Europe's
Largest Annual Cybersecurity Event to Make American Debut in U.S.
Cybersecurity Innovation Hub
SAN ANTONIO, March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The InCyber
Forum, host and convener of Europe's largest annual cybersecurity
conference, today announced the upcoming launch of the first-ever
U.S. edition of the forum June 17-18,
2025, in San Antonio,
Texas.
Begun in 2007, the InCyber Forum has become the preeminent
cybersecurity convening in Europe
focused on digital security and trust, tackling the top
cybersecurity challenges of today and tomorrow, and contributing to
the development of the cybersecurity ecosystem through a
whole-of-sector approach, working with public and private
decision-makers, governmental bodies, private companies, academics,
professional associations, and others.
The annual InCyber Forum conference in Lille, France, is a 20,000-person event
representing professionals from 82 countries across the entire
digital ecosystem, ranging from traditional cybersecurity, data
protection, combating cyber crime, investing in emerging
technologies, advancing workforce development, and more.
Similarly, the San Antonio InCyber Forum will bring together
leaders in the cybersecurity space from around the world to discuss
the latest technologies, innovations, and industry best-practices.
Special focus will also be given to how to protect against
constantly evolving cyber threats unique to the U.S. and how those
threats specifically impact its allies in the hemisphere and other
North American stakeholders.
"San Antonio, also known as
Cyber City USA, is the perfect
home for the U.S. edition of the InCyber Forum in June 2025," said Vincent
Riou, general manager of InCyber Forum Americas. "The forum
originated many years ago in Lille,
France, and, over time, has become the largest cybersecurity
conference in Europe with 25,000
attendees annually. At long last, the forum is headed to America.
It is my great hope that InCyber Forum becomes one of Europe's greatest exports to the U.S. and,
more specifically, to the great state of Texas."
San Antonio is one of the
fastest growing cities in America and is home to the largest
concentration of cybersecurity companies outside of the Dulles
Technology Corridor near Washington,
D.C.
Thousands of men and women in the region oversee a wide range of
operations that protect critical infrastructure assets on behalf of
the U.S. Department of Defense, the commercial sector, and local
governments. San Antonio-area
universities are among the nation's top institutions dedicated to
ongoing research, development, and training in cybersecurity and
its applications across a wide range of industry sectors.
"San Antonio is the U.S. hub
for cybersecurity innovation," said San
Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg.
"As the seventh-largest American city, San Antonio is perfectly suited to host the
first U.S. edition of the InCyber Forum. In June 2025, San
Antonio will offer thousands of forum attendees from around
the globe a close look at the city's cybersecurity bona fides and
why we're quickly becoming known as Cyber City USA."
"We invite InCyber Forum attendees to join us as we explore the
future of cybersecurity and set the stage for unprecedented growth
and opportunity," said Marc
Anderson, president and CEO of Visit San Antonio. "As one of
America's fastest growing cities, San
Antonio is the ideal home for the American edition of the
InCyber Forum. We look forward to sharing our authentic culture,
walkable city, extraordinary cuisine, and Texas hospitality in June 2025 with a unique and global mix of forum
attendees."
"The strategic and geopolitical importance of American dominance
in cybersecurity cannot be overstated," said Nicole L. Beebe, professor in cybersecurity and
the Melvin Lachman endowed chair at the University of Texas at San Antonio. "The U.S.
InCyber Forum, which will be hosted here in San Antonio in June
2025, will elevate San
Antonio as a well-established center in the U.S. for
cybersecurity innovation and expertise and convene technical and
national security experts from around the globe to discuss the key
role of cybersecurity in protecting critical assets and
infrastructure from rapidly evolving threats."
"The Port San Antonio team is
proud to support and participate in the first U.S. edition of the
InCyber Forum," added Jim
Perschbach, president and CEO of Port San Antonio. "The InCyber Forum will be
an important milestone in our ongoing work to establish strategic
partnerships that are essential to the development of
state-of-the-art solutions that safeguard against cyber threats in
our region, across the nation, and around the world."
About the InCyber Forum
The InCyber Forum began in Lille,
France, in 2007, and has become an active community of
65,000 cybersecurity professionals, business leaders, and
policymakers in the U.S., Europe,
Canada, and beyond. Over the last
15 years, the forum has become the most prominent cybersecurity and
digital trust convening in Europe,
with 20,000 participants, 650 private and public sponsors, 530
speakers, and representatives from 82 countries. For more details,
visit the InCyber Forum North America website.
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