Cyber Conflict:
The Tools and Techniques of Tomorrow

18-20 August, 7A Posthuset, Central Stockholm

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Midnight Sun CTF Conference

MidnightSun houses Sweden’s biggest CTF event involving teams from all over the world. It has grown to include an offensive and policy focused conference by hackers, for hackers in Stockholm, Sweden.

This year, the conference theme is "Cyber Conflicts: The Tools and Techniques of Tomorrow". At Midnight Sun, talks revolve around offensive security, including advanced exploitation methods, reverse engineering, vulnerability detection and cyber strategy.

Event Speakers

Here are some of our speakers

Speaker 1

Brandon Falk

Vulnerability Researcher @ Margin Research

Alex Radocea & Philip Olausson

Alex Radocea & Philip Olausson

Vulnerability Researchers @ LongTerm Security

David Manouchehri

David Manouchehri

Vulnerability Researcher @ Margin Research

Tracy Mosley

Tracy Mosley

Vulnerability Researcher @ Trenchant

Michael Coppola

Michael Coppola

Associate Director of Research @ Trenchant

Travis Goodspeed

Travis Goodspeed

Embedded Systems Reverse Engineer

Jordan Wiens & Tom Sherman

Jordan Wiens & Tom Sherman

Software Engineers @ Vector35

Lars Haulin

Lars Haulin

Cyber Security Engineer

Viivi Lehtinen

Viivi Lehtinen

Project Leader (MSSc.) of Cybercrime Exit

Martin Westman

Martin Westman

Exploit Research Manager @ MSAB

Carl Fredrik Wettermark

Carl Fredrik Wettermark

Coordinator @ Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Colonel Patrik Ahlgren

Colonel Patrik Ahlgren

Head of Cyber Defence Section @ Swedish Armed Forces

Event Schedule

Here is our event schedule

Registration

Early Check-In, Badges, Swag Bag, Pwn 1v1 Sign ups.

Speaker Dinner

Speaker Dinner, Early Arrival CTF player Dinner (Covered).

Check-In

Check-In, Badges, Swag Bag, Pwn 1v1 Sign ups.

Introductions

Opening remarks by some of the Midnight Sun Organisers..

Colonel Patrik Ahlgren

Keynote address presented by Colonel Patrik Ahlgren

Carl Fredrik Wettermark

Carl Fredrik Wettermark

Lunch

Provided Lunch (Free)

Martin Westman

Martin Westman

Tracy Mosley

Tracy Mosley

Viivi Lehtinen

Viivi Lehtinen

Lars Haulin

Lars Haulin

Opening Night Drinks

Come enjoy some drinks with fellow conference attendees, speakers and organisers.

Michael Coppola

Michael Coppola

David Manouchehri

David Manouchehri

CTF/ Pwn 1v1 Event Begins

Some parallel cometition events begin.

CTF/ Pwn 1v1 Event Begins

Some parallel cometition events begin.

Lunch

Provided Lunch (Free)

Alex Radocea and Philip Olausson

Alex Radocea and Philip Olausson

Jordan Wiens and Tom Sherman

Jordan Wiens and Tom Sherman

Brandon Falk

Brandon Falk

Pwn 1v1 Semi Finals

Opening Night Drinks

Come enjoy some drinks with fellow conference attendees, speakers and organisers.

Elena Dubrova

Travis Goodspeed

Travis Goodspeed

CTF Ends/ Pwn 1v1 Finals

End of competitions..

The Quiz!

30 minute quiz for now tired CTF players and attendees.

Closing Remarks, Award Ceremonies

Trenchant Sponsored CTF Only After-Party (off-site)

Departures

Venue

Event venue location info and gallery

7A Posthuset, Central Stockholm

Located just a stone's throw from Stockholm Central Station, 7A Posthuset is a stunning building built in 1903 and used to house the Swedish postal service but was later converted into a spacious conference center.

Hotels

Her are some nearby hotels

Sheraton Stockholm Hotel

Sheraton Stockholm Hotel

0.5km from the Venue

Scandic Continental

Scandic Continental

0.2km from the Venue

Radisson Blu Royal Viking Hotel

Radisson Blu Royal Viking Hotel

0.1km from the Venue

Sponsors

F.A.Q

  • A three day hacker conference and CTF event held in Stockholm, Sweden.

  • Midnight Sun grew out of the annual CTF finals event.

  • In the far north, for one day every summer, the sun does not set. This phenomenon is referred to as the midnight sun.

  • Midnight Sun is held in Stockholm, Sweden for three days in August.

  • Have fun, share knowledge and don't harass anyone.

  • No but be safe, smart and follow logical practices.

  • Attend lectures, watch the CTF finals, compete in the 1v1 pwn competition and hang out with some of the finest hackers in downtown Stockholm.

  • Yes!

  • The Midnight Sun Conference is invite only but you can submit talk ideas for next year to our organisers or twitter account.

  • No, all children aged 8 or under get free entry.

  • There is no specific age limit and there will be some minors involved in the hacking competition, however, please be advised that there will be alcohol at some mixer events and as such anybody under the age of 18 should be accompanied by an adult in order to attend those events.

  • Absolutely. You will be able to connect to a WiFi network at the event.

  • Our players, speakers and some attendees will be staying at the first hotel shown on the venue page.

Buy Tickets

Tickets are available from June 1st, 2023!

Student
$80 (800SEK)

  • Regular Seating
  • Coffee Breaks
  • Custom Badge
  • Sponsor Swag
  • Networking Happy Hour
  • Sponsor After Party
  • Networking Corporate Lunch

Regular
$200 (2000SEK)

  • Regular Seating
  • Coffee Breaks
  • Custom Badge
  • Sponsor Swag
  • Networking Happy Hour
  • Sponsor After Party
  • Networking Corporate Lunch

Professional
$480 (4800SEK)

  • Regular Seating
  • Coffee Breaks
  • Custom Badge
  • Sponsor Swag
  • Networking Happy Hour
  • Sponsor After Party
  • Networking Corporate Lunch