Forrester Security & Risk Forum 2026

Forrester Security & Risk Forum 2026 is a two-day conference for security, risk and privacy leaders, held November 9-10, 2026 at the Capital Hilton in Washington, DC. The 2026 theme, "The Security Singularity," deals with AI powering both attacks and defenses, frontier models shortening attack timelines, and static risk assessments falling behind. The agenda runs four tracks: Leading The Trust And Assurance Organization, Guardrails To Mitigate AI Risk, AI For Security, and Security Fundamentals. It covers governing fleets of AI agents, identity for agentic architectures, Zero Trust and quantum-safe migration. Forrester analysts lead almost every keynote, workshop and roundtable, and the forum presents Forrester's Security & Risk Enterprise Leadership Award.

Date

November 9–10, 2026

Location

Capital Hilton, Washington, DC

Format

In-Person

Event Type

Forum

Status

Upcoming

Pricing

Paid

Organizer

Forrester

Added

Oct 12, 2026

Updated

Oct 12, 2026

• ✓CISOs
• ✓Chief risk officers
• ✓Security and risk leaders
• ✓Information security leaders
• ✓Privacy leaders
• ✓Identity and access management leads
• ✓Security operations managers

A CISO or CRO who is about to approve AI agents in production gets a working governance playbook here: how to scope agent identity and permissions, set guardrails with Forrester's AEGIS framework, budget security for token-metered AI, and decide where AI belongs in the SOC. The analysts who write Forrester's security Waves and frameworks deliver the sessions and are available in roundtables and one-on-ones, so you can test a specific architecture or vendor shortlist against their research. You leave with a certification in AI and cybersecurity and a quantum migration starting plan.

• ✓Keynotes: "Trusted Autonomy Starts With Securing Intent" (Jeff Pollard), "Identity Context Is King" (Andras Cser), "Advancing Data Controls To Secure Agentic AI" (Heidi Shey), "Forge The Trusted Future" (Enza Iannopollo)
• ✓AI & Cybersecurity 2026 certification workshop: "Build The Right Foundation To Leverage AI Agents And Agentic Systems In The SOC" (Allie Mellen)
• ✓Workshops on quantum security migration, implementing AEGIS, data classification, and reskilling security teams for the agentic era
• ✓Four tracks: Leading The Trust And Assurance Organization; Guardrails To Mitigate AI Risk; AI For Security; Security Fundamentals
• ✓Breakouts including "From Least Privilege To Least Agency: IAM For Agentic Architectures", "Token Economics: Security Budgets In The AI Age" and "Adapting Application Threat Modeling For Agentic AI"
• ✓Analyst-led roundtables, including "Can You Trust AI To Patch Production?" and "Is Your IAM Program Ready for the Age of AI Agents?"
• ✓Forrester Security & Risk Enterprise Leadership Award session
• ✓Forrester Women's Leadership Program session and an invite-only Executive Leadership Exchange for up to 20 security and risk executives

• ★The 2026 agenda is built almost entirely around securing and governing AI agents, from "least agency" IAM to AI-SPM inside CNAPPs
• ★Analyst-led: the published agenda lists Forrester analysts on every named session, so expect research frameworks rather than customer war stories (guest keynotes were still unannounced as of October 12, 2026)
• ★Introduces Forrester's AEGIS framework for AI guardrails across several workshops and breakouts
• ★Includes an AI & Cybersecurity 2026 certification workshop on putting AI agents to work in the SOC
• ★Vendor attendance requires Forrester's approval, which keeps the audience weighted toward security buyers

Individual end-user pass $899 for Forrester clients, $999 for non-clients (CAD $1,199 / $1,299). Team of 5: $3,596 for clients, $3,996 for non-clients (five tickets for the price of four). Vendor attendance is limited and needs approval via events@forrester.com; Forrester clients may have pre-purchased tickets. The discounted Capital Hilton room rate runs until October 19, 2026. Prices from Forrester's event page, checked October 12, 2026.

When is Forrester Security & Risk Forum 2026?

Forrester Security & Risk Forum 2026 takes place November 9–10, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Where is Forrester Security & Risk Forum 2026 held?

Forrester Security & Risk Forum 2026 is held in Washington, DC. The event format is in-person.

How much does Forrester Security & Risk Forum 2026 cost?

Forrester Security & Risk Forum 2026 is paid. Individual end-user pass $899 for Forrester clients, $999 for non-clients (CAD $1,199 / $1,299). Team of 5: $3,596 for clients, $3,996 for non-clients (five tickets for the price of four). Vendor attendance is limited and needs approval via events@forrester.com; Forrester clients may have pre-purchased tickets. The discounted Capital Hilton room rate runs until October 19, 2026. Prices from Forrester's event page, checked October 12, 2026.

Who should attend Forrester Security & Risk Forum 2026?

Forrester Security & Risk Forum 2026 is aimed at CISOs, Chief risk officers, Security and risk leaders, Information security leaders, Privacy leaders, Identity and access management leads, Security operations managers.

What topics does Forrester Security & Risk Forum 2026 cover?

Forrester Security & Risk Forum 2026 covers AI security, Agentic AI governance, Identity and access management for AI agents, Zero Trust, Security operations and AI agents in the SOC, Quantum security migration, Data security and classification, Third-party risk, Threat intelligence, OT security.

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