AI + DATA SECURITY W
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AI + DATA
SECURITY W
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Where AI security and data protection meet.

About AI + Data Security World

One global meeting place for AI and data security leaders.

Since 2023, AI + Data Security World has become the defining meeting place for the people securing enterprise AI and the data behind it.

AI + Data Security World continues to grow, having been Joined by over 2,000+ leaders in 2026, alongside the platforms, innovators and practitioners deciding how AI and data are protected.

AI has collapsed the wall between data protection and security — this is the room where the industry works out what that actually means.

AI + Data Security World conference floor
Two summits · one roof

Two events. One room. One ticket.

Melbourne, San Francisco, Sydney and New York each run two summits in parallel under one roof. Move between them freely — registration, morning tea, lunch and drinks are shared, so you never have to pick a side of the building. London and Singapore run a single combined programme covering both.

Event 01

AI Security & Governance

Securing the models, agents and pipelines — and proving to regulators and boards that the controls hold.

  • AI Application and Agent Security
  • Shadow AI and AI Asset Discovery
  • AI Data Security
  • AI Governance, Testing and Assurance
250+ delegates12 partners
Event 02

Data Protection & Security

Finding, governing and protecting sensitive data across cloud, SaaS, AI and the systems you don’t control.

  • Data Discovery and DSPM
  • Data Access and Privacy Governance
  • Data Loss Prevention and Insider Risk
  • Ransomware and Data Resilience
250+ delegates12 partners
500+Leaders in the building, both summits
250+Organisations at every event
24Partner slots across the two
1,100+Leaders hosted across 2025
Six cities, three continents
6
Cities
3
Continents
1.1K+
Leaders in 2025
30+
Global partners
50+
Industry-leading speakers
Past Attendees

Joined by the security, data and privacy leaders protecting the world's most valuable data.

Who you will meet

Your peers will be in the room.

Meet the security, data and privacy leaders deciding how AI and data are protected — and which platforms get selected — at the world's most influential organisations.

500+
Attendees per event
250+
Unique organisations per event
$1B+
In technology budget influence
60%
Large enterprise
Sector breakdown
Financial Services and Insurance
28%
Government and Public Sector
12%
Technology and Telecom
10%
Healthcare and Life Sciences
10%
Energy, Utilities and Infrastructure
10%
Retail and Consumer
8%
Transport and Logistics
6%
Education
5%
Media and Entertainment
4%
Legal, Professional Services and Other
7%
Seniority breakdown
Security, Data and Privacy Executives
30%
CISOs, Chief Data Officers, Chief Privacy Officers and Heads of Data Security, AI Governance and Information Security.
Program and Platform Owners
40%
Managers and leads responsible for data governance, security operations, privacy programmes and AI governance day to day.
Data, Security and Privacy Specialists
30%
The engineers, analysts and specialists who implement, operate and evaluate the platforms every day.
Organisation size
Large enterprise
60%
Mid-market
30%
Small and medium
10%
Job titles you will be sitting with
Chief Information Security Officer
Chief Data Officer
Chief Privacy Officer
Chief Data and Analytics Officer
Head of Data Security
Head of Data Governance
Head of AI Security
Head of AI
Head of AI Governance
Head of Data and AI Enablement
Head of Privacy
Head of Information Security
Head of Cybersecurity
Data Protection Officer
Head of Data Risk
Head of Security Operations
Director of Data
Director of Cybersecurity
Global Event Calendar

Gathering AI, data and privacy leaders across 6 flagship events.

Why AI + Data Security World

The global, trusted voice in AI and data security

01

The room you need to be in.

At least 85% of the audience are security, data and privacy practitioners — the people making the decisions, setting the standards and dealing with the same AI and data problems you are.

The AI + Data Security World room
02

Two summits, one day.

AI Security & Governance and Data Protection & Security run side by side under one roof. Move between the two streams, or stay in the one that owns your roadmap — the agenda is shaped by audience input through pre-event surveys, roundtables and whole-room discussion.

Practitioner roundtables
03

Global insight. Local application.

AI + Data Security World connects the same challenges, ideas and lessons across six global markets — then brings them back to what matters in your region. See how leading teams are securing AI and enterprise data worldwide, and what actually applies where you operate.

A global AI security and data protection community
Past Speakers

Learn from the best in the business.

Angela Dunbar
Angela Dunbar
Head of Privacy, Information and Knowledge Management
Corey M. Dennis
Corey M. Dennis
Assistant General Counsel & Chief Privacy Officer
Doug Hammond
Doug Hammond
Chief Information Security Officer
Eliza Knapp
Eliza Knapp
Director of Privacy - Data and AI
Kate Carruthers
Kate Carruthers
Lecturer
Lisa McCallum
Lisa McCallum
Chief Data Officer, Cancer Institute NSW
Manoj S
Manoj S
Director - AI/ML, Cloud Platform, Data, Security Architecture & Engineering
Maya Goethals
Maya Goethals
Director, Compliance & Operational Risk
Sherief Ahmed
Sherief Ahmed
Chief Privacy Officer and IT Director Internal Audit and Analytics
Vasant Prabhu
Vasant Prabhu
Global Data Protection Lead (AI, Privacy & Cybersecurity Architecture)
Wayne Clarke
Wayne Clarke
Deputy General Counsel – Privacy, Data, AI & Cyber
Willie Session
Willie Session
Chief Information Security Officer
Sponsors

Trusted by the biggest players in AI and data security

SentinelOne
Snyk
Akka
Securiti AI
Varonis
Netwrix
Forcepoint
OpenText
Concentric AI
Netskope
OneTrust
Progress
IBM
Arcserve
Relativity
11:11 Systems
Proofpoint
ThreatLocker
MineOS
DataMasque
Cyera
ShareFile
BigID
Thales
Netpoleon
Cohesity

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