As AI systems evolve from passive tools into autonomous agents that initiate actions and interact with other services, traditional Identity and Access Management (IAM) models start to fail. Built for humans and static service accounts, legacy IAM cannot keep pace with the scale and dynamism of agentic AI. In this session, risk executives and SMEs will explore why securing AI agents requires a shift from secrets and over-privileged machine identities to ephemeral, policy-driven, and context-aware access. Attendees will leave with practical patterns for treating AI agents as first-class identities and moving toward dynamic, identity-centric access models designed for an autonomous future.

Robert Rodriguez
Chairman, SINET
Venture Partner, SYN Ventures

Esmond Kane
CISO
Advarra

Sanaz Sadoughi
Senior Risk Officer
The World Bank

Carey Frey
CSO, CISO, VP
TELUS

Mark Rushing
MD – Head of Cybersecurity Technology
Citi

Steve Lodin
VP, Information Security
Sallie Mae Bank

Larry Zelvin
Head, Security Advisory
Bank of Montreal (BMO)

David Goldschlag
CEO
Aembit