Topic: Artificial Intelligence

Seminar Topics

[1 CPE] 30 Years of Applied AI Learnings: Building Secure Enterprise Architecture

  Presented by Greg Hatch, Sr Vice President, Strategic Growth • Gage Technologies

Moving from AI hype to predictable production value requires an infrastructure designed for performance, accountability, From AI hype to predictable production value requires an infrastructure designed for performance, accountability, manageability, and security. This technical session distills 30 years of applied AI experience into a structural roadmap. Learn how to orchestrate next-generation agentic AI and predictive workflows without compromising enterprise safety, data sovereignty, or network performance.

[1 CPE] 30 Years of Security Assumptions Broke: Rethinking Security Controls in the Age of AI

  Presented by Pete Petersen, Sales Engineer • Silverfort

Frontier AI has quietly retired a three-decade assumption: that defenders have time to react after an attacker moves. Autonomous models now compress full attack chains into minutes, chaining ordinary misconfigurations at machine speed with no hesitation and no fatigue. Detection becomes forensic instead of preventive. Vulnerability management can’t patch fast enough. Periodic access reviews can’t review fast enough.

The answer requires a fundamental shift: from preset admin-time access rules and too-reactive detection to controls placed at the moment it matters most: runtime. Every identity, human, machine, or AI agent, must authenticate to act. That moment is the only control point capable of operating at machine speed, intervening before lateral movement begins.

This session gives security leaders the framework to drive that shift — examining why traditional controls collapse against AI-powered adversaries, what runtime enforcement looks like in practice, and how to elevate identity to a genuine, autonomous enforcement point at the center of a modern security operating model.

[1 CPE] Will AI Take Your Job? One Year Later: How Accurate were the Predictions?

  Presented by Joe Skeen, Solutions Architect • CompuNet

One year later, let’s look back at the wildest predictions that gripped our industry and see how accurate they actually were. This session cuts through the initial panic to examine what the doomsayers got right, where they missed the mark, and how core business disciplines are transforming on the ground. Built for the operational realities of 2026 and looking ahead into 2027, this presentation delivers a practical playbook to help you stop worrying about the algorithm and start directing it.

[1 CPE] Driving Successful AI Adoption

  Presented by Hunter Helfgott, Data & AI Consultant, & Hayden Busic, Data & AI Product Manager • Cerium Networks

In this session, we’ll cover the critical steps organizations can take to adopt AI successfully this year, including proven strategies, common pitfalls, and practical frameworks to move from experimentation to enterprise-wide implementation. You’ll leave with actionable guidance to align AI initiatives with business goals, build organizational buy-in, and measure ROI in a way that lasts.

AI adoption is about making AI deliver real business outcomes without creating unnecessary risk, rework, or frustration.

What We’ll Cover

  • The state of AI adoption in mid-2026: key trends and challenges teams are facing
  • Lessons learned: what working, what doesn’t, and what to do differently going forward
  • A practical framework for successful AI adoption: from strategy to execution
  • Measuring success: KPIs, governance, and how to prove value over time

[1 CPE] Presentation Details Soon

  Presented by Blue Cross of Idaho • Kate Belvoir, VP, Business Information Officer, & Lance Hatfield, Chief Information Security Officer

Please join us for a unique presentation as our two presenters will peel back the curtain about their own success stories when it comes to AI and Cybersecurity.

Blue Cross of Idaho is a leader in the health insurance industry, addressing healthcare costs and delivering exceptional customer service through innovative tools and solutions. With 80 years of servicing their customers, the current landscape requires precise cyber security practices to ensure customer privacy. Kate and Lance will both speak on their current roles and discuss the ever-expanding challenge of cybersecurity and data privacy in the age of AI. With over 50 years of combined experience in IT operations, they will discuss the steps to successfully implement a cybersecurity posture that meets today’s needs.

Don’t miss the chance to hear from one of Idaho’s leading companies!

[1 CPE] A Sociopathic 5-Year-Old Has Your Access Token: AuthN/AuthZ for Agentic AI

  Presented by Gil Kirkpatrick, Chief Architect • Semperis

Semperis Chief Product Officer Alex Weinert describes AI agents as “curious, genius, sociopathic 5-year-olds.” He’s right, but while you can supervise one 5-year-old, you can’t supervise thousands of AI agents operating at millisecond speed across every system you own. You don’t supervise them. You childproof the house.

This session explores the access control model agentic AI actually requires, covering workload identity (SPIFFE, WIMSE, and the IETF’s AIMS draft), delegated OAuth (token exchange, actor chains, Rich Authorization Requests, sender-constrained tokens, and the 2026 MCP authorization spec), and dynamic per-action policy evaluation, including why a role is an input to an authorization decision, not the decision itself.

You’ll leave with a reference architecture, a maturity model, and a clear understanding of what’s standardized today and what still has to be built.

[1 CPE] AI-Native Networking: From Reactive IT to Autonomous Operations

  Presented by William Admire, HPE AI for Networking Specialist SE • HPE

Traditional networks were designed for human troubleshooting. As environments scale and expectations rise, reactive operations and manual workflows no longer meet the needs of modern enterprises.

AI-Native Networking represents a fundamental architectural shift — where AI is not layered on top of infrastructure, but built into its foundation. By combining real-time telemetry, cloud-native microservices, and continuously trained models, AI-Native platforms move IT from reactive firefighting to autonomous operations.

The result: measurable improvements in user experience, reduced operational overhead, faster root-cause resolution, and infrastructure that continuously optimizes itself.

This session explores what it truly means to be AI-native, how it differs from legacy “AI-enhanced” approaches, and the business outcomes organizations are achieving by embracing this new model.

[1 CPE] Building Trust for What’s Next: PKI Modernization & Quantum Readiness

  Presented by Bryan Pitts, Solutions Engineer  • DigiCert

Certificate lifetimes are shrinking. Browser requirements are evolving. Machine identities are growing exponentially. At the same time, organizations are beginning to plan for post-quantum cryptography while supporting new AI-driven systems that depend on trusted digital interactions.

These changes are transforming PKI from a traditional security function into the operational trust layer for modern business.

This session provides a practical roadmap for modernizing PKI, improving visibility into machine identities, automating certificate lifecycle management, and building crypto-agility for future cryptographic transitions. Attendees will leave with actionable steps to reduce operational risk today while preparing for post-quantum security and the next generation of digital trust.

[1 CPE] Driving Innovation with Unified Governance and Security

  Presented by Ken Robinson, Solution Engineer • Island

Browser-based apps, unsanctioned SaaS, and a fast-growing wave of AI assistants are reshaping modern work; and they are entering the enterprise faster than security teams can govern them. For today’s CIO and CISO, the mandate is no longer to choose between enablement and control; it’s to deliver both at once. “”Shadow AI”” has made that tension urgent and the organizations that win will be the ones that channel this energy safely rather than trying to block it.

This session lays out a practical path to enabling innovation without surrendering governance. We’ll explore how unified visibility into AI and other application usage, granular controls that keep sensitive data protected, and cross-functional collaboration between security, risk, and the business can turn these ungoverned risks into a governed advantage.

Join us to discuss:

  • Turning Shadow AI into sanctioned AI — enabling adoption while maintaining control.
  • Unified visibility and policy across browsers, SaaS, and AI tools.
  • Operational, risk, and compliance impacts — and the collaboration model that keeps organizations resilient, adaptable, and ahead.

[1 CPE] Building Trust for What’s Next: PKI Modernization & Quantum Readiness

  Presented by Jared Mensinger, Sr Solutions Engineer  • DigiCert

Certificate lifetimes are shrinking. Browser requirements are evolving. Machine identities are growing exponentially. At the same time, organizations are beginning to plan for post-quantum cryptography while supporting new AI-driven systems that depend on trusted digital interactions.

These changes are transforming PKI from a traditional security function into the operational trust layer for modern business.

This session provides a practical roadmap for modernizing PKI, improving visibility into machine identities, automating certificate lifecycle management, and building crypto-agility for future cryptographic transitions. Attendees will leave with actionable steps to reduce operational risk today while preparing for post-quantum security and the next generation of digital trust.