Next up: a full day in 2027
BSides is back in Manchester
Volunteer-run security events for the North West, bringing security people, engineers and product teams into the same room.
2 events and 127 attendees in 2026, our first year back.
Built on what's already here
Manchester already has great security and tech communities. OWASP Manchester, 2600 Manchester, Cybrewery and others have been running meetups and talks for years, and they kept the scene going while BSides Manchester was away.
What the city hasn't had is a day where security people, developers, platform engineers and product teams sit in the same room and learn from each other.
That's what we're building. We want to sit alongside the groups that are already here, send people their way, and give the whole scene a day to come together.
The previous BSides Manchester was run by a different organisation and stopped hosting events in 2020. We're a new team and a new company, starting small and growing carefully.
Our preview night at AJ Bell HQ, Salford Quays, April 2026.
Ground Truth, October 2026
On Thursday 1 October 2026, around 70 people joined us at the GM Digital Security Hub (DiSH) in Manchester for Ground Truth: How Things Really Get Built, Broken, and Fixed.
Kay Daskalakis moderated a practitioner panel with Rio Sherri (NetSPI), Andy Shaw (Loxam), Graham Cook (Sedex) and John Watson (Swamp Club), followed by questions from the audience. Equixly then ran a live CTF while everyone ate, drank and chatted.
Thanks to DiSH for the venue, PortSwigger for refreshments and swag, Axiom Breach for AV, and Equixly for the CTF.
Before that, we held a preview night at AJ Bell HQ on 29 April 2026. Read about the preview night.
What people said
Full day event needed
Amazing work, Manchester community is grateful!
Thanks for organising!
Coming in 2027: a full day
Our first full-day conference, with several tracks side by side and plenty of time to talk in between.
Date and venue to be announced.
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Security
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Engineering
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Product
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First-time speakers
A supported stage for people new to speaking, with mentoring.
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Workshops
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CTF
Tickets: Early bird £10, standard £15, supporter £40, free for students.
Get involved
Speak
Tell us what you've built, broken or fixed. Never given a talk before? Our first-time speakers track comes with mentoring.
Volunteer
Our October event was run entirely by volunteers. Help with setup, registration, welfare or photography, as much or as little as suits you.
Sponsor
Packages start at £300, or from £25 if you just want to chip in. Sponsors are what keep our tickets cheap.
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Thanks to our 2026 partners
Venues
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AJ Bell
April
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DiSH
October
Refreshments
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AJ Bell
April
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PortSwigger
October
Community swag
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PortSwigger
April and October
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Equixly
April
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SpecterOps
April
CTF
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Equixly
October
AV
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Axiom Breach
October