We are thrilled to share that John Sileo – award-winning author, cybersecurity expert and President & CEO of The Sileo Group – will take the mainstage as the keynote speaker at One Identity UNITE 2026 in Chicago. John has an incredibly unique perspective to identity security, with a career shaped by personal loss from cybercrime, hard-earned wisdom and a mission to help others protect their digital identities and assets.
Hard-earned lessons that only experience could teach
John’s cybersecurity expertise comes from an experience most people can’t imagine. After losing his million-dollar startup, his savings and two years of his life to cybercrime, he turned that experience into lessons that have helped thousands of people navigate the cybersecurity space.
As a 60 Minutes guest and a keynote speaker for the Pentagon, Amazon and global audiences, John’s unique perspective to breach prevention addresses both the technological and human elements of data defense. He makes complex identity and access risks understandable, showing how real-world attacks happen and giving practical guidance for defending against account compromise, insider threats, and other modern identity-driven attacks.
Leading the conversation on modern identity threats
As President & CEO of The Sileo Group, a Colorado-based think tank, John brings a rare blend of emotional intelligence, business acumen and cyber expertise. A Harvard graduate and inductee into the National Speakers Hall of Fame, he’s earned a reputation not just for educating audiences – but for moving them to action.
John’s work spans identity theft prevention, data privacy strategy and the human side of security, making him uniquely equipped to speak to today’s most pressing identity security challenges.
Welcome John as our UNITE keynote speaker
Few people are better equipped to tackle cybercrime than someone who’s felt its full force. John Sileo has been through the worst cybercrime can throw at someone and lived to turn it into a mission.
At UNITE 2026 | Chicago, he’ll share the hard-earned lessons from those experiences and insights no one else can offer. If anyone can show organizations how to stay ahead of identity-driven threats, it’s John.
