Cybersecurity
AI is rewriting both sides of the security war. The defenders deciding what comes next are in this room.
Startup showcase alumni
Companies we put on stage in this room
June 5, 2026 | Chorus Theater · June 20, 2025 | AWS Builder Loft
The Moment
Security is being rebuilt in real time. Attackers now ship autonomous campaigns, deepfake identity at scale, and prompt-injection that bypasses controls written six months ago. Defenders are responding with model-driven detection, agentic SOCs, and new vocabularies like AIVSS to score risks that did not exist a year ago. The decisions made in the next eighteen months will set the rules of digital trust for a generation. They will be made by a small group of operators, founders, and investors who actually ship. We bring them into one room.
Why This Room Exists
The mission.
AI Insiders exists because the most important conversations in security do not happen on stage. They happen at trusted tables where CISOs can speak openly about what is breaking, founders can show what is working, and capital can find conviction without theater.
The thesis for Cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity is the highest-trust vertical we run. Off-record by default. CISO-led curation. No vendor pitches. The room is built so the people defending the largest surfaces in the world can sit beside the people building the next layer of defense, and both leave with something they could not get anywhere else.
Proof of Value
Past AI Insiders editions have been covered by Reuters, Yahoo Finance, and the San Francisco Post, reaching 6.1M+ readers. Past partners include AWS, Silicon Valley Bank, Swissnex, and Verizon Innovation Lab. We bring the same caliber of curation and media reach to Cybersecurity.
What Makes This Vertical Different
Anchored in San Francisco
The CISOs, security founders, and investors defining AI-native defense are already here. We give them the room worth showing up to.
CISO-led curation
The guest list is built by practicing security leaders. No badge-scanning. No vendor parade.
Off-record by default, 100-cap
Chatham House rules. Smaller room, deeper conversations, real signal.
What We Explore
Agentic SOCs & autonomous response
AIVSS & model risk scoring
Deepfake & identity fraud
Autonomous red-teaming
AI-native SecOps
LLM data governance & DLP
Who Should Be in the Room
150 seats. Hand-curated for signal, not scale.
Enterprise CISOs
Decision-makers defending Fortune-scale surfaces, evaluating the next layer of AI-native defense.
Security Founders & CTOs
Building AI-native platforms across detection, identity, agentic SOCs, and model risk.
Cyber Investors
Seed through growth, including corporate strategic funds active in AI × security.
Researchers & Policy Leaders
Setting the standards, scoring systems, and governance frameworks the field will rely on.
The Anchor Event
AI Insiders: Cybersecurity
An invitation-only gathering of 100 cybersecurity leaders in San Francisco. CISO-led panels, founder demos, off-record dialogue, and high-trust networking. One afternoon. One room. The people actually defining AI-native defense.
Evening Schedule
A tight, editorial run-of-show, built for outcomes, not panels.
Times shown in your local timezone. Event held in San Francisco (PT).
- 9:00 PM UTC2:00 PM PT
Arrival & Networking
Curated matchmaking, craft drinks, and light bites.
- 9:30 PM UTC2:30 PM PT
Opening Remarks
What is at stake. The state of AI and Cybersecurity. How to make the most of this room. With Julie Tsai, Bhavya Gupta, Sharat Ganesh, and Merve Isler (Marvelous).
- 9:45 PM UTC2:45 PM PT
Keynote: Acceleration Amid Turbulence
The AI buildout, the security gap, and what leaders need to do now.
- 10:15 PM UTC3:15 PM PT
Panel 1: Where the Money Is (and Is Not) Going
Security for AI was 2.6% of cyber spend last year. Where is the real trend line, what is overfunded, what is underfunded, and what is the next vertical integration play?
- 10:45 PM UTC3:45 PM PT
Panel 2: Identity, Trust, and the Zero-Day Reality
Time-to-exploit has collapsed. AI is rewriting identity and access at every layer. What frameworks still hold, and what needs to be rebuilt from scratch?
- 11:15 PM UTC4:15 PM PT
Startup Showcase
Rapid-fire demos from the companies building the next generation of cyber defense.
- 11:45 PM UTC4:45 PM PT
Closing & Call to Action
What is next: upcoming AI Insiders verticals, partnership opportunities, and how to stay connected.
Vertical Roadmap
This is a permanent program. Here's what's next.
AI Insiders: Cybersecurity, Chorus Theater, San Francisco
ConfirmedCybersecurity Dinner Series, New York
PlannedCross-vertical AI Insiders Conference, San Francisco
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