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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 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

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

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 - 12:15 PM GMT

Read Between the Lines: Ready Yourself for the Impact of AI Laws
Bernard Woo, VP Analyst, Gartner
As the EU AI Act comes into force, organizations have limited time to meet its requirements. This legislation may have an even greater impact than the General Data Protection Regulation. With AI everywhere, it is critical to take action now. Meanwhile, the U.S., China, and other countries are developing their own strategies. How can cybersecurity leaders plan and execute strategy in this fragmented landscape? Discover how ethics, governance and practical strategy help achieve durable AI value. ... Show More Show Less

02:30 PM - 03:00 PM GMT

How to Secure and Govern Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agents at Scale
Max Goss, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
As the adoption of generative AI tools such as Microsoft 365 Copilot increases, new risks are emerging that go beyond traditional security, identity and access challenges. Identity and access management leaders and security professionals should join this session to understand these risks, and learn how to take a holistic approach to protecting sensitive information, and securely and governing Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot agents at scale. ... Show More Show Less

04:00 PM - 04:30 PM GMT

How to Stop Deepfake Identity Impersonation Attacks
Akif Khan, VP Analyst, Gartner
Attackers are increasingly using deepfakes to try and defeat automated voice biometrics and identity verification processes. Additionally, IAM and security leaders are dealing with deepfake-augmented social engineering, such as attackers impersonating company executives to request money transfers from employees. Join this session to learn about the current state-of-the-art in deepfake detection and approaches to mitigation. ... Show More Show Less
Tuesday, 10 March, 2026

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM GMT

Technical Insights: IAM for LLM-Based AI Agents
Homan Farahmand, VP Analyst, Gartner
Identity architects must adapt IAM systems to manage AI agents' unique characteristics, ensuring secure, accountable and auditable interactions. This session highlights the need for a unified framework to extend IAM controls to AI agents. ... Show More Show Less

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM GMT

Roundtable: AI Adoption for IAM — Disaster or Panacea?
Nathan Harris, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
While it seems like IT as a whole is aggressively adopting AI, up to and including replacing human workforce with AI agents, is there a reasonable cost/benefit analysis for this, specifically for IAM processes and team? This session will feature Gartner IAM analysts with a range of perspectives on the cost, including human/culture costs versus the benefits of AI adoption within IAM processes and organizations. ... 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.” 

Dominik Beier
Architekt, Munich Re 

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