Registration openMar 24–25, 2027Baird Center, Milwaukee

CYPHERCON

Theme: We don’t need no thought control.

Wisconsin’s largest technology conference, focused on AI and cybersecurity.

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Whatever tech you’re into, it’s here.

Speakers

From the CypherCon stage

Why CypherCon

Worth two days of your life. Easily.

A hacker conference built by the Wisconsin community, for anyone who takes technology and security seriously.

10th
Year
3,000+
Attendees
125+
Presentations
45+
Wards
  • Learn from the people doing the work

    125+ talks on red team, blue team, AI, privacy, forensics, ICS, and more — no vendor pitches.

  • Get your hands dirty

    Instructor-led workshops plus Wards — CypherCon’s villages for lockpicking, soldering, game hacking, and biohacking.

  • Bring your CPE sheet

    Two full days of technical sessions. Come back with notes, contacts, and the credits to prove it.

  • Meet your people

    3,000+ hackers and technologists from Wisconsin and beyond. This is the Midwest’s hacker homecoming.

  • Play

    Challenges, puzzles, and contests run all con long — and there’s a party.

  • Every level welcome

    From Hacking 101 to the executive track — curious beginners and seasoned pros share the same hallway.

Downtown Milwaukee

The Baird Center

Steps from hotels, the river, and more than enough places to eat and argue about threat models.

Baird Center
400 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53203

Travel, hotels & parking

Be there when CypherCon turns ten.

March 24–25, 2027 · Baird Center, Milwaukee. Ten years of friends, learning, and growing together — and we’re pulling out all the stops.