Fortinet to Present Cyber Leadership at World Economic Forum 2026

Fortinet will attend the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos from January 19–23, 2026, and Derek Manky will speak on a January 20 panel about incentivizing intelligence sharing and the Cybercrime Bounty program.

Fortinet will join the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, January 19–23, 2026. The company is a founding member of the forum's Centre for Cybersecurity and serves on its board. Derek Manky, Fortinet's Chief Security Strategist and Global Vice President of Threat Intelligence, is scheduled to participate in a January 20 panel on incentivizing intelligence sharing. The session will reference initiatives such as the Cybercrime Bounty program launched with Crime Stoppers International. Event and participation details: - Fortinet is attending the forum from January 19–23, 2026, and is described as a founding member and board member of the Centre for Cybersecurity. - Derek Manky will appear on a panel titled "Incentivizing the Disruption of Cybercrime" on January 20, 11:00–11:45 a.m. CET, alongside representatives from the European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), the Cyber Threat Alliance, and Crime Stoppers International. - The panel will cover topics including incentivization, accountability, and deterrence, and will discuss the Cybercrime Bounty program as an example of disruption efforts. - The press release cites broader context for the discussion, reporting estimated annual losses exceeding $11 trillion and noting the rise of AI-enabled cybercrime as a factor increasing tailored attacks. - Fortinet is also described as contributing to other international initiatives and partnerships, including the forum's Partnership Against Cybercrime and Cybercrime Atlas, and maintaining relationships with NATO NICP, INTERPOL Expert Working Group, the Cyber Threat Alliance, and FIRST. Summary: Fortinet's participation highlights continued public-private engagement on the challenges of cybercrime and on incentive-based approaches such as the Cybercrime Bounty program. The January 20 panel is set to explore mechanisms for intelligence sharing, accountability, and deterrence. Undetermined at this time.