Innovation Days- Palo Alto- Lagos
Reframing Cybersecurity as a Growth Engine
The cybersecurity landscape is evolving in unprecedented ways as organizations balance innovation, trust, and resilience in an AI-driven world. According to IDC’s Worldwide C-Suite Tech Survey (2025), organizations are shifting from “doing security” to “managing risk”, re-emphasizing security as a core business enabler.
In the META region, the security market has surpassed $8.4 billion, maintaining strong double-digit growth and standing out as one of the most resilient areas of enterprise spending. CISOs across Nigeria are sharpening their focus on cloud security, data protection, and regulatory compliance as they face increasingly sophisticated ransomware, cloud vulnerabilities, and AI-driven attacks.
As risk-based security gains momentum, organizations are rethinking how security is delivered. IDC research reveals that over 58% of CISOs in EMEA see platform-based solutions deliver operational and cost advantages, underscoring the need for integrated, analytics-driven security models in 2026.
Innovation Day will bring together security and business leaders to explore strategies for transforming security for the AI era, safely leveraging AI and automation, and simplifying operations through unified, AI-powered platforms.
Why Attend
- Gain a practical blueprint for growth: Strategies for consolidating security architecture and simplifying security through platform-based approach for the AI-driven enterprise.
- Master the tools to stop modern attacks: Practical sessions to manage sophisticated, evasive threats at scale and strengthen your security posture immediately.
- Connect with a local community of leaders: Network with fellow security and business professionals who are navigating this complex landscape alongside you. Learn from their real-world successes and build a trusted network of peers you can rely on long after the event.
Agenda
Innovation Days- Palo Alto- Lagos
One day event
Registration, Breakfast and Networking
Welcome to Innovation Day
Justin Lee
Director Regional Sales, Palo Alto Networks
Product Innovation Showcase Content
Adriaan Joubert
Sr. Solutions Consultant, Palo Alto Networks
IDC Keynote: Rethinking Security for the AI Era
Synopsis:Africa’s digital landscape is expanding rapidly, fuelled by a booming fintech ecosystem, evolving e-governance services, and vibrant digital economies. Countries like Nigeria are at the forefront of innovation, rising as the continent’s digital hubs.
With this digital growth comes a substantial surge in cyber incidents and emerging threats. Adoption of AI and other advanced technologies is further exposing enterprises to new vulnerabilities in their security posture.
Security strategies therefore need a strategic reset, to be able to evolve and adapt to the ever-changing threat landscape. For CIOs, the question is no longer about merely surviving these growing threats, but about ensuring resilience, adaptability, and continuity of innovation.
Yotasha Thaver
Senior Research Analyst, IT Security Data (EMEA), IDC
Customer Panel Discussion
Lunch Break
The AI Security Blind Spot: How to Safely Deploy at Scale
Dillon Swanepoel
Domain Consultant, Palo Alto Networks
5 Keys to Unlocking the Autonomous SOC
Titus Gateri
System Engineer, Palo Alto Networks
Tea/Coffee Break
Secure Work Anywhere with Prisma SASE and Prisma Access Browser — Powering the AI-Ready Enterprise
Raphael Adaka
Systems Engineer, Palo Alto Networks
Open Discussion & Closing Remarks
Cocktail and Networking Reception
Speakers
Yotasha Thaver
Senior Research Analyst, IT Security Data (EMEA)
IDC
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Yotasha Thaver
Event Sessions
Thursday, November 27 2025 11:15 am | Location:
IDC Keynote: Rethinking Security for the AI Era
Synopsis:Africa’s digital landscape is expanding rapidly, fuelled by a booming fintech ecosystem, evolving e-governance services, and vibrant digital economies. Countries like Nigeria are at the forefront of innovation, rising as the continent’s digital hubs.
With this digital growth comes a substantial surge in cyber incidents and emerging threats. Adoption of AI and other advanced technologies is further exposing enterprises to new vulnerabilities in their security posture.
Security strategies therefore need a strategic reset, to be able to evolve and adapt to the ever-changing threat landscape. For CIOs, the question is no longer about merely surviving these growing threats, but about ensuring resilience, adaptability, and continuity of innovation.
Justin Lee
Director Regional Sales
Palo Alto Networks
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Justin Lee
Event Sessions
Thursday, November 27 2025 10:30 am | Location:
Welcome to Innovation Day
Adriaan Joubert
Sr. Solutions Consultant
Palo Alto Networks
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Adriaan Joubert
Event Sessions
Thursday, November 27 2025 10:45 am | Location:
Product Innovation Showcase Content
Titus Gateri
System Engineer
Palo Alto Networks
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Titus Gateri
Event Sessions
Thursday, November 27 2025 1:25 pm | Location:
5 Keys to Unlocking the Autonomous SOC
Dillon Swanepoel
Domain Consultant
Palo Alto Networks
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Dillon Swanepoel
Event Sessions
Thursday, November 27 2025 12:40 pm | Location:
The AI Security Blind Spot: How to Safely Deploy at Scale
Raphael Adaka
Systems Engineer
Palo Alto Networks
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Raphael Adaka
Event Sessions
Thursday, November 27 2025 2:30 pm | Location:
Secure Work Anywhere with Prisma SASE and Prisma Access Browser — Powering the AI-Ready Enterprise
Partner
Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks, the global cybersecurity leader, is shaping the cloud-centric future with technology that is transforming the way people and organizations operate. Our mission is to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life. We help address the world’s greatest security challenges with continuous innovation that seizes the latest breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, analytics, automation, and orchestration. By delivering an integrated platform and empowering a growing ecosystem of partners, we are at the forefront of protecting tens of thousands of organizations across clouds, networks, and mobile devices. Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before.
