Must-See Splunk Security Content at Cisco Live 2026

If your goal at Cisco Live 2026 is to up-level your security operations and evolve from manual response to proactive orchestration with intelligent, adaptive systems, then this is the track for you. This track will give you insights as to how you can defend against next-generation threats in the AI era—protecting the world from AI agents and protecting your AI agents from threats.

If you’re already a Splunk Enterprise Security user or your primary interests at Cisco Live 2026 Las Vegas are around cybersecurity and security operations, these are just a few of the sessions, talks, and demos that you should try to prioritize when building your itinerary:

Keynotes & Keynote Deep Dives

Keynotes:

• Lead in the Agentic Era: Tuesday, June 2^nd (8:30 AM – 10:15 AM PDT)

  • Speakers:

    • Chuck Robbins (Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Cisco)
    • Jeetu Patel (President and Chief Product Officer, Cisco)
    • Brian Niccol (Chairman and CEO, Starbucks Coffee Company)

• From Agentic Vision to Enterprise Reality: Wednesday, June 3^rd (8:30 AM – 10:00 AM PDT)

  • Speakers:

    • Liz Centoni (EVP and Chief Customer Experience Officer Cisco)
    • Jeetu Patel (President and Chief Product Officer, Cisco)

Keynote Deep Dives:

• Operating at Agentic Scale: Securing the Network When Attackers - and Your Apps - Run on AI: Wednesday, June 3^rd (2:30 PM – 3:15 PM PDT)

  • Speakers:

    • Peter Bailey (SVP/GM, Security Business Group, Cisco)
    • John Morgan (SVP/GM, Splunk Security Products, Cisco)

• Digital Resilience in the AI Era: Building a Secure and Trusted Agentic Enterprise: Wednesday, June 3^rd (3:45 PM – 4:30 PM PDT)

  • Speaker: Cory Minton (Field CTO, Cisco)

Center Stage Sessions & Product Strategy Overviews

Center Stage Sessions:

• Trust & Compliance in the AI Era: Keeping Infrastructure, Systems, and Apps Secure and Compliant: Monday, June 1^st (2:15 PM – 2:45 PM PDT)

  • Speaker: James Hodge (VP, Global Specialists – Splunk, Cisco)

• Lessons From the Agentic Frontier: Building a Winning SOC for the AI Era: Thursday, June 4^th (10:30 AM – 11:00 AM PDT)

  • Speaker: David Dalling (Director, Business Development, Cisco)

Product Strategy Overviews:

• Take a Deep Dive into Splunk's AI Innovations: Monday, June 1^st (1:00 PM – 1:30 PM PDT)

  • Speaker: Hanlin Fang (VP of Product Management, Splunk, Cisco)

• Power the Agentic SOC with Splunk: Wednesday, June 3^rd (3:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT)

  • Speaker: Bruce Snell (Director, Cisco)

Breakout Sessions, Theater Talks, Labs, and Seminars

Breakout Sessions:

• Addition by Editions: A technical introduction to the Splunk Security portfolio: Monday, June 1^st (4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT)

  • Speaker: Brandon Tansey (Global Security Product Specialist, Cisco)

• Splunk Enterprise Security for Beginners: Monday, June 1^st (1:30 PM – 3:00 PM PDT)

  • Speakers:

    • Bhanu Karumuri (Senior Staff Software Engineer, Cisco)

• Maximize Your Cisco Investments: Integrating Cisco Security Data into Splunk: Tuesday, June 2^nd (3:30 – 4:30 PM PDT)

  • Speaker: Yogesh Sontakke (Senior Director of Product Management, Splunk Platform, Cisco)

• Build a Better SOC: Splunk Dashboards for Cisco Secure Firewall: Wednesday, June 3^rd (10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PDT)

  • Speakers:

    • Marc Mastrangelo (Leader, Product Management, Cisco)
    • Bill Spry (TME Technical Leader, Cisco – Distinguished Speaker)

• EBPF-Powered Runtime Security and Exposure Management in Splunk: Wednesday, June 3^rd (2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PDT)

  • Speaker: Colin Gibbens (Director of Product Management, Cisco)

• Inside the War Room: Hunting Post-Exploit Beacons with EVE and Splunk: Thursday, June 4^th (2:30 – 3:30 PM PDT)

  • Speakers:

    • Blake Anderson (Security Research Principal Engineer, Cisco)
    • Ron Scott-Adams (Product Manager, Cisco)

Interactive Breakout Sessions:

• Cisco Events SOC Talk: The Build, The Architecture, The Operations: Monday, June 1^st (9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PDT)

  • Speaker: Aditya Sankar (Technical Marketing Engineer, Cisco)

• Splunk Data Management Tools: Mastering Your Data with Filtering, Masking, and Routing: Thursday, June 4^th (1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT)

  • Speakers:

    • Kyle Prins (Leader, Technical Marketing, Splunk)
    • Chris Doebert (Principal Cat Wrangler, Cisco – Distinguished Speaker)

Instructor-led Labs:

• From Data to Decisions: Synthesizing Network Insights from Catalyst Center, ThousandEyes, and Splunk: Monday, June 1^st (8:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT)

  • Speakers:

    • Diego Granados (Technical Consulting Engineering Leader, Cisco)
    • Eduardo Olague Salas (TCE, Cisco)

• From Deployment to Deep Insights: Mastering AI/ML with Cisco AI Pods & Splunk: Wednesday, June 3^rd (8:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT)

  • Speakers:

    • Marcio Kugler Rodrigues (Technical Marketing Engineer Leader, Cisco)
    • Leila Reyhani (Solutions Architect, Cisco)

Walk-in Labs:

• Gain Real-Time Visibility into Asset Utilization with Cisco SNA and Splunk: Monday – Wednesday (8:30 AM – 6 PM), Thursday (8:30 AM – 2 PM)

  • Speaker: Vanitha Kannan (Sr. Manager, Customer Delivery, Cisco)

• Powering the AI Era: Building AI-Ready Data Centers with Real-Time Power Visibility Using Splunk: Monday – Wednesday (8:30 AM – 6 PM), Thursday (8:30 AM – 2 PM)

  • Speaker: Vanitha Kannan (Sr. Manager, Customer Delivery, Cisco)

• Proactive Network Monitoring and AI-Driven Alerting with Cisco Catalyst and Splunk: Monday – Wednesday (8:30 AM – 6 PM), Thursday (8:30 AM – 2 PM)

  • Speaker: Eduardo Cerezo Alvarez (Technical Consulting Engineer, Customer Delivery, Cisco)

Technical Seminar:

• Build a Better Mousetrap with Cisco Security and Splunk: Sunday, May 31^st (9:00 AM – 1:00 PM PDT)

  • Speakers:

    • Bruce Snell (Director, Cisco)
    • Hanna Jabbour (Leader Technical Marketing Engineer, Cisco – Distinguished Speaker)
    • Ahmadreza Edalat (Technical Marketing Engineer, Technical Leader, Cisco)

Customer Success Story:

• Student-Powered Security: LSU’s SOC with Splunk: Tuesday, June 2^nd (2:00 PM – 2:45 PM PDT)

  • Speakers:

    • Craig Woolley (CIO, LSU)
    • Sid Nguyen (Systems Architect, Sales, Cisco)
    • Matthew Clemmons (Managing Director, TekStream Solutions)

Cisco World of Solutions Showcase: Opportunities for Splunk Platform Content

When you’re not in a technical breakout session or a keynote, stop by the Cisco World of Solutions showcase to find product demos, grab swag, network with colleagues, and learn even more. Splunk products and capabilities will be shown off across 11 dedicated demo stations, 8 demos alongside the Pulse Wall, and as part of numerous other Cisco demos. There will also be 2 capture the flag demos (Splunk Arcade and KubeDoom) and a few walk-in labs where you can further your Splunk expertise with hands-on examples. Don’t forget to check out the Cisco Store to watch Splunk in action while you pick up some swag. To keep up with all of the receptions, happy hours, and brunch throughout the week, you’ll also want to download the Cisco Events mobile app.

The Fun Beyond the Tech

• Celebrate with Maroon 5 and The Chainsmokers: June 3, 2026 at 7:30 – 11 PM, with a performance from Maroon 5 and The Chainsmokers at Allegiant Stadium. Learn more about the celebration here!
• Healing Hounds: Take a break from the bustling show floor to pet adorable therapy dogs, grab dog-friendly swag, and see how we’re using Splunk to monitor everything.
• Oxygen bar: Rest your feet for a few minutes at the oxygen bar, where you can recharge and reduce muscle tension with a short but soothing hand or neck massage.
• Receptions, happy hours, and brunch: Download the Cisco Events mobile app for the schedule of receptions, happy hours, and meals.
• Leading the Future: Leading the Future track sessions in the Session Catalog focus on executive mentoring and networking. Get inspired by bold ideas and leaders while playing games or sipping signature cocktails and mocktails.

Additional Resources

Get more details on the Cisco Live website as we add new agenda items and promote more on-site learning opportunities. Keep these resources handy for the latest and greatest on Cisco Live:

• Week-at-a-Glance calendar to review

• Once the show starts, tune in to the Global Broadcast online and follow along in all of the following places:

  • Ciscolive.com/global
  • Cisco.com
  • Join the conversation online by following @Splunk across all social platforms

• Shuttle schedule
• Hotel map & rates
• Convince your boss letter to easily share the necessary details when you need to get travel expenses approved.
• Download the Cisco Events mobile app and complete mini challenges while on-site to climb the Cisco Live Challenge leaderboard. Learn more here.

Cisco Live 2026 Las Vegas is a must-see event! Register today or, if you’re already registered, check out the session catalog to start planning your week. You can watch sessions from Cisco Live 2026 Las Vegas and past Cisco Live events in the on-demand library after the show.

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