Continuing the work of building the UK’s cyber market advantage.
9 April, 2026
QEII Center, London
Following the highly successful inaugural UK Cyber Flywheel in October 2025, Round 2 brings the UK cyber ecosystem back together to continue turning alignment into execution.
What is the UK Cyber Flywheel?
The UK Cyber Flywheel is an outcome-focused forum designed to strengthen the UK Cyber ecosystem by aligning the groups that must move together if the UK is to lead globally.
UK Cyber Buyers (Government and Private sector)
UK Cyber Builders (Founders)
UK Cyber Backers (British Capital)
Ecosystem Enablers Accelerating Scale
The goal is simple: Build the best cyber products in the UK, ensure UK institutions buy them, and help those companies scale into global leaders.
Check out the recap from the first event below!
What to Expect
Following the highly successful inaugural Flywheel in October 2025, Round 2 brings the UK cyber ecosystem back together to continue the work.
The day is structured as a series of working sessions focused on the real challenges and opportunities facing the UK cyber market.
Sessions will explore:
Founder–CISO design partnerships: What actually leads to adoption & where collaboration breaks down
CISO working sessions: Surfacing procurement, regulatory, & career-risk barriers to working with startups
Founder collaboration models: To help UK cyber companies scale faster together
The role of British capital: In building globally competitive cyber companies
Startup Pitch Competition: Showcasing promising UK seed-stage cyber companies
Closing commitment session: Where participants identify concrete actions to accelerate collaboration across the ecosystem
This is not a traditional conference.
It is designed as a working forum to keep the UK cyber ecosystem moving forward together.
Who is this for?
The UK Cyber Flywheel brings together senior leaders from across the UK cyber ecosystem, including
UK government and public-sector cyber leaders
CISOs and senior security leaders from major organisations
Founders building the next generation of UK cyber companies
British venture capital investors backing cyber innovation
Ecosystem partners supporting company growth — including innovation hubs, angel investors, talent partners, and strategic advisors
Attendance is curated to ensure meaningful collaboration between the buyers, builders, and backers shaping the future of UK cyber. If this sounds like you, apply to attend today.
Seed Stage Pitch Competition
Round 2 will feature the UK Cyber Flywheel Pitch Competition, highlighting promising seed-stage UK cyber companies. The focus is real-world adoption and market readiness, not demo theatre.
Stay tuned for more information on the companies selected!
Ready to join the Flywheel?
Date: 9 April 2026
Location: QEII Center, London