CYBER & BEATS - Private Cyber Showcase & Comedy Night
CYBER & BEATS. Private Cyber Showcase & Comedy Night
Thursday 16 July, 6:00PM
The evening
Cyber Showcase & Comedy Night — new solutions, live pitches, and a proper comedy night at The Groucho Club. One invite-only evening that pairs serious cyber with the best night out in Soho: a room of your peers, genuinely new technology demoed live, and headline stand-up to close.
Please note: arrival is from 6:00pm and doors close at 7:00pm — there's no entry after that, so the panel pitch can begin uninterrupted. Come early, get a drink, and work the room.
Why this matters to you
See genuinely new cybersecurity solutions, demoed live — not on a stand, but brought to you
Watch vendors pitch to a CISO and VC panel, and weigh in yourself
A room of 30+ CISOs and cyber leaders, every guest invited personally
Food and drink provided all evening — drinks, canapés and time to actually talk
The night closes with headline stand-up — the room stays full to the end
A curated evening among peers. Not a trade show. No sales pressure.
What is CYBER & BEATS
CYBER & BEATS runs private, invite-only events for senior security leaders. Free of charge for guests. Sponsor supported.
This evening pairs live demos and pitches with the best night out in Soho — drinks and canapés, a live panel pitch, and headline stand-up comedy, all at The Groucho Club, the legendary home of London's media, celebrities and comedy. Definitely not the kind of place cybersecurity people normally go, which is rather the point.
What makes it different
The Groucho Club is Soho's most storied private members' club. Phones away, no photographs, nothing leaves the room. No slides, no sales pitches — just honest, off-the-record conversation among genuine peers, in a setting built for people to relax and connect. It's the kind of room where relationships form that outlast the evening.
The comedy — three live acts
The night closes with live stand-up from three comedians: Justin Moorhouse and James Ellis, headlined by Simon Evans — the dry, razor-sharp comedian familiar from Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week, BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz and The Unbelievable Truth.
Your hosts
Steve Dodsworth — Silicon Valley veteran across cyber, fintech and AI. Film producer.
Todd Wade — Board-level CISO. Investor. Author of "Cybercrime: Protecting Your Business, Your Family and Yourself."
The format
6:00pm – 7:00pm · Arrival, Drinks & Demos — mingle at the demo pods. Doors close at 7:00pm; no entry after this.
7:00pm – 8:30pm · Live Panel Pitch — six vendors. 10-minute pitch to a CISO and VC panel, plus 5-minute Q&A each.
8:30pm – 9:30pm · Drinks & Networking — a second hour to mingle before the comedy.
9:30pm – 10:30pm · Comedy Night — Justin Moorhouse, James Ellis and headliner Simon Evans.
10:30pm · After drinks
Who attends
CISOs and senior security leaders, plus a select few cybersecurity vendors. By invitation only.
Why attend
See new, relevant solutions in one focused evening
Shape the live pitches with your own questions
Peer relationships with true seniority, beyond the night itself
A genuinely enjoyable evening — demos, dinner-style mingling, and comedy
Event details
Date: Thursday, 16 July 2026 Time: 6:00 PM to 10:30 PM (doors close 7:00pm)
Location: The Groucho Club, 45 Dean St, Soho, London W1D 4QB
Vendors
Only six vendors. Participating vendors will be announced at a later date.
Registration
Invitation only. Attendance confirmed individually. If you'd like to join, please reply directly or register here.