What to expect
The Cyber Innovation Conference, hosted by DataTribe with co-host Virtru, runs two days at Capital Turnaround in Navy Yard. Organizers expect 600 or more curated attendees: roughly 38 percent CISOs and tech executives, 27 percent cybersecurity startup founders and teams, 21 percent active investors and 13 percent ecosystem partners.
Agenda
- Monday, October 26: DMV Rising. A practitioner track for CISOs, enterprise security leaders, federal stakeholders and operators. Breakfast and registration start at 8:30 AM, followed by keynotes on AI-driven offensive security and trust over compromised infrastructure, and panels on the AI-native enterprise, the cyber state of the union, the CISO mandate, and CMMC and the defense industrial base. A welcome reception runs 4:45 PM to 8:00 PM.
- Tuesday, October 27: DataTribe Challenge. Registration opens at 8:00 AM. The day includes a state of the cyber market talk, panels on enterprise defense in an AI world and robot security, a closed-door go-to-market workshop, and the DataTribe Challenge pitch competition from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM, where early-stage cybersecurity startups pitch to investors, enterprise buyers and experts. An awards reception runs 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
Who should attend
Cybersecurity founders, security leaders and investors. Applications for the 2026 DataTribe Challenge are closed; startups are encouraged to apply when the 2027 Challenge opens.
Venue and access
Capital Turnaround, 770 M Street SE, Washington, DC 20003, about a seven-minute walk from Navy Yard-Ballpark Metro on the Green Line. Paid parking is available near Nationals Park. Dress is business casual.
How to register
Attendance is invite-only. Request an invite through the conference website; each request is reviewed and early submissions are reviewed first. Questions go to info@datatribe.com. No ticket prices are published.