Join discussions on critical and emerging cybersecurity priorities

With so much uncertainty in the global environment and an expanding threat landscape, the job of CISOs and their teams is getting more and more complex — especially with the increasing prevalence of new tech like AI.

To help you succeed across a wide range of responsibilities, Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2026 offers cybersecurity leaders the insight and tools needed to address your biggest priorities in 2026, including:

Today’s threat landscape demands more than defense, it requires resilience.  Discover how to define your cybersecurity program’s scope, governance and accountability, prioritize resources for what matters most and architect processes and technologies that ensure business continuity.

Join us to learn how to measure performance with clear, outcome-driven metrics and confidently communicate the value of your cybersecurity and IAM investments to senior stakeholders.

Must-attend sessions aligned to this priority:

  • Gartner Opening Keynote: Seize the Moment
  • Leadership Vision for 2026: Cybersecurity
  • Introduction to the Gartner Cybersecurity Operating Model
  • How to Build an Adaptable Cybersecurity Strategy
  • Develop an Effective Cybersecurity Strategy Through Benchmarking
  • Negotiate Cybersecurity Protection Levels With Your Executives
  • Outlook for Cyber Risk Management: Transform Chaos into Clarity
  • Unlocking Cyber Resilience: The Power of the Minimum Effective Organization
  • Outlook for Cyber Resilience
  • Outlook for Identity and Access Management: Elevate IAM With Identity-First Security

AI rapidly transforms business operations, but organizations face heightened risks without robust governance — data breaches, regulatory penalties and reputational damage from uncontrolled or unauthorized AI use.

Learn how to define AI risk boundaries and governance principles, align cybersecurity and IAM AI adoption with your business goals, and select trusted tools with robust AI-enabled security controls. Discover how to implement AI-augmented defenses, gain visibility into AI risks and measure the impact of your AI investments on risk reduction.

Must-attend sessions aligned to this priority:

  • Gartner Keynote: The Future of Cyber 2030 — Skills, AI, Tech
  • Outlook for AI and Cybersecurity: Guiding CISOs Through Change and Opportunity
  • Use AI Risk Management Frameworks to Assess AI Cyber Risk Readiness
  • Future of AI in Cybersecurity: AI Predictions and Roadmap Challenges for 2026-2029
  • What Public Sector Leaders Are Getting Wrong About AI (And What They Must Do Now)
  • 4 Steps to Build AI-Ready Cybersecurity Teams
  • Maverick: Cybersecurity Leaders Are Our Best Defense Against Apocalyptic AI Outcomes
  • Cybersecurity's Basic Questions Preparing Every AI Initiative for AI Laws
  • Extending Existing Controls to Discover and Control Third-Party AI Usage
  • Modernize Your Cyber GRC Function for the AI Era

Your future-ready security architecture starts with clear, business-driven technology requirements. Learn how to select cybersecurity and IAM tools that support scalable architectures, automate to reduce complexity and overhead, and measure tool performance and cost to streamline your investment strategy.

Discover how to optimize operations for efficiency and drive continuous improvement.

Must-attend sessions aligned to this priority:

  • How to Prepare a Cybersecurity Budget in a VUCA World
  • How to Evaluate Large Portfolio Vendors Across Multiple Cybersecurity Markets
  • Drive Down Costs and Improve Security: Your Guide to Successful Vendor Consolidation Projects
  • How to Create, Implement and Use a Vendor Trust Index to Guide Cybersecurity Product Selection
  • Save Your Organization Millions: 3 Ways to Mitigate Security & Risk SaaS Vendor Cost Increases
  • Harnessing Reference Architectures to Drive Security Innovation and Modernization
  • Outlook for Infrastructure Security: Navigating the Complexities of a Modern Enterprise
  • Cloud Security 201: The Cloud Security Cookbook
  • Take Your Cybersecurity Mesh Architecture and Build Your Defense in Depth Platform of the Future!
  • AI as The New Cybersecurity Architecture

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