OPENING KEYNOTE

The Proof Point: Proving Security in the Era of AI

Security leaders are being asked to show more than how much activity their teams completed. They need to demonstrate which exposures matter, what changed, and whether risk actually went down. This opening session frames the shift from assumptions to evidence and introduces a practical way to move from exposure to action to proof.

EXECUTIVE INSIGHTS

Proof Under Pressure: How H.I.G. Capital Transformed Its Exposure Management Strategy

Today’s organizations face constant pressure to demonstrate resilience, make defensible security decisions, and provide proof of risk reduction over time. This conversation explores how teams can move beyond vulnerability volume, focus on meaningful exposure, and build a repeatable approach to prioritization, remediation and proof.

FEATURED RESEARCH SEGMENT

Fight AI with AI

AI is changing how quickly attackers can identify and act on weaknesses. Defenders need an equally practical response. This session explores where AI can strengthen security validation, challenge outdated assumptions, and help teams understand which risks deserve action first.

EXECUTIVE INSIGHTS

Test What Matters: How Happy Returns Adapted Proactive Security to their Environment

No two environments create the same security challenges. In this customer conversation, learn how Happy Returns, a UPS Company, is shaping security proactive security around the systems and applications that matter most, adapting validation to its environment, and keeping the approach aligned with changing business and technology needs. Hear practical lessons on making security testing sustainable as the organization evolves.

LEADERSHIP PANEL

Bending the Risk Curve: Proving Security Effectiveness and ROI

Security teams are under pressure to connect technical work to measurable business outcomes. This session examines how organizations can evaluate whether their security program is reducing meaningful risk, communicate progress in terms leadership can use, and make better decisions about where to invest, automate, validate, and operationalize.

CLOSING FIRESIDE CHAT

The Board is Asking: How Do You Prove Security Works?

Security leaders need a clearer way to answer the questions that matter most to executives and boards: What is our real exposure? What are we doing about it? How do we know it worked? This closing conversation looks at the evidence, metrics, and operating practices that can turn security progress into a credible leadership story.