Security conference & CTF consulting
You're not just running an event. You're building a community. End-to-end guidance from the team behind the OWASP and Blue Team Village CTFs.
Focus areas
- Event Architecture
- Format, audience, and goals: the decisions everything else hangs on
- CFP & Speaker Management
- Call-for-papers, review, selection, and speaker logistics through to final agenda
- CTF Platform Engineering
- Competitions that stay up under load: scoring, challenges, and live operations
- Sponsor Programs
- Prospectus, fulfillment, and budget planning that keep the event solvent
- Volunteer Operations
- Recruiting, scheduling, and running the team that runs the event
- Production Leadership
- Run-of-show and day-of calm. Surprises belong in challenges, not operations
Deliverables
- An event plan: timeline, budget, staffing, and risk
- A program your community is proud of
- A CTF platform scaled to your audience
- Sponsors signed, fulfilled, and renewed
- A playbook that makes year two easier than year one
How it runs
- 01
Define
Audience, goals, format, and budget: the decisions everything else hangs on.
- 02
Build
Program, platform, sponsors, and venue in parallel workstreams with a single integrated timeline.
- 03
Rehearse
Load-test the CTF, walk the venue, dry-run the schedule. Surprises belong in challenges, not operations.
- 04
Run
Day-of operations lead, then a full retrospective and playbook so year two is easier than year one.
FAQ
What events have you actually run?
I led development of the OWASP CTF platform (ctf.owasp.org) and the Blue Team Village CTF (ctf.blueteamvillage.org), competitions run for global audiences at major security conferences, and serve on the board of BSides Philadelphia, a community security conference.
Can you run a CTF for a private audience, like our engineering org?
Yes. Internal CTFs are one of the most effective security-training formats, and a strong recruiting signal. I handle platform, challenges, and operations sized to your audience.
Do you handle the non-technical parts too?
Yes: sponsorships, venue, registration, volunteers, and run-of-show. Conference production fails on logistics more often than technology, so both get engineering-grade planning.
What size events can you support?
From a 50-person internal summit to conference villages serving thousands of competitors online. The planning system scales; the operational discipline stays the same.
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Ready to talk about conference & ctf consulting?
A 30-minute intro call: your goals, your environment, and whether this is a fit. No pitch deck, no obligation.