Securing Autonomy: Governance and Access Control in the Age of Agentic AI

Thursday, November 13th 2025

Securing Autonomy: Governance and Access Control in the Age of Agentic AI

5:30 PM - 8:00 PM ET | New York, NY

Event Overview

As organizations begin experimenting with autonomous AI agents to accelerate decision-making, reduce manual work, and scale innovation, new identity and access risks are quietly taking shape. These agentic AI systems operate like users—but often without the same guardrails.

Unlike employees, AI agents don’t clock out. They function around the clock, access sensitive data, invoke APIs, and traverse SaaS environments using shared credentials or hardcoded secrets. And they frequently bypass established policies such as MFA, session expiry, or revocation protocols. The result? A growing Access-Trust Gap—where machines are granted access without corresponding oversight or accountability.

While some see this as a future problem, signs from early deployments suggest the risks are already here: unaudited agent activity, missing ownership structures for machine identities, and limited governance maturity. Security leaders are increasingly being asked to step in—but without a clear playbook.

Aligning identity, access, and security strategies in an AI-first era
Discovering and managing agentic AI systems and shadow AI
Governance models for machine identities, service accounts, and runtime secrets
Balancing rapid innovation with least privilege access and auditability

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Moderator

Tom Field

SVP Editorial

ISMG

Wendy Nather

Senior Research Imitative Director

1Password

Speakers

Led by Wendy Nather at 1Password, this exclusive roundtable will bring together senior security leaders to examine the access and governance challenges that come with agentic AI. Through an off-the-record, peer-driven discussion, participants will explore how to secure autonomy without undermining innovation.

This session will be:

Chatham house rule
Peer driven
Pitch free

Subject matter expert

Dave Lewis

Global Advisory CISO

1Password

Dave has 30 years of industry experience. He has extensive experience in IT security operations and management. Dave is the Global Advisory CISO for 1Password. He is the founder of the security site Liquidmatrix Security Digest & podcast. He was a member of the board of directors for BSides Las Vegas for 8 years. Dave has previously worked in critical infrastructure for 9 years as well as for such as Duo Security,Akamai, Cisco, AMD and IBM. Previously he served on the board of directors for (ISC)2 as well as being a founder of the BSides Toronto conference. Dave was a DEF CON speaker operations goon for 13 years. Lewis also serves on the advisory board for the Black Hat Sector Security Conference in Canada and the CFP review board for 44CON in the UK. Dave has previously written columns for Forbes, CSO Online, Huffington Post, The Daily Swig and others. For fun he is a curator of small mammals (his kids) plays bass guitar, grills, is part owner of a whisky distillery and a soccer team.

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Venue

New York, NY

Venue to be announced

Underwritten by

1Password is a leading password management and digital security platform developed by AgileBits Inc. Founded in 2005, the company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. 1Password helps individuals, families, and businesses securely store and manage their passwords, credentials, and sensitive information. The platform offers end-to-end encryption, zero-knowledge architecture, and robust integrations with enterprise identity and access management systems.

Trusted by over 100,000 businesses worldwide, including IBM, Slack, and GitLab, 1Password has expanded its services to include features like Secrets Automation, Watchtower breach monitoring, and passkey support. It is recognized for its user-friendly interface, strong encryption standards, and a strong commitment to privacy and security.

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