CYBERUK 2026 Conference Announcement

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Published March 10th, 2026

Detected March 13th, 2026

Summary

The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has announced details for the flagship CYBERUK 2026 conference in Glasgow, scheduled for April 21-23. The event will focus on accelerating cyber defences and will feature international security chiefs and industry leaders. Registration for private sector delegates remains open until April 2, 2026.

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The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has announced the upcoming CYBERUK 2026 conference, a flagship event focused on cybersecurity, to be held in Glasgow from April 21-23, 2026. The conference will convene over 2,500 attendees from industry, academia, and government, featuring international security officials and industry leaders discussing themes such as resilience, technology, threat evolution, and accelerating cyber defence over the next decade. Key speakers include Anne Keast-Butler (Director of GCHQ), Stephanie Crowe (Head of the Australian Cyber Security Centre), and Rajiv Gupta (Head of the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security).

Private sector delegates are encouraged to register for the event, with registration remaining open until April 2, 2026. While this is an announcement for a conference and does not impose new regulatory obligations, it highlights key discussions and trends in cybersecurity that may inform future compliance strategies. Attendees will engage in keynote speeches, panel sessions, and workshops focused on critical cybersecurity challenges and advancements.

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Register for CYBERUK 2026 by April 2, 2026, if attending.
Review conference themes and speaker list to identify relevant cybersecurity trends and best practices.

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International security chiefs to convene in Glasgow for flagship CYBERUK conference

CYBERUK will be delivered by the NCSC and sponsors across four distinct tracks of activity: Resilience, Technology, Threat, and Ecosystem.

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Top cyber security officials from around the globe among speakers announced for CYBERUK 2026
GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre will host UK government’s flagship cyber event at the SEC Glasgow on 21-23 April
Registration remains open for private sector delegates until 2 April 2026 INTERNATIONAL leaders in cyber security will speak at the UK’s flagship cyber conference in Glasgow next month to discuss accelerating defences in the face of rising online threats.

CYBERUK 2026 will welcome over 2,500 attendees from industry, academia, and government for a programme of world-class keynote speeches, panel sessions, tech talks, interactive workshops and an exhibition focused on the next decade of cyber defence.

Today, the National Cyber Security Centre – a part of GCHQ – has announced the latest speakers to be confirmed for the summit taking place at the SEC Glasgow, including:

Anne Keast-Butler, Director of GCHQ
Stephanie Crowe, Head of the Australian Cyber Security Centre
Keri Gilder, CEO, Colt Technology Services
Rajiv Gupta, Head of the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security
Margaret Heffernan, Author, CEO and Professor of Practice at the University of Bath
Yoichi Iida, Japan’s National Cyber Director and Deputy National Security Advisor
Claudia Plattner, President of the German Federal Office for Information Security
Geoff White, Author, journalist and podcaster They will be joined by leaders from the NCSC including CEO Dr Richard Horne and UK government ministers who will give keynote addresses.

Senior representatives from industry including Google Cloud, Anthropic and PQ Shield as well as leading academics from the University of Glasgow have also been confirmed today via the CYBERUK website.

Places are still available for private sector delegates to register for CYBERUK 2026 until Thursday 2 April.

Dr Richard Horne, CEO of the NCSC, said:

Cyber security has never been more important for our collective resilience and prosperity and at this critical juncture, the question we must ask is not whether but how we should accelerate our defences to stay ahead of growing online threats.

“This will be central at CYBERUK 2026, and I’m delighted to be hosting key international partners and cyber security experts to examine this question and how we can tackle common challenges, risks and vulnerabilities.

“I’d strongly encourage leaders across the cyber and business communities to seize the opportunity to engage with this flagship event and be a part of this crucial conversation.
The overarching theme of this year’s event – which takes place in the conference’s tenth year – is ‘ The Next Decade: Accelerating our Cyber Defence ’ and will seek to answer questions including:

How can the UK strengthen its resilience to the cyber challenges of the next decade?
How do we align economic growth with resilience and make cyber choices benefiting the whole economy?
How do we defend critical systems – including with AI – in an uncertain world?
How has the threat evolved in the last 10 years and how has our approach to cyber defence evolved?
What actions can we take now to shape trends, policies and the technology evolution? CYBERUK will be delivered by the NCSC and sponsors across four distinct tracks of activity: Resilience, Technology, Threat, and Ecosystem.

You can find more information about accessing the event and CYBERUK 2026’s programme, exhibitors, speakers and sponsors on the CYBERUK website.

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