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Top Recommendations For Your Security Program, 2026
Top Recommendations For Your Security Program, 2026

Apr 8th, 2026

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38 min

As we move further into 2026, the security landscape continues to evolve in parallel with ongoing global uncertainty. Our latest report, “Top Recommendations For Your Security Program, 2026,” provides timely guidance for security leaders as they navigate another precarious year for their roles, programs, and organizations. Join us in this webinar to go over highlights from our 2026 recommendations and hear directly from the analysts making these calls.Key takeaways: Learn the most important recommendations for your security strategy in 2026 and our rationale behind them.Leverage our research and insights to guide your security program strategy.Understand how to prioritize changes in areas including AI and data governance, security budgets and staffing, post-quantum security, and critical infrastructure in the coming year.Target audience level: intermediate
Jess Burn, Jeff Pollard, James Plouffe, Sandy Carielli, Cody Scott, Heidi Shey, Allie Mellen
Key Findings From The Forrester Wave™: Digital Asset Management Systems, Q1 2026
Key Findings From The Forrester Wave™: Digital Asset Management Systems, Q1 2026

Mar 31st, 2026

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42 min

Join this webinar to understand the findings from “The Forrester Wave™: Digital Asset Management Systems, Q1 2026.” The digital assessment management (DAM) market is innovating at a fast pace as vendors accelerate their investment in innovation, including AI and democratizing access to rich media content across the enterprise. Hear about key trends, explore the latest capabilities in today’s DAM systems, and understand how to use the Forrester Wave evaluation to shortlist the vendors that are the best fit for your organization.Key takeaways: Understand the criteria used to identify the Leaders, Strong Performers, and Contenders, and learn how to navigate the interactive Forrester Wave tool to build a personalized vendor shortlist.Learn how vendors are incorporating AI to support the content supply chain and extend DAM access to more users in the enterprise.Target audience level: intermediate
Phyllis Davidson
The Forrester Wave™ Explained: How Merchant Payment Providers Stack Up, And Why
The Forrester Wave™ Explained: How Merchant Payment Providers Stack Up, And Why

Mar 31st, 2026

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43 min

The results of the most recent Forrester Wave™ for merchant payment providers, also called payment service providers or PSPs, are in! Join us as we discuss a market that is rapidly evolving the way digital merchants accept, process, and manage payments.Key takeaways: Learn about the vendor landscape and the leading providers in this market.Understand the key differentiators in their offerings. Know what to expect in 2026 and beyond (including innovations in agentic commerce and stablecoins).Target audience level: all levels
Lily Varon
US Economic Outlook, 2026: What It Means For Marketing, Sales, CX, Technology, And Digital Leaders
US Economic Outlook, 2026: What It Means For Marketing, Sales, CX, Technology, And Digital Leaders

Mar 25th, 2026

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51 min

In 2026, Forrester foresees fewer headwinds for the US economy, but risks persist. Consensus and IMF forecasts point to resilient growth, supported by steady consumer spending, improving housing and financing conditions, and stronger business investment. Join Jitender Miglani and Dipanjan Chatterjee for Forrester’s outlook on the US economy in 2026 and what it means for your strategy and brand overall.Key takeaways: In this webinar, Jitender and Dipanjan will discuss Forrester’s:Analysis of US GDP by components and key macroeconomic indicators Insights into the financial health of the US consumerHeadwinds and tailwinds for US economic growth in 2026 Implications for brands Target audience level: all levels
Jitender Miglani, Dipanjan Chatterjee
AEGIS Technology Ecosystem And Agentic AI Security Framework
AEGIS Technology Ecosystem And Agentic AI Security Framework

Mar 18th, 2026

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57 min

Agentic AI expands your attack surface from apps and users to autonomous actors who plan, decide, and act across tools, data, and systems. Forrester’s Agentic AI Guardrails For Information Security (AEGIS) framework helps security leaders apply guardrails across six domains: governance, risk, and compliance; identity and access management; data security and privacy; application security; threat management; and Zero Trust architecture principles.In this webinar, we translate AEGIS from framework to technology reality. We walk through the technology control points and categories that security teams can deploy to enforce least agency, reduce Key takeaways: Reframe AI security from protecting apps and users to governing autonomous agents using AEGIS-aligned guardrails.Identify the critical technology control points, including AI runtime security, LLM gateways and firewalls, red teaming, model context protocol (MCP) security, and AI supply chain controls.Map AI security technology categories to the six AEGIS domains to clarify ownership, reduce overlap, and prioritize spend.Apply a phased, actionable roadmap that translates AEGIS from framework to deployable controls delivering continuous assurance.Target audience level: all levels
Jeff Pollard, Jess Burn, Sandy Carielli, Heidi Shey, Paddy Harrington, Janet Worthington, Cody Scott, Andras Cser
Meet Your Cross Functional Q-Day Team
Meet Your Cross Functional Q-Day Team

Mar 16th, 2026

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56 min

Quantum security requirements will hit organizations in places you did and didn’t expect — from the security team looking to upgrade its PKI to the development team making sure upcoming releases are quantum safe to the infrastructure team looking at hardware refreshes and legacy IoT devices. Organizations must mobilize across security, infrastructure, development, innovation, risk, and procurement to ensure their systems, data, and customer commitments remain secure in a post quantum world.In this fireside chat, we break down what Q day readiness truly requires, why timelines are shrinking, and how technology leaders can coordinate an effective, enterprisewide migration strategy. Whether you're leading security, infrastructure, product development, or risk governance, this session will help you chart a path toward quantum safe resilience.Key takeaways: Understand why quantum security timelines have accelerated — and what NIST’s deprecation deadlines mean for your organization.Learn the essential roles of your cross‑functional Q‑day team and how to coordinate enterprisewide cryptographic discovery and migration.Gain actionable guidance on preparing infrastructure, identity systems, third‑party ecosystems, and development pipelines for post‑quantum cryptography.Target audience level: beginner
Sandy Carielli, Brent Ellis, Martha Bennett, Alla Valente, David Mooter, Jeffrey Rajamani
The State Of Artificial Intelligence, 2026
The State Of Artificial Intelligence, 2026

Mar 6th, 2026

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39 min

Join Forrester experts and your peers for an interactive presentation that will dive deeper into our report, The State Of AI, 2025.Key takeaways: Recognize that AI adoption is accelerating but remains shallow in strategic impact.Identify critical governance gaps that hinder responsible and consistent AI use.Acknowledge that weak leadership credibility is slowing true AI transformation. Understand that uneven workforce readiness is creating disruption and uncertainty.Realize that current AI productivity gains are not yet driving financial outcomes.Target audience level: intermediate
Brian Hopkins, Zachary Stone
Inside The $5.6 Trillion Tech Economy: What’s Driving Growth Through 2030
Inside The $5.6 Trillion Tech Economy: What’s Driving Growth Through 2030

Mar 4th, 2026

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53 min

In 2026, global business and government spending on technology goods and services will grow 7.8% to reach a monumental $5.6 trillion. Cloud, AI, and hyperscaler investment will drive much of global tech spend growth, along with cybersecurity and the growing digital economy. Asia Pacific and North America will see the fastest growth, but every region must navigate shifting macroeconomics, tariffs, and supply dynamics. Join Michael O’Grady and Jitender Miglani as they discuss how tech spend will evolve globally in 2026 – and through 2030, including market drivers and risks.Key takeaways: How will different categories of tech goods and services grow in 2026 and beyond – and what factors are shaping that evolution?How are AI, cloud, and hyperscaler capex reshaping demand—e.g., AI-optimized servers, software infrastructure CAGR, and IaaS/services dynamics What are regional and sector trends for tech spending?How do we foresee information workers across global markets driving tech spend? Target audience level: intermediate and advanced
Michael O'Grady, Jitender Miglani
The Future Of Content
The Future Of Content

Feb 24th, 2026

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40 min

Intelligent content will redefine relevancy by fusing human creativity, AI, and data to deliver self-optimizing, goal-oriented content artifacts for B2B and B2C audiences.Key takeaways: Understand intelligent content.Move beyond experimentation towards intelligent content.Raise the bar for content operations.Re-architect technology for intelligent content.Shift to adaptive content strategies for content performance.Target audience level: beginner and intermediate
Chuck Gahun, Phyllis Davidson, Jay Pattisall