THE SUMMIT ARCHIVE

A legacy of shared knowledge.

Explore the verified historical record of Cyber Security Summit, from the inaugural 2013 event to the 2025 edition.

Only verified editions are listed. Gaps in calendar years do not establish whether an event took place.

2025Edition 11

AI & Cybersecurity: Proactive Defence for the Future

Exploring artificial intelligence as both an emerging cyber risk and a tool for proactive defence.

17–18 September 2025Cinnamon Grand, Colombo
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2024Edition 10

Cyber Security Summit 2024

A focus on cyber scams, sensitive information, and organisational resilience, with a CEO Forum on boardroom preparedness.

26 November 2024 · Day conferenceCinnamon Grand, Colombo
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2023Edition 09

Cyber Security Summit 2023

A CEO breakfast forum on 11 October preceded a full-day conference exploring payment card data protection, cloud security, and Zero Trust.

11–12 October 2023Cinnamon Grand, Colombo
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2021Edition 08

Cyber Security Summit 2021

The day conference and CEO Forum examined digital payments, digital currencies, network standards, and 5G security.

30 November–1 December 2021Waters Edge, Battaramulla
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2019Edition 07

Prevent Tomorrow’s Threats, Today!

Digital intelligence, IoT in financial services, digital forensics, and security across social networks were central discussion areas.

24–25 September 2019Cinnamon Grand, Colombo
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2018Edition 06

Towards a Secure Digital Future

The sixth summit explored connected devices, financial cyber risk, data leakage prevention, and digital forensic investigation.

19–20 September 2018Cinnamon Grand, Colombo
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2017Edition 05

Cyber Security Summit 2017

The fifth edition brought ethical hacking, a day conference, Night Hack, and executive discussion together. A separate youth summit was held on 28 June.

27–28 September 2017Cinnamon Grand, Colombo
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2016Edition 04

Cyber Security Summit 2016

The fourth annual summit continued the CEO forum, day conference, and Night Hack format.

8–9 August 2016Colombo · Cinnamon Lakeside hospitality partner
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2015Edition 03

Cyber Security Summit 2015

The third summit explored security architecture, cybercrime law, mobility, and practical organisational defence.

29 September 2015 · Day conferenceCinnamon Lakeside, Colombo
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2014Edition 02

Cyber Security Summit 2014

The second summit brought international and local experts together to discuss national and enterprise cyber risk.

5 August 2014 · Day conferenceCinnamon Lakeside, Colombo
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2013Edition 01

Cyber Security Summit 2013

Daily FT and CICRA launched the summit series with EC-Council support, combining a leadership forum, full-day summit, and Night Hack.

25 June 2013
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