Wiesbaden, Germany - June 18, 2026
KuppingerCole Analysts today announced its Impact Days 2026 event series, a portfolio of focused, hands-on events designed to help organizations address the rapidly evolving challenges of modern identity and access management. Taking place across Germany throughout the second half of 2026, the series consists of three specialized one-day events dedicated to Identity Fabrics, AI-driven and Non-Human Identities, and Customer Identity & Access Management (CIAM).
Unlike traditional large-scale conferences, Impact Days are designed as highly focused, practitioner-oriented events that emphasize actionable insights, peer exchange, real-world case studies, and practical implementation strategies.
Identity is no longer just about managing human users. Organizations must now secure employees, customers, workloads, APIs, AI agents, and many other digital entities while maintaining governance and trust across increasingly complex environments. Impact Days 2026 provides focused, practical forums where identity professionals can explore these challenges in depth and leave with actionable strategies for implementation.
John Tolbert, Principal Analyst, KuppingerCole Analysts
Three Events. Three Critical Identity Domains.
Identity Fabric Impact Day | 9 September 2026 | Hilton Cologne
Identity Fabric Impact Day focuses on building unified, flexible identity architectures that enable governance, automation, orchestration, and secure access across increasingly complex enterprise environments.
Key topics include:
- Blueprints for Identity Success
- Futureproofing IAM
- Evolving the Identity Fabric
- Next-Generation Identity Innovation
AIdentity & Non-Human Identity Impact Day | 6 October 2026 | Marriott Munich
As organizations increasingly rely on workloads, APIs, services, AI agents, and machine identities, securing and governing non-human identities has become a business-critical priority. AIdentity & Non-Human Identity Impact Day explores how identity architectures must evolve to support automation while maintaining security, governance, and accountability.
Key topics include:
- The Evolution from Human IGA to Machine DGE
- Workload Identity & Cloud-Native Trust
- Identity for AI Agents Acting on Our Behalf
- Identity Governance Beyond Humans
- Identity Threat Detection & Cybersecurity
- Building the Identity Fabric for the Autonomous Enterprise
Customer Identity & Access Management (CIAM) Impact Day 2026 | 18 November 2026 | Hilton Frankfurt
Customer Identity & Access Management Impact Day examines how organizations can deliver secure, privacy-centric, and frictionless digital experiences while preparing for emerging identity ecosystems.
Key topics include:
- Digital Wallets & Identity Verification
- Fraud Prevention & Risk Signals
- Human Identity Assurance
- Passwordless & Passkey Adoption
Bringing Together the Identity Community
Impact Days 2026 is designed for identity and security leaders, IAM architects, CISOs, digital transformation professionals, identity practitioners, and technology providers seeking practical guidance on today’s most pressing identity challenges.
With more than 100 attendees expected at each event, Impact Days creates an environment that encourages meaningful peer exchange, direct access to industry experts, and in-depth discussions on real-world identity strategies, architectures, and implementation approaches.
Accredited members of the media are invited to attend the Impact Days 2026 events and can request complimentary press passes through the respective event websites:
Identity Fabric Impact Day - Press Pass
AIdentity & Non-Human Identity Impact Day - Press Pass
Customer Identity & Access Management Impact Day - Press Pass
About KuppingerCole Analysts
KuppingerCole Analysts AG is an independent global analyst firm specializing in identity and access management (IAM), cybersecurity, digital identity, and governance. Through vendor-neutral research, advisory services, and events such as the European Identity & Cloud Conference and Impact Days, KuppingerCole Analysts helps organizations turn digital complexity into clarity.
