In-person Event
Black Hat Executive Breakfast with Caesars Entertainment, Inc., Splunk, NightDragon & Dataminr, sponsored by WWT
date Aug 6, 8AM - 10AM PDT
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location Caramá by Wolfgang Puck Mandalay Bay Beach, 3950 S Las Vegas Blvd
speakers 
Tim Dawson Group CISO, Head of Technology Infrastructure and Risk, Caesars Entertainment, Inc.
Paul Kurtz Field CTO & Chief Cybersecurity Advisor, Splunk
Dave DeWalt Founder & CEO, NightDragon
Brian Gumbel President & COO, Dataminr
Mike DiOrio Chief Operations and Product Officer, Dataminr
Join us for an executive breakfast panel where industry leaders will dive into how AI and preemptive cybersecurity are shaping the next generation of threat mitigation. Engage in candid conversation, networking with peers, and breakfast—all before the Black Hat floor opens. Space is limited, reserve your seat now.
The Future of Cyber Defense: How AI and Preemptive Cybersecurity are Shaping the Next Generation of Threat Mitigation
Cybersecurity is at a turning point. As threats become faster, more autonomous, and AI-driven, lagging intelligence can’t support effective, timely remediation. This panel brings together three industry leaders who are driving the shift toward preemptive cyber defense: powered by an AI-native intelligence platform and Intel Agents, the latest evolution of AI technology which accelerates the collection of the contextual information required to make confident decisions.
Sponsored by: WWT
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