Stream: Bentley
Time: 09:00 - 09:45
Frontier AI systems are accelerating both software development and vulnerability research. At the same time, we are seeing the rise of machine-speed offensive collectives — increasingly automated, distributed systems that compress the full attack loop. This creates a structural imbalance. How do we adapt enterprise readiness and remediation to defend systems from attack when adversaries are moving toward machine-speed exploitation? This session will provide important lessons and practical guidance on how enterprises can begin to close their remediation loop faster than adversaries can exploit it.
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David Stokes is Vice President of Product Management & Strategy for the Mainframe Software Division at Broadcom. With more than 26 years of experience in enterprise software and in building, managing, and leading agile teams, he is well-versed in executing large-scale transformation efforts through cross-functional collaboration. David’s strategic and systems-level thinking – coupled with his ability to see beyond the horizon – enable him to effectively address long-term business needs. His focus is developing mission-critical mainframe offerings, including database, systems management, workload automation, storage, and application development products. David is committed to the mainframe as the greatest compute platform ever to exist and actively promotes innovation in the mainframe space. He speaks at industry conferences and is a board member of the Open Mainframe Project.
Karen Hanlon is the Head of Mainframe Infrastructure at Barclays, bringing more than 30 years of experience across both the Mainframe platform and the Bank. Having begun her career as an Operations Analyst, she progressed into a technical role as a CICS Systems Programmer before moving into leadership, combining deep technical expertise with a strong passion for people development and organisational transformation. Throughout her career, Karen has led significant change across the Mainframe estate. She successfully transformed Service Operations from a reactive support function into a proactive Level 3 engineering capability, improving service resilience, strengthening operational excellence, and driving large-scale organisational change. She has also played a key role in the growth and success of the Mainframe Academy, helping to rebuild the Mainframe talent pipeline from the ground up and ensuring the development of the next generation of Mainframe engineers. Today, Karen leads a dynamic Mainframe Infrastructure organisation that underpins some of the Bank’s most critical services, driving innovation, resilience, and AI adoption while maintaining an unwavering focus on service protection. Her leadership continues to shape the future of the Mainframe platform, balancing innovation with stability while developing high-performing teams capable of meeting the evolving needs of the business.