No Turning Back: Leading Through the Next Phase of Enterprise AI
About This Session
Enterprise AI has moved beyond experimentation. Models and autonomous agents are becoming embedded in business processes, software development, decision making, and critical operations, often faster than organizations can establish the necessary security, governance, and accountability.
In this closing conversation, leading CISOs and AI experts will reflect on the most important insights from the AI Risk Summit and consider what they mean for the road ahead. Panelists will examine where enterprises remain most exposed, which assumptions must be reconsidered, and how leaders can move from fragmented policies and reactive controls toward a more resilient and accountable approach to AI.
The discussion will conclude with practical priorities moving forward, where organizations should focus, what capabilities they need to build, and how security, technology, risk, and business leaders can enable AI innovation without creating unacceptable risk. Audience questions and participation is encouraged.
In this closing conversation, leading CISOs and AI experts will reflect on the most important insights from the AI Risk Summit and consider what they mean for the road ahead. Panelists will examine where enterprises remain most exposed, which assumptions must be reconsidered, and how leaders can move from fragmented policies and reactive controls toward a more resilient and accountable approach to AI.
The discussion will conclude with practical priorities moving forward, where organizations should focus, what capabilities they need to build, and how security, technology, risk, and business leaders can enable AI innovation without creating unacceptable risk. Audience questions and participation is encouraged.
Speakers
Siddhant, Ekale
Senior Architect - Palantir
Siddhant Ekale is a Senior Architect at Palantir Technologies, where he leads applied AI initiatives globally. Over the past eight years, he has shaped operational solutions across financial services, healthcare, retail, aviation, and pharmaceuticals—leading critical deployments throughout Palantir's US Commercial and UK and International Gov business.
Positioned at the nexus of product engineering and business, Mr. Ekale leads two key initiatives: advancing Palantir's GxP platform for clinical
applications—spanning site selection to real-world evidence analysis—and spearheading the creation of advanced AI product demonstrations
that define the capabilities and direction of Palantir's AI Platform. His work sits at the intersection of technology, business, and compliance, directly influencing both product evolution and industry best practices.
Mr. Ekale has led significant deployments including work with the UK National Health Service, where he led critical resource allocation workflows during the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier in his career, he
engineered software for regulated aerospace and industrial environments, building expertise in highly constrained technical domains.
Positioned at the nexus of product engineering and business, Mr. Ekale leads two key initiatives: advancing Palantir's GxP platform for clinical
applications—spanning site selection to real-world evidence analysis—and spearheading the creation of advanced AI product demonstrations
that define the capabilities and direction of Palantir's AI Platform. His work sits at the intersection of technology, business, and compliance, directly influencing both product evolution and industry best practices.
Mr. Ekale has led significant deployments including work with the UK National Health Service, where he led critical resource allocation workflows during the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier in his career, he
engineered software for regulated aerospace and industrial environments, building expertise in highly constrained technical domains.
David Cass
CISO - Keyrock
David Cass is Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Keyrock. He is also a Senior Partner at Law and Forensics, which enables him to assist various organizations with their security, regulatory, and privacy challenges.
He previously served as a lead regulator for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York where he was a member of the Large Institution Supervision Committee (LISCC). Prior to this appointment, he was the CISO & Global Partner of IBM’s Cloud Security Service Unit where he was responsible for its security practices, processes, and policies. Prior to IBM, he served as SVP & CISO for Elsevier.
David has an MSE from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA from MIT. He also is an editorial board member for The Journal of Law & Cyber Warfare and serves as a board member for the UCLA Extension Silicon Beach Innovation Lab. He is a faculty member for the non-profit Global Cyber Institute, and an adjunct faculty member for Harvard and at the Rutgers Law School. He is a member of the New York City Cyber Critical Services & Infrastructure team organized by the NYPD and the office of the NY District Attorney.
He previously served as a lead regulator for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York where he was a member of the Large Institution Supervision Committee (LISCC). Prior to this appointment, he was the CISO & Global Partner of IBM’s Cloud Security Service Unit where he was responsible for its security practices, processes, and policies. Prior to IBM, he served as SVP & CISO for Elsevier.
David has an MSE from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA from MIT. He also is an editorial board member for The Journal of Law & Cyber Warfare and serves as a board member for the UCLA Extension Silicon Beach Innovation Lab. He is a faculty member for the non-profit Global Cyber Institute, and an adjunct faculty member for Harvard and at the Rutgers Law School. He is a member of the New York City Cyber Critical Services & Infrastructure team organized by the NYPD and the office of the NY District Attorney.
Christopher Burger
CISO - F5
Christopher Burger is the Chief Information Security Officer at F5, where he leads cybersecurity strategy, programs, and governance. A pragmatic cybersecurity leader, Christopher brings decades of experience in security incident response, operations, and engineering. Prior to F5, he served as Slalom’s first CISO responsible for overseeing the company's security strategy and governance to support its global business and growth. Over the course of his career, Christopher has led cybersecurity teams in the highly regulated industries of financial services and telecommunications with roles at Washington Mutual, Corbis, Clearwire, and Russell Investments.
Mike Lennon
Director, AI Risk Summit - SecurityWeek
For more than 15 years, Mike Lennon has been closely monitoring the threat landscape and analyzing trends in the National Security and enterprise cybersecurity space. In his role at SecurityWeek, he oversees the editorial direction of the publication and is founder and director of several leading cybersecurity industry conferences around the world.