Michael Jenkins is Chief Technology Officer at ThreatLocker. gettyI’m hardly the first one to say it, but the cybersecurity industry has an entry-level problem, and it is a crisis of our own making. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that entry-level roles are declining due to companies electing to recruit more seasoned cybersecurity professionals. This…
Shelli Brunswick is CEO & Founder of SB Global LLC and an international keynote speaker on tech used for the betterment of humanity. gettyLeaders will shape the next era of innovation by creating opportunities for more people and organizations to contribute. Artificial intelligence (AI), satellite services and digital infrastructure are expanding what organizations can accomplish.…
Alex Spokoiny, Chief Security and Trust Officer, Check Point Software. gettyFor years, we have talked about how AI will change cybersecurity. I think 2027 is when that conversation becomes practical. AI is moving from helping people work faster to acting on its own. Attackers use it to find and exploit weaknesses. Defenders use it to…
Dr. Manish Pratap Singh Chandel is the head of human resources at Fabtech International Ltd. gettyAn organization’s emotional quotient (OEQ) is its collective ability to understand, manage and positively influence emotions within teams, across functions and in relationships with employees, customers and stakeholders. It can be a powerful bridge between trust, performance and belongingness. But…
Steve Durbin is Chief Executive of Information Security Forum. He is a frequent speaker on the Board’s role in cybersecurity and technology. gettyOnly a minority (14.4%) of enterprises have obtained full security and IT approval before deploying AI agents, according to a Gravitee survey. This is a matter of concern. I believe the AI-led disruption…
Jim Stevenson, CEO and Founder of Bletchley Group. gettyMany software companies would grow faster if they stopped asking customers to use their software. If that sounds like heresy, consider a company like Snorkel AI. It began life selling software that automated data labeling, the painstaking work of preparing data to train AI models. Then it…
Frederik Gregaard, CEO, Cardano Foundation. Navigating blockchain’s impact on global finance & governance. gettyCrypto often gets defined by its worst moments: meme coins inspired by internet jokes and trends, prices that can plunge dramatically within hours, founders who vanish from public view mid-crisis, billions in value appearing and disappearing on sentiment alone. It’s chaotic, it’s…
Harsh Verma is the Principal Software Engineer – AI/ML at Palo Alto Networks, an IEEE Senior Member & BCS Fellow. gettySince the advent of AI, it has been all about generating information. Large language models were used to write documents, generate software, summarize research, create images and answer questions. The next generation is something else…
Dr. Kris Naudts is the Founding & Managing partner of Firgun Ventures, a global quantum-first VC firm investing in Series A/B scale-ups. gettyThe early internet rewarded companies controlling the networks, standards and services that connected computers as richly as the firms building the machines. Briefly in 2000, the most valuable company in the world was…
Nishanth Prakash, Principal Member of Technical Staff, AI/ML Engineer, Oracle. gettyAI is rapidly moving beyond software that generates text, images and code. A new generation of AI systems is beginning to interact with the physical world through robots capable of interpreting instructions, understanding their surroundings and translating high-level goals into actions. For decades, robots have…





