Speaking & Media
Stages, panels, and podcasts.
Selected appearances on identity, AI security, Generative Engine Optimization, and B2B SaaS go-to-market. From SaaStr keynotes to Microsoft summit panels, plus features in Forbes, Financial Post, and Inc42. Specific arguments for practitioners who build software at scale.
- Appearances
- 17
- Press features
- 15
- Outlets
- 13
- Span
- 2019 to 2026
- Topics
- CIAM · AI Security · GEO · B2B SaaS
Conference talks & panels
8 stagesIn-person sessions, selected by a program committee and delivered to a live room. Newest first.

September 3, 2026Talk
AI TechWorld 2026 (API World)
How LLMs Drift: Citation Observability for ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, and Copilot
Santa Clara, California
Eighteen months of production-scale citation tracking across four AI answer engines, and what breaks when you assume LLM output is deterministic. Why the first observability architecture failed, and what enterprise customers actually ask for once they can see the drift.

September 3, 2026Panel
API World 2026, CloudX Expo
The Handoff From Sales to Support
Santa Clara, California
A panel on where the sales to support handoff breaks: the optimistic promise made in a sales call, what conversational AI genuinely changes about knowledge transfer between the account executive and the success team, and the moment a handoff is actually complete.

May 2026Talk
SaaStr AI Annual 2026
LLM Visibility: The New GTM for B2B SaaS
San Mateo, California · 12,500 attendees
How enterprise buyers research vendors through ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews before any sales conversation, and the practical shifts B2B SaaS teams need to make to be cited in those answers.

April 2026Talk
Chargebee Beelieve '26
GEO for Monetization Teams
Fort Mason Center, San Francisco
How AI search visibility intersects with subscription and usage-based pricing strategy. Why monetization teams are often ahead of marketing on the GEO conversation, and what that means for content strategy.

July 2025Talk
GenAI Week Silicon Valley 2025
Generative Engine Optimization: The New AI-Era GTM Engine
Silicon Valley, California
Presented GrackerAI's take on Generative Engine Optimization as the go-to-market engine for the AI era: how B2B teams earn visibility in answers from ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews as buyers shift from blue links to AI-generated recommendations.

2020Talk
Identity North 2020
Customer Identity at Internet Scale
Toronto, Canada
On building and operating a CIAM platform serving over a billion identities, with hard-won lessons from a decade running login infrastructure at LoginRadius scale.

2020Talk
Microsoft M12 Summit 2020
Growth Mindset: Scaling with M12 & Microsoft
Bengaluru, India
Panel at Microsoft's venture capital summit (M12) on scaling identity infrastructure and partnering with Microsoft as a startup, alongside founders from Innoveccer, Incorta, and Paxata.

June 21, 2019Talk
Rajasthan Digitech Summit
Securing Customer Accounts Against Cyber Attacks
Jaipur, India
Keynote at the IIT Delhi Alumni Association and Government of Rajasthan summit on transforming enterprises into smart and intelligent businesses. Recognized with a speaker award.
Podcasts & interviews
9 recordingsLong-form conversations with hosts, analysts, and industry communities, where the argument gets pushed back on rather than presented.

August 2026Podcast
SEO Is Officially Dead
Hosted by Born In Silicon Valley (Jake Aaron Villarreal)
Whether conventional SEO still works for tech founders, and what replaces it. The conversation covers Generative Engine Optimization as the discovery channel for B2B cybersecurity startups, Answer Engine Optimization as the next marketing frontier, how to earn visibility inside ChatGPT and Gemini answers, and why building an AI-first company culture matters more than any single tactic.

August 2026Interview
GEO is the new SEO - Deepak Gupta with RevTalks
Hosted by RevTalks (InboxRev)
A RevTalks conversation on GrackerAI: building a Generative Engine Optimization platform for B2B cybersecurity, what changes when buyers research vendors through AI answers instead of search results, and how revenue teams should think about being cited rather than ranked.

June 2026Podcast
His Customers Come From ChatGPT
Hosted by Honest Wealth Builders (Abi Asija)
On building GrackerAI to help cybersecurity companies get discovered inside AI-powered search like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. The discussion covers optimizing for how AI engines interpret and cite information, moving from traditional SEO to AI-driven discovery, and scaling past one million in ARR with a lean team.

June 2026Podcast
AI Is Your New Salesperson: Going From SEO to GEO
Hosted by Cult Products (Phill Keaney-Bolland)
On how Answer Engine Optimization and Generative Engine Optimization are reshaping search beyond keywords. The conversation covers AI agents acting as salespeople that recommend solutions from the context of a buyer's problem rather than a list of links, and why niche focus and authentic community engagement drive visibility across ChatGPT, Copilot, and Perplexity.

August 2025Podcast
The Growth Hacking Engine for Cybersecurity Companies
Hosted by Founder Journeys (EP06)
On building GrackerAI as a Generative Engine Optimization platform for B2B cybersecurity companies. The conversation covers the entrepreneurial path from early days to scaling CIAM, lessons from team dynamics, and why distribution matters more than product in 2025.
Getting 500K Users at Launch, Selling to B2B, Nailing ICP
Hosted by Hitchhikersway
A deep-dive interview on B2B founder craft: how the Logic Balls launch hit 500,000 users, the discipline of nailing an ideal customer profile, the most common mistakes B2B founders make, and the practical playbook for selling into enterprise.
Interview
Cloud Security Alliance
November 2021Interview
CSA STAR Testimonial: Implementation and Beyond
Hosted by Cloud Security Alliance
Founder perspective on cloud-native CIAM, the CSA STAR Level 2 attestation process, and the security trade-offs of running identity infrastructure for over a billion users. The companion podcast episode is on Apple Podcasts.
Webinar
KuppingerCole Analysts
OngoingWebinar
KuppingerCole Speaker Profile
Hosted by KuppingerCole Analysts
Featured speaker on KuppingerCole's analyst network covering customer identity architecture, scaling CIAM, and the move from legacy IAM to API-first identity. See the speaker profile for the full session list.
Podcast
Cloud Security Alliance
2019Podcast
CSA STAR Case Study (Podcast Episode)
Hosted by Cloud Security Alliance
Podcast conversation on the CSA STAR Level 2 case study with LoginRadius, covering implementation lessons and the value of third-party attestation for CIAM vendors.
Want me on your stage?
For keynote, panel, and workshop requests on identity, AI security, GEO, or B2B SaaS go-to-market, send a note with the audience, date, and topic. Honest answers within 48 hours, even if it isn't a fit.
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About Deepak Gupta
Founder, cybersecurity architect, and writer at guptadeepak.com.
My journey
From LoginRadius (2013, 1B+ users) to GrackerAI, in milestones.
Publications & patents
Books, free e-books, a journal special issue, and five granted patents.
SF AI hackathons
Where to find AI, security, and identity hackathons in the Bay Area.
Hackathon sponsorship guide
How organizers land software sponsors and prizes people actually use.
Hackathon event SEO/GEO guide
How hackathons and tech events get found in search and AI answers.
For journalists
Topics I comment on, pre-cleared bios, original data, and a press contact.
Press kit & photos
Headshots, on-stage photos, and logos, free to use with credit.
Published & bylines
Bylines in Forbes, Entrepreneur, VentureBeat, HackerNoon, and DZone.
Podcasts
Editorial directory of the podcasts I recommend and appear on.
Free tools & checklists
Hash visualizer, password tools, SaaS metrics calculator, passwordless rollout sheets.
Research Hub
Curated research, buyer's guides, vendor comparisons, and technical deep-dives.
All writing
Every essay, newest first.
Newsletter
One short note when a new essay lands. No funnel.