Defending the Future: Women in Cyber 2026
Defending the Future: Women in Cyber Conference 2026
Following the success of Securing the Future: Women in Cyber in 2024 and Resilient Futures: Women in Cyber in 2025, we were delighted to host our third national cyber security conference for women and allies on 23rd March 2026 at the ICC Wales, entitled Defending the Future: Women in Cyber. The event celebrated the work that women are doing in the sector, showcasing their talent across a breadth of different roles and demonstrating the importance of an inclusive workforce. Sessions included current cyber security threats and challenges, skills development, and growing your network.
This was the agenda for 2026:
- Opening Address, Rt Hon Eluned Morgan, MS, First Minister of Wales
- The National Picture: Shaping the Future of Cyber, a Senior Representative from the NCSC
- Security by Design, Millie Zah, BTCrypt-Key: Protecting the Mission, Kelly Davies, Airbus
- Kelly DaviesInternational challenges, Airbus speaker
- Working Together to Build Resilience, Steph Perry, Babcock
- Panel - Cyber: Beyond the Technical
- UK Government, Cyber Action Plan, Bella Powell, DSIT
- BIAS, is it really all that bad? Sarah Bailey, Admiral
- Innovate UK, Nuala Kilmartin
- Panel - The Power of Community
- Closing Keynote - Senior NCSC Representative
Sponsors
This event was funded by the generous support of a number of sponsors as follows: Platinum Sponsors: Airbus Defence and Space and Admiral Group Plc. Gold sponsors: Wales Cyber Innovation Hub, Silver sponsors: BT, Kocho and Palo Alto Networks.
We were also supported by ADS, ITSUS Consulting Ltd and TechUK and a number of individuals and organisations who kindly donated their time and knowledge to help shape the programme.
