AI Cyber Alliance Austin: AI & Security Deep Dive

Join the AI Cyber Alliance for an evening of networking, technical insights, and community building at the intersection of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. Whether you are building AI-defended infrastructure, auditing LLM vulnerabilities, or scaling secure AI systems, this event brings together Austin's tech community to share practical knowledge and research. Learn more about the network at aicyberalliance.org Event Details Date: Tuesday, October 13th 2026 Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CDT Location: Austin Community College (ACC) Rio Grande Campus, Austin, TX Agenda 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM | Arrival & Opening Networking Grab a seat and connect with local AI researchers, security engineers, founders, and practitioners. 6:30 PM – 7:40 PM | Technical Presentations & Q&A Featured Speaker: Vik P, CEO https://www.linkedin.com/in/vikalppaliwal/ of ForceAI Security https://www.linkedin.com/company/forceaisecurity/ Topic: Securing Enterprise Workflows: From GenAI to Autonomous Agents & AI Identities Abstract: As enterprises move from GenAI to autonomous agents, AI identities, Model Context Protocols (MCPs), and connected workflows, security teams face new challenges around visibility, access, data exposure, runtime control, and accountability. Vik will explore emerging risks such as shadow AI, prompt injection, excessive agent permissions, sensitive data leakage, insecure tool access, and unmanaged AI identities. He will share practical lessons from enterprise deployments and outline how organizations can build stronger AI security, governance, and compliance through continuous monitoring, policy enforcement, runtime controls, risk management, and auditability. Second Speaker: To be confirmed shortly. 7:40 PM – 7:55 PM | Community Open Mic & Showcases An open floor for attendees to briefly share their current projects, research, open roles, or related work in the AI and security domain. 7:55 PM – 8:00 PM | Wrap-Up & Closing Remarks Who should attend Security engineers and CISOs adapting to AI threat vectors. AI/ML developers focusing on robust model defenses, data privacy, and safety. Researchers, students, and founders in the defense and tech ecosystem. Get involved Are you currently working on AI security research or building a project in this space? Reach out via aicyberalliance.org if you are interested in speaking at a future event.