Opening Remarks and Conference Overview with Jerry Geisler.

Fireside Chat: Mapping the Path to Success in Cybersecurity: Insights, Lessons, and the Role of Mentorship with Jerry Geisler, Walmart and Rinki Sethi, CSO, Upwind Security. 

Fireside Chat: Stronger Together: Uniting Retail Cybersecurity in a Competitive World with Jerry Geisler and Andrea Shoppach, Walmart with Jodie Kautt, Target. 

Navigating a Quantum Safe Future with Lory Piccirilli Thorpe, Senior Strategy Advisor, IBM. 

A Retailer’s Motley Crue: Transforming Cyber Deception Practitioners with Simulation and Reflection with Tim Pappa, Incident Response Engineer, Walmart. 

Identity in the Uncertain World of AI with Melissa Cronquist, Principal Systems and Infrastructure Engineer, Walmart. 

Cybersecurity One-Liners: Laugh, Learn, and Lock It Down with Dr. Jesper Johansson, Fellow, Walmart. 

From Overwhelmed to Optimized: Transforming a SOC to Deliver Real Security Impact with Jason O’Dell, Global Vice President of Security Operations, Walmart. 

How to Begin a Practical Zero Trust Strategy with Steve Riley, VP and Field CTO for Netskope, Inc.

The Zen of Secure Computing with Matthew Moses, Red Team Operator, Walmart. 

How does AI and Quantum Impact Cyber Threats and Defenses with Roger Grimes, CISO Advisor, KnowBe4. 

Panel Discussion: Modern Offensive Security with Skylar Simmons, Amelia Heaton, Alex Flores, Rishitha Reddy Munugala, Walmart, and Stanko Jankovic, External Security Researcher. 

The People-Led, AI-Powered Security Operations Center with Dr. Alycia N. Carey, Dr. Joshua Reynolds, and Dr. Chris Fennell, Walmart.