We’re running the Supply Chain Security Village at c0c0n 2026 — 9–10 October, Kochi, IndiaEvent page

Supply Chain Security Village at

c0c0n 2026

9–10 October 2026 Kochi, Kerala, India

We’re bringing the Village to one of India’s longest-running security conferences, in a city that ran one of the world’s first supply chains. Free, community-run. Come learn, build and argue about the weak link.

At the Village

What we’re running at c0c0n

Two days of hands-on supply chain security. See the running order in the schedule below.

Talks

Practitioners showing real supply chain attacks and the defences that hold up. Live demos over slides.

Hands-on workshops

SBOMs, provenance, CI/CD hardening, package monitoring. You leave able to run the tools yourself.

Live demonstrations

Typosquats, poisoned builds and forged provenance, reproduced step by step in front of you.

Open discussions

Small-group conversations with people solving the same problems. Bring your questions.

Schedule

Two days at the Village

Two hands-on workshops, a Panel Discussion, the Supply Chain Security Challenge and the quiz finale across both days.

Day 1

Friday, 9 October 2026
  • 12:00–13:00Hands-on Workshop #1 Workshop
  • 13:00–14:00Lunch Break
  • 14:00–15:00Panel Discussion Discussion
  • 15:00–17:00Supply Chain Security Challenge / Open Village Challenge

Day 2

Saturday, 10 October 2026
  • 12:00–13:00Hands-on Workshop #2 Workshop
  • 13:00–14:00Lunch Break
  • 14:00–15:30Supply Chain Security Challenge / Open Village Challenge
  • 15:30–16:00Quiz Finale, Winners & Closing Quiz

All times India Standard Time (IST). Final schedule will be confirmed here.

c0c0n 2026 · 9–10 October · Kochi

Call for Volunteers

We’re bringing the Village to c0c0n for the first time, and we’d love your help. Volunteers run check-in, the workshops, the CTF, the video challenge and the quiz desk on the day.

Around the event · Kochi, Kerala

The Village comes to Kochi

Kochi, Kerala

Long before software supply chains, Kochi ran one of the world’s oldest ones. Pepper and cardamom left this coast for Arabia, China and Europe, and every trader along the route had to decide the same thing we do today: what to trust. Fitting place to talk about the weak link.

Know before you go

  • Fly into Cochin International (COK); the city is about an hour away by road.
  • “Namaskaram” is hello, “Nanni” is thank you. Malayalam will get you smiles.
  • October is post-monsoon: warm, humid, with the odd shower. Pack light and carry an umbrella.

The original supply chain

Kochi has been a spice-trading port for centuries. Arab, Chinese, Portuguese, Dutch and British traders all came for Malabar pepper.

Chinese fishing nets

The cantilevered cheena vala at Fort Kochi are the city’s icon, a technology said to have arrived along those same trade routes.

c0c0n

One of India’s longest-running cybersecurity conferences, hosted in Kerala, and the Village is proud to be part of it.

A solar-powered welcome

Cochin International Airport was the world’s first airport to run fully on solar power. You’ll land on it.

Metro on water

Kochi runs India’s first water metro, electric ferries that connect the islands. A commute worth taking once.

Fort Kochi & Mattancherry

Colonial streets, the spice market, the Dutch Palace and one of the oldest synagogues in the region, all walkable.

The backwaters

A short trip from Kochi, the Kerala backwaters and houseboats are the classic post-conference wind-down.

Kathakali & Kalaripayattu

Kerala’s classical dance-drama and its ancient martial art, with evening performances in Fort Kochi.

Eat well

Appam and stew, Kerala parotta, fresh seafood, and a proper sadya on a banana leaf if you can find one.

See you in Kochi

Questions about the Village at c0c0n, sponsoring the prizes, or bringing a group? Say hello.

Everything else the Village runs