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Forum 2026

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September 29, 2026

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Sunnyvale, CA

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CISO
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Join industry leaders and security innovators to explore the seismic shift to autonomous, machine-speed defense powered by Gemini. Discover how Google Cloud, Mandiant, and our premier partners are transforming security operations with production-ready AI agents from the groundbreaking Agent Marketplace. Through high-impact technical showcases of Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, executive panels, and frontline intelligence briefings, you’ll discover how to outpace modern threats, streamline remediation, and strengthen resilience in today’s AI-driven cloud environments.

Agenda

September 29, 2026
All times Pacific Time
9:00 AM-9:30 AM
Registration
9:30 AM-10:00 AM
Breakfast & Morning Networking
10:00 AM-10:15 AM
Opening Remarks
10:15 AM-10:45 AM
Keynote
Securing the Agentic Enterprise: AI-Native Defense at Machine Speed

In this insightful keynote, Francis DeSouza explores how AI-driven operations are helping enterprises strengthen resilience, accelerate response, and secure complex multi-cloud environments through:

  • Shifting to autonomous defense H with continuous, machine-speed defense to counter weaponized AI threats.
  • Proactive protection with Gemini to transition from isolated, reactive tools to a unified, proactive security posture.
  • Deploy autonomous agents via the new agent marketplace and Gemini Enterprise that predict attack paths and automate deep code remediation.
  • Achieve true cyber resilience with Google AI Threat Defense, a newly announced, always-on program built to continuously safeguard multi-cloud environments.

Speaker
Francis de Souza
Francis deSouza

COO Google Cloud & President, Security Products

Google Cloud

10:45 AM-11:30 AM
Keynote Panel
Co-Innovating the Future of Cybersecurity: A C-Suite Perspective

Join Satish Thomas and top security company leaders as they explore how agentic platforms are transforming threat response at enterprise scale.

  • Beyond chatbots: Building interactive security requires multi-step reasoning and structured user experiences rather than raw models.
  • C-suite insights: Gain C-suite insights on building advanced agents that handle intricate threat detection, investigation, and remediation
  • Intricate threat handling: Learn how partners construct sophisticated tool-use and reasoning to automate complex threat detection and remediation.
  • Scale via Agent Marketplace: Bypass deployment hurdles to deliver advanced security expertise across your global enterprise instantly with Gemini Enterprise App and the Agent Marketplace.

Panelist
Satish Thomas
Satish Thomas

VP, Business Agents and Platform Ecosystem

Google Cloud

11:30 AM-12:15 PM
Networking Break
12:15 PM-1:00 PM
Panel
Production-Ready AI Agents in Action

Move past the hype. See production-ready AI agents from leading security vendors executing real, high-stakes tasks in real-time:

  • Powered by Gemini Enterprise: Discover how top security software vendors build advanced agentic workflows by leveraging the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform and specialized UX/UI controls (A2UI).
  • Live operational showcases: Witness fast-paced demonstrations of automated incident remediation, interactive threat hunting builders, and cross-platform actions.
  • Accelerated MTTR with guardrails: Learn how to dramatically reduce response times while keeping human analysts safely in the loop with Gemini and partner capabilities.

1:00 PM-2:00 PM
Lunch & Networking
2:00 PM-2:45 PM
Panel
The 2026 Threat Landscape: Mandiant M-Trends & AI Incident Response

Session Description:

Experience a showcase of production-ready agents built to solve high-stakes security challenges and slash response times, including:

  • Frontline intelligence: Get a gritty look at modern adversary behavior distilled from hundreds of thousands of hours of real-world incident investigations by Mandiant's elite responders.
  • M-Trends 2026 metrics: Unpack critical data from the landmark M-Trends 2026 report detailing exact initial infection vectors and cascading risks threatening today's enterprises.
  • AI incident response mechanics: Break down how attackers are weaponizing non-human identities and explore the modern mechanics required to counter AI-driven threats.
  • Machine-speed disruption: Learn how defenders disrupt active threat actors in real time with Google Threat Intelligence and automated playbook execution.

Panelists
Brice Daniels
Brice Daniels

Head of Northeast Offensive Security Services, Mandiant Consulting

Mandiant (now part of Google Cloud)

Josh Madeley
Josh Madeley

Incident Response Practice Lead

Mandiant (now part of Google Cloud)

Muhammad Muneer

Speaker

Muhammad Muneer

Technical Manager Incident Response

Mandiant (now part of Google Cloud)

Muhammad Muneer is a Technical Manager and global lead for the Securing AI Solutions service at Mandiant. He specializes in helping organizations securely adopt AI technologies, protect deployed AI applications, and leverage AI to enhance security workflows. As a thought leader and active public speaker, Muhammad regularly contributes to the industry discourse on AI security and core infrastructure protection. This focus on emerging technologies is built upon over 20 years of experience in IT, with 15 years dedicated strictly to cybersecurity. Throughout his career, Muhammad has served in security roles across the public, private, education, and government sectors, which includes helping organizations establish robust Security Operations Centers (SOCs). Grounded in early experience with network and system administration, his technical expertise heavily emphasizes proactive security, encompassing Threat Intelligence, Threat Hunting, Threat Modeling, and Detection Engineering. Drawing on this comprehensive background—along with his concurrent role as the global lead for Threat Hunting Program Development—Muhammad drives the execution of incident response, compromise assessments, and ransomware defense to build highly resilient security programs.
2:45 PM-3:30 PM
Networking Break
3:30 PM-4:15 PM
Panel
Peer Perspectives: Driving Resilience in the Era of AI

In this interactive roundtable, leading CISOs and Security leaders share how they’re deploying advanced AI and agentic frameworks to transform their defense posture, streamline vulnerability management, and outpace modern adversaries.

  • The human-speed gap: Explore the critical inflection point facing enterprise defenders as threat actors weaponize AI to accelerate exploit cycles and automate sophisticated attacks beyond human pace.
  • Fighting AI with AI: Hear directly from leading CISOs and security leaders on how they are actively deploying advanced AI and agentic frameworks to match and exceed machine-speed threats.
  • Strategic playbook sharing: Gain insights from interactive roundtable discussions focused on real-world strategies for transforming organizational defensive postures.
  • Streamlined vulnerability management: Learn how top executives utilize these next-generation tools to optimize vulnerability tracking, streamline remediation, and outpace modern adversaries.

4:15 PM-4:30 PM
Closing Remarks
4:30 PM-5:30 PM
Cocktail Reception

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