Cybersecurity Seminar: Pathways to the Cybersecurity Industry

Hear firsthand experiences from recent cybersecurity graduates and professionals from working life. This seminar brings together academia and industry to give you practical insights, career tips, and motivation to take your next step toward employment in cybersecurity.
Cycbersecurity seminar

Event information

Time

Thu 12.03.2026 15:00 - 17:00

Venue location

IT115, Linnanmaa Campus

Location

Linnanmaa

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Want to start your cybersecurity career in Finland but don’t know where to begin?
Join us on March 12th at IT115, University of Oulu for an inspiring seminar on how international students and researchers can break into the cybersecurity industry.

This event is especially beneficial for:

  • Students and researchers interested in cybersecurity careers
  • International talents seeking internships or jobs in Finland
  • Anyone curious about the Finnish cybersecurity job market

Network, learn, and get inspired by those who’ve already walked the path you’re starting now.

Programme

15:00 – 15:15
Opening Speech: Professor of Cybersecurity Kimmo Halunen

15:20 – 15:50
Breaking into the Workplace – Alumni Panel Discussion

  • Lauri Suutari (ReMod)
  • Venla Katainen (iLOQ)
  • Mikael Pennanen (Accenture)

15:55 – 16:25
Industry Panel Discussion

  • Jani Kenttälä (BadRap)
  • Jukka Hämeenniemi (Bittium)
  • Karoliina Kemppainen (National Cyber Security Centre Finland, NCSC-FI)

16:30 – 17:00
Finding Cybersecurity Employment as a Foreigner – Panel Discussion
Confirmed Speakers:

  • Mohamed Moursy (Elektrobit)
  • Piyumi Weebadu Arachchige (University of Oulu)
  • Rafiquel Talukder (Nokia)

Join us – register now:
https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/482428F9F6C8394A
Please sign up by 11.3.2026 at 9:00 AM.

Note: the programme may be updated.

This event is supported by the IKAPO project, co-funded by the European Union, the ELY Centre for North Ostrobothnia, and the University of Oulu, Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering.

Created 2.3.2026 | Updated 2.3.2026