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PANEL: Machines Now Outnumber Humans - Is IAM Ready?

PANEL: Machines Now Outnumber Humans - Is IAM Ready?

Combined Session
Tuesday, October 06, 2026 11:10—11:30
Location: Ballroom

Machine identities have become the dominant identity type in modern enterprises, yet many organizations continue to manage them with human-centric approaches. This panel explores how enterprises can adapt their identity strategies to manage machines, workloads, services, and AI systems at scale while maintaining visibility, ownership, and control.

Goswami Darshangiri
Student
Gima University of Applied Science
Goswami Darshangiri is an independent cybersecurity researcher working at the intersection of identity governance, AI-agent security, and GRC. His current research maps binding compliance...
Grace Rachmany
Executive Director
Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF)
Grace Rachmany is the Executive Director of the Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF). Started in 2017, the Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF) is a Linux Foundation Project. DIF is an...
Dr. Angelika Steinacker
Member and Ambassador
Women in Identity
Angelika is a seasoned Cybersecurity professional with over 30 years of experience, including more than two decades specializing in Identity and Access Management (IAM). She has held leadership,...
Gerhard Zehethofer
Strategic Alliances & Partnerships
Curity AB
Gerhard is passionate about technology and the role it can play in improving people's lives. Identity is the foundation of digital trust - not just for humans, but increasingly for APIs, services,...
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