AI & Quantum Security Beyond the Perimeter w/ Gopher Security: TechChicago Week Edition
As part of TechChicago Week 2026, Gopher Security, The AI Collective-Chicago, Starplot, and Research Net AI are bringing together the people building, securing, and thinking seriously about the future of AI and agentic systems.
Agentic AI and Model Context Protocol (MCP) are reshaping how software operates — and with that shift comes an entirely new risk profile that most security frameworks were never designed to handle. This event is where the technical community, security leaders, and founders come together to talk about what that actually means and where it's heading.
Featured Speaker:
We're honored to welcome Peter Berube, Senior Supervisory Intelligence Analyst with the FBI. With a career leading high-stakes teams through strategic threat mitigation and global risk oversight, Peter brings a rare perspective on the threat landscape facing organizations today and the intelligence-driven thinking required to stay ahead of it.
Additionally, we are thrilled to have Joe Young, the Vice President of Global Sales in Quantum Security at IonQ, one of the pioneers in commercial quantum computing. He works at the front line of where quantum technology meets enterprise security, helping organizations understand what the quantum era actually means for their infrastructure and what that shift demands from security leaders today.
What We'll Cover:
The expanding attack surface of agentic AI and MCP-enabled systems
How threat intelligence and risk strategy are evolving in the AI era
What Zero Trust and post-quantum readiness look like in practice
Real conversation on where the industry stands and where it's going
Who Should Attend:
Security leaders, AI/ML engineers, founders, developers, and anyone working at the intersection of AI, infrastructure, and security.
Agenda:
Networking & Refreshments
Co-Host Lightning Talks
Featured talk with Peter Berube
Open discussion & Q&A
Continued networking
This is one of the standout security conversations of Chicago Tech Week. Space is limited and registration is required in advance.
Reserve your spot now.
📍 Chicago | July 21st | Chicago Tech Week
About Gopher MCP | Follow LinkedIn
On-demand MCP servers and gateways to connect your agentic workflows to any enterprise stacks with enterprise-grade security and observability via unified interfaces. Book a demo call
About AI Collective | Follow LinkedIn
AI Collective brings together AI innovators, developers, and thought leaders building the next generation of intelligent systems. Fostering collaboration and knowledge-sharing across the AI ecosystem.
About Grassroots Tech Community | Follow LinkedIn
Grassroots Tech Community connects Chicago founders, builders, operators, investors, and technologists through community-first events designed for real conversations, useful connections, and ecosystem support.
About Starplot | Follow LinkedIn
Starplot gives B2B companies one shared workspace to manage partner-led revenue: partner discovery, co-sell execution, shared deal tracking, and manage joint customers. Built for teams that sell better together.
Alan V. Gutnov Co-Founder & Director of Strategy, Gopher Security
Mary Grygleski VP of Global (Western Hemisphere), The AI Collective
Research Net AI: Athena and Metis https://www.researchnet.ai/
Ulysses David
Founder, CEO, Starplot
Founder, CEO, Research Net AI