What Pulse Conferences does

Pulse Conferences Ltd is a privately held, London-based events and community company founded in 2017 that organizes practitioner-led conferences, regional forums, curated roundtables, and experiential gatherings for senior cybersecurity, corporate security, and resilience leaders. Its portfolio centers on two flagship event brands — CISO 360 for Chief Information Security Officers and CSO 360 for Chief Security Officers — operating under Chatham House Rule to enable candid, off-the-record peer exchange. The company has run these series across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, and the Americas for a decade, reaching what it describes as an 80%+ C-level audience with 94% average attendance across CISO 360 events, and serving more than 100 participating organizations including Apple, BNP Paribas, Siemens, NHS England, and Gucci.

The company's underlying technology is intentionally light: it operates event websites, a registration system, and the Security 360 Circle virtual community platform that runs monthly roundtables and ongoing content (Pulse Chronicles) between in-person events. There are no proprietary AI/ML products, APIs, or SDKs; the competitive edge is the curated, invitation-based experience and senior-practitioner network rather than software defensibility. Sub-brands extend the core franchise into adjacent formats: Talk to the Board (CISO/CSO dialogue with directors), Governance 360 Africa, Cyber CMO 360 (marketing leaders in security), Cyber 100 Club, and Pulse Unplugged experiential gatherings co-located with major industry events.

Pulse's business model rests on three revenue streams: delegate registration fees (approximately £495 per practitioner), networking pass fees for providers, advisors, and consultants (approximately £1,995 plus VAT), and a multi-tier sponsorship program (Platinum Protectors, Sapphire Sentinels, Emerald Enforcers, CISO 360 Innovators) that monetizes sponsor access to senior security decision-makers. Multi-event sponsorship discounts and a small (1–10) employee headcount imply a high-revenue-per-emitter, sponsor-heavy model with anchor partners such as Dataminr, AlertMedia, Sibylline, Qualys, QinetiQ, Mastercard, International SOS, and ClubCISO supporting the program.

Name

Pulse Conferences

Legal name

Pulse Conferences

Website

https://pulseconferences.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pulse Conferences is a London-based, privately held events company founded in 2017 that produces the global CISO 360 and CSO 360 conference series for senior cybersecurity and corporate security leaders, supplemented by the year-round Security 360 Circle community platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Conferences and Events

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Conferences & Conventions Operations Services (Registration, AV, Logistics) (MPAGAGAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Professional & Association Conferences (MPAGAGAB), Virtual, Hybrid & Livestream Event Coordination (HSACAAAO)

Keywords

• Security leadership conferences
• Cybersecurity events
• Corporate security forums
• Executive roundtables
• Risk resilience summits

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Delegate Registration Fees: Tiered pricing for in-house security practitioners (CISOs, CSOs) at £495 per delegate, offering entry to flagship congresses with full access to sessions, networking events, and post-event materials.
2. Networking Pass Fees: Tier 2 networking passes for providers, advisors, consultants at £1,995 + VAT, enabling business development and networking opportunities with security leaders during events.
3. Sponsorship Packages: Multi-tiered sponsorship opportunities including Platinum Protectors, Sapphire Sentinels, Emerald Enforcers, and CISO 360 Innovators, with varying levels of brand visibility, one-to-one meeting access, and integrated event participation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Pulse Conferences produces and convenes in-person and virtual events for senior security leaders, anchored by the CISO 360 and CSO 360 flagship conference series. The company sells delegate passes to enterprise security practitioners (CISOs, CSOs, risk leaders), networking passes to security vendors and advisors, and multi-tiered sponsorship packages to security technology and service providers. Engagement is sustained year-round through the Security 360 Circle virtual community, Chatham House Rule roundtables, and experiential Pulse Unplugged gatherings.

Product overview

Pulse Conferences operates a multi-event portfolio focused on security leadership communities, built around two flagship conference series (CISO 360 for cybersecurity leaders and CSO 360 for corporate security leaders), supplemented by year-round engagement through Security 360 Circle virtual roundtables, experiential Pulse Unplugged gatherings, and specialized events including Talk to the Board for board-level dialogue, Governance 360 Africa for Pan-African leadership, Cyber CMO 360 for marketing-security crossover, and Cyber 100 Club networking. The company bridges cyber, corporate security, resilience, intelligence, investigations, and GRC disciplines under Chatham House Rule, creating trusted spaces for peer-to-peer exchange among CISOs, CSOs, and senior practitioners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CISO 360: Global event series for Chief Information Security Officers covering cybersecurity, information security, and technology risk
• CSO 360
• Security 360 Circle
• Governance 360 Africa
• Talk to the Board
• Pulse Unplugged
• Pulse Chronicles
• Anchor Partner Programme

Products and services

• CISO 360 Flagship cybersecurity leadership conference series for CISOs, cybersecurity practitioners, and technology risk professionals. Includes global congresses, regional forums, and themed events focused on business impact and practitioner-led discussions.
• CSO 360 Flagship corporate security leadership conference series for Chief Security Officers, geopolitical risk professionals, intelligence and investigations leaders. Covers physical security, investigations, crisis management, and business resilience.
• Security 360 Circle Year-round virtual community platform featuring monthly roundtable discussions led by practitioners and subject matter specialists on key security, intelligence, and resilience topics for security leaders.
• Pulse Unplugged Experiential gatherings combining security leadership discussions with cultural activities, co-located with major industry gatherings such as RSA Conference.
• Talk to the Board: CISO + CSO 360 Exclusive dialogue event where CISOs and CSOs engage directly with Board Directors, CEOs, and C-suite executives on cybersecurity and corporate resilience strategy.
• Governance 360 Africa Pan-African leadership forum co-located with CISO + CSO 360 Africa bringing together enterprise, government, and security leadership across Africa's public and private sectors to address cyber resilience, AI governance, and infrastructure protection.
• Cyber CMO 360 Roundtable discussions for marketing peers working in the cybersecurity and security industry, facilitating cross-functional dialogue between security and marketing leaders.
• Cyber 100 Club Exclusive networking reception lounge and CISO panel event held during Infosec Europe Week, combining networking with strategic panel discussions for security marketers.
• Anchor Partner Programme Sponsored partnership program enabling security technology and service providers to engage with security leaders through curated events and virtual roundtables year-round.

Quantifiable outcome

• 94% Attendance Rate average for in-person conferences
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered supporting organisation, platinum protectors + networking sponsor, platinum protectors, sapphire sentinels, emerald enforcers, platinum protector, platinum sponsor and partner.

• Information Security Forum (ISF)supporting organisationStrategic or Co-development PartnerISF serves as a supporting organisation for Pulse Conferences events, providing research-backed content and lending credibility to the practitioner-focused security dialogue at CISO 360 and CSO 360 events.
• ClubCISOsupporting organisationStrategic or Co-development PartnerClubCISO, a global community of information security leaders founded and funded by Telstra Purple, partners with Pulse as a supporting association, connecting their 700+ members with Pulse's event ecosystem.
• AlertMediaplatinum protectors + networking sponsorTechnology or IntegrationAlertMedia, a global security operations platform for threat intelligence and emergency communications, sponsors Pulse events as Platinum Protectors with networking visibility.
• Dataminrplatinum protectors + networking sponsorTechnology or IntegrationDataminr, valued at $4.1B and leading AI platform for real-time event detection, sponsors Pulse conferences as Platinum Protectors. Their AI-driven intelligence serves thousands of enterprise users including Fortune 50 companies.
• Sibyllineplatinum protectorsTechnology or IntegrationSibylline, a strategic intelligence and risk advisory firm, sponsors Pulse events as Platinum Protectors, participating in panel discussions and one-to-one meetings with security leaders.
• Alert Enterpriseplatinum protectorsTechnology or IntegrationAlert Enterprise, providing enterprise security and compliance solutions, sponsors Pulse conferences as Platinum Protectors with integrated event participation.
• Restratasapphire sentinelsTechnology or IntegrationRestrata provides an integrated operational resilience platform (resilienceOS) and sponsors Pulse events as Sapphire Sentinels, trusted by enterprises in 50+ countries for travel risk and crisis management.
• Samdesksapphire sentinelsTechnology or IntegrationSamdesk, an intelligence platform for threat detection, sponsors Pulse conferences as Sapphire Sentinels with integrated participation in security leadership events.
• International SOSemerald enforcersTechnology or IntegrationInternational SOS, a leading medical and travel security services company, sponsors Pulse events as Emerald Enforcers, providing duty of care and employee welfare intelligence.
• Reliance Cyberplatinum protectorTechnology or IntegrationReliance Cyber is a specialist cybersecurity operations partner focused on breach prevention and response, sponsoring Pulse Talk to the Board events as Platinum Protector.
• Qualysplatinum sponsorTechnology or IntegrationQualys, a pioneer in cloud-based IT security and compliance solutions with over 19,000 active customers, sponsors Pulse events as Platinum with extensive networking and panel participation.
• QinetiQplatinum sponsorTechnology or IntegrationQinetiQ, an integrated global security and defence company employing 6,000+ people including 3,000+ scientists, sponsors Pulse events as Platinum, providing thought leadership on cyber and CEMA topics.
• MastercardpartnerTechnology or IntegrationMastercard's RiskX initiative collaborates with Pulse for CISO 360 delegations, combining payment security intelligence with practitioner community engagement.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• SINET (Security Innovation Network): SINET convenes executive security innovation forums (SINET 16, SINET 61, SINET Global, SINET Showcase) connecting CISOs with cybersecurity investors and innovators. Closely comparable to Pulse's CISO 360 + Anchor Partner Programme model — invitation-only CISO roundtables with security-vendor sponsors — and reflects the same Chatham House-adjacent executive networking niche Pulse occupies.
• SANS Summits & Training Events: SANS Institute runs global cybersecurity practitioner summits (SANS Security East, SANSFIRE, SANS Cyber Defense, ICS Security, Cloud Security) with CPE credits and Platinum/Gold sponsorships. Comparable to Pulse in practitioner-led cybersecurity events, CPE/CPD model, and CISO-track content, though SANS is heavily training-led while Pulse is leadership-discussion-led.
• (ISC)² Security Congress: (ISC)²'s annual global cybersecurity professionals conference co-located with Cyber Security EXPO and featuring CISSP-track CPE/CPD content. Comparable to Pulse's CISO 360 in audience (CISOs, senior practitioners, CISSP holders), CPE accreditation model, and sponsor-driven conference format; differs in being a credentialing-body-led event versus Pulse's independent Chatham House positioning.
• Fleming. Fleming. organizes invitation-only executive business conferences (financial crime, banking compliance, fintech, cybersecurity, healthcare) across Europe, Middle East and Asia with Chatham House Rule content. Operates a near-identical model to Pulse — small niche-focused executive events with Platinum sponsor packages (gold/silver/bronze tiers) — making it a like-for-like peer in event format, scale and go-to-market approach.
• Forum Europe / Forum Global: Forum Europe and Forum Global run high-level policy, technology and cybersecurity events (e.g., European Cybersecurity Forum, Internet of Things, AI Policy) targeted at C-suite, regulators and EU/international policymakers. Comparable to Pulse's cross-discipline CISO/CSO/governance mandate, Chatham House Rule discussion format, and Brussels/London-based operational footprint serving pan-European audiences.
• Infosecurity Europe: London-based flagship cybersecurity conference run by Informa (with the European counterpart Infosecurity Europe and Infosecurity Europe Spring). Directly comparable to Pulse's events on geography (London ExCeL venue), CISO/CSO audience, exhibitor-sponsor business model, and event calendar cadence, though Infosecurity is much larger and exhibition-led while Pulse is Chatham House Rule discussion-led.
• Corinium (formerly GDS Group / Knowledge Peers): Corinium Intelligence runs invitation-only global C-level summits and roundtable communities for CISO, CDO, CFO and CHRO personas (e.g., CISO Summit, Chief Data Officer Summit). Closely comparable to Pulse's Chatham House Rule discussion model, year-round community engagement, and sponsor-vendor access packages. Corinium is the most direct competitive template for Pulse's engagement model outside security.

Broad incumbents

• RSA Conference: The dominant global cybersecurity conference owned by RSA/IBM and held annually in San Francisco (with global rotations). Compares to Pulse as the highest-grossing CISO/CSO cybersecurity event worldwide and the primary competitor for Platinum sponsor dollars from vendors like Dataminr, Qualys, IBM, Microsoft and Cisco. Pulse Unplugged is explicitly co-located with RSAC to capture this audience.
• Black Hat: Informa-owned cybersecurity conference series with Black Hat USA, Black Hat Europe, and Black Hat Asia. Comparable as a security-vendor-sponsored, practitioner-attended CISO/CSO conference with Platinum/Diamond tier sponsorships and global rotations across Las Vegas, London and Singapore. Differentiated by technical (hacker/research) orientation versus Pulse's executive/strategic Chatham House focus.
• Gartner Security & Risk Management Summits: Gartner's flagship CISO/CSO conferences held globally (National Harbor, London, Sydney, Dubai, Mumbai, etc.). Comparable business model (analyst-led content, senior practitioner attendance, Platinum sponsor packages), broader agenda coverage, and the same target persona — Gartner is the dominant analyst-run security events competitor Pulse competes against for CISO time and vendor sponsorship.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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