CyberFest 2025

The North East’s Biggest Cyber Security Festival

 

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CyberFest, the North East’s biggest cyber security festival, takes place throughout October, across the North East.

CyberFest invites the cyber business community to come together, to connect, to debate, to explore contemporary issues affecting businesses, to discover new perspectives and to listen and learn.

The aim of CyberFest is to raise awareness of cyber security activities across the region as part of our mission ‘To make the North East the place for cyber security.’

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The festival brings together businesses, academics, universities, students, thought leaders, innovators, artists and cyber enthusiasts. Each year the programme features speaker events, panel debates, networking opportunities and practical workshops. The festival shines a light on the opportunities in the sector, highlights the breadth of cyber security talent across the region and is a space to share new ways of thinking and sector learning throughout the month of October and beyond!

We be look beyond the region’s borders and invite speakers and attendees from around the UK and the globe to connect, collaborate and learn from the cyber security scene in the North East.

Tickets can be bought for the community conference and the awards night combined or separately. As always, an array of fantastic fringe events will be happening throughout the month and all across the region. These will be free to attend. 

Get involved! Join us! Come celebrate! 

 

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COMMUNITY CONFERENCE

Date Tuesday 7 October 2025

Time 09.30 – 16.15

Location The Civic Centre, Newcastle Upon Tyne

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Time

Agenda

08.45 – 9.20   

Registration and Networking Breakfast

9.30 – 11.00

Morning Plenary

Welcome

Opportunities for the Region

Keynote

11.00 – 11.30

Refreshments Break and Networking

11.30 – 12.15

Workshops – Ecosystem / Innovation / Skills

12.15 – 13.00

Workshops – Ecosystem / Innovation / Skills

13.00 – 14.00

Lunch Break and Networking

14.00 – 15.30

Afternoon Plenary

 

                                       Keynote

 

                                       Panel

15.30 – 15.45

Refreshments Break and Networking

15.45 – 16.15

                              Lightning Talks

 

                       Final Remarks & Close

16.15 – 17.30

Networking and Drinks

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CYBERNORTH AWARDS

Date Wednesday 22 October 2025

Time 18.00 – 23.30

Location Tyne Bank Brewery, Newcastle Upon Tyne

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We are delighted to announce the CyberNorth Awards will be returning! These awards showcase and celebrate the achievements of individuals and organisations across the cyber security sector in the North East of England. A brilliant excuse for a team night out!

We will announce the Awards categories soon and open applications. Watch this space!

Last Year’s Award Categories:

🌟 Innovation Award 🌟

🌟 Business or Team of the Year 🌟

🌟 Rising Star 🌟

🌟 Community Champion 🌟

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#CyberFest Over the Years

#CyberFest, the North East’s largest cyber security festival has been running every year since 2018. Check out our #CyberFest archive below to find out about past events. Head over to the Youtube page for videos of events from 2020, 2021 and 2022. 

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