Technological Futures: Trust, Security and the AI Revolution
Join fellow University of Waterloo alumni and friends for a special event hosted by Netskope in Santa Clara.
The event will include a reception and fireside chat with Sanjay Beri (BASc ’99), CEO of Netskope, discussing the practical strategies behind Netskope’s security and networking software, how AI is changing your software stack and how companies can adapt.
Hosted at Netskope’s headquarters, the reception will provide an opportunity for attendees to connect with each other, hear from influential voices in business technologies and learn more about Waterloo’s evolving role on the world stage.
Event Details
When: Wednesday, May 13, 2026 | 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. PT
Where: Netskope | 2445 Augustine Dr 3rd floor, Santa Clara, CA 95054, United States
Cost: $10 CAD - Alumni/Adult, $5 CAD - Current UWaterloo Student, includes drink tickets and light refreshments
This event is part of the Global Futures Event Series, exploring Waterloo’s bold vision to address the most pressing challenges facing humanity and our planet. Attendees will discover how our community of researchers, alumni, students and partners are working across disciplines to drive meaningful change worldwide.
Featured Speakers
Sanjay Beri (BASc '99)
Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Netskope
Sanjay brings more than two decades of innovation and success in the cloud, networking, and security industries. His unique business sense, technical acumen, vision for the future of the industry, and unwavering focus on culture have contributed to his building a world-class team and iconic company as founder and CEO of Netskope. Prior to Netskope, Sanjay was VP & GM of Juniper Networks’ secure access business unit, driving it to market leadership throughout his tenure. He is also the co-founder of one of the world’s first data center encryption companies, Ingrian Networks, and has held leadership positions across numerous other security and networking companies.
This event is proudly hosted by Netskope.
Netskope (NASDAQ: NTSK), a leader in modern security and networking for the cloud and AI era, addresses the needs of both security and networking teams by providing optimized access and real-time, context-based security for the AI ecosystem inclusive of agents, applications, tools, LLMs, people, devices, and data. Thousands of customers, including more than 30 of the Fortune 100, trust the Netskope One platform, its Zero Trust Engine, and its powerful NewEdge network to reduce risk and gain full visibility and control over cloud, AI, SaaS, web, and private applications – providing security and accelerating performance without trade-offs.
