Frequently Asked Questions
The main conference is on December 10–11 at the Baltimore Hilton – Inner Harbor. Please join us for Bold Starts on Monday, December 9. Please visit the agenda for more information.
The Event Experience
We will meet you where you want. Security & Risk attendees can choose to join in person, digitally, or both. All attendees will have access to:
- Engaging keynote sessions, track sessions, and case studies that provide you with the latest research, content and insights to help you power the trust agenda and accelerate growth.
- Special sessions, including diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) content to help you and your organization in your commitment to DE&I.
- On-demand access to the sessions post-event until December 11, 2025.
All attendees joining us in Austin will experience two full days of main conference content from December 10–11, plus special pre-event content on December 9, featuring facilitated discussions, workshops, and other special sessions. In-person attendees will have access to all onsite content, sponsors, and experiences in addition to the digital experiences. Additional in-person experiences include:
- One-on-one meetings with expert analysts to discuss your top priorities.
- Hands-on workshops and networking sessions led by Forrester experts and analysts who are dedicated to answering the pressing topics for you and your peers.
- Special sessions to help you apply lessons learned to your own business.
- Opportunities to connect with industry-leading security vendors on the marketplace show floor.
Digital experience attendees will have access to the conference content, sponsors, and access to our digital library of conference content. Sponsor case study sessions will be available as permitted. Additional digital experiences include:
- All Forrester keynotes and breakout sessions on demand. Details on when these will be available will be shared pre-event with registered digital attendees.
- Sponsor marketplace with leading security vendors.
- Digital access until December 11, 2025.
Registration Information
Registration is open to the public. Attendees can purchase tickets directly on the website. If you have received a discount/voucher code, please select the option to use “Credit card and/or discount voucher” and enter the code into the “Voucher Code” field. If you are a Forrester client, you may have access to event tickets as part of your overall account relationship. If you have confirmed that you have an available ticket to use, please register on the website and select the option “Pre-purchased code.” You will need to enter a registration code associated with your event ticket. Please contact your account team or events@forrester.com with any questions or to obtain your registration code. If you have confirmed that you have available service units, please select the option “Service units.” Your registration will be pending until you receive a confirmation email indicating that your service units have been processed.
How to get approval to attend Security & Risk
We have created a justification letter for anyone interested in getting approval to attend our event. The letter includes why you should attend, what you will learn, and your expense breakdown.
Pricing and Team Send Opportunities
Current promotional pricing can be found here.
For teams who purchase 10 or more tickets, we offer a Team Send Program with special team pricing and exclusive team benefits. Onsite team benefits include preferred access seating in the Keynote Room, access to team lounge, preferred access badge, and a Forrester consulting team experience. Please email events@forrester.com for more details.
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We offer complimentary press passes for certain qualified media outlets. Contact press@forrester.com to learn more.
Onsite Experience
Forrester will continue to do all it can to ensure the health and safety of event attendees. Please stay vigilant. As always, we encourage attendees to follow local guidelines to keep themselves and each other safe.
Book your hotel as part of the Room Block here until November 18.
Forrester analysts with coverage spanning across several disciplines will be onsite at the event. Analyst one-on-one meetings will be offered to full conference attendees attending onsite at the event. Attendees will receive an email when they are eligible to book a meeting to discuss their organization’s top priorities. Please review our detailed policies regarding analyst one-on-one meetings.
The Forrester Events mobile app will be available for download in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. The mobile app will be your roadmap for your onsite experience: You can build your agenda, network with other attendees, book meetings with sponsors, offer feedback on sessions, and more! Most presentations will also be available in the mobile app during the live event.
Attendees will have several opportunities to connect with their peers: during meals and special evening receptions, at the marketplace, or via analyst-led meetups, the Forrester Hub, and the Forrester Women’s Leadership Program. Details of these opportunities will be shared in pre-event emails and in the mobile app.
The Forrester Hub in the marketplace provides an important opportunity to engage with our analysts, learn about Forrester Decisions and even demo a wide array of services. Plan to meet up at the Hub, where you and your colleagues can experience first-hand the power of greater alignment and also explore how Forrester can help your organization become truly customer-obsessed.
We want to ensure that all our attendees can participate fully in our event! If you did not indicate any specific accommodations during registration, you may email events@forrester.com before the event.
All attendees will have access to the digital platform to watch sessions on demand. Attendees will receive access to the platform via email.
We want to ensure that all our attendees have a positive experience. Attendees will be able to provide feedback in the mobile app and in a survey link shared post-event. For every attendee that completes our event survey, we will plant a tree with One Tree Planted. If you require an immediate response, please contact events@forrester.com for any support.
Digital Experience
We will meet you where you want. Security & Risk attendees can choose to join in person or digitally or both. All attendees will receive access to the digital platform ahead of the conference.
Digital experience attendees will have access to the conference content, sponsors, and bonus video and research content via a robust portal designed to maximize attendee and sponsor experiences. If you are attending onsite, be sure to create your onsite schedule directly in the mobile app. Access to the platform will be available to all attendees through December 11, 2025.
Bonus Content
Virtual attendees have exclusive access to bonus content, including some fantastic highlights from last year’s Security & Risk Summit.
The Future Of Zero Trust Is … Everywhere
Zero Trust is today’s de facto security strategy. But can we build Zero Trust into the world of tomorrow? Right now, organizations are designing Zero Trust into greenfield environments and retrofitting it into their legacy infrastructures. Optimizing Zero Trust for the dynamic, flexible requirements of the future will require that it be built into everything. In this talk, David Holmes will show how, in the future, everything will be Zero Trust by default. Attend this session to:
- Learn how to connect the pockets of Zero Trust in organizations today.
- Understand what needs to change for Zero Trust everywhere.
Speakers:
David Holmes, Principal Analyst, Forrester
Too Fast, Too Furious: Managing The Speed Of Cybersecurity Regulatory Change
Navigating the barrage of new and evolving regulatory requirements makes compliance a constant uphill battle for security teams. This session will examine how security leaders are managing the latest changes and explore how they’re preparing for what’s on the horizon. Join this keynote session to learn:
- The consequences and risks associated with falling behind on regulation updates.
- Best practices to effectively manage and adapt to the speed of regulatory change for 2024 and beyond.
Speakers:
Stephanie Franklin-Thomas, PhD, SVP & CISO, ABM Industries
Gene Sun, Corporate VP, CISO, FedEx
Alla Valente, Senior Analyst, Forrester
Forrester Security And Risk Enterprise Leadership Award
Welcome to the highly anticipated Forrester Security And Risk Enterprise Leadership Award, the only assessment dedicated to recognizing excellence in security, privacy, and risk strategy, integral to building a trusted and resilient business.
In this session, we will announce the winner of this year’s award and hear how they continually build trust with customers, employees, and partners.
Speakers:
John Cadavid, Global Chief Information Security Officer , Barclays
Matt Reiley, Director for US Cyber Operations , Barclays
Joseph Blankenship, VP, Research Director, Forrester
Jess Burn, Principal Analyst, Forrester
Adapt And Adopt: Balance The Acute Risk With The Burgeoning Reward Of AI
AI entered the cybersecurity lexicon as a buzzword. Years later, it is poised to change the way the enterprise operates and has overtaken the agenda of cybersecurity leaders. AI’s massive risk and incredible opportunity are forcing security leaders and their teams into a balancing act of enterprise enablement for a new, evolving, and complex technology. In this keynote, we will do a deep dive on the risks, threats, and opportunities AI brings. Attend this session to delve into how:
- Cybersecurity can be instrumental in securing the big bets your enterprise makes on AI.
- You can enable the business to use AI securely.
- AI will change the way security operates.
- Adversaries will leverage AI.
- You can encourage your security practitioners to question, adopt, and trust AI.
Speakers:
Allie Mellen, Principal Analyst, Forrester
Jeff Pollard, VP, Principal Analyst, Forrester
Build A Modern Product Security Team
Future fit technology organizations grow faster than their peers, transforming technology to support their organization’s business strategy. Those hoping to become future fit must adopt a technology strategy that enables adaptivity, creativity, and resilience — but they won’t get there unless the product security team embraces future fit technology principles, too. This session will discuss:
- What it means to be future fit — and what a product security team looks like in a future fit tech organization.
- How to evolve your product security strategy to become future fit and help drive revenue growth.
Speakers:
Sandy Carielli, Principal Analyst, Forrester
Digital Identity And Fraud In The Age Of AI
The age of AI is upon us, with the potential to upend and transform many existing markets. Identity and fraud are not immune to AI’s effects, whether it is AI-generated deepfakes launching social engineering attacks to evaluating real-time access data to identify anomalous identity activity. Managing identity and fraud in the age of AI will require a new mindset and strategy to ensure that the business remains protected while maintaining trust and seamless digital experiences for customers, employees, and partners. In this session, Merritt will review how:
- AI is influencing identity and fraud.
- Organizations should prepare to evolve their IAM programs to operate efficiently in the age of AI.
Speakers:
Mary Faulkner, VP, CISO and VP of IT Operations, Thrivent
Upendra Mardikar, CISO, TIAA
Sarah Nur, Associate Chief Information Officer for Cybersecurity and Treasury Chief Information Security Officer, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Merritt Maxim, VP, Research Director, Forrester
AI Ethics And Compliance: Risk Hell, Settle For Purgatory, Or Enter Paradise?
From Europe to the US and AP, the regulatory machine is spinning. Everybody agrees on the need to regulate AI, no one knows how to do it, and you are in charge of ensuring risks are under control. It will be a perilous and uncertain journey, but the opportunity to shape a trusted and ethical approach to AI is yours and the time is now. This session will:
- Explore the upcoming principles and regulations that will define AI risk practices of the future.
- Illustrate emerging best practices for building and executing AI governance frameworks.
- Give you guidance on what to do next.
Speakers:
Enza Iannopollo, Principal Analyst, Forrester
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Security & Risk Summit · December 9 – 11, 2024 · Baltimore & Digital
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