Cybertech Europe

A European hub in the heart of the EUR district

Cybertech Europe is the European leg of the international Cybertech circuit, held annually in Rome, in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio. The venue is the Rome Convention Center La Nuvola on Viale Asia, a congress center designed by Massimiliano Fuksas that has become one of the contemporary architectural icons of the EUR district. For two days, this space hosts a community of cybersecurity experts, public officials, military personnel, researchers, investors, and entrepreneurs from across Europe and beyond.

This is not a traditional festival or local fair, but a major professional event also open to students and enthusiasts. The exhibition area, in particular, is traditionally accessible free of charge upon registration, allowing visitors to experience firsthand the technologies that safeguard banks, hospitals, energy grids, and public administrations.

Key topics

The program is built around several major thematic pillars, refreshed annually but always recognizable. For the upcoming edition, organizers have announced the following focus areas:

• EU Cyber Perspective — European digital resilience, public-private cooperation, and data sovereignty;
• Global Cybersecurity Leadership — geopolitical scenarios and international stability in the cyber domain;
• AI & Cybersecurity — artificial intelligence as both a defensive tool and a new threat;
• Protecting Critical Infrastructure — energy, transport, healthcare, and essential services;
• CISO & CIO Leadership Forum — security governance and organizational transformation;
• Innovation Spotlight — emerging technologies and industry startups;
• Zero Trust in Practice — concrete applications of zero-trust models;
• Cyber Defense & National Security — cyber operations and national security;
• Next Generation Cybersecurity — quantum computing, digital identity, and disruptive technologies.

Event format

The format alternates between plenary keynotes, roundtables, parallel sessions, and one-on-one meetings with industry and academic experts. Running in parallel is the exhibition, where major international vendors and a dedicated startup pavilion showcase solutions for threat detection, cloud security, and infrastructure protection. B2B networking opportunities are a substantial part of the event's value: many collaborations between Italian and European companies are forged right in the corridors of the Nuvola.

A growing event

The event has been held for several years with constantly increasing numbers. The 2025 edition saw a roughly 20% increase in participating companies compared to the previous year, with dozens of exhibitors among the world's leading cybersecurity names and thousands of attendees. The presence of representatives from the European Commission, national governments, the Postal Police, and the armed forces alongside corporate executives gives the event a rare blend of institutional and industrial character in the Italian trade fair landscape.

Rome, a digital capital for two days

For the city, Cybertech Europe represents one of the most significant congress events of the autumn. The EUR district, with its hotels, restaurants, and metro accessibility, transforms into a hub for international business and meetings, while its proximity to the historic center allows visitors to combine professional commitments with a tour of the capital. It is a different, and in some ways surprising, way to experience the Lazio region: not through folk traditions, but through the technological innovation that is shaping the European future.