Lunch with Chris Kubecka The Hacktress & The Hacking Games

Big hacking talent. Real opportunities. A different future.

Join Chris Kubecka, Senior Advisor to The Hacking Games, and co-founder Daan Dia in Bucharest for a conversation about hacking, gaming and turning talent into opportunity.

Our venue / restaurant will be announced shortly as we choose a great central spot in Bucharest, Romania. Everyone is welcome, all ages, curious minds, gamers and hackers alike.

At The Hacking Games, we’re working to stop cybercriminal and hybrid warfare recruitment and grooming dead in their tracks. We also work with police around the globe to help skilled hackers move towards ethical hacking. We believe young hackers need a route to the legal side—not an automatic route to a jail cell.

Through a gaming-style platform, we help assess the abilities of Gen Z and other aspiring ethical hackers, opening pathways into cybersecurity careers. It’s an approach designed to be especially accessible to neurodivergent people and gamers.

Meet the “Ten-Year-Old Hacker”

Before advising NATO, the United Nations and countries around the world, Chris Kubecka de Medina was a ten-year-old in pigtails hacking into the US Department of Justice and the FBI from her school library computer.

Banned from using computers until she turned 18, Chris went on to serve in the US Air Force as an aviator and technologist, including service with Space Command. Today, her work tackles major cyberwarfare incidents, drone warfare and international security challenges.

Come hear her story, speak with Chris and Daan, and explore how hacking talent can become a force for good.

Bring your curiosity. Your next chapter could start here.