Join us to examine this year's theme THE NEXT DECADE: ACCELERATING OUR CYBER DEFENCE_

In 2026, the question isn’t just whether we can defend against current cyber threats - it’s whether we can accelerate our entire approach fast enough to stay ahead of what’s coming next.

This year’s CYBERUK is both a celebration of the progress made over the past decade and a call to action for the future.

The CYBERUK 2026 programme will be full of opportunities to learn, explore, and engage with leading UK and international experts.

THE NEXT DECADE: ACCELERATING OUR CYBER DEFENCE_

Five plenaries over the two days will bring together a range of UK and international cyber leaders from across government, industry and academia to discuss the event theme: THE NEXT DECADE: ACCELERATING OUR CYBER DEFENCE.

How can the UK strengthen its resilience to the cyber challenges of the next decade? This stream explores rapid-response frameworks, real-time threat sharing and the partnerships that can defend our most critical infrastructure - alongside the policy and legislative changes needed to enable defence at pace and scale. It aims to equip cyber defenders with the knowledge to guard against attacks or build resilience to respond and recover the following one.

Technology moves fast - our policy and practice must move faster. This stream examines innovations, governance and standards that can accelerate secure digital transformation. Delegates will explore proven solutions, the trade offs, and how to embed enduring security for the decade ahead.

Our adversaries are agile, adaptive and global. This track focuses on accelerating our ability to identify, analyse and anticipate threats from state actors and cybercriminals - turning intelligence into defensive advantage. Sessions will share insight into emerging risks and vulnerabilities from leading UK and international experts.

Strong cyber defence depends on people, partnerships and trust. This track explores how we grow our future workforce, develop robust standards and assurance, and build a thriving, secure marketplace of services and innovators ready for tomorrow’s challenges.

As the cyber landscape shifts, solutions must be shaped in real time. Developed by government and industry sponsors, these sessions will explore live challenges, share strategies, and co develop approaches that strengthen our collective defence at pace.

In person, technical talks for experienced practitioners. Led by experts in their fields, these advanced briefings will provide insight into some of the latest thinking and research into our most pressing current and future technical challenges. The sessions will illuminate research, providing detailed analysis and actionable conclusions.