About Security Conference 2025
Resilience for sustainable growth: join us on 25-26 November 2025 at Manchester Central and online with selected sessions available to live stream.
At Security Conference 2025, join a community of IT experts and professionals from across education and research. Together, we’ll share intelligence, strategies, and ideas to strengthen resilience, drive sustainable progress, and shape a secure digital future.
From technical specialists to senior leaders, attendees will expand their knowledge, spark collaboration, and explore how to build beyond a security-first culture — embedding robust governance, continuous assurance, and innovative technologies at every level.
Programme themes
Four key themes will run across the two event days in this year’s programme, including:
Secure strategy
- Aligning cyber security with strategic institutional goals
- Navigating regulation and legal challenges and risks
- Financial sustainability and smart cyber investment
Empowered people
- Addressing the cyber skills gap
- Building inclusive, security-aware teams across institutions
- Supporting staff and student cyber wellbeing
Resilient operations
- Addressing the cyber skills gap
- Building inclusive, security-aware teams across institutions
- Supporting staff and student cyber wellbeing
Future focused
- Addressing the cyber skills gap
- Building inclusive, security-aware teams across institutions
- Supporting staff and student cyber wellbeing
Programme sessions
This year’s programme will include:
- A change for 2025, sessions will be curated to cater for conference attendees working in strategic, operational, and tactical roles to ensure an experience tailored to you and your needs
- Presentations: a deep dive into a specific topic
- Lightning talks: a quick-fire talk grouped with other speakers on the same subject
- Panel discussions: a group discussion on a subject offering a variety of perspectives
- Workshops: a group discussion involving participation from attendees on a specific topic
Security Conference 2025 is a CPD-accredited event
Jisc is a member of the CPD Certification Service - by attending Security Conference 2025 you could add this learning time towards your individual continuing professional development goals. After the event, you'll receive a digital certificate with CPD points to add to your personal log or organisational file.
Venue
Security Conference 2025 will take place at Manchester Central Convention Complex, Windmill Steet, Manchester, M2 3GX.
Accessibility
Our events are committed to being neuro-inclusive and accessible for all attendees. Throughout the sessions, please be aware that there may be changes in lighting, video content, and clapping. We aim to create a supportive environment for everyone. If you have any questions or need further information, please email us at events@jisc.ac.uk.
Sustainability – reducing our global impact
We are working hard to reduce the impact that Security Conference 2025 has on the environment, locally and globally.
Location
Security Conference is held at Manchester Central in the centre of Manchester, enabling easy and efficient access using public transport from across the UK.
Manchester Central Convention Complex is a ten-minute walk from Manchester Oxford Road train station or can be accessed via St Peter’s Square, which is the nearest tram stop.
Security Conference is held at Manchester Central in the centre of Manchester, enabling easy and efficient access using public transport from across the UK.
Manchester Central Convention Complex is a ten-minute walk from Manchester Oxford Road train station or can be accessed via St Peter’s Square, which is the nearest tram stop.
Venue
To Manchester Central, sustainability isn’t just about protecting the natural environment – it’s about social, economic, and cultural impacts too. It is one of the first major venues to commit to the Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge, an industry-wide initiative by the Joint Meetings Industry Council (JMIC) aimed at achieving net zero carbon by 2050 at the latest.
Manchester Central's strategic ambition is to ensure that sustainability is at the heart of everything, and its sustainability strategy, 'Our Central Future' aims to deliver initiatives that enhance the sustainability of the venue and the services it provides to all stakeholders.
Read more about Manchester Central’s sustainability policy (pdf).
To Manchester Central, sustainability isn’t just about protecting the natural environment – it’s about social, economic, and cultural impacts too. It is one of the first major venues to commit to the Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge, an industry-wide initiative by the Joint Meetings Industry Council (JMIC) aimed at achieving net zero carbon by 2050 at the latest.
Manchester Central's strategic ambition is to ensure that sustainability is at the heart of everything, and its sustainability strategy, 'Our Central Future' aims to deliver initiatives that enhance the sustainability of the venue and the services it provides to all stakeholders.
Read more about Manchester Central’s sustainability policy (pdf).
Exhibition
We work with exhibition suppliers that offer multiple display deliveries and re-use stands which further reduce the environmental impact vs traditional 'space only' events.
We actively encourage exhibitors to be mindful of their environmental impact.
The approach we take with our exhibitions encourages the use of digital messaging, reducing the opportunity for printed materials, graphics and giveaways.
We work with exhibition suppliers that offer multiple display deliveries and re-use stands which further reduce the environmental impact vs traditional 'space only' events.
We actively encourage exhibitors to be mindful of their environmental impact.
The approach we take with our exhibitions encourages the use of digital messaging, reducing the opportunity for printed materials, graphics and giveaways.
At the event
The Security Conference event app significantly reduces the amount of printing required at the event. Any event printing is now FSC certified and fully recyclable. All laminate or UV finishes have been removed from our marketing materials, ensuring that recycling can occur.
Our lanyards, when used, are made of bamboo and PET materials that are biodegradable.
The use of Foamex materials has been replaced with recyclable alternatives for any signage or branding at events. We have eliminated the use of vinyl opting for alternative recyclable or reusable materials.
The Security Conference event app significantly reduces the amount of printing required at the event. Any event printing is now FSC certified and fully recyclable. All laminate or UV finishes have been removed from our marketing materials, ensuring that recycling can occur.
Our lanyards, when used, are made of bamboo and PET materials that are biodegradable.
The use of Foamex materials has been replaced with recyclable alternatives for any signage or branding at events. We have eliminated the use of vinyl opting for alternative recyclable or reusable materials.
Exhibition and sponsorship opportunities
At Security Conference, you'll find IT decision-makers and influencers from education, research and the public sector. If you're interested in raising awareness of your brand or networking with leaders in the edtech community at this year's event, email exhibitors.securityconf@jisc.ac.uk to discuss your sponsorship options with us and check out our Security Conference sponsorship and exhibition brochure (pdf).
Contact us
Email secconf@jisc.ac.uk for more information.