Why your business needs to be at CyberBay 2026
1. Highlight Your Role as an Industry Leader: Demonstrate that your business is on the leading edge of national security, AI advancement, and digital resilience by aligning your brand with one of the most strategic academic-military-technology partnerships in the country. The 2025 event SOLD OUT!
2. Influence the Future of Cyber + AI Policy & Practice: Become part of the solution by joining panel discussions, participating in breakout sessions, and collaborating with leaders, researchers, and tech visionaries to solve real-world challenges. This isn’t just another tech conference—it’s a launchpad for impact.
3. Connect with people from various sectors, industries, and job roles: CyberBay is a unique community partnership that spans the public and private sectors. Our content is designed to benefit both technical and non-technical professionals, providing educational resources for cyber practitioners, CISOs/CIOs, non-technical business leaders, law enforcement personnel, HR leaders, entrepreneurs, and others.
4. Network with National Security Decision-Makers: CyberBay draws leaders from SOCOM, CENTCOM, top federal agencies, and leading defense contractors. It’s your opportunity to contribute to and learn from the front lines of national cyber defense.
5. Embed in the CyberBay Ecosystem: Establish your brand as a part of this rapidly growing, high-impact initiative to build pipelines, partnerships, and platforms between business, academia, and government—right here in Tampa Bay.
Event Highlights
The CyberBay Cup: Watch some of the world’s best student and professional white hat hackers in action as they compete for $40,000 in prizes.
High-Impact Speakers, High-Value Topics: Hear from world-renowned experts from across the cybersecurity realm, including leaders from the military, federal government, academia, and private industry. Topics are selected based on relevance and value to the audience.
Resources for Entrepreneurs: Discover a network of resources in Tampa Bay to help local start-ups secure funding, grow, and future-proof their digital operations. New for 2026: Bring your ideas to the Innovation Challenge to compete for part of a $100,000 funding pool!
THE FUN: If you attended CyberBay 2025, you’ve already learned that you never know who or what you might see at CyberBay! We are planning a variety of engaging activities that will bring the fun while highlighting our sponsors and exhibitors!
CyberBay 2025 Demographics
Organizations Represented
Here is a sampling of organizations who had representatives at CyberBay 2025: Gartner, Amazon Web Services, Moffitt Cancer Center, Raymond James, Walmart, RTX/Raytheon, Palo Alto Networks, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Accenture, Rapid7, Publix Employees Federal Credit Union, Morgan Auto Group, Amazon, Commvault, Check Point Software Technologies, New York Life, Jabil, Florida Funders, DTCC, MUFG, The MITRE Corporation, JPMorgan Chase, Cisco, US Air Force, US Coast Guard, US Army, Google, Chick-fil-A, CDW, Suncoast Credit Union, Lakeland Regional Health, Fortinet, GuidePoint Security, Rapid7, Idaho National Laboratory, ConnectWise
Job Roles in Attendance
Here is a sampling of attendees’ job titles: President, CEO, Founder, Partner, Chief Learning Officer, CTO, Vice President, Senior Solutions Engineer, Professor, Systems Administrator, Senior Software Engineer, Program Manager, Senior Technologist, Chief Administration Officer, Applications Systems Analyst, DevOps Engineer, Special Agent, Senior Information Security Analyst, Operations Manager, Director of Information Technology, IT Manager, Principal Software Engineer, Attorney, Lead Cyber Risk Analyst, Director of Cybersecurity, Senior Director, Senior Access Control Administrator, AVP Threat Detection and Incident Response, Cybersecurity Program Manager, Chie Research Officer, Solutions Architecture Manager, Executive Director, COO, Law Enforcement Officer, Chief Engagement Analyst, Division Chief, Chief Information & Innovation Administrator, Global Talent Lead, Enterprise Infrastructure Manager, Talent Acquisition Manager, Associate Professor, Dean, Director of Information Technology, Senior Threat Hunter, CIO, CISO, Director of Technology Operations
VALUE-ADDED OUtreach efforts
The CyberBay Event Team will conduct a comprehensive paid outreach campaign and leverage the combined networks of the University of South Florida, Cyber Florida at USF, and Bellini Capital to promote this event to the whole of the CyberBay community, including:
- Private industry, startups, service providers, and venture capital firms
- 56,000 Tampa Bay regional businesses
- Military personnel from USCENTCOM and USSOCOM, and more
- Federal, state, and local government leaders from a variety of agencies and departments
- Faculty and students from Florida’s top universities and colleges
LUMINARY SPONSOR $25,000 (SOLD!)
- Logo on conference bag
- One complimentary 60-second video spot on rotation on the LED wall (note: no sound)
- Opportunity to present a breakout session (must be on a relevant, educational topic approved by the CyberBay Team) with logo recognition in the event app
- Opportunity to participate in an upcoming episode of the CyberBay Podcast
- A private mini-CTF for company employees provided courtesy of MetaCTF/SkillBit (must be redeemed within three months of the event)
- Opportunity to contribute a branded challenge to the CyberBay Cup
- Access to CyberBay Cup participant contact information
- 20 complimentary attendee registrations
- One Prime Exhibitor Package (everything included in the Premium Exhibitor Package, plus prime placement in the Tampa Bay Ballroom)
- Logo recognition on the LED Wall
- Logo recognition in attendee email
- Logo recognition on the website
- Logo recognition in the event app
- Pre-event social media post recognizing sponsorship level
- Logo recognition on event signage (digital and print, as available)
VISIONARY SPONSOR $20,000 (SOLD!)
- Exclusive Recognition as one of two Networking Lunch Sponsors
- One complimentary 30-second video spot on rotation on the LED wall (note: no sound)
- Opportunity to participate in a panel discussion or provide a pre-conference workshop
- Opportunity to participate in an upcoming episode of the CyberBay Podcast
- A private mini-CTF for company employees provided courtesy of MetaCTF/SkillBit (must be redeemed within three months of the event)
- Opportunity to contribute a branded challenge to the CyberBay Cup
- Access to CyberBay Cup participant contact information
- 16 complimentary attendee registrations
- One Prime Exhibitor Package (everything included in the Premium Exhibitor Package, plus prime placement in the Tampa Bay Ballroom)
- Logo recognition on the LED Wall
- Logo recognition in attendee email
- Logo recognition on the website
- Logo recognition in the event app
- Pre-event social media post recognizing sponsorship level
- Logo recognition on event signage (digital and print, as available)
INNOVATOR SPONSOR $15,000 (4 3 available)
- Exclusive recognition as one of the following: the Reception Sponsor, the CyberBay Cup sponsor, the WiFi Sponsor,
or the Podcast Sponsor(sold!) - One complimentary 30-second video spot on rotation on the LED wall (note: no sound)
- Opportunity to participate in a panel discussion or provide a pre-conference workshop
- Opportunity to participate in an upcoming episode of the CyberBay Podcast
- A private mini-CTF for company employees provided courtesy of MetaCTF/SkillBit (must be redeemed within three months of the event)
- Opportunity to contribute a branded challenge to the CyberBay Cup
- Access to CyberBay Cup participant contact information
- 12 complimentary attendee registrations
- One Prime Exhibitor Package (everything included in the Premium Exhibitor Package, plus prime placement in the Tampa Bay Ballroom)
- Logo recognition on the LED Wall
- Logo recognition in attendee email
- Logo recognition on website
- Logo recognition in the event app
- Pre-event social media post recognizing sponsorship level
- Logo recognition on event signage (digital and print, as available)
BUILDER SPONSOR $10,000 (5 available)
- 8 complimentary attendee registrations
- Opportunity to sponsor a breakout session (logo included in event app agenda)
- One Prime Exhibitor Package (everything included in the Premium Exhibitor Package, plus prime placement in the Tampa Bay Ballroom)
- Logo recognition on the LED Wall
- Logo recognition on the website
- Logo recognition in the event app
- Pre-event social media post recognizing sponsorship level
- Logo recognition on event signage (digital and print, as available)
CONNECTOR SPONSOR $5,000 (10 9 available)
- 4 complimentary attendee registrations
- One Premium Exhibitor Package
- Logo recognition on the LED Wall
- Logo recognition on the website
- Logo recognition in the event app
- Pre-event social media post recognizing sponsorship level
- Logo recognition on event digital signage
Exhibitor Opportunities
New for 2026: Premium Exhibit booths are located right in the mainstage room, where the keynote speakers, CyberBay Cup, Networking Lunches, and reception will be held! Partner Exhibit booths are located just outside the mainstage room, on the way to and from the breakout rooms. We are also limiting the number of Student registrations to <10% of total registration.
Ready to exhibit? Register now through our Exhibitor Portal
PREMIUM EXHIBITOR PACKAGE $2,000 (18 AVAILABLE)
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Premium 10’ x 10’ pipe-and-drape exhibit space in the mainstage area (Tampa Bay Ballroom) outfitted with one 6-foot, unskirted table and two chairs.
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Three complimentary staff registrations; additional staff registrations are available at a discounted rate of $200 per person.
Virtual benefits in the conference app:
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Customizable virtual booth with 3D option
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Lead retrieval and management in the app via your phone or tablet—no special equipment needed—with secure data storage.
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Gamified exhibitor promotion
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Meeting Hub to connect with attendees and schedule meetings
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Add promotional materials to the Exhibitor Gallery
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Company name listed on event webpage
PARTNER EXHIBITOR PACKAGE $1,000 (18 AVAILABLE) SOLD OUT!
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8’ x 8’ exhibit space in the pre-function area outside the mainstage area (Tampa Bay Ballroom) outfitted with one 6-foot, unskirted table and two chairs.
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Three complimentary staff registrations; additional staff registrations are available at a discounted rate of $200 per person.
Virtual benefits in the conference app:
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Customizable virtual booth with 3D option
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Lead retrieval and management in the app via your phone or tablet—no special equipment needed—with secure data storage.
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Gamified exhibitor promotion
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Meeting Hub to connect with attendees and schedule meetings
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Add promotional materials to the Exhibitor Gallery
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Company name listed on event webpage
