She Sharp & Xero: Beyond the Code: Women Leading the Future of Cybersecurity and AI

Hosted by She Sharp with Xero and Secure Code Warrior, this interactive evening brings together women and female-identifying people to explore the future of cybersecurity and AI. The programme includes a hands-on secure coding experience with gamified challenges, where participants find and fix real-world vulnerabilities in a choice of languages including Java Spring, Python, JavaScript, Ruby or pseudocode. There are also lightning talks from four women leaders in cybersecurity and AI, networking, and a competitive leaderboard with prizes.

The event runs from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Thursday 8 October 2026 at Xero, Level 3, 96 St Georges Bay Road, Parnell, Auckland. Tickets are available through Humanitix. It is designed for women and female-identifying people who want to build skills, hear from industry leaders and connect with an empowering community.