Tuesday, March 24th 2026

When AI Outpaces Security: Closing the Gap between Innovation and Control

11:30 - 1:30pm PT | San Francisco, CA

Event Overview

AI is moving into enterprise workflows faster than most security programs can adapt. Shadow AI, opaque models, prompt-based data exposure and third-party AI dependencies are creating risk patterns that traditional governance and control frameworks were never designed to handle.

As AI reshapes both business operations and security functions, this discussion will focus on how organizations are securing AI at scale – addressing governance gaps, shadow AI and risk management challenges that emerge as adoption accelerates

This closed-door executive roundtable is designed for security leaders who are already confronting AI risk in production environments, as well as those preparing for near-term expansion. The discussion will focus on where AI security efforts most commonly break down, how leaders are making tradeoffs between control and speed, and which architectural decisions are hardest to reverse once AI is embedded into critical operations.

Rather than presentations, the session will prioritize peer discussion and shared lessons learned, with NTT Data and Cisco contributing perspective from enterprise AI deployments across regulated and hybrid environments.

We will explore:

  • Where AI governance fails in practice as adoption accelerates across the enterprise
  • How security leaders are making real tradeoffs between innovation velocity and risk
  • Which AI security decisions create hidden debt that surfaces months later

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Moderator

 

Sean D. Mack

Managing Director

ISMG

 

Shawn Kirk

Global VP of

Security Solutions

NTT DATA

 

Sandip Ghosh

Global Capability

Leader

NTT DATA

 

Akshay Bhargava

VP, Product

Management, AI

Software and

Platform

Cisco

Speakers

Guided by Sean D. Mack and Shawn Kirk, Sandip Ghosh and Akshay Bhargava from event sponsor, NTT DATA and Cisco, register the session to explore how to build your cybersecurity strategy for AI.

This session will be:

  • Chatham house rule
  • Peer driven
  • Pitch free

Subject matter expert

Bob Gilbert

Vice President, GTM Strategy and Chief Evangelist

Netskope

Damian Chung is a cybersecurity leader with over 25 years of security and IT experience.As VP of Cyber Defense, Damian oversees the global SOC, Threat and Vulnerability Management, and Operational Threat Intelligence/Detection. He also leads the Netskope Customer Zero program. He is working on deeper AI integrations for many security operational tasks to improve response and remediation metrics, reduce risk, and stay ahead of attackers.Before Netskope, Chung was head of Cybersecurity Engineering/Architecture at Dignity Health, where he implemented multiple cybersecurity controls and helped mature their security program by developing a healthcare-focused security roadmap. Additionally, Damian has held the role of VP of IT, Cloud Security & Compliance for a healthcare technology company where he built a HIPAA-compliant cloud service. Damian has an MSc from Arizona State. 

Subject matter expert

Justin Rowe

Managing Director

Deloitte

Aaron works with large financial institutions in North America, Europe, and the UK to ensure they are able to safely and securely use Google Cloud for their critical workloads. Aaron has significant experience in the implementation and configuration of Google Cloud security products, and leads the development of technical solutions to meet stringent customer requirements. Aaron has been at Google for 7 years, beginning in the Professional Services Organization, specializing in security. Prior to Google, Aaron worked as a data scientist in Cyber Risk at Deloitte.

Aaron also holds a PhD in experimental condensed matter physics from the University of Toronto, in Toronto, Ontario, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Physics from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario.

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Venue

Palio

640 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, CA, USA

Underwritten by

Operating in over 50 countries and regions, NTT DATA offers a comprehensive range of services, including consulting, industry solutions, IT modernization, business process services, and managed services. The company serves a diverse clientele, including 75% of the Fortune Global 100, across various sectors such as finance, healthcare, manufacturing, and public services.

Founded in 1984, the company is a global leader in connecting people and things securely and provides solutions in areas such as AI infrastructure, security, collaboration, and observability. Cisco’s technology enables businesses to operate, and its products include routers, switches, and collaboration tools. Cisco delivers the critical infrastructure to help organizations thrive in the AI era, by fusing networking, security, observability, and collaboration, they power how people and technology work together.

Rules of Engagement

By taking part in this discussion you agree that:

  • These events follow Chatham House Rule. Nothing shared will be recorded or distributed anywhere online.
  • If for any reason you need to cancel your reservation, we ask you to let us know 48 hours prior to the event commencing so we can open your seat up to someone else.
  • These are interactive discussions, so we ask that all attendees participate in the discussion. If this is a virtual event, we ask all attendees to join via video.

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