Cisco Duo Identity Summit

Identity security for the agentic era

The identity threat surface is outpacing traditional access controls as automation, identities, devices and applications continue to multiply. The rise of Agentic AI is changing how work gets done, and it is also changing how attackers operate. Identity is not a checkpoint, but a foundational and living trust layer across the enterprise. This keynote explores where identity security is headed, why trust must be continuously earned, and how to prepare for AI-driven risk.

Matt Caulfield, VP, Identity product management

Identity intelligence at work: how box balances security and productivity

Join a conversation with Box on securing identity without slowing the business. Akhila Nama, Global Head of Enterprise Security at Box, shares practical insight for leaders looking to strengthen identity security and reduce user friction while preparing for AI-driven threats across an increasingly complex access landscape.

Akhila Nama, Head of Enterprise Security, Box

Isaiah Archuleta, Duo Care

A Zero Trust playbook for the agentic workforce

AI agents are already inside your business, acting on behalf of employees, accessing tools, and touching sensitive data, often faster than security teams can see or control. The question is no longer whether to trust AI agents, but how to prove they deserve access at all. This session explores why traditional identity controls fall short in the agentic era, and how extending a zero trust approach can help leaders close the agent trust gap and prevent risky behavior before it impacts the business.

Chris Anderson, Product Management CTO

Is Active directory still your weak link?

Active Directory remains foundational to enterprise identity, but legacy protocols, inherited complexity, and limited native security controls make it a prime target for attacks like ransomware. Join us to learn how Cisco helps close the legacy gap with new Duo Active Directory Defense. You will see how to find and remediate risky identity blind spots, close security risks in "edge-case" authentications, and modernize protection for critical on-prem infrastructure without rip-and-replace projects or costly point-solution workarounds.

Joe Duggan, Engineering Product Manager

Outsmarting AI-driven social engineering tactics

Attackers have learned the easiest way around MFA: convince a person to let them in. From helpdesk resets to remote onboarding, social engineering turns trusted workflows into open doors for fraudulent access. Join Joe Marshall, Cisco Talos, and Sasha Dubrolioubov, Brooke Lancaster, Persona to explore how today’s threat actors exploit human trust, and how Duo Identity Verification, powered by Persona, adds high-assurance proof of identity at the moments attackers target most.

Joe Marshall, Security Threat Researcher, Cisco Talos

Sasha Dobrolioubov, VP of Partnerships, Persona

Brooke Lancaster, Sales Engineer, Persona

Securing Identity at scale

Learn how the School District of Philadelphia is securing identity at massive scale across 150K students, 25K staff and contractors, and 250+ locations. Andrew Speese, Deputy CISO, shares how the district built a flexible MFA foundation, unified identity visibility, and set a path toward passwordless authentication and zero trust, protecting learning today while preparing for tomorrow’s risks.

Andrew Speese, Deputy CISO, School District of Philadelphia

Adam Crowell, Duo Care

Technical masterclass: deployable End-to-End Phishing resistance

Phishing resistance shouldn’t be too complex or costly to deploy. In this technical, demo-led session, learn how to make secure enrollment easier, drive stronger adoption, and extend phishing resistance across the full identity lifecycle, from recovery and authentication to device trust, session protection, and passwordless access. Walk away with practical ways to reduce credential theft, MFA fatigue, and session hijacking without adding friction for users.

Danny Paul, Sales Engineer, Cisco