// PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS

Partners & Supporters

Building a global ecosystem for AI-era cybersecurity education

// CONFIRMED PARTNERS
Host Partner

Macquarie University

Official host venue for ICO 2026. A world-class research university ranked #138 globally, providing state-of-the-art facilities for the competition.

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Government Partner

Australian Signals Directorate

Australia's national authority for cyber security and signals intelligence, supporting the next generation of cybersecurity professionals.

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// SUPPORT ECOSYSTEM

Organisations We're Engaging

ICO 2026 is reaching out to leading organisations across cybersecurity, AI, and academia to explore sponsorship, mentorship, and platform access partnerships. This list reflects active outreach, not confirmed commitments.

AI Security Partners

6 organisations
CrowdStrike
Palo Alto Networks
Check Point
Trend Micro
Fortinet
SentinelOne

CTF & Cybersecurity Platforms

6 platforms
Hack The Box
TryHackMe
PicoCTF
OverTheWire
Google CTF
HackerOne

AI & LLM Partners

18 organisations
OpenAI
Anthropic
Google DeepMind
Meta AI
Microsoft AI
NVIDIA
Mistral AI
Cohere
xAI
Stability AI
Hugging Face
DeepSeek
Amazon (AWS Bedrock)
IBM watsonx
Alibaba Cloud (Qwen)
Baidu (ERNIE)
Samsung AI
Apple Intelligence

Academic Partners

20 institutions
Macquarie University
National University of Singapore
University of Sydney
UNSW
University of Melbourne
ANU
University of Queensland
Monash University
UWA
UTS
Edith Cowan University
ETH Zurich
Carnegie Mellon
MIT
Oxford
Cambridge
Tsinghua
Peking University
KAIST
Technion

Enterprise & Industry Partners

We are actively engaging enterprise and industry leaders to join the ICO 2026 ecosystem. If your organisation is interested in supporting the next generation of cybersecurity talent through sponsorship, mentorship, or technology access, we'd love to hear from you.

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// WHY PARTNER WITH ICO

Partnership Benefits

Join the ecosystem shaping the future of cybersecurity talent

Global Visibility

Brand exposure across 45+ countries through event materials, livestreams, and international media coverage

Next-Gen Talent

Direct access to the world's top young cybersecurity minds for recruitment and internship pipelines

AI Security Leadership

Position your brand at the forefront of AI-era cybersecurity through challenge design and thought leadership

Recruitment Pipeline

Build relationships with pre-vetted talent from international competitions and academic institutions

Media & Government Exposure

Benefit from coverage alongside government partners and international cybersecurity bodies

On-Site Engagement

Booth space, demo sessions, speaking slots, and direct interaction with participants and delegations

Join the Ecosystem

Partner with the premier international cybersecurity competition for the AI era

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The organisations listed under "Organisations We're Engaging" have been identified as potential partners and have been or will be formally invited to participate. Their inclusion on this page does not imply confirmed sponsorship, endorsement, or any formal partnership agreement unless explicitly marked as "Confirmed". ICO 2026 respects all listed organisations and their trademarks. For partnership enquiries, please contact us.