Download the TOP TEN TAKAWAYS from the Mar 2, '26 Houston Summit
An expertly curated half-day executive forum that explores the complex, rapidly evolving threat landscape of deepfakes, synthetic identity, and agentic-AI.
Join a passionate cohort of thinkers, doers, innovators, and visionaries for a dynamic and provocative afternoon of informed discussion, collaborative strategizing, and engaged problem-solving that addresses the opportunities and challenges created by AI-generated impersonation.
12;00 PM (60 minutes): PRE-EVENT LUNCHEON NETWORKING
1:00 PM (30 minutes): WELCOME & INTRODUCTORY KEYNOTE -Tackling AI-Driven Impersonation Fraud: Putting the “Resilience” in Resilient Trust
Deepfakes and synthetic identities are no longer isolated threats—they are systemic risks. This opening keynote introduces the Resilient Trust™ framework, examining why traditional identity and fraud controls are failing and what it takes to build adaptive, privacy-first trust at AI scale.
Maxine Most
Chair, The Deepfake Summit
Founder/CEO, The Prism Project
Founder/Principal, Acuity Market Intelligence
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1:30 PM (30 minutes): Fireside Chat—The Evolving Threat Landscape—How Deepfakes, Synthetic Identity, and Agentic AI Intensify Fraud
AI-driven impersonation is accelerating fraud faster than organizations can respond. This fireside chat explores how today's attacks combine deepfakes, synthetic identity, and agentic automation to bypass existing defenses and controls. Drawing on real-world examples, the discussion examines where today’s defenses break down, how few enterprises are prepared for these accelerating threats —and why trust, not just detection, is becoming the defining challenge.
Frances Zelazny
Principal, Identity Strategies
Angela DIaz
Senior Risk Manager, Exteranl Fraud Oversight, TD
2:05 PM (40 minutes): Panel—State of Play: Real-World Countermeasures
What is actually working to combat AI-driven impersonation fraud today—and what isn’t? This panel moves beyond theory to examine real-world countermeasures being deployed, addressing identity, authentication, and fraud prevention. Panelists discuss layered defenses and signal orchestration—biometric, behavioral, device, cryptographic, and contextual—rather than relying on any single technology. Practical tradeoffs between accuracy, user experience, regulatory compliance, and scalability are evaluated—moving beyond hype to operational reality. Attendees will gain a clearer understanding of how layered defenses contribute to operational resilience.
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Jeremy Grant
Managing Director of Technology Business Strategy, Venable LLP
Kerry Cantley
VP, Digital Banking Strategy, Mitek
Justin Keene, Ph.D.
CEO, Moveris
Kim Sutherland
Global Head of Fraud & Identity, LexisNexis Risk Solutions
Blair Cohen
Chief Evangelist, Incode
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2:50 PM (40 minutes): Panel—It’s the Ecosystem, Stupid: Identity, Payments & the New Trust Infrastructure
Impersonation thrives at ecosystem seams. As financial ecosystems, including payment operations, rapidly evolve toward greater real-time, peer-to-peer, and web-native application and digital asset capabilities, fraud vulnerabilities escalate, and identity becomes critical infrastructure. This panel explores how identity, payments, platforms, and policy intersect—and where disconnects enable fraud. Panelists examine shared responsibility, interoperability gaps, and why Resilient Trust requires ecosystem-wide coordination, empowering and protecting users while breaking down siloed solutions.
Riley Hughes
Cofounder, CEO, Trinsic
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Kaliya Young
Founding Partner, Identity Woman Consulting
Co-Founder Co-Proudcer, C0-Faciliator, Internet Identity Workshop
Omon Edeki
CX, BPM, GRC Consultant, Nowell Development
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3:30 PM (30 minutes): COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING
4:00 PM (20 minutes): KEYNOTE—How Agentic AI Is Changing the Game… or Not
Dr Cari Miller
Executive Director, AI Procurement Lab
Sr. Advisor, AI Governance & Transformation, Center for Inclusive Change
Adjunct Professor, Wilmington University
Agentic AI sits at the center of both fear and optimism. Is agentic AI a force multiplier for fraud? A necessary defense? Both? Neither? This keynote takes a clear-eyed look at what agentic systems actually change and how they impact organizations. What risks are real? Which are being overstated? Dr Miller will cut through the hype to examine where autonomous systems truly impact risk dynamics, procurement processes, and the role identity anchoring, risk guardrails, and governance play.
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4:20 PM (40 minutes): Panel—Is Agentic-AI an Identity Problem or a Solution?
Panelists discuss the impact and implications of Agentic AI on proactive and defensive impersonation fraud measures. How does autonomous AI amplify fraud, accelerate impersonation, and bypass human controls? Where can agentic AI strengthen detection, orchestration, and response? Rather than framing AI as hero or villain, this discussion challenges attendees to think in terms of governance, constraints, and trust boundaries.
Jefff Reich
Executive Director, IDSA
Dr Cari Miller
Executive Director, AI Procurement Lab
Adjunct Professor, Wilmington University
Conor White
President—Strategic Initiatives, DAON
Debbie Vasquez
Head of Product - Workforce, iProov
John Howard Ph.D.
Founder &CEO,
Sensus AI
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5:05 PM (45 minutes): Panel: Future Fast-Forward: Where Do We Go From Here?
How must identity, fraud, and trust infrastructures evolve? What architectural shifts, regulatory pressure, and investment priorities are needed to build Resilient Trust in an AI-driven future? Looking beyond today’s challenges, this forward-looking panel synthesizes themes raised throughout the Summit: resilience over perfection, orchestration over silos, and trust as a dynamic capability rather than a static state. Panelists will explore what identity, fraud, and trust architectures must evolve into over the next three to five years—and what decisions leaders must make now to avoid locking in fragile systems. This session emphasizes roadmap thinking grounded in real operational constraints.
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Kay Chopard
Executive DIrector, Kantara Institute
Neda Eskandari, Ph.D.
Head of New Products, Paravision
Ajay K. Amlani
CEO, AWARE
Brandie Thacker
President & CEO, EPCOR
Elizabeth Terry
Cybersecurity Consultant
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5:50 PM (10 minutes): Wrap Up—Key Insights
Maxine Most
Chair, The Deepfake Summit
Founder/CEO, The Prism Project
Founder/Principal, Acuity Market Intelligence
The closing session distills key insights from the day into clear takeaways for decision-makers—a synthesis of insights and implications, including what we learned about where we are, where we need to go, and what must change—strategically, operationally, and collaboratively—to get there. Rather than a recap, this session focuses on implications: what assumptions must be re-examined, what capabilities must be prioritized, and where collaboration is essential. The closing reinforces the Summit’s central message—that Resilient Trust™ is not a product, but a strategy—and challenges attendees to carry these insights back into their organizations and ecosystems.
6:00 PM: COCKTAIL RECEPTION WITH