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Kyndryl at RSAC 2026 Conference: Reimagine cyber resilience with agentic AI

Moscone Center | San Francisco, CA
Visit us at booth N-4418, North Expo
Join us at the Kyndryl Executive Hub for 1:1 discussion with our security leaders.
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Unlock strategic cyber insights at RSAC 2026 conference

Kyndryl at RSAC 2026 conference focuses on strategic engagement with cybersecurity professionals. Join us at the Kyndryl Executive Hub for exclusive interactions with industry leaders, visit our booth, and attend our sessions to explore how Agentic AI can transform IT and security alignment.

Kyndryl sponsored in-person session
When AI moves faster than security: A CISO reality check

AI is accelerating faster than many security foundations can support. This session explores how legacy architectures, fragmented controls, and weak governance create systemic risk. It also outlines why CISOs must take an integrated approach, strengthening foundations, governance, operations, and resilience together to enable safe, defensible AI adoption.

When: Wednesday, March 25, 12:10-12:30 pm PST
Where:
South Briefing Centre Theatre 

Speaker:

  • Adeel Saeed, CTO, SVP, Security and Resiliency, Kyndryl
Adeel Saeed

Kyndryl+Partner events at RSAC 2026

Reception
From compliance to competitive advantage

Leaders from Commvault, Everpure, and Kyndryl will host a casual reception for CISOs and senior executives to network and discuss strategies for operational resilience and recovery in today's accountability-focused environment.

When: Monday, March 23, 06:00 – 09:00 p.m PST
Where: 
The Hawthorn Lounge, 46 Geary Street

Host

  • Allen Downs, VP, Incident Recovery, Kyndryl
Luncheon
Enabling a cyber-resilient, AI-ready enterprise

This executive luncheon will provide practical strategies for building digital trust and resilient AI operations amid rapid adoption and rising accountability.
 

When: Tuesday, March 24, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m PST
Where: 
The Disruption Room at The Clancy

Host

  • Adeel Saeed, CTO, SVP, Security and Resiliency, Kyndryl
Discussion
Wine and cheese: How to kickstart a Cyber Risk Quantification (CRQ) program

This session shows how AI‑driven scoping can help teams kickstart a CRQ program and strengthen risk conversations. Attendees will leave with practical insights, post-event workshop opportunity and Heatmaps to Histogram book.

When: Tuesday, March 24, 4:00–5:00 p.m. PST
Where: LUCE Restaurant, 888 Howard St, San Francisco

Hosts

  • Aaron Severance, Consult Partner, Security and Resiliency, US Kyndryl
  • Greg Spicer, Co-founder, Ostrich  
  • Tony Martin‑Vegue, Strategic Advisor, Ostrich 
CISO Roundtable
Resilience starts with identity: A CISO dinner on agentic AI recovery

This CISO dinner will focus on how agentic AI is transforming cyber resilience, identity management, and recovery strategies through open peer discussions.


When: Tuesday, March 24, 5:30 - 8:00 p.m PST


Hosts

  • Jason Cook, CTO, Rubrik
  • Allen Downs, VP, Incident Recovery, Kyndryl
     
Panel discussion
Thales Post-Quantum Computing (PQC) Palooza


Customers are invited to attend the fourth annual Thales PQC Palooza, where industry experts—including Kyndryl's Tony De Bos—will discuss preparing for the post-quantum era with over 400 RSA attendees.
 

When: Wednesday, March 25, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m PST
Where: 
Hyatt Regency SOMA Hotel 

Speaker

  • Adeel Saeed, CTO, SVP, Security and Resiliency, Kyndryl

     
Dinner roundtable
Rethinking the OT SOC model: From visibility to industrial resilience

This roundtable examines how OT SOCs must evolve to support industrial resilience and not just visibility. The discussion will cover operating models, governance and cross-functional alignment, with a focus on securing distributed industrial environments at scale.

When: Wednesday, March 25, 6:00 –8:00 p.m. PST
Where: 
Palio, 640 Sacramento St, San Francisco

Hosts

  • Dilson Mesquita, VP, Security Operations, Kyndryl
  •  Vitor Sena, CISO, Gerdau

Kyndryl leadership at RSAC 2026 conference

Adeel Saeed

CTO, Senior Vice President
Security and Resiliency

Allen Downs

Vice President
Incident Recovery

Dilson Mesquita

Vice President
Security Operations and Response Services

James Carrigan, Jr.

Vice President
GTM Security and Resiliency

Jimmy Nilsson

Vice President
Zero Trust

Justin Haney

Vice President
General Management

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