The CyberBay Summit is Tampa Bay’s premier cybersecurity and emerging technology event. Join leaders from industry, government, academia, and defense for a day of insight, collaboration, and action.

CyberBay 2026 | March 11-13, 2026 | JW Marriott Tampa Water Street

General Admission Industry: $250

General Admission Public Service: $200

NEW! Group discounts:

  • 10% off for groups of 4 or more
  • 20% off for groups of 10 or more

Discount automatically applied.

Student Tickets: $50

The deadline to apply for a student ticket has passed. If you are still interested in attending, please purchase a General Admissions ticket.

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JUST ADDED: SECURITY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Most cybersecurity professionals are trained to identify risk. Very few are trained to lead executives, shape decisions, and secure funding. This workshop, hosted on-site at CyberBay 2026, closes that gap.

Over three immersive days, participants develop the leadership posture, business fluency, and executive communication skills required to design and defend security programs organizations will prioritize and invest in.

This workshop requires separate registration, which includes your CyberBay 2026 conference registration (no need to register twice).

The SUMMIT – MARCH 11-13, 2O26

 

Join us at the JW Marriott Tampa Water Street for the premier gathering of cybersecurity’s brightest minds. The CyberBay Summit 2026 brings together national leaders from military, academia, and the private sector to bridge the gap between emerging threats and actionable defenses. This is more than a conference; it is the national epicenter for democratizing cybersecurity and fostering a culture of collective resilience.

 

  • Elite Keynote Lineup: Featuring Jen Easterly (Former Director of CISA) and Rachel Wilson (Head of Data Security, Morgan Stanley).

  • Democratizing Cybersecurity Challenge: Watch regional startups compete for investment capital in our high-stakes Innovation Challenge.

  • The CyberBay Cup: Experience the thrill of elite cybersecurity competition with our premier Capture The Flag event.

  • Pre-Conference Workshops: Deep-dive technical sessions and hands-on training beginning March 11.

  • Unrivaled Networking: Connect with over 1,000 stakeholders across the Florida cybersecurity ecosystem.

CyberBay Summit 2026 Keynote Speakers

We are thrilled to announce an exciting lineup of experts, luminaries, and leaders from across the cybersecurity ecosystem!

Rachel Wilson

Head of Wealth Management Data Security & Infrastructure Risk, Morgan Stanley

Jen Easterly

CEO, RSAC, and Former Director, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

Breakout Session Speakers

  • Kassandra Pierre Bedell – Founder, DYASPURA Digital

  • Buck Bell – Director, Global Security Strategy Office

  • Melissa Caruso – Florida Design & Training Solutions

  • Jim Cerkovnik – Cybersecurity Researcher, Idaho National Laboratory

  • Cierra Choucair – Director of Strategic Content, Resonance

  • Rich Cominos – Investigator, CyberCX USA

  • Norman Dorsch – Global Product Manager, X-Force, IBM

  • Samuel Farnan – Controls System Cybersecurity Analyst, Idaho National Laboratory

  • John Ford – CEO, Trifident Advisory Services

  • Guillermo Francia – Professor & Director, University of West Florida

  • Stephen Gary – Professor of Instruction, School of Information at USF

  • Blake Hearn – Federal Sales Engineer, Chainguard

  • Felix Hernandez – CISO, Strategic Sentinels

  • Jordan Howell – Assistant Professor, University of South Florida

  • Marin Ivezic – CEO, Applied Quantum

  • Jiri Jirik – Director, Moraine Valley Community College

  • Cat Karow – Founder and CEO, ZoraSafe, Inc.

  • David Kim – AI & GRC Principal Consultant, Technology Management Corp.

  • Cornelius Krüger – Principal Intelligence Analyst, CrowdStrike

  • John Licato – Associate Professor, University of South Florida & CEO, Actualization.AI

  • Allan Liska – CSIRT, Recorded Future

  • Mark Mahovlich – Vice President of Strategy & Execution, ICM Cyber

  • Jim McGann – CMO, Index Eng

  • Corey Monaghan – Special Agent Supervisor, Florida Department of Law Enforcement

  • Linda Nhon – Research Fellow, Global and National Security Institute at USF

  • Bidemi Ologunde – Security Strategy Consultant & Criminal Intelligence Liaison

  • Maria Olivella – Senior Crime Intelligence Analyst, Florida Department of Law Enforcement

  • Roberta O’Malley – Assistant Professor, University of South Florida

  • John Riley – Chief of Emerging Tech, Impactifi Global

  • Michael Rogers – Managing Director of Resilience Advisory Services, MOXFIVE

  • John Sands – Professor, Moraine Valley Community College

  • Tad Schnaufer – Strategy and Research Manager, USF Global & National Security Institute

  • Steve Stasiukonis – Cybersecurity Professional, Secure Network Technologies

  • Jeremy Straub – Associate Professor, University of West Florida

  • Vanessa Toves – Microsoft 365 Solutions Architect, Druv

  • Sasha Vanterpool – Senior Workforce Consultant, Skillrex.io

  • Araceli Venegas-Gomez – CEO & Founder, Qureca

  • Travis Weathers – Co-Founder, Mayweather Group, LLC & VTEM Labs, Inc

  • Allen Westley – Director, Cyber Intelligence, L3Harris Technologies

  • Gene Yoo – CEO, Resecurity

  • George Zimmermann – Information Security Manager, Northwest Regional Data Center, FSU

SPONSOR + EXHIBIT

We are pleased to announce that Sponsor and Exhibitor opportunities for the CyberBay Summit 2026 are now open! Act quickly—exhibit space sold out in 2025!

Thank you to our Sponsors!

ConnectSecure

Luminary Sponsor

CyberFox

Visionary Sponsor

SkillBit

Visionary Sponsor

ThreatLocker

Innovator Sponsor – Podcast

Rapid7 women

Connector Sponsor – Enigma Presentation

Thank you to our EXHIBITORS!

Bellini Center for Talent Development, USF
Bellini College, USF
BlackCloak
Columbia Southern University
Conceal, Inc
ConnectSecure
CyberFox
Devicie
Digicert
EC-Council
Florida Department of Law
Enforcement
Florida International University Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy
Ginger Cybersecurity
Jones & Bartlett Learning
MSP Influencer
Netsync
Saint Leo University
Rapid7
SimSpace
SkillBit
TierPoint
University of South Florida
Cybercriminology
USF Muma College of Business
University of South Florida Office of Corporate Training and Professional Education
University of Tampa
University Of West Florida
Vilkas Cybersecurity