Event keynote

Operationalizing Zero Trust

Zscaler CEO Jay Chaudhry opens the Summit with a look at Zero Trust progress in the public sector and how AI is changing the security landscape, including emerging AI security risks and guardrails.

 

He is joined by Lockheed Martin CISO Joel Johnson for a practical conversation on transformation, resilience, and the leadership mindset needed to forge a cyber strong nation across critical systems.

Operationalizing Zero Trust

Building Cyber Resilience with Zero Trust and AI

The AI Security Platform Built on Zero Trust

The AI Security Platform Built on Zero Trust

Hear how Zscaler’s Zero Trust platform strategy is evolving to protect users, workloads, and data, with innovations spanning post-quantum readiness, Copilot data protection, and agentic SecOps to strengthen resilience and reduce risk. CMS shares how they moved from perimeter and flat-network exposure to an identity-driven Zero Trust model with microsegmentation to modernize access while supporting mission scale.

Wade Zarriello

Wade Zarriello

Director, Infrastructure and User Services Group, CMS

Adam Geller

Adam Geller

CPO, Zscaler

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Innovations in AI Security and Branch

Innovations in AI Security and Branch

Learn how Zero Trust Everywhere extends into branches and campuses with policy-based segmentation for users and non-user devices, plus AI Security capabilities that help agencies adopt AI safely while defending against AI-driven threats. CCIU and UC Santa Barbara discuss how they are simplifying segmentation, improving visibility and control of data and cloud app use, and putting practical AI usage policies in place without disrupting operations.

Bryan Ruzenski

Bryan Ruzenski

Director of External Technology Services at Chester County, CCIU

Shea Lovan

Shea Lovan

CTO, UCSB

Dhawal Sharma

Dhawal Sharma

EVP, Products and AI Strategy

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Harnessing Zero Trust and AI to Outpace Cyberthreats

Harnessing Zero Trust and AI to Outpace Cyberthreats

Dive into how Zero Trust and AI are transforming the cybersecurity landscape and empowering organizations to stay ahead of rapidly evolving threats.

Robert Roser

Robert Roser

CISO and Director of Cybersecurity, INL

Deepen Desai

Deepen Desai

Chief Security Officer, Zscaler

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Zero Trust Branch

Zero Trust Branch

Explore how Zero Trust Branch modernizes branch and OT security by eliminating implicit trust and lateral movement with agentless segmentation, deep device visibility, and rapid containment controls.

Mahesh Bommareddy

Mahesh Bommareddy

Sr. Director, Product Management, Zscaler

Adam Auerbach

Adam Auerbach

Transformation Architect, Zscaler

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SecOps and Deception

SecOps and Deception

Discover how Zscaler SecOps, featuring insights on Deception from DC Government, deliver deep context and high-fidelity detections to cut through alert noise, speed investigations, and trigger adaptive Zero Trust responses to contain attackers faster.

Suneel Cherukuri

Suneel Cherukuri

Chief Information Security Officer, City of DC

Jeff Spencer

Jeff Spencer

Sr. Sales Engineer, Zscaler

Michelle McLean

Michelle McLean

Sr. Director, Product Marketing, Zscaler

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AI Security and Governance

AI Security

AI Security

Discover how Zscaler AI Security helps agencies safely enable AI by protecting sensitive data, applying guardrails to user and app interactions, and reducing risk across the AI lifecycle with continuous visibility and control.

Zoltan Kovacs

Zoltan Kovacs

Director, Field Specialists - Cloud, Zscaler

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Governance

Governance

Learn how public sector leaders are operationalizing AI governance with practical frameworks for policy, oversight, and risk management to enable responsible adoption while protecting sensitive data and mission outcomes.

Robert Brown

Robert Brown

SVP National Security Solutions, Alpha Omega

Kevin Meredith

Kevin Meredith

AI CTO, Federal Civilian, AWS

Chad Tetreault

Chad Tetreault

Chad Tetreault, Field CTO, Zscaler

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Secrets from a Legendary Spy Hunter

Navigate the complex, evolving cyberthreat landscape with insights from the front lines of national security. The 2026 Zscaler Public Sector Summit featured Eric O'Neill, legendary FBI operative, attorney, and cybersecurity expert.

Secrets from a Legendary Spy Hunter

Hands-On Labs

Ready to dive into zero trust? Register for an instructor-led hands-on lab and transform your zero trust and cloud security skills.


Sign up for these upcoming workshops and labs:

Zero Trust Branch
Zero Trust Branch

Learn how Zero Trust Branch isolates OT/IoT from enterprise IT, reducing ransomware blast radius, blocking lateral movement, and enabling secure operations and remote support safely.

Data Security
Data Security

Get actionable guidance on protecting sensitive data from loss or exfiltration in this hands-on Zscaler Data Security workshop—you’ll learn how to apply DLP, CASB, SaaS Security, and GenAI controls through interactive labs.

Deception
Deception

Discover practical ways to operationalize Zscaler Deception in this hands-on workshop—configure decoys, generate high-fidelity alerts, accelerate investigation and response, and contain lateral movement, including GenAI-targeted attacks.

Fundamentals of GenAI for Cybersecurity Professionals
Fundamentals of GenAI for Cybersecurity Professionals

Interactive GenAI primer for all backgrounds: build foundational understanding of core concepts, mechanics, and cybersecurity applications. No prior AI knowledge assumed; leave prepared to engage confidently.

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