Webinar Description
Key Takeaways
- Free virtual event examining how artificial intelligence is reshaping cybersecurity defence strategies
- Five vendors presenting solutions across identity security, AI and application security, data and cloud protection, detection and response, and modern SOC operations
- Structured format combining rapid product presentations with expert commentary and audience participation
- Panel of security leaders providing independent perspectives on each approach
Introduction
The AI Defense Stack Showcase Day brings together cybersecurity practitioners and vendors for a focused examination of how artificial intelligence is being integrated across the security technology stack. Hosted by Risk Takers, this virtual event targets security professionals evaluating AI-driven tools for threat detection, identity management, cloud protection and security operations centre modernisation. The timing reflects growing enterprise interest in understanding which AI capabilities deliver practical defensive value as organisations face increasingly sophisticated attack methodologies.
About This Event
The AI Defense Stack Showcase Day takes place on 23 September 2026, running from 12:00 to 14:00 Eastern Time. The event follows a distinctive rapid-presentation format designed to maximise information density while maintaining critical evaluation. Five cybersecurity companies will each deliver a seven-minute presentation outlining a specific defensive approach, immediately followed by seven minutes of live commentary and practical questioning.
This structure aims to move beyond typical vendor demonstrations by incorporating real-time expert analysis and audience participation through questions and voting. The format encourages presenters to focus on substantive technical approaches rather than extended marketing narratives.
Coverage Across the Security Stack
The five presenting companies represent distinct layers of the modern cybersecurity architecture. Identity security remains foundational as organisations manage increasingly complex access requirements across hybrid environments. AI and application security addresses the emerging challenge of securing both AI-powered applications and the AI systems themselves, a domain gaining urgency as enterprises deploy large language models and machine learning pipelines into production environments.
Data and cloud protection encompasses the controls necessary for safeguarding information assets distributed across multi-cloud infrastructures, while detection and response capabilities form the operational core of threat identification and containment. The modern SOC category reflects ongoing transformation in security operations, where automation and AI-assisted analysis are changing how security teams process alerts and investigate incidents.
Expert Panel and Evaluation
Five security leaders will provide independent perspectives throughout the event. Eva Benn, Phillip Miller, Merlin Namuth, Benjamin Corll and Priya Mouli will offer commentary following each vendor presentation, drawing on their operational experience to contextualise the approaches being demonstrated. Their participation adds an evaluative dimension that helps attendees assess vendor claims against real-world security requirements.
Audience members can submit questions and participate in voting, creating a collaborative assessment environment rather than a passive viewing experience.
Who Should Attend
The AI Defense Stack Showcase Day is designed for security leaders, architects and practitioners evaluating AI-enhanced security tools. The event offers particular value for professionals responsible for security technology selection, those building or modernising security operations capabilities, and technical leaders seeking to understand how AI integration varies across different security domains. The compact two-hour format and expert commentary make it suitable for busy practitioners seeking efficient market intelligence.