PALO ALTO, Calif. – June 4, 2026 – Rubrik (NYSE: RBRK), the Security and AI Operations Company, today announced its speaker and entertainment lineup for Rubrik Forward 2026. Taking place from June 8 to 11, at The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, the event will bring together top innovators, cybersecurity experts, and enterprise business leaders to define actionable cyber resilience solutions in the age of agentic AI.
"Customers come to us with a common issue: everyone is racing to deploy AI agents, but very few have a plan to secure them," said John Koo, Chief Marketing Officer, Rubrik. "We are seeing a new reality where an AI-powered attack happens in seconds, yet the average recovery remains stuck at weeks. Rubrik Forward is where we’ll show organizations how to bridge this gap and turn agentic AI from a buzzword into a competitive business advantage."
Keynotes & Highlighted Sessions
The Forward 2026 keynote and speaker lineup features cybersecurity experts who will address today's biggest challenges: defending against AI-fueled threats and safely scaling AI transformation:
Unbreakable: Building the Foundation for Agentic Era
AI-powered attacks are escalating while enterprises race to adopt AI innovation. Hear from Rubrik CEO, Co-Founder & Chairman Bipul Sinha, Co-Founder & CTO Arvind Nithrakashyap, Chief Product Officer Anneka Gupta, and strategic partners and customers, including: AWS Director, U.S. Specialist Arym Diamond; Cognizant Global Head, Cloud Infra & Security Sriram Kumaresan; Crowdstrike Global VP, Solution Architecture Chris Kachigan; Microsoft Vice President Sandy Gupta; and Piper Sandler & Co. Chief Technology Officer Corey West, to unveil the new era of agentic cyber resilience.
Anthropic + Rubrik: One Frontier — Securing the Agentic World
Jason Clinton, Founding and Deputy CISO, Anthropic and Anneka Gupta, Chief Product Officer, Rubrik, will dive into being on the front lines of AI and cyber resilience. Specifically, Clinton and Gupta will focus on how cyber resiliency is evolving with the increasingly rapid development of powerful AI like Claude Mythos.
Breaking the Cell: Inside a North Korean IT Operation—and the Blueprint for Cyber Resilience
Join Nicole Perlroth, former New York Times journalist and one of the world’s leading voices on cybersecurity, Niso CEO Ryan LaSalle, and Rubrik for an inside look at the North Korean IT worker threat.
Perlroth will give FORWARD attendees an exclusive first look at the second season of Rubrik’s award-winning audio documentary podcast To Catch a Thief. LaSalle will share the gripping story of how Niso infiltrated a DPRK cell, gaining unprecedented access to their operational playbooks. Notably, this Rubrik podcast was recognized as a Tribeca X 2026 official selection for its influential brand storytelling.
Same Storm, Different Boats. Resilience in the New Age of AI
Rubrik Chief Solutions Officer Alok Agrawal, Rokt Chief Security Officer Prasanth Mekala, symplr CISO Saeed Valian, Millennium Space Systems CIO Drew Geyer, and Wesco SVP of Infrastructure Operations T.J. Bondarenka reveal firsthand strategies used to architect a world-class cyber resilience blueprint. This session decodes the leadership philosophies and organizational shifts required to thrive amid AI-powered threats and constant disruption.
Harnessing Agentic’s Massive Scale, Speed and Breadth to Win
Join veteran New York Times journalist Quentin Hardy, S&P Global Senior Vice President of Cloud & Infrastructure Guru Ramamoorthy, EoS Fitness Chief Information Security Officer Aaron Gette, and Micron Chief Information Security Officer Hanan Szwarcbord for a high-velocity exploration of the AI transformation journey.
Cyber Resilience Sessions: Featured engaging customer sessions on topics such as agentic cyber resilience, preemptive recovery, and building a minimum viable business with prominent brands, including: Alaska Airlines, JetBlue, The Home Depot, Whoop and more.
Unmatched Entertainment
To celebrate this community, Forward 2026 will feature exclusive appearances by global entertainment icons:
John Cena: The world-renowned actor and philanthropist will engage in a fireside chat with Rubrik Chief Marketing Officer John Koo, sharing his unique perspective on resilience, discipline, and overcoming adversity.
Ludacris: The legendary rapper and actor will headline the official Forward Party, ensuring the celebration is as unforgettable as the insights gained during the event.
McLaren Racing: Rubrik’s official partnership with the McLaren Mastercard Formula 1 Team will be featured on the expo floor with a showcar, driving simulators and an AI photo booth where attendees can envision themselves as a driver with their very own trading card.
To register for virtual sessions at Rubrik Forward 2026, visit: forward.rubrik.com/2026.
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About Rubrik
Rubrik (RBRK), the Security and AI Operations Company, leads at the intersection of data protection, cyber resilience, and enterprise AI acceleration. Rubrik Security Cloud delivers complete cyber resilience by securing, monitoring, and recovering data, identities, and workloads across clouds. Rubrik Agent Cloud accelerates trusted AI agent deployments at scale by monitoring and auditing agentic actions, enforcing real-time guardrails, fine-tuning for accuracy and undoing agentic mistakes. For more information, please visit www.rubrik.com and follow @rubrikInc on X (formerly Twitter) and Rubrik on LinkedIn.
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