Dallas, TX

February 19, 2026 6-10pm

Digital Fight Club: Cyber returns to DFW with a national event featuring fighters and refs from around the US.

Tired of hearing the same ‘ol same ‘ol at cybersecurity conferences? Tired of being kissed up to or not being able to speak your mind in a proposal?

So are we.

Come see the nation’s top Cyber leaders spar on topic chosen by the top CISOs in Cyber today.

BONUS: By popular demand, we’ve added a special 5th fight for two lucky cyber tech vendors to go at it. Yes, it’s a sponsorship level and NO, it’s not pay for play (speaking sponsors usually don’t get heckled, right?)

 

Mayhem, indeed!

 

The Fight Format

Each fight lasts about 12-13 minutes

  • Opening Arguments: 45 secs each
  • Rebuttal Rounds: 15 secs each (6-8 rounds)
  • Refs Call Fouls (Buzzer) Anytime: 15 sec responses each
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Not sure what a Digital Fight Club is?
Maybe this will put a little pep in your step.

 

Fight 1

AI Driven Attacks

Johnny Founder

Johnny Founder
Founder, Awesomeco
  • Broke the mold
  • Reinvented the wheel
  • Chia pet breeder

Jane Preneur

Jane Preneur
CEO, Fundedco
  • Climbs every mountain
  • Dares to dream
  • Invented Chia pets

Fight 2

AI Powered Defense

Johnny Founder

Johnny Founder
Founder, Awesomeco
  • Broke the mold
  • Reinvented the wheel
  • Chia pet breeder

Jane Preneur

Jane Preneur
CEO, Fundedco
  • Climbs every mountain
  • Dares to dream
  • Invented Chia pets

Fight 3

RaaS: Ransomware as a Service

Johnny Founder

Johnny Founder
Founder, Awesomeco
  • Broke the mold
  • Reinvented the wheel
  • Chia pet breeder

Jane Preneur

Jane Preneur
CEO, Fundedco
  • Climbs every mountain
  • Dares to dream
  • Invented Chia pets

Fight 4

Securing an Open Source Stack

Johnny Founder

Johnny Founder
Founder, Awesomeco
  • Broke the mold
  • Reinvented the wheel
  • Chia pet breeder

Jane Preneur

Jane Preneur
CEO, Fundedco
  • Climbs every mountain
  • Dares to dream
  • Invented Chia pets

Fight 5

Quantum Cybersecurity

Johnny Founder

Johnny Founder
Founder, Awesomeco
  • Broke the mold
  • Reinvented the wheel
  • Chia pet breeder

Jane Preneur

Jane Preneur
CEO, Fundedco
  • Climbs every mountain
  • Dares to dream
  • Invented Chia pets

Referees

CISO, AT&T

  • Former CIA
  • Financial cyber expert
  • Beat Army!

CISO, Big Company

  • Distinguished career
  • Actually influential
  • Never breached

CISO, Big Company

  • Distinguished career
  • Actually influential
  • Never breached

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