We’re back in the capital of Wales on October 22nd for CymruSec26, bringing together cyber practitioners and industry specialists for a day full of cyber trends, networking opportunities, and emerging insights.

The event will feature top cyber minds from Wales as well as industry experts operating in some of the world’s largest companies, with intell from cyber experts at the forefront of defences and security.

Join us early for our Breakfast Briefing, featuring Barracuda Netowork’s Adam Hopes, discussing how to secure Microsoft 365 to prevent fraudulent logins.

The Summit’s first session will feature insights into the threat landscape of 2026 from Microsoft’s Chief Security Advisor, Lesley Kipling. This will be followed by discussions on threat hunting in the agentic age from NBCUnivesal’s Melissa Goldsmith, and identity security intell from ManageEngine’s Ray Manesh.

Later in the day, a panel featuring some of the most plugged-in minds in Welsh tech will discuss how organisations can stay secure in an ever-changing world.

Finally, we’ll hear from the Wales Cyber Resilience Centre on the rise of AI cybercrime, as well as how to work together to protect Wales on the cyber sphere. Next, here from Unliver’s Cyber Culture and Human Risk Senior Manager on hot to mitigate against human risk.

We’ll end the day with a drinks reception, providing you with another opportunity for networking before we close up shop and head up north.

The event will feature:

• Lesley Kipling, Cheif Cybersecurity Advisor, Microsoft
• Ryan James, CISO, Merthyr Tydfil Country Borough Council
• Melissa Goldsmith, Director of Cyber Threat Intelligence and Hunting, NBCUniversal
• Patricia Rodrigues, Senior Cloud Security Engineer, Admiral Group
• Charlie Sinclair, Cyber Culture and Human Risk Manager, Unilever
• Liz Cochlin, Chief Technology Officer, Sero
• Beth Jenkins, Lecturer: Digital Forensics & Cyber Security, University of South Wales
• Stephen Crowther, Technology & Analytics Director SMF
• Carrie Jones, Principle Associate, Capital Law
• Jaymie Thomas, CTO Protect Commercial Insurne & Co-founder, AI Wales
• Clare Johnson, Head of Capability, ITSUS Consulting & Founder, Women in Cyber Unlimited
• Ray Manesh, Business Development and Customer Success, Identity and Access Management
• Adam Hopes, Solutions Architect, Barracuda
• Sarah Howard-Smith, CISO, Zonat

Registration is still open – apply for your FREE ticket here.