Identity in a Hybrid World: Humans, Non-Humans, and the Rise of AI Agents

Mike Engle, Co-founder and CSO, 1Kosmos

Mike is an accomplished information technology executive, entrepreneur, and company builder with a deep background in information security, business development, and product design. He is currently the Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at 1Kosmos, a leading digital identity provider leveraging verified identity to deliver secure, passwordless authentication solutions. In this role, Michael drives the company’s strategic vision and innovation in identity verification and authentication technologies.

In addition to his work at 1Kosmos, Michael is a Partner at 1414 Ventures, where he focuses on investing in early-stage companies transforming the digital identity landscape. He is also on the board of directors at the Kantara Initiative, an organization dedicated to advancing trustworthy use of identity and personal data through innovation, standards, and best practices. Throughout his career, Michael has been involved in raising over $150 million in capital across various ventures and has played a key role in deploying over $50 million in capital to drive growth and innovation. As a Co-Founder of Bastille Networks, he helped establish the company as a leader in RF security by developing cutting-edge solutions for wireless threat detection.

Earlier in his career, Michael served as the Head of Information Security at Lehman Brothers, where he played a key role in designing and implementing the bank’s security infrastructure.

Derek Maki, SVP and Head of Product, Veracode

Derek is the Senior Vice President and Head of Product at Veracode, where he leads product strategy and innovation for the company’s AI-driven application security and risk management portfolio. With over two decades building cybersecurity products, Derek is at the forefront of addressing the security implications of AI-generated code—from securing applications built by AI agents and agentic workflows to ensuring LLM-generated code meets the same security standards as human-written code.

Prior to his current role, Derek co-founded Longbow Security (acquired by Veracode in 2024), where he built a category-leading Application Security Posture Management platform. Before founding Longbow, Derek served as Associate Partner in McKinsey & Company’s cybersecurity solutions group, where he led innovation initiatives and technology & security transformation programs for the world’s leading institutions. He also spent over a decade at Deloitte building and scaling security solutions globally.

Derek brings a unique combination of entrepreneurial product leadership and deep security domain expertise to the challenge of securing software in an AI-driven world. As AI agents and LLMs take on increasingly significant roles in software development, he is focused on helping organizations maintain security and compliance without sacrificing the velocity and innovation that AI-powered development enables. Derek holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer and Information Technology from Purdue University.

Ramin Safai, CISO, Point72

Ramin Safai is a seasoned cybersecurity executive with over two decades of leadership across identity, risk management, and infrastructure security. He is currently the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Point72, where he leads enterprise-wide initiatives to strengthen cyber resilience and modernize identity management.

Before joining Point72, Ramin spent more than a decade as CISO and Chief Technology Officer at Jefferies, overseeing global security strategy, infrastructure transformation, and regulatory compliance. Earlier in his career, he held senior leadership roles at Barclays, Lehman Brothers, and Credit Suisse, where he built and scaled security and technology operations across complex financial environments.

Ramin holds degrees in Electronics Engineering and Computer Science, along with an MBA from New York University. He is recognized for combining deep technical expertise with a strategic focus on innovation and business enablement.

Julie Talbott-Hubbard, Vice President, Security Services, AHEAD

Mrs. Talbot-Hubbard is a seasoned technology and cybersecurity executive with experience leading complex global F100 organizations through transformation of information technology, data management and cyber security organizations across diverse industry verticals. Julie has leveraged her experience to scale cyber organizations by strategically leveraging innovative technology solutions in growing business revenue while managing cyber risks.

Most recently, Mrs. Talbot-Hubbard is scaling Security Services at AHEAD ensuring clients’ digital transformations and adoptions of innovative solutions are secure. Prior to this, Julie served as President, Services and Chief Operating Officer at Cyderes where she led the organization’s Go to Market organization globally, Services P&L, and core business operations for $250M in gross revenue. Prior to joining Cyderes, Julie served as the General Manager, Global Senior Vice President at Optiv where she led a $100M security solutions P&L and sponsored the Client Advisory Board and the Optiv Women’s Initiative. Julie has held numerous Security leadership and CISO positions at SunTrust Bank, Symantec and The Ohio State University where she ensured the protection, resilience and compliance of the company’s intellectual property, assets and services maintaining customer trust. Prior to these roles, Julie served in various leadership positions at Nationwide Insurance, Cardinal Health and JP Morgan Chase where her focus was data management, privacy, cyber security, audit and risk management. In these roles she managed critical relationships with regulators and auditors while routinely presenting to the Board of Directors.

Julie is a transformative leader in technology and cybersecurity and is respected for her innovation and thought leadership within the industry. Julie is a sought-after speaker and has been the recipient of numerous Security Executive Awards, nominated and attended the FBI CISO Academy and Smith College Women’s Executive Leadership Consortium. In addition to Julie’s VC Advisory Board work, Julie is an active Advisory Board Member Women in Technology (WIT) and a Board member of the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) and Women in Identity. Julie holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, which has been enhanced by these post graduate certifications: Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Business Continuity Planner (CBCP), Certified Governance Enterprise (CGEIT) and Harvard Executive Education, Board Preparedness Course.

Marc Sorel, Partner & Cybersecurity Practice Lead, McKinsey (moderator)

Marc serves private, public, and not-for-profit clients at the intersection of technology, digital transformation, and cybersecurity. He founded the firm’s work on cybersecurity in private equity across the deal life cycle and leads McKinsey’s Cyber Market Map, a capability that identifies trends in the cybersecurity market and implications for providers, investors, and users of cybersecurity technology, as well as the Firm’s thinking on cybersecurity for agentic AI from recent work done with a leading access management provider.

Examples of Marc’s recent client experience includes the following:

• Supporting a leading Access Management provider on a multi-year SaaS migration full potential diagnostic, strategy, and value capture effort
• Conducting a 100 CISO survey to understand the future of cybersecurity for agentic AI and the effects of agentic AI on cybersecurity organizations
• Designing and delivering multi-year cybersecurity growth strategies for a top-5 global telecommunications company, a top-5 US-based aerospace and defense company, and a leading US-based software provider
• Assessing a Fortune 100 consumer-packaged-goods manufacturer’s cybersecurity performance, embedding cybersecurity into its digital transformation, and designing a two-year program of initiatives to drive step-change improvements in enterprise risk management
• Conducting numerous due- and exit-diligence efforts on cybersecurity and other technology assets, on a range (antiphishing, MSP, PAM, IAM, SecOps, SIEM and DNS security) of providers

Marc is a regular speaker at industry forums and has published several articles on cybersecurity and related topics. Prior to joining McKinsey, Marc worked in a range of US national-security roles. He continues to provide expertise on information warfare to a national naval service.

• Why MFA Is Failing and How To Fix It | Mike Engle (Access Mike’s full writing portfolio here)
• About 1Kosmos
• 2025 GenAI Code Security Report (Veracode)
• About Point72
• The C-Suite Blind Spot: When AI Becomes Your Invisible Decision-Maker | Julie Talbot-Hubbard
• 2025 AI in the workplace report (McKinsey)