Here at IDSA, we have the pleasure of hosting the second annual NHIcon by member company Aembit. You will hear more from us on this as we get into the new year. For now, let’s give you a sneak peek of some of what you will see at NHIcon 2026 on January 27, 2026.
For you as a practitioner, researcher, or engineer working hands-on with AI agents, APIs, and identity systems. Expect deep technical dives, live demos, and frameworks for securing agentic architectures in real-world environments.
This year, we added more sessions, featuring two tracks: Builders and Guardians. These tracks allow you to customize your NHIcon experience.
- The Builders Track
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- For practitioners, researchers, and engineers working hands-on with AI agents, APIs, and identity systems. Expect deep technical dives, live demos, and frameworks for securing agentic architectures in real-world environments.
- The Guardians Track
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- For CISOs, security leaders, and strategists navigating the organizational and risk implications of agentic AI. Explore governance, policy design, and cross-team alignment needed to protect enterprises as AI becomes autonomous.
Here are a few sessions to look for:
- LLM Evaluations for Quality and Safety with Misam Abbas
- Reimagining IAM for Agentic AI: Building Secure, Accountable Non-Human Identity Ecosystems with Ken Huang
- 3 Bad Habits of MCP Adoption in Enterprise with Christian Posta
Find out more and reserve your spot now. Seats are limited!
About the Author: Jeff Reich has been the Executive Director of the Identity Defined Security Alliance since 2023 and has been actively involved in the security and identity community for five decades. He is a well-known advocate for cybersecurity awareness and education. He joined IDSA from the Cloud Security Alliance. Before CSA, he created and built the security and risk functions at ARCO, CheckFree, Dell, and Rackspace. Jeff did the same at multiple financial services companies and five startups. He has received numerous accolades and certifications as a cybersecurity expert and industry leader, including CISSP certification from ISC2 in 1993 and the ISSA Distinguished Fellow designation in 2011. In 2015, Jeff was inducted into the ISSA Hall of Fame.
About the Organization: The IDSA is a group of identity and security vendors, solution providers, and practitioners that acts as an independent source of thought leadership, expertise, and practical guidance on identity-centric approaches to security for technology professionals. The IDSA is a nonprofit that facilitates community collaboration to help organizations reduce risk by providing education, best practices, and resources.
