Linux Foundation has an article on HardwareCon by the event founder:
https://www.linux.com/blog/event/hardware-con/2018/3/hardwarecon-slope-enlightenment
https://www.hardwarecon.com/home
There is one talk that has ‘security’ in it’s title: ” Cloud Platforms and the Product Management Lifecycle: Cloud Costs, Data Analytics and Security”. I guess this is better than previous hardware startup events, which were 100% security-free. Still, there is not enough security content in these hardware startup events. 😦
Firmware Security 