**Note: Yes, this event is a stand-alone event in conjunction with Convene: Florida 2026 - National Cybersecurity Alliance. You do NOT need a badge for the full convention to attend this one-day workshop.
March 2, 2026: Perry Carpenter + Brian Brushwood team up to bring you live, interactive first-person responses to the incoming wave of next-level Social Engineering threats.
In this exclusive 6-hour workshop, you'll not just learn about the hypothetical threats of AI scambots and bad actors, you'll become the deceivers & spot the tells of a con from a mile away.
Guaranteed to bring you new insights and never-before-seen interactive learning experiences, two top authorities on deception will take on the smoke & mirrors of social engineering and modern scams, putting you in the driver's seat to better understand their attacks.
Abstract:
Cons don’t fool us because we’re stupid. They fool us because we’re human.
In this 6-hour on-site experience (3 hours of instruction, 3 hours of interactive workshops), human behavior and deception researcher Perry Carpenter and scam-psychology entertainer Brian Brushwood reveal how modern scammers blend classic misdirection with deeper myth-direction—the framing, narratives, and worldview cues that shape what we notice, what we believe, and how we act.
It's not the actions that fool us, it's the stories.
Through live illusions, interactive demos, and real attack breakdowns, participants will not just feel how their attention can be steered, but experience attacks from the deceiver's point-of-view.
This shift of perspective is fundamental: Imagine the difference between hypothesizing how bad guys might attack your organization, vs. remembering how you penetrated defenses when role-playing as the deceiver.
We’ll connect magical moments to real-world attacker tactics, behavioral science, and the rising wave of AI-driven threats—from synthetic voices to deepfake coercion and narrative manipulation.
Attendees will learn:
- Why human psychology—not stupidity—drives scam success
- Core misdirection and myth-direction techniques used by scammers
- How deepfakes and synthetic media supercharge traditional social engineering
- A repeatable framework for dissecting narrative-based attacks
- Practical defenses and training approaches to strengthen workforce resilience
Featuring insights shared on CNN, TEDx stages nationwide, and at the highest levels of law enforcement, expect a high-energy, eye-opening session that not only reveals how people get fooled—but how to help us all see the tricks miles before they land.
There is no physical item to ship for this product. All who purchase a space at this workshop will receive an email with confirmation of purchase. Details will follow.