Forrester AI Forum Targets Security's Trust Gap

AI adoption is moving faster than confidence in the outcomes it produces. For security leaders, that gap is the problem. Forrester's inaugural AI Forum in Singapore on August 20 and Sydney on August 25 will tackle it directly, with a security track built around a single imperative: AI outcomes must be auditable and safeguarded.

The forum introduces AEGIS, a guardrails framework for agentic AI. Geoff Cairns will present the framework, explaining why autonomous systems require a security paradigm that moves beyond reactive controls. AEGIS is designed to protect intent, preserve trust, and enable innovation. The session will cover how emergent behaviors redefine risk and what steps leaders can take now.

The security track opens with a keynote from Madelein van der Hout. She frames the CISO role as expanding from securing AI to embedding security into AI initiatives. That shift means restructuring teams, building new capabilities, and extending security culture across a broader ecosystem. The track splits into two customer tracks. Some CISOs are getting hands-on with AI while staying grounded in reality. Others are deliberately strengthening data, architecture, and processes before introducing AI. Both tracks will candidly discuss what works, what does not, and how to balance AI ambition with budget and burnout constraints.