IGEL SVP of Marketing Carl Gersh joins VMblog to preview IGEL Now & Next 2026, returning to the iconic Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami this March.

In this conversation, Carl breaks down why zero trust enforcement, resilience, and prevention-first security are front and center at this year’s event – and why 2026 is a critical moment for organizations finalizing their long-term security architectures.

Carl discusses the headline keynote from retired General Paul Nakasone, former NSA Director and U.S. Cyber Command leader, and what his perspective on nation-state threats means for enterprise endpoint security strategy. He also previews additional keynotes from Mark Templeton, former CEO of Citrix, and Shankar Iyer, CEO of Omnissa, along with security and IT leaders from healthcare, financial services, and government.

The conversation covers what “zero trust in practice – not zero trust theory” actually means for attendees, including a five-point playbook that CIOs and CISOs can expect to walk away with. Carl also shares how attendee feedback shaped the 2026 event format, including expanded technical breakouts, curated industry tracks, live demos, hands-on workshops, and – for the first time – CPE credits for government employees.

Beyond the sessions, Carl teases a packed networking agenda: executive roundtable dinners, industry meetups, a new golf tournament, and a closing night performance that IGEL is keeping under wraps (though last year’s Shaggy show at LIV Nightclub set a very high bar).

If you’re a CISO, CIO, or IT practitioner looking to operationalize zero trust at the endpoint layer, this is the event preview you need to watch.

Learn more and register for IGEL Now & Next 2026.

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