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Risk Appetite Executive Dinner 2026
When Cyber Risk Becomes Business Risk, Governance Must Evolve for AI driven enterprise
The Identity Governance Question Has Changed
For years, identity governance has focused on access reviews, certifications, provisioning, and compliance workflows.
Those disciplines still matter. But the environment around them has changed.
AI agents are entering business processes. Machine identities are multiplying. Cloud platforms and SaaS ecosystems continue to expand. Critical ERP and business applications remain deeply embedded in operations, yet are often governed separately from broader identity programs.
The result is a growing gap between identity governance as a technical function and identity governance as an enterprise risk discipline. This forum will examine that gap.
Five populations on the table for the evening.
How do you establish accountability, visibility, and control across all of these identity types in an increasingly fragmented enterprise environment?
Human Identities
Employees, contractors, and business users
Machine Identities
Service accounts, APIs, and workloads
Privileged Users
Admins with elevated system access
Third Parties
Vendors, partners, and supply chain
AI Agents
Autonomous processes and AI-enabled workflows entering business operations
Your HostLeading insightful discussions with today’s cybersecurity and GRC community.
Hosted by SafePaaS together with Michael Rasmussen, Founder of GRC 20/20 Research, this invitation-only dinner brings together a carefully curated group of CISOs, risk leaders, and GRC executives for candid, off-the-record discussion.
Michael Rasmussen will explore how governance, risk, and compliance models are evolving in response to AI, regulatory complexity, and interconnected digital operations. His session will examine identity as a core element of enterprise risk management and a foundation for trusted digital business.
SafePaaS delivers identity governance as an independent control layer that spans fragmented enterprise ecosystems. By connecting disparate identity sources, applications, and security platforms, it continuously enforces access policies, detects risk, and automates compliance without requiring organizations to redesign their existing architecture. SafePaaS transforms identity governance from periodic certification into continuous enterprise control.
Independent Voices. Deep Expertise.
Two independent practitioners, no product pitch. The agenda emphasizes independent perspectives, practical lessons, and cross-functional dialogue.
Peter Hodge will share a cybersecurity perspective on identity as a critical control point in modern risk management. His discussion will address emerging identity threats, AI-enabled cyber risk, multi-cloud complexity, and the role of identity governance in building resilient security programs.
Jeff Hare will examine the often-overlooked intersection of identity governance, ERP security, segregation of duties, and business process risk. His session will focus on why enterprise applications must be part of the identity governance conversation, especially as AI and automation reshape business operations.
Identity governance can no longer be viewed through a Single Lens.
This dinner brings these perspectives together to discuss a central question:
How can organizations establish continuous, federated governance over access across cloud platforms, enterprise applications, human users, machine identities, and AI agents?
Security Leaders
See identity as an attack surface requiring continuous monitoring and adaptive controls.
GRC Leaders
See identity as a control and accountability issue tied to compliance and risk frameworks.
Audit Leaders
See identity as evidence of compliance and operational discipline across the enterprise.
Business Leaders
See identity as a foundation for secure, efficient execution of business operations.
What We’ll Be Exploring
Seven threads across the evening, run as peer dialogue rather than sessions.
An Executive Forum, Not a Product Event
The Risk Appetite Executive Dinner is designed as a focused, peer-level conversation among leaders navigating similar challenges.
Attendees will leave with a clearer understanding of how identity governance is changing, where current programs often fall short, and how organizations can build more resilient governance models for the AI-enabled enterprise.
Santa Clara, CA 95054 Open in Maps →
Register for October 29 in Santa Clara.
Note* Attendance is limited due to venue restrictions and to foster interactive discussion that enables meaningful dialogue and peer exchange among security, risk, audit, and identity leaders.
Because seating is limited, registrations will be reviewed and confirmed based on available capacity. Registration closes October 15th, 2026.
If your registration is confirmed, you will receive a confirmation email containing event details and venue information.
If registrations exceed available seating, we will maintain a waiting list and provide priority consideration for future events.
We appreciate your interest and look forward to welcoming attendees for an evening of discussion, insight, and peer networking.
Request your invitation to the Risk Appetite Executive Dinner 2026.
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar Santa Clara · 2762 Augustine Dr, Ste 110
Registration closes October 15th, 2026