ETSI Security Conference 2026

19-22 October 2026

Sophia Antipolis, France

Free of charge

Securing Tomorrow after 20 Years of Progress

Join us for the 20th edition of the ETSI Security Conference, one of ETSI’s flagship events and a unique annual opportunity for the global security community to meet face to face, exchange with an experts’ audience, and explore the most relevant topics in cybersecurity standardisation.

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  • Build Security in the AI Era

    AI is transforming both attack and defence. Join top engineers, researchers, tech leaders & policy makers to discuss Agentic AI, autonomous threats, and next‑gen defence strategies, and get ahead of CRA 2026 with practical guidance.

  • Learn to Secure digital infrastructures

    Today’s infrastructures are more interconnected—and more exposed—than ever. Discover real‑world strategies to protect the full stack using Zero Trust, identity‑centric security, and modern product‑security practices.

  • Prepare for the Quantum Frontier

    Quantum disruption is no longer theoretical. Explore crypto‑agility in action, PQC‑ready architectures, and what boards must decide now to mitigate “harvest‑now, decrypt‑later” risks.

  • From Human Factors to Systemic Risks

    Dive into real‑world lessons from fraud, scams, social engineering tricks, past protocol exploits (e.g. SS7), and other emerging threats. Hear security leaders share what worked, what failed, and much more.

About

Join us for the 20th edition of the ETSI Security Conference, one of ETSI’s flagship events and a unique annual opportunity for the global security community to meet face to face, exchange with an experts’ audience, and explore the most relevant topics in cybersecurity standardisation.

This special anniversary edition will feature an intensive 4‑day programme bringing together speakers and attendees from  government organisations, standards bodies, academia and a wide range of industry sectors.

Programme Highlights

The 2026 agenda will cover a broad spectrum of strategic and technical security topics, including:

  • Global Cybersecurity Landscape
  • Exploration of emerging trends, evolving threats and key regulatory initiatives shaping worldwide cybersecurity.
  • 20 Years of ETSI Security Conference
  • A look back at the evolution of the security threat landscape and the major lessons learned across two decades.
  • AI Security and Resilience
  • Focus on secure and trustworthy AI, including the implications of agentic AI systems.
  • Cryptography and Quantum Readiness
  • Current and Future Security Research
  • Identity and API Security
  • Cloud, SaaS, OT/IoT and Product Security
  • Regulatory Runway & Compliance Operations
  • Covering EU and global frameworks and their operational impacts
  • CRA 2026
  • Education in Standards
  • Networks and Telecom Security
  • Insights on 5G, 6G, Open RAN, core networks and signalling security.
  • Software Security
  • …/…

Important Milestones:

  • End March: launch of the call for submissions (presentations, posters, demonstrations)
  • 15 May: deadline of the call for submission
  • 10 July: Speaker confirmation
  • Mid/End July: Online programme – Opening of registration

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Programme Committee

ETSI sincerely thanks the Security Conference 2025 Programme Committee Members for their engagement in putting together another thought provoking conference!

  • Goel Biju, BT
  • Charles Brookson, ZEATA Security
  • Alex Cadzow, C3L
  • Scott Cadzow, C3L
  • Matt Campagna, Amazon Web Services
  • Bjorn Fanta, Fabasoft
  • Sandra Feliciano, Polytechnic Institute of Porto
  • Vassiliki Gogou, ENISA
  • Slawomir Gorniak, ENISA
  • Issy Hall, DSIT
  • Alan Hayward, NCSC
  • Holie Hennessy, OMDIA
  • Michaela Klopstra, Accenture
  • Alex Leadbeater,GSMA, Programme Committee Chair
  • Gerry McQuaid, Ofcom
  • Emily N, NCSC
  • Kim Nordstrom, ETSI
  • Davide Pratone, Huawei
  • Tony Rutkowski, CIS
  • Dario Sabella, xFlow Research Inc.
  • George Sharkov, European DIGITAL SME Alliance & SBS
  • Nataliya Stanetsky, Google Ireland Limited
  • Colin Whorlow, NCSC
  • Alf Zugenmaier, NTT Docomo

Call for Contributions

The call for contributions is now closed.
The programme committee has started the review phase.

Important Milestones

  • 27 March: launch of the call for submissions (presentations, posters, demonstrations)
  • 15 May: deadline of the call for submissions
  • 15 May – 15 June: Programme Committee review and selection phase
  • 15 June – 15 July: Agenda building phase
  • 15 July: Speaker confirmation
  • End July: Online programme – Opening of registration

Should you have any query about the submission process, please write to [email protected]

Location

The ETSI Security Conference will take place in ETSI premises, Sophia Antipolis, France:

Venue:
ETSI
650 Route des Lucioles
06560 Valbonne – Sophia Antipolis
FRANCE

Tel.: +33 4 92 94 42 00 (Reception)

Information on how to get to ETSI, travel, visa, local accommodation and local transports is available here.

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