Infosecurity Europe 2026 — Complete Guide

🇬🇧 Infosecurity Europe 2026 — London, UK

Europe's leading information security event, combining senior-leader content with hands-on practitioner training — including SANS-led workshops — and free entry to the exhibition. Four days of the European cyber ecosystem under one roof at ExCeL London.

📅 June 2–4, 2026 📍 ExCeL London, United Kingdom 👥 13,000+ visitors 🎟️ Free exhibition entry

📌 Executive Overview

Infosecurity Europe is the continent's leading information security event and its biggest free-to-attend expo. It uniquely combines a senior-leader conference agenda with hands-on practitioner training, making it the best value proposition in the industry calendar. The 2026 edition is shaped by a wave of European regulation — NIS2, the Cyber Resilience Act, DORA, and the AI Act — which turns the show floor into a working map of the compliance-driven European market rather than a purely product showcase.

🎟️ Free exhibition entry — no conference pass required Walk the floor, attend the keynote stage, visit the career zone, and join the free seminar programme at no cost. Paid tiers exist only for the leadership conference and certified hands-on training.

Synoptic timeline schema of Infosecurity Europe 2026 across June 2-4 — Fig. 1 — Synoptic schema: Infosecurity Europe 2026 timeline across four parallel streams (June 2–4).

Item	Detail
Event	Infosecurity Europe 2026
Dates	June 2–4, 2026 (Tuesday–Thursday)
Location	ExCeL London, Royal Victoria Dock, London, United Kingdom
Expected attendance	13,000+ visitors
Format	Free exhibition · Leadership conference · Hands-on training · Free seminar stages · Career zone
Access model	Free exhibition entry; paid tiers for leadership conference and certified training
Core audience	European security professionals, CISOs, practitioners, compliance leads, students
Companion events	Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit (Maryland, June 1–3), Black Hat USA (August)

Synoptic matrix matching Infosecurity Europe streams to access tiers and EU regulation — Fig. 2 — Synoptic matrix: matching each stream to its access tier and regulatory focus.

🇬🇧 Infosecurity Europe 2026 — Europe's Free-to-Attend Security Hub

📅 June 2–4, 2026 📍 ExCeL London, United Kingdom 👥 13,000+ visitors 🎯 European market · free entry

Infosecurity Europe is the continent's leading information security event and its biggest free-to-attend expo. Unlike purely executive conferences, it keeps one foot firmly in the practitioner world: the same venue hosts CISO keynotes, SANS-led technical workshops, compliance clinics, and a career zone aimed at people entering the profession. That mix makes it the single most efficient three days in the European security calendar.

Free exhibition: 300+ vendors showcasing the European cybersecurity ecosystem across cloud, identity, OT/IoT, and managed services.
Practitioner training: hands-on workshops including SANS-led sessions (paid, certification-oriented).
Keynotes & panels: NIS2, the Cyber Resilience Act, DORA, GDPR, and the European AI regulation agenda.
Career zone: recruitment, CV clinics, and skills-development area for new entrants to the field.

💡 Why attend: The go-to event for anyone targeting the European market — compliance-driven, commercially focused, and completely free to walk the floor. If your roadmap is shaped by EU regulation, this is where you hear it first-hand from the people writing and enforcing it.

Infosecurity Europe 2026 banner — ExCeL London, 2–4 June, free entry

Exhibition floor at Infosecurity Europe, ExCeL London

SANS-led hands-on workshop illustration at Infosecurity Europe

EU regulation map showing NIS2, CRA, DORA, GDPR, AI Act and eIDAS

Infosecurity Europe 2026 visuals — free exhibition, SANS workshops, and the EU regulation agenda.

🔍 Key Themes for 2026

Infosecurity Europe is regulation-led in a way North American events are not. These eight themes dominate the conference agenda, the free seminar stages, and the conversations on the show floor.

📜 NIS2 Compliance

Scope expansion, supply-chain duties, incident reporting timelines, and management accountability.

🔧 Cyber Resilience Act

Product security requirements, vulnerability handling, and SBOM obligations for hardware and software.

🏦 DORA

Operational resilience for financial entities, ICT third-party risk, and threat-led penetration testing.

🤖 The EU AI Act

Risk classification, transparency duties, and what security teams must evidence for AI systems.

☁️ Cloud Sovereignty

Data residency, hyperscaler dependency, and the push toward European sovereign cloud offerings.

🧑‍💻 Skills Shortage

Career pathways, apprenticeships, and diversity programmes aimed at closing the European talent gap.

🪪 Identity & Access

Passwordless adoption, machine identity management, and phishing-resistant authentication at scale.

🏭 OT & Critical Infrastructure

Industrial control security, energy and utility resilience, and converged IT/OT threat detection.

🎤 Session Types — What You Actually Get

Session Type	Format	Typical Length	Access
Leadership Keynote	Stage presentation to full audience, senior industry and government speakers	30–45 min	Free (registration required)
Free Seminar Stage	Practitioner talks and panels on the exhibition floor	25–30 min	Free
SANS-Led Workshop	Certification-oriented, hands-on, limited seats	Half or full day	Paid
CISO Roundtable	Invitation-based peer discussion, no vendors, Chatham House rule	60–90 min	Paid / by invitation
Compliance Clinic	Drop-in sessions on NIS2, CRA, DORA, and AI Act obligations	20 min slots	Free
Exhibitor Technical Demo	Vendor-led product demonstrations on the show floor	15–20 min	Free
Career Zone Session	CV clinics, mentoring, apprenticeships, recruitment stands	Drop-in	Free
Networking Reception	Informal evening event on the exhibition floor	2 hours	Free

📅 Day-by-Day Agenda

Day	Date	Leadership Stream	Training & Clinics	Exhibition & Career
Day 1	Tue, Jun 2	Opening keynote, European threat landscape, NIS2 panel	SANS Workshop 1 begins; NIS2 compliance clinic opens	Exhibition floor opens; career zone launches
Day 2	Wed, Jun 3	CISO panels, Cyber Resilience Act and DORA sessions	SANS Workshop 2; AI Act clinic; DORA clinic	Free seminar stage all day; exhibitor demos
Day 3	Thu, Jun 4	Closing keynote, skills and talent debate, meet the analysts	SANS Workshop 3; final compliance clinics	Final day on the floor; networking reception

🗺️ Planning Your Visit

Because exhibition entry is free, the main planning question is not whether to attend but how much of the paid programme to add. Most European practitioners walk the floor for free on one day and add a SANS workshop or the leadership conference only if the budget allows. Register early — free tickets are still capped for capacity and queue management.

Profile	Recommended Plan	Budget range (USD)*
Student / career starter	Free exhibition + career zone + free seminar stages	$0
European practitioner	Free exhibition + compliance clinics + free seminar stage	$0 – $250 (travel)
Security manager / lead	Free floor + leadership conference day pass	$700 – $1,400
CISO / Head of Security	Leadership conference + CISO roundtables + keynotes	$1,400 – $2,600
Certification seeker	SANS-led hands-on workshop (one to three days)	$1,800 – $4,500
Team of 4+	Mixed tiers: free floor for all, paid sessions for two	$2,000 – $6,000

*Estimates covering tickets and London travel. Accommodation in the Royal Victoria Dock area is significantly cheaper if booked more than three months in advance, and the Elizabeth line and DLR connect ExCeL directly to central London.