Techstrong TV March 17, 2026
AI Industrial Revolution: Samuel Pasquier of Cisco explores how industrial AI and machine vision are transforming factories and critical infrastructure—and why securing autonomous systems is now a top priority amid a growing skills gap.
Agentic Automation in Practice: Tiffany Treacy of Microsoft and Keith Kirkpatrick break down how apps, agents and chat are converging—highlighting multi-agent orchestration, human-in-the-loop governance and inclusive, AI-driven productivity.
The Rise of the “Born in AI” Partner: Alex Smith from The Futurum Group explains how AI is reshaping the IT channel—shifting from hourly billing to outcome-based services and giving rise to “Frontier Partners” built on LLMs and agentic workflows.
The Quantum Threat – A New Y2K: Rebecca Krauthamer, CEO of QuSecure, outlines the urgency of quantum-safe encryption and the risks of “harvest now, decrypt later” attacks threatening today’s data.
AI Regulation Ahead of RSAC: Tom Hollingsworth, Mitch Ashley and Fernando Montenegro discuss why cybersecurity leaders are calling for enforceable AI regulations—not just ethical guidelines.
Preserving Knowledge with the Internet Archive: Joy Chesbrough highlights the mission of the Internet Archive, founded by Brewster Kahle, to provide open, global access to millions of digital resources and preserve cultural and technical history.
