Welcome to Black Hat 2026
Featured Events
Tuesday
August 4th, 2026
The Cyber Lounge: Las Vegas
Hosted by
10:00
am
pm
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19:00
am
pm
House of Blues, Mandalay Bay
Meetup
PBC Connect
Hosted by
11:00
am
pm
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15:00
am
pm
Mandalay Bay
Meetup
Curiouser & Curiouser: Live Podcast Recording
Hosted by
12:00
am
pm
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15:00
am
pm
Las Vegas
Meetup
The Wizard Of Oz At The Sphere; Tue, Aug 4
Hosted by
14:00
am
pm
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15:00
am
pm
Sphere
Other
Black Hat: Security Leaders Unplugged
Hosted by
15:00
am
pm
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18:00
am
pm
1923 Prohibition Bar
Cocktail Event / Meetup
Shadow AI? Non, Merci. A Secure AI Adoption Dinner and Discussion
Hosted by
18:00
am
pm
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21:00
am
pm
Venue TBA
Dinner
CISO & SOC Leaders Dinner: The Future of AI SOC @ Black Hat
Hosted by
18:00
am
pm
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21:00
am
pm
Venue TBA
Dinner
Omega Mart After Hours | Las Vegas
Hosted by
18:30
am
pm
-
21:30
am
pm
Meow Wolf Las Vegas' Omega Mart
Cocktail Event / Other
Wednesday
August 5th, 2026
CISO Executive Dinner: Security for Agents
Hosted by
20:30
am
pm
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22:30
am
pm
3950 Las Vegas Blvd S
Dinner
Texas Hold Em Tournament
Hosted by
21:00
am
pm
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24:00
am
pm
Waldorf Astoria
Other / Meetup
CISO-Founder Breakfast
Hosted by
8:00
am
pm
-
11:00
am
pm
Venue TBA
Breakfast / Meetup
CISO Breakfast League: Redefining Risk & Exposure in the Post-Mythos Era
Hosted by
9:00
am
pm
-
11:00
am
pm
Venue TBA
Breakfast
Thursday
August 6th, 2026
DefCon Kickoff Celebration: Live Music & Networking
Hosted by
19:00
am
pm
-
TBA
am
pm
Grand Stellar Suite
Other / Meetup
iCOUNTER John Watters Party
Hosted by
20:00
am
pm
-
23:00
am
pm
Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Curio Collection by Hilton
Meetup
The Black Hat Breakfast
Hosted by
8:00
am
pm
-
11:00
am
pm
Venue TBA
Breakfast
1-Hour Private Session
Hosted by
8:00
am
pm
-
18:00
am
pm
Rí Rá Irish Pub
Meetup
Friday
August 7th, 2026
Hackers Unplugged + SwagFest
Hosted by
18:30
am
pm
-
23:30
am
pm
Play Playground
Cocktail Event
Saturday
August 8th, 2026
VulnCheck's Exclusive Cocktail Party at DEF CON
Hosted by
18:00
am
pm
-
21:00
am
pm
The Venetian
Cocktail Event
SurfaceSec & PhantomSec DEF CON Villa Party
Hosted by
18:30
am
pm
-
00:00
am
pm
Venue TBA
Meetup
WiCyS booth presence
Hosted by
TBA
am
pm
-
TBA
am
pm
Business Hall, Mandalay Bay
Meetup
Sunday
August 9th, 2026
CISO Mastermind Dinner
Hosted by
18:00
am
pm
-
21:00
am
pm
Venue TBA
Dinner / Meetup