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Zenith Live 2026 APJ

Zenith Live is the premier learning conference where experts converge, focusing on modernizing security with the AI security platform built on zero trust. Participants can learn to secure data, workforce, branches, and clouds, enabling organizations to thrive in the AI era. The conference features hands-on workshops, best practice training, certifications, a…

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16Speakers
0Sponsors
11On the bill · sessions
10Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at Zenith, in alphabetical order.
Adam Geller
Chief Product Officer · Zscaler
Alex Philips
Chief Information Officer · NOV
Bobby George
SVP, Chief Information and Digital Officer · Carrier
Bob Stasio
Deputy CISO and CISO for Animal Health · Merck
Deepen Desai
EVP, Chief Security Officer · Zscaler
Dhawal Sharma
EVP, AI Security and Strategic Initiatives · Zscaler
George Moser
Global VP, Head of CXO in Residence · Zscaler
Jay Chaudhry
CEO, Chairman & Founder · Zscaler
John Israel
Global Chief Information Security Officer · KPMG
John Wheeler
SVP, Chief Security Officer · Cognizant
Neil MacDonald
VP, Distinguished Analyst & Gartner Fellow Emeritus · Gartner Research
Praniti Lakhwara
Chief Information Officer · Zscaler
Rahul Pathak
Vice President, Data & AI GTM · AWS
Salim Ismail
Chairman, OpenExO, Best-Selling Author · OpenExO
Sam Curry
CISO · Zscaler
Scott Rosecrans
VP, Strategic Pursuits · OpenAI
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Agenda

Selected from 11 sessions on the bill.
  • Tuesday, June 9, 11:15 AM – 11:45 AM

    CXO Fireside Chat: Building the AI-Driven Enterprise: Where Cloud and Security Must Converge

    AI is rapidly accelerating cloud evolution and rewriting the rules of enterprise security. As organizations scale AI, traditional boundaries between infrastructure and protection a…

    CXO Experience
  • Tuesday, June 9, 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM

    CXO Keynote: Exponential AI: Leveraging AI for Organizational Growth

    Based on his book, "Exponential Organizations 2.0," Salim provides analysis of AI's impact and how organizations can harness disruptive technology for survival and growth. Learn st…

    CXO Experience
  • Tuesday, June 9, 12:15 PM – 12:45 PM

    CXO Keynote: What’s Next in AI and Security: Insights Shaping the Future of the Enterprise

    Neil MacDonald shares trends shaping the next phase of AI adoption, what CXOs should focus on, and evolving security models in response to new risks and opportunities.

    CXO Experience
  • Tuesday, June 9, 12:45 PM – 1:15 PM

    CXO Panel Discussion: From Zero Trust to AI: How Leading Enterprises Are Reinventing Their Security Journey

    Security transformation doesn't stop at Zero Trust. As AI reshapes the enterprise, learn how enterprise leaders have evolved their environments and strategies to securely adopt AI.

    CXO Experience
  • Tuesday, June 9, 2:30 PM – 3:20 PM

    CXO Interactive Breakout: Securing a Seat at the Table: The Strategic CXO's Value Play

    Explore methods for aligning security policy with business outcomes and how CXOs can position security as a strategic business driver.

    CXO Experience
  • Tuesday, June 9, 2:30 PM – 3:20 PM

    CXO Interactive Breakout: The Boardroom Imperative: Governing AI Risk and Resilience

    This collaborative session explores AI integrity, data protection, and intellectual property with peer-to-peer dialogue and governance frameworks to mitigate AI threats and secure …

    CXO Experience
  • Tuesday, June 9, 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM

    Q&A with Jay Chaudhry

    Exclusive, open Q&A session with Jay Chaudhry about industry vision, product innovation, strategic partnerships, and evolving security.

    CXO Experience
  • Tuesday, June 9, 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM

    Mainstage Keynote: Zero Trust in the Age of AI

    AI is transforming how organizations operate and expanding the attack surface at the same time. Jay Chaudhry shares his vision for building a more resilient enterprise with Zero Tr…

  • Tuesday, June 9, 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

    Mainstage Keynote (cont’d): Accelerating Secure AI Adoption

    As enterprises adopt agents, security models built for traditional apps are falling behind. Agents expand risk from prompt manipulation and poisoned context to unsafe actions, priv…

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 10 companies, parsed from the program.

Ten companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
0Sponsoringsponsor only
10Companies Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

94% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite1063%
  • VP-level531%
  • Other roles16%

Of 16 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Zscaler7V
  2. 02AWS1V
  3. 03Carrier1V
  4. 04Cognizant1V
  5. 05Gartner Research1V
  6. 06KPMG1V
  7. 07Merck1V
  8. 08NOV1V
  9. 09OpenAI1V
  10. 10OpenExO1V
Sponsors by tier

Tiers were not disclosed for this event.