BSides Aarhus is back!

We are a hands-on, community-organized technical security and hacking event. This is your chance to share knowledge, ideas, and failures, and to demonstrate your latest projects. We explicitly encourage talk submissions from both security newbies and veterans, and from people passionate about security in all walks of life.

If we don't know who you are, or if you've never spoken on stage before, we want you—so go ahead and submit a talk!

Topics We Want to Hear About:

BSides Aarhus is seeking in-depth technical talks. If you have a compelling story, innovative research, or technical expertise, we want to hear from you.

We are looking for talks covering:

• Offensive Security: Exploitation, Red Teaming, Pentesting, Rootkits, and C2 Frameworks.
• Defensive Security: Blue Team tactics, Threat Hunting, Forensics, and Incident Response.
• AI & Emerging Tech: Generative AI security, Agentic AI, LLMs, and Cryptography.
• Engineering & Code: Secure coding, Reverse Engineering, and Malware Analysis.
• Infrastructure: Cloud, Virtualization, Hypervisor, and Mobile Security.
• Network & Hardware: Wireless, Telecommunications (SS7, 5G), and Embedded Devices.
• The "Human" Element: Social Engineering, Privacy, Surveillance, and GRC.
• Demos: Live DEMO of something awesome!
• Something completely different!

Review Criteria & Process

Our review team assesses all abstracts for appropriateness and the all-important "wow" factor. We focus on three main areas:

• Topic: Is it relevant, timely, and does it offer new insights?
• Content: Is the proposal clear, well-organized, and practical?
• Community Mix: We aim for a balance of local Aarhus talent and international experts.

Note on Review Process: We use a two-stage review process.

• Stage 1 (April 13): A "Blind Review" where speaker names are hidden to ensure unbiased selection based purely on content.
• Stage 2 (April 14): A final review to curate the best possible schedule mix.

Submission Rules & Guidelines

We offer 45-minute talk slots. This includes 5 minutes for Q&A (aim for 40 mins talk + 5 mins Q&A).

Presentations must be delivered in English or Danish. (We recommend English slides to facilitate sharing).

In-Person Only: All presentations must be delivered in person at the venue in Aarhus.

No Vendor Pitches: Submissions deemed to be sales pitches or marketing campaigns will be rejected.

Branding Limits: Employer logos may appear on two slides only (Title slide and Bio slide).

Code of Conduct: All submissions must abide by our Code of Conduct.

Confirmation: If a selected speaker does not confirm attendance by the deadline (April 27), the slot may be offered to the next ranked speaker.

Speaker Benefits / Travel Policy

What you get:

• A stage to present your topic to an audience of like-minded, passionate individuals.
• Free entry to BSides Aarhus for the speaker(s) and an additional participant.
• Travel & Expenses: As a community-focused, non-profit event, we currently do not cover expenses or offer honorariums. However, in special cases, we might be able to provide some assistance. Please contact us at speakers@bsidesaarhus.dk to discuss.

Important Dates (2026)

Please mark these on your calendar:

• Call for Presentations Opens: Today
• Call for Presentation Closes: Friday, April 10, 2026
• Review Period (Blind & Final): April 13 – April 14, 2026
• Speaker Notification: Monday, April 20, 2026
• Speaker Confirmation Due: Monday, April 27, 2026
• Schedule Published: Friday, May 1, 2026
• Slide Deck Deadline: Friday, June 12, 2026
• BSides Aarhus Conference: Saturday, June 20, 2026

All questions about submissions should be emailed to speakers@bsidesaarhus.dk.

We will cover your conference fee as well as an additional participant