NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2026

REALISING IRELAND'S CYBER INDUSTRY POTENTIAL

22.09.26

THE LYRATH ESTATE HOTEL, KILKENNY

#CINC26

CYBER IRELAND NATIONAL CONFERENCE

The Cyber Ireland National Conference (CINC), is Cyber Ireland’s annual flagship cyber security event bringing together and building our cyber security community with leaders and professionals across industry, academia and government.    

CINC26 will be on Tuesday 22nd September 2026 at the Lyrath Estate Hotel, Kilkenny, where senior leaders will meet and discuss the cyber security challenges facing industry and Ireland, learn about innovative solutions and hear from national and international perspectives. 

 

WHY ATTEND?

  • Member-focused – Focused on the topics & interests of our members and cluster mission.
  • Networking – Leading industry conference for networking with senior leaders from cyber security. Access Cyber Ireland’s network of over 200 organisations.
  • Industry Thought Leadership – hear from international thought leaders and the best of the Irish cyber security industry.
  • Strategic Policy & National Security Insights – Get up to speed on the latest developments in Ireland’s national cyber strategy, EU regulations, and global policy trends that impact your organisation’s compliance, resilience, and future readiness.
Cyber Ireland National Conference on Cyber Security

Cyber Ireland is the national industry representative body for the cyber security sector.  

We connect the cyber security sector to drive business growth, through collaboration, talent development and innovation.  Our aim is to position Ireland to become the leading location for cyber security in Europe.

Join over 230 organisations who are working together to make Ireland a global cyber security leader.

CINC26 SPEAKERS

Bharat Mistry

Field Chief Technology Officer - TrendAI

Maureen Breslin

Chartered Director (C Dir) & Independent Non-Executive Direc...

John Hetherton

Security Specialist - OpenAI

Mary Uí Choileáin

Founder - DeisAI

Hazel Murray

Chair of Cybersecurity, Munster Technological University (MT...

Andrea Manning

CISO, Acorn Life

Dr. Jayne Goble

Global Leader for OT Cyber Security Services, KPMG

Pat Larkin

President - Ekco

Barry O’Sullivan

Professor - University College Cork (UCC)

Janet Lavelle

Director of People Ops, Security & Enterprise IE - Ekco

Gerard Kirrane

CTO - NCSC

Michael Hayden

Senior Client Advisor - Enterprise Ireland

Matthew Conlon

CEO - Cytidel

Ronan Coleman

Director - Cyber Innovate

Paul Brady

VP - Enterprise Security & Resilience - Optum

John Higginson

Global Lead for Cyber Incident Preparedness - Palo Alto Netw...

Deirdre Morris

Principal Officer, NCSC

Colm Stapleton

Director of Operations - NCSC

Jacky Fox

Global Secure Digital Core Lead - Accenture

Joe Stephens

Director of Resilience, NCSC

Richard Browne

Director, NCSC

Gordon Smith

MC

Dr Eoin Byrne

Cluster Manager, Cyber Ireland

CINC26 SPONSORS

Ingenious Media is a supporting partner of CINC26

CINC26 HIGHLIGHTS

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It gave us access to other sponsors and attendees and appropriate space to display and meet.
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The balance was just right between topics for now (current state of cyber resilience in Ireland), topics for soon (agentic AI threats etc), and topics for further on the horizon (post-quantum readiness). Lots of food for thought and lots to take back to my org and to consider in the posture of products I work on.
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Great venue. Great food. Good conversations. Great presentations.
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The networking and locality of the event are outstanding. Being outside Dublin makes this feel more like a national event.
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Outside of the some great conference sessions I really enjoyed the networking with peers and friends
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It's a great networking event and an opportunity to learn what skills needs are in the sector.
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The Networking was excellent and such a diverse attendance meant you just didn't meet direct peers.
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Great speakers and interesting exhibitor stands.