Eirik Valderhaug
Senior Solutions Architect, Cortex, Palo Alto Networks
Eirik Valderhaug is the Cortex EMEA Senior Solutions Architect and Global Lead for Frontier AI, Agentic AI & SOC Transformation at Palo Alto Networks. With over 25 years of experience architecting global security transformations, he functions as a strategic technical hybrid and Field CTO strategist who seamlessly bridges the gap between deep, practitioner-level execution and boardroom-level risk reduction. His expertise centers on leading global organizations through the critical transition toward autonomous, AI-driven security operations and unified telemetry platforms at scale.