Invisible Access:
The Secret Life of AI Agents

A VIP ROUNDTABLE HOSTED BY SAVIYNT

18th May 2026 

Gerome

12:30pm – 3:00pm

Invisible Access: The Secret Life of AI Agents

As organisations accelerate AI adoption, a new category of digital identity is emerging — autonomous AI agents, service accounts, integrations, and APIs operating quietly behind the scenes. In many environments, these non-human identities are already among the most active “employees” in the business, yet few organisations truly understand who owns them, what access they have, or how they are governed.

Join Chillisoft and Saviynt for an exclusive VIP roundtable lunch where cybersecurity and governance leaders will explore the rapidly evolving challenge of securing machine identities, AI-driven access, and invisible privilege across modern enterprises.

 

Why You Should Attend
  • Gain practical insight into the growing risk posed by unmanaged AI agents and non-human identities
  • Hear real-world governance perspectives from enterprise and public sector cybersecurity leaders
  • Learn how organisations are adapting identity governance frameworks for AI-era access challenges
  • Connect with senior cybersecurity peers in an intimate executive roundtable setting
  • Enjoy a premium hosted lunch at one of Auckland’s leading dining venues

Agenda

12:30 – 12:40 | Arrival & Welcome Drinks
Guest arrival, networking, and seating at Onslow

12:40 – 1:00 | Saviynt Presentation
Opening session from
Setting the stage: AI agents, machine identities, and the rise of invisible access

1:00 – 1:15 | Entrée Served
Light course served while continuing informal discussion

1:15 – 1:45 | Roundtable Discussion (Guest-Led)
Facilitated discussion with:

  • Timothy Wedande
  • Sam Dutta

Topics include ownership of API keys, governance gaps, and managing non-human identities

1:45 – 2:10 | Lunch Service
Main course served with continued peer-to-peer discussion

2:10 – 2:25 | Deep Dive Presentation – Tim Wedande
Focused talk on identity governance in the era of AI agents and autonomous access

2:25 – 2:40 | Dessert & Closing Reflections
Informal wrap-up discussion and key takeaways

2:40 – 3:00 | Networking & Event Close
Final networking, connections, and departure

Name

Paul Platten

IAM Delivery Lead, Foodstuffs South Island

Paul Platen brings more than 20 years of experience across IT, cybersecurity, identity and access management (IAM), and enterprise project delivery. Throughout his career, he has built a strong reputation for delivering secure, practical, and scalable technology solutions that help organisations strengthen digital trust while improving operational efficiency. As IAM Delivery Lead at Foodstuffs South Island, Paul is responsible for leading identity security initiatives across complex enterprise environments, ensuring secure and seamless access to critical systems, applications, and data.

Paul is passionate about the ethical and secure use of digital identities and has dedicated much of his career to reducing risk in online interactions while enabling greater participation in digital services. His expertise spans identity governance, authentication modernisation, privileged access management, and cybersecurity strategy, with a strong focus on balancing robust security controls with positive user experiences. Known for his collaborative leadership style and pragmatic approach to security, Paul works closely with both technical and business stakeholders to deliver solutions that support long-term organisational resilience and trust.

Timothy Wedande

Senior Vice President, Field CTO, Saviynt

Tim is the Field CTO for Saviynt across the Asia Pacific and Japan. He leads technical direction for clients in the region and our thought leadership back into the market. As part of his role he works closely with our sales, product, support and ecosystem partners to support regional growth. 

He has over 20 years of experience in the field of cyber with a focus on identity security. Prior to this he was the lead Partner for EY’s Identity advisory capbility in the UK and broader EMEIA.
After living in the UK for the past 14 years, he recently moved back to Melbourne Australia with his family, bringing his lessons learned to support improving security resiliance for his home APJ market.

This Event Will Cover:

The Rise of Non-Human Identities

Explore how AI agents, APIs, service accounts, and automation tools are rapidly becoming some of the most active identities within modern organisations.

Who Owns Invisible Access?

Understand the governance challenges surrounding machine identities, including accountability, lifecycle management, and privilege ownership.

AI Governance & Security Risk

Learn how organisations can reduce the growing security and compliance risks associated with unmanaged AI-driven access and autonomous systems.

Building Identity Governance for the AI Era

Discover practical strategies for extending identity governance frameworks to cover AI agents, integrations, and non-human access at scale.

Venue: Gerome

269 Parnell Road, Parnell, Auckland
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Establish visibility, control, and trust to AI agents

Secure AI agents with identity. Saviynt Identity Security for AI delivers the identity control plane for AI, providing continuous visibility, lifecycle governance with clear ownership, and real-time guardrails to ensure every AI identity operates securely across your environment. This helps organizations reduce emerging attack surfaces while maintaining accountability and compliance as AI adoption scales.