Black Hat USA 2024 Announces Summit Schedule

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Black Hat, the cybersecurity industry’s most established and in-depth security event series, today announced the release of its full schedule of Summits for Black Hat USA 2024. The live, in-person event will take place from August 3 to August 8 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.

In addition to its programming of more than 100 Briefings hand selected by the Black Hat USA Review Board, 100 Trainings, over 120 Sponsored Sessions, and 90 Arsenal tool demos, this year’s event will feature the Innovators & Investors Summit at Black Hat USA, the CISO Summit at Black Hat USA, The AI Summit at Black Hat USA, and the Omdia Analyst Summit at Black Hat USA.

Summits at Black Hat events provide the opportunity for attendees to hear directly from industry experts and Black Hat Speakers on specific and relevant topics from the cybersecurity industry, including potential risks, developments, expected trends, and more. Additionally, Summits cultivate an environment of collaborative discussion, and serve as a space for both attendees and industry leaders to connect through breakout sessions and Q&As.

This year’s Summits will take place on Tuesday, August 6, and include:

• The inaugural Innovators & Investors Summit at Black Hat USA – This Summit will bring together leading entrepreneurs, investors, chief information security officers (CISOs), and forward-thinking industry front-liners to focus on the latest market trends including M&A, startup valuations, and technology innovation designed to address the cyber startups' most important challenges. To apply, please visit www.blackhat.com/us-24/innovators-summit.html.
• The tenth annual CISO Summit at Black Hat USA – This Summit will bring together CISOs and other cybersecurity executives for a full day of unique discussions and leading-edge insight into the latest security trends, technologies, and enterprise best practices. The CISO Summit at Black Hat USA 2024 is sponsored by Absolute, Armis, Gurucul, Qualys, and more. For the full list of CISO Summit Sponsors, please visit www.blackhat.com/us-24/ciso-summit.html.
• The inaugural AI Summit at Black Hat USA – This Summit will take place as part of The AI Summit Series, a global conference and expo series focusing on practical applications of AI technologies. This Summit will underscore the importance of artificial intelligence (AI) as an organization’s newest and greatest weapon within the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape. The AI Summit at Black Hat USA 2024 is sponsored by World Wide Technology, Splunk, Microsoft, Balbix, Trend Micro, and ExtraHop. To purchase a pass to this Summit, please visit https://www.blackhat.com/us-24/ai-summit.html.
• The fourth annual Omdia Analyst Summit at Black Hat USA – This Summit will feature the industry’s leading cybersecurity analysts, and the topics of discussion will focus on platforms and reducing complexity, from the advantages and disadvantages of security platforms, insights on how these platforms are evolving, as well as how risk is being leveraged. To apply, please visit https://www.blackhat.com/us-24/omdia-analyst-summit.html.

In addition to the Summit programming, Black Hat USA 2024 will also feature Micro Summits as part of its programming. Micro Summits this year will include the Cyber Insurance Micro Summit, taking place on Wednesday, August 7, and the Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Micro Summit, taking place on Thursday, August 8. A Black Hat USA 2024 Briefings pass is required for admission to the Micro Summits.

Top Sponsors and Partners of Black Hat USA 2024 include:

• Titanium Sponsors: Armis, CrowdStrike, Qualys, RiskRecon by Mastercard, SentinelOne, and ThreatLocker.
• Diamond Sponsors: Broadcom, Cisco, IBM, KnowBe4, Palo Alto Networks, Sophos, Tenable, and Trend Micro.
• Sustaining Partners: Armis, Axonius, Cisco, Claroty, CrowdStrike, KnowBe4, ManageEngine, Microsoft, Proofpoint, Qualys, SentinelOne, Snyk, Sophos, Sysdig, ThreatLocker, Trend Micro, and Zscaler.
• Global Partners: Corellium, Hack The Box, HackerOne, KnowBe4, Snyk, Swimlane, Sysdig, and Varonis.

For registration and additional information on Black Hat USA 2024, please visit www.blackhat.com/us-24.

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 www.blackhat.com.