Bringing together the North East cyber ecosystem with other specialist clusters, national experts, and senior leaders across industry, government, and academia, the CyberFest Community Conference is not one to be missed!
The conference showcases the North East talent, innovation, and capabilities across key frontier technologies, putting cyber security at the heart of best practice and commercial development.
The day is designed to ignite collaboration and knowledge-sharing at both regional and national levels.
Programme Structure:
| Timings | Activity |
| 8.30-9.30 | Registration & Pastries |
| 9.30-11.30 | Plenaries & Keynotes |
| 11.30-12.00 | Refreshments break |
| 12.00-13.00 | Presentation & panel |
| 13-00-14.00 | Lunch |
| 14.30-17.00 | Focused Breakout Sessions |
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Morning Summit: This session features keynotes, panel discussions, and interactive Q&As from leading figures across government, industry, and academia. Offering unmissable insights alongside dedicated opportunities to network with national peers. (full agenda to be announced)
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Afternoon Focused Breakout Tracks: After the Community Conference, industry leaders will be invited to participate in deep-dive events, designed to turn the morning’s insights into actionable outcomes. Led by sector experts and industry partners, these sessions explore the intersection of cyber security with critical frontier sectors – Advanced Manufacturing, Quantum AI, Energy, Space and Defence.
In collaboration with our delivery partners and national cluster networks, these afternoon sessions aim to spark high-impact commercial opportunities, catalyse R&D innovation, and accelerate growth across the UK’s frontier technology landscape.
Community conference tickets give you access to the full morning summit one afternoon track. Afternoon-only tickets will also become available shortly.
Register now to secure your spot and shape the future of national cross-sector security.
Don’t forget to also book onto your afternoon session (included in your ticket price!)
Secure AI: Safe Adoption, Scalable Growth and Maximising the North East’s AI Opportunity
Offshore & Secure: Defending the Grid Beyond the Coast
Keep it Rolling: Protecting the Production Line Through Digital Security
Frontier Defence: Advancing Regional Capability for Future Threats
CySpace Forum: Expanding Horizons – Pivoting into the Space Economy