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THE 2026 ARCHIVE

HARDEN.
HACK.
HUNT.

FOUR DAYS.
A SHARED CHALLENGE.

17–20 September · Addis Ababa

CyberShield 2026 brought Harden, Hack, and Hunt into one team competition. Explore the event through its photographs, recap, and published program.

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01 / THE FILM

02 / IN THE ROOM

THE WORK.
THE PEOPLE.

The opening

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On the competition floor

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Teamwork, up close

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A closer look

Speakers and conversations

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The panel conversation

Celebrating the teams

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The community

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The CyberShield community

03 / THE EVENT RECORD

THE PROGRAM.
THE FORMAT.

The original published guidance remains available for reference. These pages describe the 2026 edition, not the next event.

Published programScoring and prize plan
2026 / FEATURED VOICES

FROM THE PUBLISHED 2026 PROGRAM

PEOPLE BEHIND
THE CONVERSATION.

The practitioners and organizers featured in the published 2026 program. Roles and affiliations are shown as listed at the time.

ABEL SHIFERAW

Senior Data Engineer at Google · Founder & CEO at Datanomics

Featured voice

ABRAHAM

AWS Systems Engineer · Operational Security

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TEMKIN "CHAPI" MENGISTU

Founder and Lead Developer at Snapwre

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MATHILDA GIOVANNI GRISENTI

Founder of GundanCore Technology

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KULENI SHEWAKENA

Cloud Security Architect, Microsoft

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MICHAEL YEMANE

Senior Security Engineer · ZTI Solutions
SecureLabs IT Technologies · CyberShield Organizer

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HENOCK NEGASH

Yekolo Temari · CyberShield Organizer

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This is an archive of the published lineup, not confirmation of attendance. Professional affiliations do not imply organizational sponsorship.

View the archived program
2026 / ORGANIZERS & PLATFORM

THE NETWORK BEHIND CYBERSHIELD

BUILT
TOGETHER.

The organizations and platform listed for CyberShield 2026.

Organizer
SecureLabs IT Technologies SecureLabs IT Technologies

SecureLabs IT TechnologiesEvent coordination and cybersecurity program

 Organizer
ALX Addis Ababa

ALX Addis AbabaCapstone, ALX Tech Hub · Venue host and event delivery

 Organizer

Yekolo TemariChallenge development and community coordination

 Organizer

GundanCore TechnologyCybersecurity education and awareness

 Cyber range platform
Immersive / Snap Labs Immersive

ImmersiveSnap Labs technology ↗

Names and logos identify each organization’s role in the event and do not imply broader endorsement.

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