VMware by Broadcom Explore Las Vegas Network & Security Sessions 2026

VMware Explore US will taken place in Las Vegas from 31th of August until 3rd of September 2026. Beside of the main event in Las Vegas there will be taken place several Explore Tour events in different cities. Following Explore Tour events are planned for 2026:

• Mumbai - September 29 – 30, 2026

• Singapore - October 1 – 2, 2026

• Frankfurt - October 13 – 14, 2026

• Tokyo - October 20 – 21, 2026

• London - November 18 – 19, 2026

• Washington, D.C. - December 8, 2026

• Sydney - March 3 – 4, 2027

I provide recommendations within this blog post about some technical sessions related to Network & Security topics for the Explore event in US. I have excluded certifications, Hands-on-Labs and Meet the Expert Roundtable sessions from my list. I have focused on none 100 level sessions, only in case of new topics I have done some exceptions.

Pricing

A full event pass for VMware Explore costs $ 1.595 dollar for the Las Vegas event. If you register onsite it costs $ 1.795 dollar. The full event pass has following advantages:

• The Hub

• The Meeting Centre

• Session & Labs Access

• Certification Exams

• The Party

• Event Meals

• Explore Swag

VMware Explore Session Recommendations

Now I come to my session recommendations which are based on my experience and some very good known speakers from the last years and about topics which I am interested from Network and Security point of view. But first I have to say that every VMware Explore session is worth to join and customers, partners and VMware employees have taken much efforts to prepare some very good content. For me the VMware Explore sessions are the most important source to get technical updates, innovation and training. All sessions can be also watched after VMware Explore. Some hints to the session ID`s, the letter in bracket like SECB1079LV stands for SEC = Security, B = Breakout Session. LV indicated that it is a session in Las Vegas.

General Solution Key Note

• Shaping the Future of Private AI Cloud and Agentic Innovation [PLE1837LV]

Application Network & Security (ANS) Solution Key Note

• Operationalizing Cyber Defense and App Resilience for the Agentic AI Era [SECB1789LV]

Security Sessions

• Enforcing Zero Trust for Apps Across Multi-Cluster VMware vSphere Kubernetes Service [SECB1079LV]

• Lateral Security Simplified: The VMware vDefend Distributed Firewall 1-2-3-4 Security Journey [SECB1247LV]

• Demystifying vDefend Distributed Security within VMware Cloud Foundation [SECB1358LV]

• Self-Service Security for VMware Cloud Foundation Automation with VMware vDefend Firewall [SECB1119LV]

• Prescriptive Ransomware Defense for VMware Cloud Foundation Workloads with VMware vDefend Advanced Threat Prevention [SECB1466LV]

• Security Reference Design for VMware Cloud Foundation [SECB1630LV]

• Secure the Front Door: Hardened VMware vSphere Kubernetes Service with VMware Avi and VMware vDefend [SECB1462LV]

• The Patching Dilemma: Do You Need Help with the Deluge of Vulnerabilities? [SECB1279LV]

• Secure by Design: Eliminating Ransomware Blind Spots with VMware vDefend [SECB1311LV]

• Governance of Micro-Segmentation Policies [INVB1744LV]

VMware AVI Load Balancer related

• Customer Journey: Building a Modern Private Cloud with VMware Avi Load Balancer on VMware Cloud Foundation 9 [SECB1623LV]

• Secure the Unknown: Automating API Protection and WAF with VMware Avi Load Balancer [SECB1572LV]

• Secure the Front Door: Hardened VMware vSphere Kubernetes Service with VMware Avi and VMware vDefend [SECB1462LV]

VCF Networking Sessions

• AI for Virtual Networking and Network Operations [INVB1103LV]

• Design & Architect: VMware Cloud Foundation Networking - Monitoring and Performance Optimization [CLOB1124LV]

• VMware Cloud Foundation + Arista: Deep Dive into the Unified EVPN-VXLAN Network Fabric [CLOB1152LV]

Symantec Sessions

• When LLMs Become Operators: Building the AI Management Plane for Agentic Applications [SECB1828LV]

• Guardrails Are Not Access Control: Agentic Security for Private AI [VBT2039LV]

Other VCF Sovereign & Security related Sessions

• Building a Sovereign Cloud with VMware Cloud Foundation [CLOB1443LV]

• Deploy with Confidence: Tactical and Government Edge Architectures [CLOB1831LV]

• Defending the Open Source Software Supply Chain in the Era of Frontier AI [APPB1860LV]

• From Core to Edge: A Unified Approach for Sovereign Data and Agentic AI [INVB1832LV]

• Build a Secure, Resilient, and Financially Sustainable VMware Cloud Foundation [CLOB1876LVS]

• A Complete Guide to Protecting and Recovering Your VMware Cloud Foundation Deployments [CLOB1763LV]

Summary

Please take into account that there are a lot of other interesting VMware by Broadcom Explore sessions, also for many other topics like VCF 9, AI, cloud, Edge, Container, vSphere, etc.

Feel free to add comments below if you see other mandatory sessions in the Network & Security area. I wish you a lot of Fun at VMware by Broadcom Explore 2026 in Las Vegas! HAPPY NETWORKING!