Infosecurity Europe will place artificial intelligence at the centre of its 2026 programme after new research found that 64% of UK cybersecurity leaders expect agentic AI to have the biggest impact on cyber defence over the next three years. The event runs from 2-4 June at ExCeL London.
The figures come from Infosecurity Europe’s 2026 Cybersecurity Trends Research. Across Europe, 52% of respondents selected agentic AI as the most impactful emerging technology, ahead of cloud native application protection at 16%, quantum computing, non-human identity, and zero-trust architecture. The UK recorded the highest share at 64%, followed by Germany on 57%, while Denmark, Belgium, and France each registered 46%.
Infosecurity Europe will launch the OWASP GenAI Security Summit, a half-day programme focused on securing generative and agentic AI systems. The summit will bring together practitioners, project leaders, and regulatory specialists to discuss research, frameworks, and operational approaches to deploying AI securely and defending against its malicious use. Scott Clinton, Co-Chair and Co-Founder of the OWASP GenAI Security Project, said: “AI is transforming cybersecurity at an unprecedented pace, creating both powerful new defences and entirely new attack surfaces.”
The wider conference programme will also cover offensive and defensive uses of AI. A paid SANS Institute workshop, LLM Mayhem – Hands on Red Teaming LLM Powered Chatbots, will run on 2 June from 11:00 to 13:00 and take attendees through attack techniques against hypothetical chatbots with different levels of difficulty. Other sessions will examine what chief information security officers are deploying, the risks attached to increasingly autonomous systems, and threats including deepfakes, AI-powered phishing, automated manipulation, and attacks targeting generative AI tools and large language models.
Infosecurity Europe said exhibitors including Darktrace will showcase AI-powered security tools on the show floor. Registration is free until 5 May, after which entry will cost £49 and include access to the exhibition and content theatres. Readers can register here.
