Hybrid Identity Protection

Meet the world’s best in Identity Access Management.
Sharpen your skills.
Find your community.

Oct 7-9
Charleston, SC

Stronger together

Mobile workforces, cloud applications, and digitalization—your identity system holds the keys to your business. And identity security management is the new perimeter— critical for business resilience.

The Hybrid Identity Protection (HIP) event series is for IT and InfoSec professionals charged with supporting multi-cloud, hybrid identity environments and defending against rapidly evolving identity system threats.

Unmatched industry expertise: Meet the keynotes

From federal-level policy to real-world implementation, this year’s keynote lineup features three of the most influential voices in cybersecurity, tackling the biggest challenges facing our industry in 2025 and beyond.

Chris Inglis, Former US National Cyber Director
What’s next for national cybersecurity strategy—and how it affects you

Dr. Mary Aiken, world-renowned cyberpsychologist
Exploring the intersection of technology and human behavior

Jen Easterly, Former CISA Director
Frontline insights on defending against today’s evolving threat actors

IAM resources for the real world

The HIP community believes that education is our strongest defense. At our events and all year long, arm yourself with the insights and relationships you need to take your Identity and Access Management programs to the next level.

Industry Experts

Join the world’s foremost identity and access management experts, Microsoft MVPs, and industry peers working to solve complex infrastructure and cybersecurity challenges.

Chris Inglis

Former US National Cyber Director

Henrique Teixeira

SVP of Strategy
Saviynt

Pam Dingle - Director of Identity Standards, Microsoft

Director of Identity Standards
Microsoft

What HIP
Attendees Say
Alex Weinert - Vice President of Identity Security at Microsoft

Organizations in hybrid Active Directory environments need identity-first security to protect their AD and Entra ID systems from attack.

Join us at HIP to learn how advancements in Microsoft identity security are shaping the future of cybersecurity while maintaining compliance and enabling digital collaboration.

Alex WeinertChief Product Officer, Semperis
Pam Dingle - Director of Identity Standards, Microsoft

I like HIP because it’s super technical. If you’re interested in the bits and bytes of how these things work, this is a great opportunity.

Pam DingleDirector of Identity Standards, Microsoft
Sean Metcalf - CTO, Trimarc Security

If there’s something that you’re curious about especially in the hybrid identity world, there’s someone at the HIP events that has something to say about it.

Sean MetcalfCTO, Trimarc Security
Marty Momdjian - Executive Vice President, Ready1

What excites me the most about being at the Hybrid Identity Protection conference is learning from my peers and customers, understanding the problems that they have and how they are solving those problems.

Marty MomdjianExecutive Vice President, Ready1
Thank you to our sponsors
Hybrid Identity Protection Podcast

Hosted by 15-time Microsoft MVP and Active Directory security expert Sean Deuby, the HIP Podcast is the premier podcast for cybersecurity pros charged with defending hybrid identity environments.

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Achieving Operational Resilience with Simon Hodgkinson

Achieving Operational Resilience with Simon Hodgkinson

Hopefully, your organization has a disaster recovery plan. But do you have a plan for operational resilience? In this HIP …

Recovering Entra ID Resources and Data with Tuna Gezer

Recovering Entra ID Resources and Data with Tuna Gezer

Sean talks with Tuna Gezer, Senior Product Manager for Semperis Disaster Recovery for Entra Tenant (DRET), about how Entra ID …

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Evolving Security Teams in the Zero Trust Era with CISO Jim Doggett

Evolving Security Teams in the Zero Trust Era with CISO Jim Doggett

The role of the identity team in an organization has evolved over time, becoming a central component of the security …

Global annual gatherings and counting
8+
global annual gatherings and counting
Active community speakers and industry leaders
150+
active community speakers and industry leaders
200+ hours of educational content
200+
hours of educational content about today’s hottest hybrid identity topics