Topic: Artificial Intelligence

Seminar Topics

[1 CPE] Copilot: Free Ride or First Class?

  Presented by Chris Watson, Sr Systems Engineer • High Point Networks

Not all Copilot experiences are created equal—so are you getting a free ride, or flying first class?

In this session, Chris Watson cuts through the hype to show what Microsoft Copilot actually delivers at the basic level—and what changes when you move to premium. Through real-world scenarios and practical demonstrations, you’ll see where Copilot saves time, where it falls short, and where premium features unlock real business value across Teams, Outlook, Excel, and security workflows.

Whether you’re evaluating Copilot or already rolling it out, you’ll leave with a clear understanding of what you’re paying for—and how to make it worth it.

[1 CPE] The New IT Playbook: Preparing Your Organization for AI

  Presented by James Podziomek, Solutions Engineer, Modern Work • Marco Technologies

AI is no longer a future initiative. It’s becoming part of everyday work. The question is no longer whether organizations will adopt AI, but how they will do so securely, responsibly, and effectively. This session provides a practical roadmap for leaders looking to prepare their people, processes, data, and technology for the AI era.

By the end of this session, attendees will be able to:

  • assess their organization’s current AI readiness across people, process, data, and technology,
  • identify the data quality and governance foundations that must be in place before AI delivers reliable results,
  • evaluate the security and risk considerations that come with AI adoption including data exposure, access controls, and acceptable-use policies,
  • apply change management practices that drive real user adoption rather than one-time enthusiasm,
  • build a phased AI strategy tied to measurable business outcomes, and
  • recognize the common pitfalls that stall or derail early AI initiatives.

You don’t have to figure this out alone — a practical roadmap and the right partner can shorten the path considerably.

[1 CPE] Attackers Aren’t Breaking In, They’re Logging In

  Presented by Ceci Mathiesen, Enterprise Regional Sales Manager • CyberFOX

Access is the attack surface. Every security framework comes back to the same four fundamental access controls: privilege, credentials, network, and destinations. The problem is that these controls were designed for organizations with dedicated security teams, while lean IT teams are left to operate them with limited time, people, and resources.

This session breaks down what access actually looks like in practice: what a single credential can reach, why AI agents can inherit the same permissions you have, and why proving who had access matters more than simply describing your controls.

[1 CPE] Cybersecurity in 2026: What Your Peers Are Doing

  Presented by INTERFACE Advisory Council

You have built a cybersecurity program around the budget, tools, and talent available to you—but evolving threats continue to test even mature organizations. As AI-powered attacks accelerate and security teams confront ransomware, identity-based threats, cloud risk, and third-party exposure, how can you strengthen your defenses without adding unnecessary complexity? This panel will explore how Zero Trust, cyber resilience, threat intelligence, automation, and practical risk management can help you determine what to prioritize next.

Join the INTERFACE Omaha Advisory Council for a candid discussion about what is working, what is falling short, and what comes next. The panel will examine the changing threat landscape, including AI-enabled attacks, ransomware, identity and access management, cloud security, third-party risk, and the ongoing human element of cybersecurity. You will hear practical lessons about building cyber resilience, managing talent changes, and strengthening security awareness. Bring your questions and leave with meaningful takeaways you can use to help prioritize your organization’s next security investment.

Panelists:

  • Bryce Bailey, Deputy CIO & Chief Information Security Officer, State of Nebraska
  • Seth Doty, Head of Security and Infrastructure, ARIVE
  • Rob LaMagna-Reiter, Chief information Security Officer, Woodman Life
  • Dana Turner, Chief Information Security Officer, Union Bank and Trust

[1 CPE] Staying Ahead of Threats in an AI World

  Presented by Will Obermier, Sr Cybersecurity & vCIO Architect • Hamilton Business Technologies

As artificial intelligence accelerates the evolution of cyber threats, organizations require a holistic approach to risk management. Rather than waiting for compliance standards to catch up, businesses must dynamically leverage their Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) frameworks alongside advanced technical protections. By combining proactive governance with forward-thinking security measures, you can build a comprehensive defense to safeguard your organization against tomorrow’s AI-driven attacks.

Join our Senior Cybersecurity & vCIO Architect to learn:

  • How the rapid advancement of AI is altering the cybersecurity threat landscape
  • Strategies for identifying and mitigating emerging risks before they become active threats
  • How to utilize GRC frameworks dynamically to build a proactive security posture
  • The importance of implementing advanced technical protections beyond baseline compliance
  • Why waiting for regulatory mandates leaves your organization vulnerable
  • How to create a holistic defense strategy that integrates governance with modern security tools
  • Best practices for evaluating and deploying next-generation protections to secure your environment

[1 CPE] What We’ve Learned Bringing AI Projects to Life

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

AI is helping people work more efficiently, but what does it take to put AI to work where it can make a meaningful difference for your team?

In this session, we’ll take you behind the scenes of three AI projects we’ve taken from planning to live deployment. We’ll explore the business challenge each project tackled, how we built it, and the results it delivered. Along the way, we’ll share lessons from turning those plans into working solutions, why identifying the right business needs is important, and how to encourage user adoption.

You’ll leave this session with a practical look at AI in action and lessons you can apply to your own projects.

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

  Presented by Doug Knight, RVP, 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] Empower AI with Security by Design

  Presented by Emeka Mgbeahuru, Systems Engineer • Palo Alto Networks

As AI rapidly transitions from experimental chat tools to the backbone of enterprise software, organizations face a critical turning point in securing their modern application stack. You’re invited to this exclusive workshop, “”Empower AI with Security by Design,”” to safely accelerate AI adoption without exposing sensitive data. In this session, we demonstrate how embedding real-time guardrails directly into the AI lifecycle enables teams to innovate at machine speed without increasing their attack surface.

Participants will gain actionable insights into our comprehensive approach to securing custom AI applications and enterprise usage – Powered by Precision AI™. Whether your teams use AI code assistants, build custom agentic applications, or govern employee access to public tools, this session delivers the definitive framework to address your AI strategy.

[1 CPE] Five Pillars of AI Security

  Presented by Collin Miller, Director, Cloud Security • Structured

Artificial intelligence is rapidly expanding across employee productivity tools, autonomous agents, software development, SaaS platforms, cloud workloads, and privately hosted models. This growth creates security challenges that cannot be addressed with just isolated products or policies. The Five Pillars of AI Security framework provides a practical strategy for enabling AI adoption while managing risk across five essential areas: Data Security, Identity Security, Workload Security, Network Security, and Governance. The framework helps organizations govern and protect the data accessible to AI, control human and non-human identities, secure AI runtimes and infrastructure, gain visibility into AI traffic, and establish effective policy and oversight. We’ll combine solutions from leading technology partners with assessment, roadmap, implementation, and continuous-assurance services, allowing each organization to start with its most pressing risks and develop a prioritized security program that supports responsible and scalable AI adoption.

[1 CPE] Why Layered Identity Defense Is the Best Offense

  Presented by Sean Deuby, Principal Technologist, Americas • Semperis

Cyberattackers are adept at finding ways through your defenses and into identity systems like Active Directory, Entra ID, and Okta, and endpoint defenses won’t stop them. From there, they can move laterally, escalate privileges, access sensitive data and resources, and inject malware or ransomware.

AI has supercharged these attacks through automation and making it easy for unsophisticated actors to execute sophisticated attacks. One consistent lesson has come from experiences with frontier AI models and agents: identity protection has become even more important than it already was.

Implementing a layered defense that includes identity threat detection and response (ITDR) and robust identity recovery is key to true cyber resilience.