October 19–23
Innovation Week 2026
Join technical experts and defenders for deep dives into the latest in identity and data security
Calendar
Five days of tech & security
Monday, October 19
Why agentic AI matters
10 am ET/ 7am PT/ 16:00 CEST | Video interview with Grady Summers, Netwrix CEO and Jeff Warren, Chief Product Officer
Tuesday, October 20
1Secure agentic AI security
10am ET/ 7am PT/ 16:00 CEST | Demo by Jeff Warren, Chief Product Officer
Live at 2pm! System One and AI innovations at Netwrix
2pm ET/ 11am PT/ 20:00 CEST | Livestream on Twitch and YouTube with Jordan Violet, Jake Mahon, Jean Perez, and Joe Lemieux, Solutions Engineer at n8n
Wednesday, October 21
Identity security updates
7am ET/ 4am PT/ 13:00 CEST | Demo and tech updates
AIHound
10am ET/ 7am PT/ 16:00 CEST | Demo by Darryl Baker, Senior Staff Security Researcher
Thursday, October 22
AI attacks move faster than your SIEM can log them
7am ET/ 4am PT/ 13:00 CEST | Video podcast with Sascha Martens, Senior Engineering Manager
Enabling AI Innovation Securely: Lessons from the Field with Netwrix CIO Michael Wetzel
10am ET/ 7am PT/ 16:00 CEST | Video interview with Mike Wetzel, Chief Information Officer
Expert panel: The AI Agent has entered the chat
1pm ET/ 10am PT/ 19:00 CEST | Livestream on Twitch and YouTube with Netwrix’s Darryl Baker and experts Phillip Wylie, Christina Morillo, and Spencer Alessi. Moderated by CTO Avesta Hojjati.
Friday, October 23
You only need AI tokens to become a hacker
7am ET/ 4am PT/ 13:00 CEST | Article by Dan Piazza, Manager, Product Management
CTF kickoff
2 pm ET / 11 am PT | Video introduction to the game. *Open to US residents only.
Follow our CTF
Registration is closed.
Challenges
Five challenges, all AI-based. You’ll work by interacting with an AI helpdesk assistant.
Format
The CTF runs for 24 hours, with 12 hours of uptime for participants to complete the challenges.
Prize
The winner gets a free ticket to Black Hat 2027 in Las Vegas.
Content library
Innovation Week content library
Sessions will be published here when they go live
Why agentic AI matters
Interview with Netwrix CEO Grady Summers and Chief Product Officer Jeff Warren
1Secure agentic AI security
Presentation by Chief Product Officer Jeff Warren
SystemOne and AI innovations at Netwrix
Recorded livestream with Jordan Violet, Jake Mahon, Jean Perez, and Joe Lemieux
AIHound
Demonstration by Senior Staff Security Researcher Darryl Baker · Coming soon
Identity security updates
Video featuring Kevin Joyce, Director of Product Management, and Joe Dibley, Senior Product Manager
AI attacks move faster than your SIEM can log them
By Senior Engineering Manager Sascha Martens
Enabling AI innovation securely
Interview with Chief Information Officer Mike Wetzel
Expert panel: AI agents have entered the chat
Recorded livestream with Netwrix’s Darryl Baker and experts Phillip Wylie, Christina Morillo, and Spencer Alessi. Moderated by CTO Avesta Hojjati
You only need AI tokens to become a hacker
By Manager, Product Management Dan Piazza
CTF kickoff
Recorded livestream · Coming soon
