Speaking, webinars & appearances

Events & Media

Where you can find Realis — on stage, on air, and online. We speak, teach, and engage across the AI strategy, security, and enterprise-risk communities.

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Upcoming Events

Webinar · Virtual — Bi-weekly series

Ahead of the Curve with Emily Soward

Virtual (Google Meet) · 30 minutes

A live bi-weekly series putting executives and those supporting them in the driver's seat on the advanced technology, emerging risks, and geopolitics shaping business decisions now — with clear signals, practical implications, and live Q&A with world-leading experts.

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Past Events

Conference · Attending — June 24, 2026

AWS Community Day Midwest

Indianapolis, IN

Mike Reed attended AWS Community Day Midwest 2026, connecting with the regional AWS builder and security community.

Conference · Speaking — June 8–10, 2026

Unhacked 360 Cybersecurity Conference

Atlanta, GA

Mike Reed presented "Make It Stick: Security Metrics Your Leadership Will Actually Use."

Webinar · Virtual — June 3, 2026

Ahead of the Curve — "Executive Simulations Under Pressure"

Virtual (Google Meet) · Special episode hosted by Mike Reed

A special episode of the Ahead of the Curve series, hosted by Mike Reed — putting executives and those who support them in the driver's seat on emerging technology risk.

Webinar · Virtual — May 20, 2026

Ahead of the Curve with Emily Soward

Virtual (Google Meet)

A live session in the bi-weekly series — clear signals, practical implications, and live Q&A on the technology and emerging risks shaping business decisions now.

Conference · Speaking — May 12–14, 2026

ISACA Portland Oregon Chapter — Spring Training 2026

Wilsonville, OR

Emily Soward presented "Leverage Intelligence to Provide Board-Actionable Foresight on Emerging Risk and AI as a GRC Professional" at ISACA Portland's annual Spring Training — a virtual kickoff on May 12 followed by two in-person days on May 13–14.

Webinar · Virtual — May 6, 2026

Ahead of the Curve with Emily Soward

Virtual (Google Meet)

A live 30-minute session in the bi-weekly series — clear signals, practical implications, and live Q&A on the technology and emerging risks shaping business decisions now.

Conference · Speaking — April 13–14, 2026

The C2 Conference

London, UK

Emily Soward presented "Operationalize the Intelligence You Have to Provide Board-Actionable Foresight on Emerging Risk" — covering how organizations can evolve their use of intelligence to quantify and prioritize emerging risk, using AI adoption as a practical case study. Mike Reed also attended.

Roundtable · Virtual — April 13, 2026

Align April Meeting — "AI Security Demystified: Risks, Defenses, and Real-world Perspectives"

Virtual (Google Meet)

Emily Soward joined panelists from Microsoft, Google, and Visa for a roundtable on how AI is shaping the cybersecurity landscape — practical challenges, emerging risks, and lessons learned from securing AI in real-world environments.

Conference · In-Person Meetings — March 23–26, 2026

Meet Realis @ RSA Conference

San Francisco, CA · Moscone Center

Realis met with leaders at RSA Conference 2026. Download our "Vendor Conversation Starters about AI" reference card.

Conference · Speaking — October 24, 2025

RSTCon — "Stop Trading Security For Predictive Power"

Savannah, GA

Emily Soward presented original research examining the fundamental tension between AI model performance and security — and what practitioners must do to stop accepting one as the price of the other.

Conference · Speaking — October 14–15, 2025

MITRE ATT&CKcon 6.0 — "Assess and Address: Practical Limitations of ATT&CK and ATLAS in AI Risk Management"

Session: Wednesday, October 15 · 2:30 PM

Emily Soward addressed the real-world gaps practitioners encounter when applying ATT&CK and ATLAS frameworks to AI and machine-learning risk management — and practical guidance for bridging them.

Podcast · Guest Appearance — September 10, 2025

InsidePartnering — "The Field CISO's Partner Playbook"

Host: Chip Rogers

Mike Reed joined Chip Rogers to discuss what it takes to be an effective partner to Field CISOs — trust, timing, and how to add real value in high-stakes security conversations.

Conference · Speaking — June 2024

AWS re:Inforce 2024 — "Critical Security Mechanisms to Guard Your Cloud Environment" (SEC221-S)

Boston, MA

Mike Reed co-presented on the critical security controls and architectural patterns organizations must implement to protect cloud environments at scale — with practical guidance drawn from real-world deployments.

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