Every leader has a reputation, but not every leader has a brand. An intentionally crafted executive brand speaks for you when you're not in the room and makes you the person others want to work with, work for, and hire.

A former CIO and CHRO at Nine Energy Service with 48 acquisitions and two IPOs across his operating career, Sean now advises Directors, VPs, and sitting C-suite leaders. In this keynote, Sean shares his journey from introverted IT leader to running every corporate function at a public company, and the simple three-part framework that turned his reputation into a career where he was spoiled for choice and never had to chase an opportunity again.

 You'll leave with:

• Clarity on what you're actually known for today, and what you want to be known for
• A practical approach to visibility, online and in the room, that doesn't require living on LinkedIn
• The mindset shift that makes people seek you out, until you're spoiled for choice about who you work with and what you work on

More tools haven't made us safer — 70% of organizations were breached last year despite a market packed with 3,000+ security vendors, and most teams are stuck doing manual investigation across disconnected tools instead of actually defending. In this session, we'll talk about what's really getting in the way of faster detection and response, and how a different kind of MDR model — one that plugs into the tech you already own, blends human analysts with AI, and operates as a transparent extension of your team — can help you cut through alert noise, shrink response times, and get more out of the security investments you've already made. Whether you're an analyst tired of chasing alerts or an exec trying to make sense of your security ROI, you'll walk away with practical ideas for building a more resilient program without ripping and replacing your stack.

AI-driven cyberattacks are growing in sophistication, threatening your business critical Entra ID and Microsoft 365 data. In this session, explore how these threats are evolving, and how to prepare for incident response. Learn why clean recovery, not just data recovery, is essential to strengthening your organization’s cyber resilience.

As AI rapidly reshapes organizations, technology leaders are navigating increasing complexity, uncertainty, and pressure to transform at unprecedented speed. This session explores what resilient leadership looks like in an AI-driven world, including how leaders balance innovation with governance, lead through ambiguity, support workforce transformation, and maintain trust during periods of accelerated change. Drawing from real-world transformation experience across healthcare and enterprise technology environments, the discussion will focus on practical leadership strategies for navigating disruption while building adaptable, high-performing organizations.

Abstract
AI and new digital technologies will continue to shift the cybersecurity landscape in 2026. This session explores how modern tools can enhance detection, response, and decision making while introducing new risks tied to generative systems, data integrity, and fast moving threat innovation. Leaders will gain a clear view of how to adopt emerging technology in a responsible and strategic way that supports resilience and aligns with enterprise risk goals.

Key Takeaways
• How AI and emerging tech are reshaping core security functions
• The new risks created by generative models and evolving attack techniques
• Practical governance steps that support responsible AI use
• Examples of organizations pairing innovation with disciplined risk management

Social engineers exploit vulnerabilities in the human OS: our cognitive weaknesses, mental shortcuts, emotional responses, and the trust we place in each other. In this presentation, we’ll explore the psychological underpinnings that allow attackers to manipulate behaviors drawing on insights from Kahneman, Cialdini, and more. We’ll delve into the mechanics of how we process information to uncover why our brains are wired to fall for well-crafted deceptions. This session offers a fresh perspective on social engineering in a fun, interactive way, helping you understand the “why” behind the “how” and empowering you to recognize and resist manipulative tactics, and maybe even deploy some reversals of your own.

CIOs and CISOs are increasingly accountable for execution, risk reduction, and budget justification — yet most are operating with limited visibility into how their cyber and IT workforce actually functions. Org charts, job titles, and headcount reports fail to show how work is really performed across FTEs, contractors, consultants, and MSPs, creating blind spots that lead to burnout, stalled strategy, and unquantified risk.

In this session, Deidre Diamond, Founder & CEO of CyberSN, introduces Workforce Intelligence as a new operational lens for cyber and IT leadership. Drawing on real-world engagements with enterprise security and IT teams, this talk explores how leaders can gain clear and ongoing visibility into workforce utilization, capability gaps, and execution risk — without adding operational burden to already stretched teams.

Attendees will learn how workforce blind spots directly impact retention, strategy execution, and budget outcomes, why workforce risk is now a board-level concern, and how leading CIOs and CISOs are using workforce intelligence to move from reactive firefighting to intentional workforce design.

This session is designed for leaders who want to align people, skills, and spend to strategy — and confidently explain workforce risk and investment decisions to executives and boards.

Cybersecurity is no longer just a technology challenge — it is a leadership, workforce, and resilience mandate. In this candid and forward-looking discussion, leading women in security will share their perspectives on four defining issues shaping our industry today: the rapid acceleration of AI in both offense and defense; the reality that identity has become the new perimeter; the growing complexity of cloud, SaaS, and third-party ecosystem risk; and the often-overlooked impact of workforce health on operational resilience.

Security teams are getting blindsided by “shadow AI” as MCP servers, AI agents, and AI-enabled tools proliferate across their organizations. And, AI tools can quietly hold ongoing access to company data through OAuth grants and app-to-app connections, flying under the radar of traditional network-centric security tools.A new approach is needed for modern teams to get control of shadow AI risks. This presentation will cover the four steps every org should take to gain control of shadow AI, and how Nudge Security can help: Discovery of SaaS and AI: Effective governance starts with discovery. Learn how you can find every shadow app and account quickly. Insights into AI data access: AI data security risks extend across your SaaS ecosystem via OAuth grants that provide access to your data. Learn how to uncover MCP server connections, AI agents, and risky integrations. Third-party risk reviews: AI tools require special attention when it comes to security reviews. See how you can quickly assess new and unfamiliar vendors and be the first to know when new tools are introduced. Automated governance guardrails: Blocking often drives risks further into the shadows. Learn how to guide employees toward safe, compliant AI use when and where they are working. We’ll wrap up with a real-world example of how viral AI tools like otter.ai can quickly spread across an organization and how Nudge Security helps security teams regain control.

Many of today’s identity security gaps stem from exposed data you can’t easily see – harvested from malware-infected devices and successful phishing campaigns targeting your employees, contractors, and suppliers. Criminals operationalize this data to carry out targeted cyberattacks, using it to deploy ransomware, steal sensitive data and critical IP, and quietly establish persistent access. These identity assets enable attackers to create synthetic identities, impersonate trusted users, bypass security controls, and move laterally across applications and systems with alarming efficiency.    

In this session, we’ll explore how these identity assets come together to form an attack surface that traditional controls can’t fully cover. Drawing from SpyCloud’s insights into the criminal underground and the cybercrime economy, we’ll share practical tips on what you need to know to better defend your organization from identity threats in 2026.