Schneier's Spring 2026 Speaking Circuit: AI, Democracy, and National Cyber

Bruce Schneier has published his Q2 2026 speaking schedule, with stops spanning nine events across North America and Europe between mid-April and early July. The circuit skews heavily toward the intersection of AI governance, democratic institutions, and cybersecurity policy — including DemocracyXChange in Toronto, the SANS AI Cybersecurity Summit in Arlington, RightsCon in Lusaka, and an ICTLuxembourg keynote on ‘Europe at the Crossroads of AI, Power & the Future of Democracy.’

The European leg is notably dense: Luxembourg, Potsdam (National Cybersecurity), Vienna (Digital Humanism), and Nuremberg within roughly six weeks. That clustering reflects where the active policy conversations around AI regulation and state-level cyber strategy are currently happening, particularly as the EU continues rolling out AI Act enforcement and member states recalibrate national cyber postures.