A wave of national attention is converging on Tampa Bay this fall, as CyberBay2025 prepares to convene the sharpest minds and boldest voices from cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and national security. From October 13–15 at the Tampa Marriott Water Street, the high-impact summit will turn the city into a nerve center for digital defense strategy, innovation, and collaboration. With Cyber Florida, the University of South Florida, the USF Bellini College of AI, Cybersecurity and Computing, and Bellini Capital at the helm, the event brings together stakeholders across business, government, investment, research, and the armed forces to confront today’s most pressing threats—and seize tomorrow’s most urgent opportunities.
The timing and location are no accident. Tampa Bay is emerging not just as a regional player, but as a vital node in America’s cyber defense and innovation architecture. Arnie Bellini, Managing Partner at Bellini Capital, put it plainly: “Tampa Bay is the hub of America’s cyber resilience.” That message isn’t just rhetoric. The area boasts a rich confluence of federal and military installations, startup energy, capital access, and academic leadership—ideal conditions for what CyberBay2025 sets out to catalyze. Attendees can expect not only keynotes and panels but a multi-track agenda designed to confront the evolving cyber-AI threat matrix, fuel the next wave of innovation, and bridge the talent pipeline from classroom to command center.
Anchored by some of the country’s foremost thought leaders—such as Jen Easterly, former CISA director and decorated cybersecurity pioneer; General Frank McKenzie, Executive Director at Cyber Florida; and distinguished computer scientists like Dr. Patrick McDaniel and Professor Elisa Bertino—the event promises a potent mix of policy insight, academic rigor, and battlefield experience. Beyond the main sessions, the summit will showcase competitive talent through a high-stakes Capture the Flag tournament, and connect job seekers with industry leaders through the AI and Cyber Talent Showcase.
CyberBay2025 is not another security conference—it’s a rallying point. It marks the moment when local infrastructure and national urgency meet, when cyber and AI are treated not as separate disciplines but as entwined engines of resilience and progress. The frontline of digital defense no longer lies in distant data centers or theoretical models; it’s in cities like Tampa Bay where ecosystems are being built to withstand threats and create economic lift-off. With registration now open at CyberBay.org, the countdown has begun.
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