Cybersecurity

Hackfest 2026

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Hackfest 2026 ran Oct 29–31, 2026 at Centre des congrès de Québec in Québec, Canada. It is a Cybersecurity conference. ConferenceGrid lists 77 speakers, 21 sponsors and 198 sessions. Dates for the next edition are not announced yet.

Lineup updated Oct 30, 2026 · dates verified Sep 7, 2026

Hackfest is the largest bilingual cybersecurity and hacking event in Canada, held in Québec City. The event features international-caliber speakers, CTF competitions, technical workshops, villages (such as lock picking, SCADA/ICS, radio, and more), trainings for all skill levels, and opportunities for networking and career advancement within the cybersecurit…

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77Speakers
21Sponsors
198Sessions
45Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at Hackfest, in alphabetical order.

Aaron Lint
Alex Kasper
Technology executive and former hacker
Ali reza Zadissa
Senior Sales Engineer · Proofpoint
Amanda Kollmorgan
Security Architect Lead · Veolia North America
Anastasiia Mytrofanovska
Security Operations Manager and investigator
Audrey Shink
Bee Mallory
Benjamin Miller
Incident Response Lead · GoSecure
Cheryl Biswas
Cybersecurity analyst
Chris Carlis
Penetration tester
Chris Dawson
Principal Threat Analyst · Proofpoint
Chris d'Eon
Threat intelligence researcher · Flare
Clément Cruchet
Cybersecurity Solution Consultant · Palo Alto Networks
CynQuébec
Enseignante en francisation
Damien Bancal
Cybersécurité Expert, Founder of Zataz · Projet ZATAZ / ZATAZ.com
dead1nfluence
Senior Penetration Tester · Software Secured
dead1nfluence (Julian)
Senior Penetration Tester · Software Secured
Dmitriy Beryoza
Principal Security Researcher · Vectra AI
Don Mallory
Senior Security Analyst · Healthcare sector
Dorota Kozlowska
Offensive security specialist
Drew Kirkpatrick ('hoodoer')
Red Teamer · Blackthorne Consulting
Drew Kirkpatrick (hoodoer)
Red teamer · Blackthorne Consulting

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

ASTATEKiosque
Cégep Garneau - Formation ContinueKiosque
Check PointDépanneur
CSE / CSTKiosque
CyVaultKiosque
DevolutionsKiosque
EliteSecKiosque
GoSecureDépanneur
Groupe CosiorKiosque
It2GoKiosque
OWASPCommunauté
Palo Alto NetworksKiosque
POKACTF
ProofpointFournisseur de contenu
Secur01Poutine
SekcoreLanières
TalentyCTF
TELUSKiosque
TrendAIKiosque
VendelKiosque
VoobanPartenaire principal

Agenda

Selected from 198 sessions.

  • 10:30–11:20

    Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) on a Shoestring

    Track 2
  • 10:30–11:20

    Curl | sh et autres mauvaises idées : anatomie d’une supply chain compromise

    Track 1
  • 10:30–11:20EN

    Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) on a Shoestring

    Track 2
  • 10:30–11:20FR

    Curl | sh et autres mauvaises idées : anatomie d’une supply chain compromise

    Track 1
  • 11:00–11:20

    "Level up" ta vie avec l'ingénierie sociale

    SE Village
  • 11:00–11:20FR

    "Level up" ta vie avec l'ingénierie sociale

  • 11:00–12:00FR

    Le score de ton profil LinkedIn

    Hack ta carrière
  • 11:15–11:35FR

    "Level up" ta vie avec l'ingénierie sociale

    Hack ta carrière
  • 11:30–12:20

    Cyber in Siberia Regionalism in the GRU Information Operations Command

    Track 1

Quick answers

When is Hackfest 2026?
Hackfest 2026 ran Oct 29–31, 2026 at Centre des congrès de Québec in Québec, Canada.
Where is Hackfest 2026 held?
Hackfest 2026 was held at Centre des congrès de Québec in Québec, Canada.
Who is speaking at Hackfest 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 77 speakers, including Aaron Lint, Alex Kasper (Technology executive and former hacker) and Ali reza Zadissa (Senior Sales Engineer, Proofpoint).
Who sponsors Hackfest 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 21 sponsors, including ASTATE, Cégep Garneau - Formation Continue, Check Point, CSE / CST and CyVault.
Company intelligence

What does it mean when 45 companies show up, and 5 bet on three roles at once?

45 companies. five are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
5All threespeak · spons · exh
16Sponsoringsponsor only
24Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

Proofpoint·GoSecure·Palo Alto Networks·Talenty·Vooban

Speakers by seniority

9% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite23%
  • Founder / Owner34%
  • VP-level11%
  • Director / Head of11%
  • Manager / Lead912%
  • Engineer · IC1519%
  • Research / Science810%
  • Other roles3849%

Of 77 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1ProofpointSponsor · Fournisseur de contenu4
2GoSecureSponsor · Dépanneur3
3Blackthorne Consulting4
4Palo Alto NetworksSponsor · Kiosque1
5Software Secured4
6TalentySponsor · CTF1
7VoobanSponsor · Partenaire principal1
8ASTATESponsor · Kiosque-
9Cégep Garneau - Formation ContinueSponsor · Kiosque-
10Check PointSponsor · Dépanneur-
11CSE / CSTSponsor · Kiosque-
12CyVaultSponsor · Kiosque-
13DevolutionsSponsor · Kiosque-
14EliteSecSponsor · Kiosque-
Sponsors by tier
communauté1
5% of 21
ctf2
10% of 21
dépanneur2
10% of 21
fournisseur de contenu1
5% of 21
kiosque12
57% of 21
lanières1
5% of 21
partenaire principal1
5% of 21
poutine1
5% of 21
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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