SecureWorld Threat Defense Virtual Conference 2026

October 21, 2026 | 10:30 AM to 5 PM Eastern

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Wednesday, October 21, 2026
10:30 am
Exhibitor Hall open
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10:30 am - 5:00 pm
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11:00 am
OPENING KEYNOTE
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11:00 am - 11:45 am
11:45 am
Networking Break
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11:45 am - 12:00 pm
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12:00 pm
Beyond Login: Designing Identity Controls for Modern Enterprise Products
Keyao An
Member of Technical Staff, OpenAI
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12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Enterprise identity can no longer be reduced to a login gate. Modern products span admin consoles, workspaces, APIs, and privileged workflows, often across multiple identity providers and assurance levels. This session presents a vendor-neutral architecture that separates principal eligibility, resource authentication requirements, and session assurance. It examines common failures in coarse-grained SSO and shows how teams can introduce stronger controls using policy evaluation, shadow decisions, decision logging, staged enforcement, and rollback safeguards without causing widespread access failures or creating brittle user experiences.

Attendees will leave with a practical architecture and rollout checklist for building resource-aware authentication and authorization controls across complex enterprise products.
12:00 pm
Identity Security Beyond MFA: Continuous Verification and Risk-Based Controls
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12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
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12:00 pm
Securing Cloud-Native Environments: Containers, Kubernetes, and Serverless
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12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
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12:45 pm
Networking Break
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12:45 pm - 1:00 pm
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1:00 pm
The AI Intelligence Engine: Governing Every AI Agent Before It Becomes Your Next Insider Threat
Ana Stojkovic Knezevic
Chief AI Officer, Angitu
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1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Organizations are rapidly adopting AI copilots, autonomous agents, and intelligent workflows, yet most governance models still focus on individual AI systems rather than the enterprise intelligence ecosystem. This session introduces the concept of the AI Intelligence Engine—a centralized governance layer that enables organizations to securely manage AI decision-making, enforce policies, maintain regulatory compliance, and strengthen cybersecurity across all AI-enabled business processes. Attendees will learn a practical framework for governing AI at scale while balancing innovation, operational resilience, and evolving global regulations.
1:00 pm
Modern Ransomware: Double Extortion, Data Destruction, and Targeted Campaigns
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1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
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1:00 pm
From Alert Fatigue to Adaptive Defense: Operationalizing AI in the SOC
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1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
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1:45 pm
Networking Break
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1:45 pm - 2:00 pm
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2:00 pm
[Panel] The Evolving Cyber Threat Landscape: Tales of Villains, Heroes, and Resilience
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2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
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2:00 pm
Beyond the Signature: Advanced Endpoint Detection and Hardening
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2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
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2:00 pm
Threat Modeling for Modern Architectures: From Cloud to Edge
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2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
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2:45 pm
Networking Break
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2:45 pm - 3:00 pm
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3:00 pm
The Rise of AI Assistants: New Insider Threat and Data Exposure Challenges
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3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
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3:00 pm
Securing the SaaS Jungle: Access Control and Shadow Data in the Cloud
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3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
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3:00 pm
The Developer as a Defender: Integrating Security into CI/CD Pipelines
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3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
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3:45 pm
Networking Break
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3:45 pm - 4:00 pm
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4:00 pm
CLOSING KEYNOTE
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4:00 pm - 4:45 pm

Keynote & Speaker Information

SecureWorld Threat Defense 2026

October 21, 2026

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Keynote Speakers

Speakers

Keyao An
Member of Technical Staff, OpenAI
Keyao An is a Member of Technical Staff at OpenAI, where she builds enterprise identity and access capabilities for complex, large-scale products. Her work focuses on authentication, authorization, multi-IdP SSO, policy-based access control, and the safe deployment of security-critical changes. Previously at Meta, she developed AI-powered business products and safety systems. She specializes in turning complex security and enterprise requirements into resilient product capabilities that balance strong controls, operational reliability, and usable customer experiences.
Ana Stojkovic Knezevic
Chief AI Officer, Angitu
Ana Stojkovic Knezevic is Chief AI Officer (CAIO) at Angitu and founder of mAIgla, where she focuses on enterprise AI governance, AI strategy, and intelligent operating models. She advises organizations on building secure, compliant, and scalable AI ecosystems while navigating evolving global regulations. Ana has spoken internationally across North America, Europe, and Asia on AI governance, financial services, and responsible AI. With a background in engineering, project leadership, and enterprise transformation, she specializes in bridging executive strategy, cybersecurity, and practical AI implementation.

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