The entire RSAC team is busy preparing an incredible RSACTM 2026 Conference for all those joining us in San Francisco from March 23-26. As attendees build out their agendas, adding their favorite sessions to their schedule, we too are exploring all the excellence that spans across the full agenda. We asked our staff across all departments to nominate their “must see” session at Conference, then put the contenders to a vote. We’re excited to reveal RSAC’s Top Staff Picks. While the intention was to create a Top 10 list, we couldn’t help ourselves. So, I present to you this year’s RSAC Top 13 Staff Picks.
1. Model Collapse and Idiocracy: Ensuring the Future of AI Stays Intelligent with Diana Kelley, CISO, Noma Security.
2. Beyond the Fence: Securing Our Skies from the Drone Threat with Jim Trainor, Senior Vice President, LevelBlue; Jas Banga, Chief Executive officer, Airspace Defense; and Houston Mills, President, Flight Operations, UPS.
3. Belonging in Cyber: Building a Trusted Community with Lynn Dohm, Executive Director, Women in Cybersecurity (WiCys); Meghan Jacquot, Cybersecurity Engineer, Diana Initiative; Lauren Zabierek, Senior Vice President, Future of Digital Security, Institute for Security and Technology; Larci Robertson, President, Women of Security; Rebekah Skeete, COO, BlackGirlsHack; Rolanda Small, Executive Director, Cyversity; Roxey Davis, Chief Operating Officer, Women’s Society of Cyberjutsu; and JC Vega, Executive Security Advisor; Raices Cyber.
4. Chasing Ghosts: Detecting Token Abuse in the Microsoft Cloud with Maxim Deweerdt, Principal Instructor, SANS.
5. AI on Trial: How CISOs Navigate Hype, Risk, and Accountabilitywith Marnie Wilking, CSO, Booking.com; Patricia Titus, Field CISO, Abnormal AI; Lisa Lee, Global Lead, Financial Services, Office of the CISO, Microsoft; and Yaron Levi, CISO, Dolby Laboratories.
6. Inside the Network Live: Winning as an Incumbent in the Age of AI with Ross Haleiliuk, Founder & CEO, Stealth; Sid Trivedi, Partner, Foundation Capital; and Mahendra R, MD, Secure Octane.
7. Privacy Investigation Walkthrough: When Your Tracking Doesn’t Track with Celine Guillou, Special Counsel, Kelly Drye and Aaron Alva, Founder, Alva Strategy Center.
8. When Consumer Tech Becomes Healthcare: The Hidden Security Crisis with Tiffany Wilson, Principal Consultant, WINS.
9. From Boardroom to Breakthrough: How CISOs Can Help Shape the Next Big Thing with Mark Hatfield, Founder & General Partner, Ten Eleven Ventures; Ilona Simpson, Chief Digital & Information Officer, ZF Foxconn; Leila Taghizadeh, Global Head of Cyber Risk & CISO Ibero Latam, Allianz; and Marnie Wilking, CSO, Booking.com.
10. Breach at Speed and Scale: When AI Turns Attacker with Rob Joyce, Venture Partner, DataTribe.
11. We Put AI in Our SOC - Here’s What Broke (and What Didn’t) with Shilpi Mittal, Lead Security Engineer, Tyson Foods Inc. and Ankit Gupta, Principal Security Engineer, Exeter Finance LLC.
12. The Brutal Truth: 12 Critical Mistakes That Nearly Derailed My CISO Career with Stephen Ward, Partner, Brightmind Partners.
13. Inside the Hunt for China’s Typhoons: Disrupt, Deter, and Defend with David Lashway, Partner & Global Leader, Cybersecurity & National Security, Sidley Austin LLP; Marc Raimondi, Chief of Staff, Silverado Policy Accelerator; and Wendi Whitmore, Chief Security Intelligence Officer, Palo Alto Networks.
Check out the Full Agenda because you’ll want to get these and the RSAC 2026 Conference Top 10 Sessions Every Program Committee Wanted added to your schedule before they fill up.