In 2026, enterprise leadership is no longer judged by uptime, cost savings, or isolated security KPIs. Boards, investors, customers, and regulators are demanding clearer answers to harder questions:
How does technology drive profitable growth? How resilient is the business under pressure? And how well is risk being managed at scale?
This opening panel brings CIOs and CISOs together to redefine the enterprise scorecard. Senior leaders will explore the new metrics that matter most in 2026, how AI-driven transformation and escalating cyber risk are reshaping accountability, and how technology leaders can translate complex digital outcomes into language the business understands. The discussion will focus on what to measure, what to retire, and how to align technology, security, and business leadership around shared outcomes that drive growth, resilience, and long-term value.

Key Discussion Points:
• Identifying the core performance, resilience, and technology metrics that will define enterprise leadership in 2026.
• Understanding how AI-driven transformation and evolving cyber and operational risks are reshaping what CIOs and CISOs must measure and communicate.
• Exploring how technology, security, and business teams can align around shared metrics that support profitable growth, modernization, and resilient operations.

The cybersecurity landscape is evolving rapidly, with AI-driven threats outpacing traditional approaches to cyberdefense. Join us for this session to hear Dataminr’s COO, Brian Gumbel and Jesse Whaley, CISO of Amtrak as they explore the transformative role of AI in preemptive cybersecurity. Discover how AI-powered predictive intelligence enhances threat anticipation, mitigates risk, and strengthens resilience against emerging cyberattacks. Gain exclusive insights into real-world applications that redefine proactive defense strategies.

As AI agents become autonomous decision-makers, collaborators, and digital representatives, enterprises must confront a new question: how does human identity evolve alongside machine identity? This open forum explores the cultural, ethical, and operational implications of agentive AI, from workforce augmentation to digital trust, and invites participants to share real-world experiences shaping this emerging landscape.

Key Takeaways:
• Understand how AI agents are reshaping personal, organizational, and digital identity.
• Explore the implications for privacy, trust, workforce roles, and governance.
• Discuss practical steps enterprises can take to balance human autonomy with machine-driven efficiency.

AI is rapidly transforming the cyberthreat landscape, with adversaries—from script kiddies to nation-state actors—leveraging AI to scale and automate attacks. Security operations leaders must adapt, using AI-driven defense strategies to stay ahead. This session explores how organizations can harness AI to enhance detection, response, and resilience. Learn key techniques for integrating AI into security operations, mitigating emerging risks, and ensuring AI works for you—not against you.

In this interactive session, our event partners will take the lead in initiating and facilitating conversations centered on challenges and solutions within the industry. Attendees can expect dynamic discussions where diverse perspectives are shared, fostering collaborative problem-solving and the exploration of innovative solutions to common industry hurdles.

As humans, we often fail to fully grasp the long-term impacts and intricate causality of our innovations, making it crucial to consider the broader implications before advancing new technologies. For example, the development of social media algorithms intended to enhance user experience has inadvertently contributed to the spread of misinformation and polarization. Similarly, the rapid evolution of technology has intensified cyber intrusions and escalated the potential for cyber warfare, as seemingly isolated vulnerabilities in digital infrastructure can be exploited with devastating global consequences. These examples highlight the complexity of innovation and the need for more thoughtful, responsible development.

As ransomware attacks reach unprecedented levels of sophistication, organizations must pivot from reactive recovery strategies to proactive prevention and resilience-building. A multi-layered cybersecurity framework is essential, encompassing advanced threat detection, continuous employee awareness training, and robust incident response planning. This forward-thinking approach underscores the critical need for cultivating a cyber-aware culture, ensuring business continuity, and reducing the devastating impact of ransomware in an ever-evolving digital landscape.

Modernizing and evolving enterprise applications is no longer optional—it’s essential for staying competitive and meeting business needs. As enterprises tackle technical debt, leverage GenAI, and transform critical applications, complexity has reached unprecedented levels. With 100 times more code than a decade ago—and AI poised to increase this volume exponentially—software has outpaced human management. As a result, Software Intelligence has shifted from being an early adopter advantage to a fundamental necessity for all companies. It enables executives and technology leaders to navigate, accelerate, and measure the success of these initiatives.
Discover how the world’s leading businesses are integrating Software Intelligence with AI-powered solutions to achieve unmatched accuracy, scale, and innovation in their software transformation efforts.

Active Directory is a top target for cyber threat actors, who use the identity infrastructure to elevate privileges, spread malware, and plant backdoors. Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) capabilities are vital for organizations aiming to reduce their cyberattack surface and build resilience against ransomware. Learn how telecommunications leader Altice Portugal adopted Semperis’ hybrid Active Directory security solutions to accelerate threat mitigation and ensure the recoverability of its identity systems in the face of growing cyber threats.

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This session highlights how AI is being used to transform the way organisations manage and respond to regulatory examinations. Attendees will hear a real-world case study on how AI has improved the accuracy, speed, and reliability of evidence handling, helping teams reduce risk, strengthen compliance, and operate more efficiently under regulatory scrutiny.

This session explores why many AI initiatives driven by the business fall short of expectations, despite strong investment and ambition. Attendees will gain practical insight into the common causes of failure and learn how organisations can realign strategy, data, and execution to recover stalled projects and deliver real business value.

This 10-min tech tale examines how the rapid rise of AI and increasing geopolitical tension are reshaping the cyber risk landscape. Attendees will gain insight into how organisations can strengthen security, adapt risk strategies, and remain resilient as threats become more complex, global, and unpredictable.

Take a break, engage in meetings or join a discussion roundtable! During this PM Power Break, fellow enterprise leaders will guide discussions on their favorite topic, fostering an environment of open exchange, exploration of diverse perspectives and experiences. Attendees can grab a coffee and anticipate engaging conversations through 1-2-1 meetings and roundtables. Conversations will be driven by shared challenges and interests, offering valuable insights and opportunities for collaborative learning and networking.

Deepfake attacks are a growing concern for boards and executives, especially following high-profile incidents like the $25 million loss from a deepfaked “CFO” approval. These AI-generated videos can deceive employees across all levels and are almost indistinguishable from legitimate content. In this session, we’ll demystify deepfake threats and share concrete strategies for building organizational resilience and demonstrating readiness to your senior leadership. You’ll gain a deeper understanding of how to proactively prepare for and respond to these emerging threats.
Key takeaways include:
• Understand the unique challenges deepfake attacks present to cybersecurity and organizational resilience
• Learn actionable strategies to detect, mitigate, and respond to deepfake threats
• Explore best practices for educating your workforce and leadership on the risks associated with deepfakes
• Gain insight into how to demonstrate organizational preparedness and risk management to boards and senior leadership

Spending on technology, risk, and resilience continues to accelerate as organisations respond to regulation, digital change, and growing operational complexity. Yet disruption, skills gaps, and execution challenges persist, raising questions about how effectively this investment is translating into real resilience and ROI. This panel brings together a finance leader, a CEO, and senior technology executives to provide an industry view on how investment decisions are made, prioritised, and evaluated across the organisation. From board-level strategy to operational execution, speakers will share how different leadership roles assess value and impact in an increasingly complex risk environment. Join us for this closing session as we focus on how organisations can approach investment more intelligently and how success should be measured when budgets are under pressure and risk is constant.

Key Discussion Takeaways
• Why higher spend hasn’t consistently reduced risk
• How finance, executive, and technology leaders assess value differently
• What smarter investment and measurement should look like going forward