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Programme

Everything that runs at NESTCON

Three programme tracks, the online webinar series, the CTF and its categories, and the Road to NESTCON build-up, all on one page. Browse every topic below; session times are published once the agenda is scheduled.
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Track 01

Training & Workshops

Practical learning sessions will cover areas such as:
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  • Web application security

  • Threat hunting

  • Cloud security

  • Incident response

  • Secure coding

  • AI for defenders

  • Other relevant cyber topics based on audience need

Track 02

Panels & Talks

Discussion-based sessions bring together practitioners, leaders, and stakeholders to discuss:
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  • Cybersecurity careers in Ghana

  • Talent development

  • Cybersecurity for founders and SMEs

  • Lessons from real incidents

  • Innovation in local cybersecurity

  • Public-private collaboration

  • Inclusion and participation in cybersecurity

Track 03

Live Demonstrations

Engaging technical demonstrations, such as:
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  • Phishing awareness demonstrations

  • Web exploitation demonstrations

  • Network traffic interception walkthroughs

  • Digital forensics mini investigations

  • Password security demonstrations

  • Other safe audience-friendly cyber demos

Session schedule

Timings, rooms and speakers

Agenda in scheduling

Session times are not scheduled yet

The topics above are confirmed; the timetable is not. Once sessions are placed against days, rooms and speakers, the full agenda appears here, and everyone registered gets it by email first.

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Webinars

The talks that run online, before November

NESTCON Talk and the Agentic Sessions run as free online sessions ahead of the festival. Join a live one, or watch a recording back.
  • Recorded
    NESTCON Talk

    Date to be confirmed

    NIGHT SHIFT: Blackout Protocol

    During this NESTCON Talk with George Kuoribo – we cracked open the attacker's playbook on Initial Access Techniques! We covered Credential Attacks, ADCS Relay Attacks, and Token-Based Phishing – where MFA becomes a speed bump.

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  • Upcoming
    Agentic Sessions

    Date to be confirmed

    Build Production-Grade AI Agents with Agno and Claude Code

    With Ryan Michael

    A hands-on session on taking AI agents beyond demos and into production, built with Agno and Claude Code.

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  • Recorded
    NESTCON Talk

    Date to be confirmed

    The AI Cybersecurity Revolution

    In this session of NESTCON Talks, Ryan Michael explores how AI is transforming cybersecurity, from strengthening defense and security operations to reshaping the tactics used by modern attackers.

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Compete

The CTF is the heart of NESTCON

The competition segment is one of the festival's flagship attractions, and it is built so a first-year student and a practising pentester both have somewhere to compete. Choose a category based on where you are now, not where you'd like to be.
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  • Student category

    University students & cyber clubs

    For university students and cyber club members. Scoped for people building their first CTF experience.

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  • Open / Professional category

    SOC analysts, pentesters, blue teamers, engineers

    For practising security professionals: SOC analysts, pentesters, blue teamers and engineers.

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  • Beginner cyber games

    Complete newcomers & tech enthusiasts

    Guided, lower-pressure challenges for complete newcomers and tech enthusiasts. No prior CTF experience needed.

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Competition structure

Everything that runs under the CTF banner

The competition segment will be one of the event's flagship attractions. It will include:
  • Main CTF competition
  • Student and open/professional categories
  • Beginner cyber games
  • Online qualifiers and mini rounds
  • Special side challenges
  • Recognition and awards for top performers

Recognition and awards for top performers

Finals and the awards ceremony close the festival on day 3, alongside sponsor recognition.

Road to NESTCON

The festival starts months before November

A multi-month pre-event campaign designed to build awareness, identify talent, grow participation, and create momentum toward the main event.
3 months of activations before 26–28 November 2026

Cybersecurity awareness is most effective when delivered consistently. The Road to NESTCON model creates a sustained build-up that keeps the community engaged over several months instead of limiting attention to one event day.

Together, Road to NESTCON and the festival create both a pipeline and a destination: the road builds attention and participation, while the festival serves as the culminating national gathering point for the cybersecurity community.

What runs on the road

Six ways to take part before the festival

  • Mini CTFs

  • Campus and community activations

  • Cyber games

  • Talks

  • Online challenges

  • Targeted awareness sessions

Activation calendar

Dates, as they are confirmed

Calendar in planning

The activation calendar is being built

Road to NESTCON runs for 3 months ahead of the festival. Individual mini CTFs, campus activations and online challenges are published here as each date is locked in, and emailed to everyone on the list first.

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One festival, one programme

Workshops, panels and demonstrations run alongside the main CTF, the exhibition floor and the networking programme, and the road into all of it starts months earlier.

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