Happy Hour - Prelude to BSides Tampa 2025 (Unofficial event for BSides Tampa)

Prelude to BSides Tampa 2025 (This event is NOT sponsored by BSides Tampa)

WHEN:
Today! Thursday, May 15th, 2025

WHAT:
A lively soiree to bring together security / AI / IT professionals of Tampa Bay as a kick off event to BSides in an artistic environment to show case the intermingling and juxtaposition of art (canvas/ballet/opera), technology and securing technlogy! Complimentary beverages and noms to facilitate creative conversations! (This event is NOT sponsored by BSides Tampa)

WHO:
Security / AI / IT Professionals of Tampa Bay

Tech Groups of Tampa Bay:
Tampa Devs
Java User Group
Tampa Bay Techies
Suncoast Software Skills
Coders, Creatives, and Craft Beer
Tampa Bay Artificial Intelligence

More Tech Groups Coming Soon!

WHY:
In the coming year, Tampa Devs will journey into the realms of cybersecurity, hosting a series of security focused technical workshops. To mark the beginning of this exploration, we invite you to a gathering where the broader tech community meets the practitioners of digital security—a confluence of those that build and those that protect.

While this event is not sponsored by BSides, we honor its spirit—a grassroots celebration of security knowledge, crafted by the community and for the community.

Yet, even as we delve into code and cryptography, we must not forget the essence that makes our work worth doing: our shared humanity. A thriving community requires more than machines and mechanisms—it needs art, expression, and soul.

That’s why we’re hosting this gathering in an art gallery, where the language of technology will meet the language of the heart. Come for the conversation; stay for the creativity. Together, let’s celebrate not only what we build and protect, but who we are.

Here, amid brushstrokes and sculptures, we celebrate those ineffable elements of our artistic essence that remind us why we build, why we protect, why we create.

We may even be blessed with an artistic performance!

How does a bit opera and ballet possibly mixed with a bit of accordion sound to y'all?

Thank you to our Sponsors:

Venue Sponsor:
Dean Street Fine Art Gallery
https://deanstreetgallery.com/

Dancer Sponsors:
Tampa City Ballet
https://www.instagram.com/tampacityballet_

Ballerina Troupe
Marta Kortega
https://www.instagram.com/martikortega

Jhoni Destrade
https://www.instagram.com/jhondestrade

Opera Singer
Daniella Mass
https://www.instagram.com/daniellamass

Comcast Business
https://business.comcast.com/

Joel Sierra
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelsierra/

Spektion
https://spektion.com/

A-LIGN
https://www.a-lign.com/

More Sponsors Coming!