A new executive forum will tackle the pressing security, governance, and operational challenges financial institutions face as AI becomes deeply embedded in their systems.
NEW YORK CITY, NY, UNITED STATES, October 27, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — CyberRisk Alliance has unveiled the Financial Services AI Security Forum, a dedicated executive event designed to confront the security, governance, fraud, risk, and operational hurdles that emerge as artificial intelligence becomes a core part of financial services operations. The announcement marks a significant step for industry leaders navigating this rapid transformation.
Financial institutions are increasingly deploying AI across a broad spectrum of functions, from security operations and fraud prevention to customer engagement and risk management. With this expansion comes a new set of complex questions for leaders, touching on accountability, machine identity, delegated authority, regulatory expectations, and the need for operational resilience. The forum aims to provide clarity on these issues.
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Scheduled for Wednesday, December 9, 2026, the inaugural event is anticipated to draw between 250 and 300 senior executives and decision-makers from fields including cybersecurity, technology, risk, fraud, compliance, identity, operational resilience, and AI governance.
“The financial services industry is moving quickly from experimenting with AI to embedding it into critical business and security functions,” said John K. Thompson, Professor, University of Michigan. “The Financial Services AI Security Forum is being built around the questions executives now have to answer in practice: how to govern models, agents, and agentic workflows, establish trust, manage new forms of risk, protect increasingly autonomous systems and move forward without sacrificing resilience or accountability.”
The one-day agenda will delve into several key areas shaping AI strategy in the sector, including:
- AI Governance & Risk: Exploring accountability, oversight, controls, and enterprise risk models for responsible AI adoption.
- Identity, Machine Trust & Delegated Authority: Examining how AI agents, machine identities, and delegated decision-making are transforming established trust models.
- Fraud, Financial Crime & AI: Analyzing how AI is reshaping attack patterns and the landscape of financial crime detection.
- Operational Resilience & Regulatory Readiness: Preparing for AI-related operational risk, business continuity requirements, and evolving regulatory expectations.
- Autonomous Security Operations & Agentic AI: Evaluating autonomous workflows and the shifting balance between human expertise and AI-driven security operations.
The event’s programming will feature an opening keynote, executive panels, leadership discussions, a financial crime case study or fireside chat, an industry spotlight, an executive networking lunch, and a closing discussion focused on autonomous security operations and agentic AI.
The forum will bring together a distinguished roster of senior leaders from financial institutions, industry organizations, technology providers, and public-sector entities. Confirmed speakers and participants include:
- Ari Kaufmann, Security Engineering & Enablement, Mastercard
- Deepak Gaiwad, SVP, Head of Data & AI Products, PNC
- John Cohen, ABC News Contributor, “Assessing the Threat”; Executive Director, Center for Internet Security; Former Top DHS Intelligence Analyst
- Donna Ross, CISO, Radian Financial
- Molly Dodge, Senior Information Security Analyst, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
- Venkata Ramanand, AVP, Technology & AI, Barclays
- Abhishek Mittal, EVP, Chief Product & AI Officer, AML RightSource
- Daniel Garrie, Co-Founder, Law & Forensics; Professor, Harvard School of Continuing Education
- Susan Koski, Former CISO, PNC
- Judd Rubin, CEO, Accountability
- Manish Andhy, Financial Services AI Executive, Teradata
“AI has quickly moved from an emerging technology discussion to one of the most important strategic conversations happening across financial services,” said J.D. Miller, SVP, Communities Event Programming, CyberRisk Alliance, and author of Ringmaster of AI. “What makes this moment so significant is the convergence of AI, cybersecurity, fraud, identity, governance and risk. These issues can no longer be addressed in silos. This forum will bring the leaders responsible for each of those areas into one room for practical, candid conversations about what is happening now, what is coming next and how financial institutions can embrace the opportunities of AI while managing the new risks that come with it.”
Registration and sponsorship opportunities are now open for the December 9 event. More details can be found at: https://events.thecyberfinanceforum.com/ai-finance/12367678
About CyberRisk Alliance
CyberRisk Alliance delivers business intelligence that helps the cybersecurity ecosystem connect, share knowledge, accelerate careers, and make smarter, faster decisions. Through its trusted information brands, network of experts, and more than 250 annual events, CRA provides actionable insights and acts as a powerful extension of cybersecurity marketing teams. Its portfolio includes SC World, the Official Cybersecurity Summits, Identiverse, InfoSec World, CyberRisk Collaborative, Security Weekly, ChannelPro, ChannelE2E, MSSP Alert, ExecWeb, LaunchTech Communications, and CyberRisk TV.
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Why it matters: As financial institutions move from AI experimentation to full integration, the convergence of security, fraud, and governance issues demands a unified response. This forum provides a platform for the leaders tasked with navigating this complex landscape to share strategies, ensuring the sector can harness AI’s benefits while maintaining trust and resilience.
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CyberRisk Alliance
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