Most organizations have been short-sold on NAC: they bought into zero trust control, but are stuck with overpriced visibility - and your credibility gets judged on outcomes, not intent.

Monitor mode is a sensible starting point, until it becomes a parking lot. And it often stays there because of a KPI trap: measure teams on “incident-free time” and you unintentionally train them to ignore what they find.

That’s not a neutral phase. It’s a ticking time bomb.

What it costs: you keep paying for the platform, you keep paying in engineer time to triage noise and manage exceptions, and you keep carrying the exposure. When a breach happens, “we saw it in monitor mode” isn’t a defense. And when an audit lands, intent doesn’t reduce scope. You pay in incident blast radius, downtime, remediation, and reputation.

In this fireside chat for senior IT, security and network leaders, we’ll unpack:

• Real-world examples of what goes wrong when NAC is deployed but left in monitor-only mode
• The workarounds teams use to keep the business moving (and how they turn into compliance exposure)
• The commercial case for prioritizing and resourcing enforcement

Register now to sharpen the internal case for enforcement.

We’ll give you the language, metrics, and narrative that turns a stalled NAC program into an approved, resourced plan - grounded in real-world examples, common workaround patterns, and the KPIs that prove progress without “block everything” chaos.
  • How NAC gets short-sold: why “control” becomes “reporting”
  • A ticking time bomb: real-world stories of security and compliance pain in monitor-only NAC
  • The KPI fix: how to replace “incident-free days” theater with incentives that reward finding issues & resolving them
  • Workarounds & compliance: the exception patterns undermining enforcement (and how to fix incentives)
  • The executive business case: framing, KPIs, and a phased plan to move from monitoring to enforcement with stakeholder buy-in
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Ex EVP Worldwide Sales & Operations, Cisco
Chris Dedicoat is the former Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales & Operations at Cisco, where he led a global team that, together with partners and their employees, drove over $47 billion in annual revenue. He previously served as President of EMEAR, overseeing sales, operations, growth initiatives, and strategic alliances across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Russia. With more than 30 years at Cisco, Chris has held senior leadership roles spanning the UK, European, and global markets, building expertise in sales, talent management, and business development. He also serves as a Non-Executive Director at Purple, contributing his extensive experience in leadership and strategic growth.
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Product Manager, Purple
Spencer Turner is a Product Manager at Purple, focused on delivering user-centered solutions that drive growth and enhance digital experiences. With a background in product management, design leadership, and consulting, he has held roles including Consultant CPO and Chief Design Officer, and is also the founder of Better Outcomes, where he advises teams on product strategy, Lean UX, and scalable growth. Known for his collaborative approach, Spencer specializes in aligning business, technology, and design, while mentoring teams and individuals to uncover opportunities, achieve product-market fit, and build sustainable, high-performing ways of working.
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Co-Founder, OrbitalX
James Ford is a cloud commercial and go-to-market leader with deep experience in Microsoft CSP direct reseller environments, helping corporate organisations securely migrate, deploy, and scale in the cloud. He brings a strong understanding of how to align cloud strategy, commercial models, and delivery execution to support successful adoption across complex enterprise environments.

Over the past 15 years, James has worked across sales, marketing, and product leadership roles, giving him a broad perspective on how cloud services are positioned, sold, and delivered. His experience includes supporting secure cloud migration and deployment programmes, building growth strategies for cloud services businesses, and helping organisations navigate the commercial and operational challenges of digital transformation.