Cybersecurity
Horizons Symposium 2025

There’s one constant in today’s tech world: uncertainty. Artificial intelligence has introduced new ways of generating content—and committing fraud—at a rapid pace. Blockchain has fundamentally changed the way we record digital information. The cloud-based ecosystem that powers it all is becoming increasingly complex.

The convergence of these technologies introduces cybersecurity threats and opportunities simultaneously, prompting even top industry players to rethink their strategies. Traditional IT and cybersecurity roles are evolving rapidly or being replaced entirely. 

October 30, 2025
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Riverfront Conference Center
1 Riverfront Plaza  |  Flint, Michigan

Sponsored by the UM-Flint Center for Cybersecurity and the College of Innovation & Technology

What are the new roles, services, and strategies that will keep our evolving digital infrastructure safe? How can students prepare themselves to maximize their career expertise?

Burning questions like these will be answered at our second annual cybersecurity symposium, hosted by the Center for Cybersecurity and the College of Innovation & Technology at UM-Flint. The event will feature dynamic industry speakers, interactive workshops, and spirited panel discussions to encourage deeper dialogue about the forces shaping our digital world. 

Come prepared to question assumptions, challenge conventional wisdom, and engage with the hard problems that will define the next generation of cybersecurity.

The exterior of the Riverfront building, featuring flags, trees with yellow leaves, and the School of Management sign.
A speaker addresses an audience at the "Symposium on Cybersecurity Horizons" event, with a presentation slide in the background.
A speaker at a podium addresses an audience during an event at the University of Michigan-Flint, with a panel of speakers seated behind.