentic AI is here, acting as a non-human workforce with access to sensitive data and tasks. Yet, a critical question remains: who vouches for their identity? Without governance, these autonomous agents create a profound security void. We face a future of impersonation, privilege escalation, and data exfiltration if we cannot verify that an AI "colleague" is truly who it claims to be. Securing this new frontier is no longer optional. ... Show More Show Less

10:30 AM - 10:50 AM GMT

Silverfort: Most Privileged Users Aren’t People, How Vaultless PAM Can Protect All

Rob Ainscough, CHIEF IDENTITY SECURITY ADVISOR - EMEA, Silverfort
Privileged access used to be a human problem. Admins, root accounts, shared passwords. Meanwhile, the attack surface has changed. While Active Directory remains central, protection must now extend to machine identities and agentic AI. In this session, learn why attackers succeed against privileged accounts and how a modern, vaultless PAM approach can build a confident & resilient core that contains risk & protects every type of identity, fast. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM GMT

Ask the Expert: How to Modernize Machine IAM?
Steve Wessels, Director Analyst, Gartner
Current machine identity and access management (IAM) practices are fragmented and insufficient, leading to potential security and compliance risks. To address these challenges, IAM leaders should enhance and unify their existing approaches to better secure machine identities. Additionally, it is essential to modernize machine IAM practices in collaboration with all stakeholders, emphasizing just-in-time credentialing, proactive management of technology debt, and continuous monitoring to safeguard critical assets. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM GMT

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

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM GMT

Guidance for Successful Privileged Access Management Deployment
Gautham Mudra, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
In this breakout session, we'll explore the critical importance of privileged access management (PAM), its essential objectives and how to reap out the right benefits from a PAM implementation . We'll discuss how to adapt your internal processes and operating model to effectively support PAM tools and provide strategies to enhance your PAM maturity. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM GMT

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

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM GMT

How to Become a Top Performing IAM Leader
Rebecca Archambault, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
What is the formula for success for an IAM leader? How does the IAM leader work with many stakeholders to achieve goals and solve challenges? How do successful leaders align their work to the desired impact and value? This session will leave you with four steps to establish a trust foundation, which will guide IAM leaders and position them for success. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM GMT

IAM for Agentic AI and Emerging Technologies Peer Meetup
Come together for a discussion with peers to discuss best practices and challenges around Agentic AI and Emerging Technologies. 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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“The conference wasn’t just about theory — it offered actionable take-aways that we could immediately implement. Whether you’re modernizing your IAM approach, navigating compliance or strengthening cloud security, this conference delivers practical, cutting-edge insights.” 

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Architekt, Munich Re 

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