"Identity in Flux: Navigating What's Next for IAM Leaders in 2026"

#1717281: "Identity in Flux: Navigating What's Next for IAM Leaders in 2026"

Description:	In this forward-looking session, Cerby CEO Bel Lepe and investor and former CIO Yousuf Khan will break down what the next 18 months mean for IAM and security leaders. They will examine which legacy identity practices are slowing progress, how to modernize governance at scale, and where AI is creating new risks as well as new tooling opportunities. Attendees will learn how to tackle applications that sit outside the IdP, close authentication gaps when passwordless is not enough, and extend modern identity controls to legacy systems. The discussion will also cover emerging regulatory pressures, managing distributed and third-party identities, strengthening privileged access, and applying AI thoughtfully to secure identities. Join us for a strategic roadmap to help future-proof your identity program and build resilience for the next era of identity security. Speakers: Belsasar Lepe, Co-Founder and CEO, Cerby Belsasar (Bel) is co-founder and CEO of Cerby. He was previously the Head of Product at Impira, where he led the company's product life cycle, helping drive a 4x increase in revenue. Prior to his role at Impira, Bel was co-founder and CTO at Ooyala, where he led a global product, design, and engineering team of 300+ Ooyalans spanning five countries and seven offices. Ooyala achieved two successful exits totalling over $440M. Bel began his career as an engineer at Google, working on Enterprise Collaboration products and studied Computer Science at Stanford University. He is an active advisor and investor in start-ups, with a specific focus in Latin America. Yousuf Khan, Venture Partner, Ridge Ventures Yousuf has over 20+ years of experience as a CIO, advisor, and investor in the enterprise software space. He leverages his deep operational and technical expertise to help startups scale and succeed in a competitive and dynamic market. As a partner at Ridge Ventures, Yousuf focuses on early-stage investments in B2B software companies that are disrupting or creating new categories. He also serves as a board member for several portfolio companies, such as Cerby, Lightyear, and Theom. Additionally, Yousuf advises leading companies like Zoom, Productiv, and Material Security on their product, go-to-market, and customer success strategies. His mission is to empower and support visionary founders and teams that are building the next generation of enterprise solutions.
More info:	https://dr-resources.darkreading.com/free/w_cere06/

Description:

In this forward-looking session, Cerby CEO Bel Lepe and investor and former CIO Yousuf Khan will break down what the next 18 months mean for IAM and security leaders. They will examine which legacy identity practices are slowing progress, how to modernize governance at scale, and where AI is creating new risks as well as new tooling opportunities.

Attendees will learn how to tackle applications that sit outside the IdP, close authentication gaps when passwordless is not enough, and extend modern identity controls to legacy systems. The discussion will also cover emerging regulatory pressures, managing distributed and third-party identities, strengthening privileged access, and applying AI thoughtfully to secure identities.

Join us for a strategic roadmap to help future-proof your identity program and build resilience for the next era of identity security.

Speakers:
Belsasar Lepe, Co-Founder and CEO, Cerby
Belsasar (Bel) is co-founder and CEO of Cerby. He was previously the Head of Product at Impira, where he led the company's product life cycle, helping drive a 4x increase in revenue. Prior to his role at Impira, Bel was co-founder and CTO at Ooyala, where he led a global product, design, and engineering team of 300+ Ooyalans spanning five countries and seven offices. Ooyala achieved two successful exits totalling over $440M. Bel began his career as an engineer at Google, working on Enterprise Collaboration products and studied Computer Science at Stanford University. He is an active advisor and investor in start-ups, with a specific focus in Latin America.

Yousuf Khan, Venture Partner, Ridge Ventures
Yousuf has over 20+ years of experience as a CIO, advisor, and investor in the enterprise software space. He leverages his deep operational and technical expertise to help startups scale and succeed in a competitive and dynamic market.

As a partner at Ridge Ventures, Yousuf focuses on early-stage investments in B2B software companies that are disrupting or creating new categories. He also serves as a board member for several portfolio companies, such as Cerby, Lightyear, and Theom. Additionally, Yousuf advises leading companies like Zoom, Productiv, and Material Security on their product, go-to-market, and customer success strategies. His mission is to empower and support visionary founders and teams that are building the next generation of enterprise solutions.

More info:

https://dr-resources.darkreading.com/free/w_cere06/

Date added	Dec. 22, 2025, 10:02 p.m.
Source	DarkReading
Subjects	Info on - Identity and Access Management ( IAM ) / Customer identity access and management (CIAM) PodCasts / Webcast / Webinar / eSummit / Virtual Event etc.
Venue	Jan. 21, 2026, midnight - Jan. 21, 2026, midnight