Black Hat USA 2026 Unveils Summit Lineup: Six Industry-Defining Summits to Address Healthcare, AI, and Financial Cyber Threats

Black Hat, the cybersecurity industry’s most established and in-depth security event series, today announced the release of its Summits schedule for Black Hat USA 2026. This year’s Summits will take place on August 4, 2026, and include the Healthcare Summit, CISO Summit, The AI Summit, Financial Threat Summit, Innovators & Investors Summit, and Omdia Analyst Summit. The Summits will bring together C-suite executives, security innovators, and industry analysts for intensive, focused programming during Black Hat USA (August 1–6).

As cyber threats evolve at unprecedented speed, Black Hat Summits provide full-day, sector-specific programs where experts examine cybersecurity risks, breakthrough developments, and trend forecasts for industries facing the greatest threats.

What’s New: Healthcare Takes Center Stage

Black Hat will debut its inaugural Healthcare Summit in partnership with HIMSS, responding to the wave of cyberattacks targeting healthcare systems and patient data. This addition reflects the critical need for specialized security strategies in an industry where breaches risk patient privacy and clinical disruption.

The 2026 Summits Lineup: Where Cyber Leaders Converge

• In partnership with HIMSS, the inaugural Healthcare Summit will bring together leaders working at the intersection of cybersecurity and healthcare to equip attendees with practical takeaways that drive resilience, thwart clinical disruption, and increase patient trust.
  • Premium Sponsor: Axonius

  • To register and see additional details, visit: https://blackhat.com/us-26/healthcare-summit.html

• In its 12th consecutive year, the invite-only CISO Summit will bring together CISOs and other senior cybersecurity executives to participate in candid, confidential conversation that will help to shape the next generation of cybersecurity strategy.
  • Featured speakers include:
    • Jason Clinton, Deputy CISO at Anthropic

    • Michael Daniel, President and CEO at Cyber Threat Alliance

    • Janusz Wasiolek, CIO at the US Department of Justice, Criminal Division

  • Welcome Reception Sponsor: World Wide Technology (WWT)

  • To apply, visit: https://blackhat.com/us-26/ciso-summit.html

• In its third consecutive year, The AI Summit will take place as part of The AI Summit Series, a global conference and expo series focusing on practical applications of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.
  • Featured speakers include:
    • Krista Arndt, ACISO at St. Luke’s University Health Network

    • Hima Ganga Yarlagadda, Principal AI Scientist at CVS Health

    • Eric Huber, Senior Manager, Adversary Intelligence and Disruption at TD Bank

  • Title Sponsor: TrendAI

  • To register and see additional details, visit: https://blackhat.com/us-26/ai-summit.html

• The second annual Financial Threat Summit will bring together leaders across banking, payments, insurance, fintech, and capital markets for candid discussion on the security challenges shaping the future of finance.
  • Featured speakers include:
    • Jeff Lunglhofer, Chief Information Security Officer at Coinbase

    • Leigh-Anne Galloway, President at Payment Village

    • Erin West, Founder & CEO at Operation Shamrock

  • Title Sponsor: Wallarm

  • To register and see additional details, visit: https://blackhat.com/us-26/financial-services-security-summit.html

• The third annual Innovators & Investors Summit will bring together the founders redefining the industry, the investors fueling their growth, and the CISOs shaping real‑world demand.
  • Featured speakers include:
    • Chris Hughes, Founder at Resilient Cyber

    • Chenxi Wang, Founder and General Partner at Rain Capital

    • Caroline Wong, Chief Strategy Officer at Axari

  • To register and see additional details, visit: https://blackhat.com/us-26/innovators-summit.html

• The sixth annual Omdia Analyst Summit will bring together leaders and Omdia’s leading analysts to deliver data-driven perspectives on threat evolution, emerging technologies, M&A trends, funding dynamics, and enterprise security priorities.
  • Featured speaker:
    • Maxine Holt, VP Research, Enterprise & Channel at Omdia

  • To register and see additional details, visit: https://blackhat.com/us-26/omdia-analyst-summit.html

For registration and additional information on Black Hat USA 2026, please visit https://blackhat.com/us-26/registration.html.

Top Sponsors and Partners of Black Hat USA 2026 include:

• Titanium Sponsors: Armis, Cisco, Qualys, ReliaQuest, Safe Security, SentinelOne, and ThreatLocker.

• Diamond Sponsors: 7AI, Cymulate, Exaforce, Fortra, KnowBe4, MIND, Oak, Primary, Prophet Security, Sophos, Tenable, TrendAI, and Vectra.

• Apex Partners: ThreatLocker.

• Strategic Partners: Cisco, Cyera, Google, ManageEngine, Qualys, ReliaQuest, SentinelOne, ServiceNow, TrendAI, and Wiz.

• Global Partners: Broadcom, Censys, Concentric AI, Corellium, Fortra, HackerOne, Semgrep, Tines, Tracebit, VulnCheck, wolfSSL, XBOW, and Zenity.

About Black Hat

Black Hat is the cybersecurity industry’s most established and in-depth security event series. Founded in 1997, these annual, multi-day events provide attendees with the latest in cybersecurity research, development, and trends. Driven by the needs of the community, Black Hat events showcase content directly from the community through Briefings presentations, Trainings courses, Summits, and more. As the event series where all career levels and academic disciplines convene to collaborate, network, and discuss the cybersecurity topics that matter most to them, attendees can find Black Hat events in the United States, Canada, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Asia. For more information, please visit blackhat.com.

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