Overview
The BE-CYBER Experience Sharing Day is the highlight of the year for the Coalition community and cybersecurity enthusiasts alike. Our flagship event brings together a diverse audience to engage in cutting-edge discussions on cybersecurity, new technologies, regulatory challenges, and evolving threats.
The venue for this edition of BE-CYBER will be the HI! site in Grimbergen, located on the former grounds of coffee manufacturer Douwe Egberts. That is why this fourth edition will be a coffee edition!
The conference will be shaped by geopolitical developments, which will be the focus of our keynote, and will feature five tracks and three workshops.
We will finalise the content part of the programme with a series of lightning talks, where participants are encouraged to actively engage by pitching a statement in just six minutes.
Beyond the content-rich sessions, there will be plenty of networking opportunities, culminating in a walking dinner with a Jazzcombo SoWhat playing in the background – the perfect setting to continue the conversation in a relaxed atmosphere.
Agenda
9:00 am
Marktplaats
- Break
Track:None
Pascal Champagne
Business Development Manager
Hosted by
9:30 am
Marktplaats
- Plenary
Track:None
Jan De Blauwe
Chair
Cyber Security Coalition
Jan De Blauwe is chair of the Cyber Security Coalition. As COO and Managing Director of NVISO, Jan focuses on the international development of this Belgian provider of cybersecurity solutions. Until September 2021, Jan was head of global security at the bank BNP Paribas Fortis. In that role, he was responsible for cybersecurity, business continuity, data protection and privacy, and IT risk management of this major bank. He was also known as chair of Secursys, the Febelfin committee responsible for cyber security. Between 1998 and 2007, Jan held management positions in the US, first at Lucent Technologies / Bell Labs, and then as vice-president corporate accounts at Ubizen/Cybertrust (now part of Verizon Business). Jan holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Leuven, a postgraduate degree in Data Analytics from the University of Leuven and an MBA from New York University.
Pascal Champagne
Business Development Manager
Hosted by
9:45 am
Theatre 1 + Broadcast Theatre 2
- Plenary
Track:None
Caroline De Gruyter
Keynote Speaker
Foreign Policy - NRC Handelsblad, Carnegie Europe, ECFR
Caroline de Gruyter is a Europe correspondent and columnist for the Dutch newspaper NRC. Based in Brussels, she is also a columnist for Foreign Policy, De Standaard and EUobserver, and a member of the European Council on Foreign Relations. Caroline has covered European politics for 25 years. She has also lived in the Gaza strip, Jerusalem, Geneva, Vienna and Oslo. Her latest book, about the lessons today’s Europe can draw from the equally multinational Habsburg Empire, became a bestseller. It has been translated into German, French, Swedish and Hungarian. www.carolinedegruyter.eu
Pascal Champagne
Business Development Manager
Hosted by
TLP:GREEN
10:20 am
Theatre 1 + Broadcast Theatre 2
- Plenary
Track:None
Pascal Champagne
Business Development Manager
Hosted by
TLP:CLEAR
10:40 am
Theatre 1
- Espresso
Track:Cloud Macchiato
Pascal Champagne
Business Development Manager
Hosted by
TLP:CLEAR
10:40 am
Theatre 2
- Dark Roast
Track:Dark Roast Defences
Pascal Champagne
Business Development Manager
Hosted by
Suyin Aerts
Host
Suyin.be
Suyin Aerts, a former professional ballet dancer and actress, transitioned to an unconventional path by joining her partner’s company, X-Treme Creations. This company specializes in designing, producing, and implementing visual marketing materials for various projects. Suyin’s accolades include the Talent Award of Women in Marketing and Communication (2012) and the Networker of the Year Award in Belgium (2016). As a female entrepreneur, she balances her professional life with a freelance career as a multilingual presenter and journalist for television (Kanaal Z/Canal Z) and event moderator. In 2019, she received the Wintrade Award for Women in the Media (sponsored by Microsoft). With a master's degree in industrial business policy, diverse marketing courses, and an International Trade degree from the International Chamber of Commerce, Suyin remains committed to expanding her vision, knowledge, and creativity. She also earned a digital transformation degree from Vlerick Business School in 2020. In April 2022, Suyin published her first book, “Time for the Creative Generalist” (NL) through LannooCampus. This same publishing house launched her second book called 10 Quintessential Questions, released in English on the importance of asking the right questions and the flow of an interview.
TLP:ORANGE
11:35 am
Theatre 2
- Dark Roast
Track:Dark Roast Defences
Pascal Champagne
Business Development Manager
Hosted by
Suyin Aerts
Host
Suyin.be
Suyin Aerts, a former professional ballet dancer and actress, transitioned to an unconventional path by joining her partner’s company, X-Treme Creations. This company specializes in designing, producing, and implementing visual marketing materials for various projects. Suyin’s accolades include the Talent Award of Women in Marketing and Communication (2012) and the Networker of the Year Award in Belgium (2016). As a female entrepreneur, she balances her professional life with a freelance career as a multilingual presenter and journalist for television (Kanaal Z/Canal Z) and event moderator. In 2019, she received the Wintrade Award for Women in the Media (sponsored by Microsoft). With a master's degree in industrial business policy, diverse marketing courses, and an International Trade degree from the International Chamber of Commerce, Suyin remains committed to expanding her vision, knowledge, and creativity. She also earned a digital transformation degree from Vlerick Business School in 2020. In April 2022, Suyin published her first book, “Time for the Creative Generalist” (NL) through LannooCampus. This same publishing house launched her second book called 10 Quintessential Questions, released in English on the importance of asking the right questions and the flow of an interview.
TLP:CLEAR
11:35 am
Theatre 1
- Espresso
Track:Cloud Macchiato
Alexandre Ferreira Gomes
Research Fellow
The Clingendael Institute
Alexandre Gomes is a Research Fellow at the Netherlands Institute for International Relations ‘Clingendael’, where he is part of the EU & Global Affairs Unit and of the ‘Geopolitics of Technology and Digitalisation’ programme. Geopolitics of technology covers (inter)national security issues and discussions on economic security, de-risking and the changing global order. Alexandre looks at the position and role of the European Union in the technology rivalry between the US and China, both from the Protect and Promote policy points of view. Emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence and quantum technologies, as well as topics like cloud sovereignty or export controls, also capture his attention. He looks at power dynamics of public and private actors in the digital domain and their collaboration and partnerships, exemplified by the EU Global Gateway initiative.
Pascal Champagne
Business Development Manager
Hosted by
TLP:CLEAR
12:25 pm
Theatre 2
- Dark Roast
Track:Dark Roast Defences
Pascal Champagne
Business Development Manager
Hosted by
Suyin Aerts
Host
Suyin.be
Suyin Aerts, a former professional ballet dancer and actress, transitioned to an unconventional path by joining her partner’s company, X-Treme Creations. This company specializes in designing, producing, and implementing visual marketing materials for various projects. Suyin’s accolades include the Talent Award of Women in Marketing and Communication (2012) and the Networker of the Year Award in Belgium (2016). As a female entrepreneur, she balances her professional life with a freelance career as a multilingual presenter and journalist for television (Kanaal Z/Canal Z) and event moderator. In 2019, she received the Wintrade Award for Women in the Media (sponsored by Microsoft). With a master's degree in industrial business policy, diverse marketing courses, and an International Trade degree from the International Chamber of Commerce, Suyin remains committed to expanding her vision, knowledge, and creativity. She also earned a digital transformation degree from Vlerick Business School in 2020. In April 2022, Suyin published her first book, “Time for the Creative Generalist” (NL) through LannooCampus. This same publishing house launched her second book called 10 Quintessential Questions, released in English on the importance of asking the right questions and the flow of an interview.
TLP:CLEAR
12:25 pm
Theatre 1
- Espresso
Track:Cloud Macchiato
Pascal Champagne
Business Development Manager
Hosted by
TLP:CLEAR
2:00 pm
Theatre 2
- Dark Roast
Track:Espresso Innovation
Pascal Champagne
Business Development Manager
Hosted by
Erik Van Zuuren
Founder
TrustCore.EU
Erik Van Zuuren is actively engaged in several jobs / activities, including: Founder TrustCore.EU Topic Leader ITSE-S2 “Security Practices” at Solvay Brussels School Security advisor and architect at BNP Paribas Fortis - Global Security Advisor/Expert on Trust/eID/eSig/eSeal/Blockchain at Flemish Government Expert / PM regarding (Qualified) Trust Services related guidelines for ENISA Since January 2015 Erik left a big4 to start up TrustCore.EU and is currently active in the roles mentioned in the list above. Erik has years of experience/expertise in amongst others: Governance/Risk/Compliance, eGovernment/eBusiness/eBanking, Trust Services and Trusted/Trustworthy (eco-)systems, Enterprise (Security) Architectures, Service Oriented Architectures and Cloud Platforms, Information & CyberSecurity (Management) etc. Erik's engagements include activities in public sector (Chancellery of the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Federal ICT Department (Fedict), the eGov & ICT agency of the Flemish Gov, DG Connect, DG Employment, DG RTD, EC-ISA, etc.) as well as activities in a diverse spectrum of private sector organisations (incl. NBB, ING, KBC, Electrabel Suez, Infrabel, DeLijn, BPost, Euroclear). Erik's achievements include being one of the fathers/authors of the blueprint for the Belgian Personal Identity Card Project (BelPIC) and being one of the fathers of key egov-supporting services at the Flemish government (wide range of (trust-)services with respect to e-identification / e-authentication / authorisation / e-signing / stamping, etc). Currently Erik is focusing on Enterprise (Security) Architecture, on the effects/implementation of the eIDAS-Trust Regulation and on the upcoming Payment Services Directive 2.
TLP:CLEAR
2:00 pm
Theatre 1
- Espresso
Track:Barista
Pascal Champagne
Business Development Manager
Hosted by
TLP:GREEN
2:35 pm
Theatre 1
- Espresso
Track:Barista
Pascal Champagne
Business Development Manager
Hosted by
TLP:CLEAR
2:35 pm
Theatre 2
- Dark Roast
Track:Espresso Innovation
Pascal Champagne
Business Development Manager
Hosted by
Erik Van Zuuren
Founder
TrustCore.EU
Erik Van Zuuren is actively engaged in several jobs / activities, including: Founder TrustCore.EU Topic Leader ITSE-S2 “Security Practices” at Solvay Brussels School Security advisor and architect at BNP Paribas Fortis - Global Security Advisor/Expert on Trust/eID/eSig/eSeal/Blockchain at Flemish Government Expert / PM regarding (Qualified) Trust Services related guidelines for ENISA Since January 2015 Erik left a big4 to start up TrustCore.EU and is currently active in the roles mentioned in the list above. Erik has years of experience/expertise in amongst others: Governance/Risk/Compliance, eGovernment/eBusiness/eBanking, Trust Services and Trusted/Trustworthy (eco-)systems, Enterprise (Security) Architectures, Service Oriented Architectures and Cloud Platforms, Information & CyberSecurity (Management) etc. Erik's engagements include activities in public sector (Chancellery of the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Federal ICT Department (Fedict), the eGov & ICT agency of the Flemish Gov, DG Connect, DG Employment, DG RTD, EC-ISA, etc.) as well as activities in a diverse spectrum of private sector organisations (incl. NBB, ING, KBC, Electrabel Suez, Infrabel, DeLijn, BPost, Euroclear). Erik's achievements include being one of the fathers/authors of the blueprint for the Belgian Personal Identity Card Project (BelPIC) and being one of the fathers of key egov-supporting services at the Flemish government (wide range of (trust-)services with respect to e-identification / e-authentication / authorisation / e-signing / stamping, etc). Currently Erik is focusing on Enterprise (Security) Architecture, on the effects/implementation of the eIDAS-Trust Regulation and on the upcoming Payment Services Directive 2.
TLP:CLEAR
3:30 pm
Theatre 1
- Espresso
Track:Barista
Pascal Champagne
Business Development Manager
Hosted by
TLP:CLEAR
3:30 pm
Theatre 2
- Dark Roast
Track:Espresso Innovation
Pascal Champagne
Business Development Manager
Hosted by
Erik Van Zuuren
Founder
TrustCore.EU
Erik Van Zuuren is actively engaged in several jobs / activities, including: Founder TrustCore.EU Topic Leader ITSE-S2 “Security Practices” at Solvay Brussels School Security advisor and architect at BNP Paribas Fortis - Global Security Advisor/Expert on Trust/eID/eSig/eSeal/Blockchain at Flemish Government Expert / PM regarding (Qualified) Trust Services related guidelines for ENISA Since January 2015 Erik left a big4 to start up TrustCore.EU and is currently active in the roles mentioned in the list above. Erik has years of experience/expertise in amongst others: Governance/Risk/Compliance, eGovernment/eBusiness/eBanking, Trust Services and Trusted/Trustworthy (eco-)systems, Enterprise (Security) Architectures, Service Oriented Architectures and Cloud Platforms, Information & CyberSecurity (Management) etc. Erik's engagements include activities in public sector (Chancellery of the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Federal ICT Department (Fedict), the eGov & ICT agency of the Flemish Gov, DG Connect, DG Employment, DG RTD, EC-ISA, etc.) as well as activities in a diverse spectrum of private sector organisations (incl. NBB, ING, KBC, Electrabel Suez, Infrabel, DeLijn, BPost, Euroclear). Erik's achievements include being one of the fathers/authors of the blueprint for the Belgian Personal Identity Card Project (BelPIC) and being one of the fathers of key egov-supporting services at the Flemish government (wide range of (trust-)services with respect to e-identification / e-authentication / authorisation / e-signing / stamping, etc). Currently Erik is focusing on Enterprise (Security) Architecture, on the effects/implementation of the eIDAS-Trust Regulation and on the upcoming Payment Services Directive 2.
TLP:CLEAR
4:10 pm
Theatre 1
- Espresso
Track:Quantum Brew
Pascal Champagne
Business Development Manager
Hosted by
TLP:CLEAR
4:10 pm
Theatre 2
- Dark Roast
Track:Espresso Innovation
Pascal Champagne
Business Development Manager
Hosted by
Erik Van Zuuren
Founder
TrustCore.EU
Erik Van Zuuren is actively engaged in several jobs / activities, including: Founder TrustCore.EU Topic Leader ITSE-S2 “Security Practices” at Solvay Brussels School Security advisor and architect at BNP Paribas Fortis - Global Security Advisor/Expert on Trust/eID/eSig/eSeal/Blockchain at Flemish Government Expert / PM regarding (Qualified) Trust Services related guidelines for ENISA Since January 2015 Erik left a big4 to start up TrustCore.EU and is currently active in the roles mentioned in the list above. Erik has years of experience/expertise in amongst others: Governance/Risk/Compliance, eGovernment/eBusiness/eBanking, Trust Services and Trusted/Trustworthy (eco-)systems, Enterprise (Security) Architectures, Service Oriented Architectures and Cloud Platforms, Information & CyberSecurity (Management) etc. Erik's engagements include activities in public sector (Chancellery of the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Federal ICT Department (Fedict), the eGov & ICT agency of the Flemish Gov, DG Connect, DG Employment, DG RTD, EC-ISA, etc.) as well as activities in a diverse spectrum of private sector organisations (incl. NBB, ING, KBC, Electrabel Suez, Infrabel, DeLijn, BPost, Euroclear). Erik's achievements include being one of the fathers/authors of the blueprint for the Belgian Personal Identity Card Project (BelPIC) and being one of the fathers of key egov-supporting services at the Flemish government (wide range of (trust-)services with respect to e-identification / e-authentication / authorisation / e-signing / stamping, etc). Currently Erik is focusing on Enterprise (Security) Architecture, on the effects/implementation of the eIDAS-Trust Regulation and on the upcoming Payment Services Directive 2.
TLP:CLEAR
4:50 pm
Marktplaats
- Plenary
Track:None
Jan De Blauwe
Chair
Cyber Security Coalition
Jan De Blauwe is chair of the Cyber Security Coalition. As COO and Managing Director of NVISO, Jan focuses on the international development of this Belgian provider of cybersecurity solutions. Until September 2021, Jan was head of global security at the bank BNP Paribas Fortis. In that role, he was responsible for cybersecurity, business continuity, data protection and privacy, and IT risk management of this major bank. He was also known as chair of Secursys, the Febelfin committee responsible for cyber security. Between 1998 and 2007, Jan held management positions in the US, first at Lucent Technologies / Bell Labs, and then as vice-president corporate accounts at Ubizen/Cybertrust (now part of Verizon Business). Jan holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Leuven, a postgraduate degree in Data Analytics from the University of Leuven and an MBA from New York University.
Pascal Champagne
Business Development Manager
Hosted by
5:00 pm
Marktplaats
- Break
Track:None
Pascal Champagne
Business Development Manager
Hosted by
11:35 am
Break-Out
- Workshop
Track:Barista
Pascal Champagne
Business Development Manager
Hosted by
TLP:GREEN
Speakers
Programme Committee
Exhibitors
The mission of Women4Cyber Belgium is to promote, encourage, and support women’s participation in cybersecurity field. We strive to create a diverse and inclusive cybersecurity community by empowering women with skills, networking opportunities, and self-confidence through training, mentorship programs, and advocacy for inclusive policies.
Booth: Marktplaats
Sponsors
The Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium is the national authority for cybersecurity in Belgium. It supervises, coordinates and monitors the application of the Belgian cybersecurity strategy. Through optimal information exchange, companies, the government, providers of essential services and the population can protect themselves appropriately.
Sponsor Exclusive Blend
Sponsor Barista
Venue
The venue for this edition of BE-CYBER will be the HI! site in Grimbergen, located on the former grounds of coffee manufacturer Douwe Egberts, nestled between the Brussels Ring and the A12.
This site is a great example of sustainable redevelopment, where existing structures and materials have been repurposed in a circular way.
The venue’s address is Antwerpselaan 1, 1853 Grimbergen. You can easily reach us by car, bike, or public transport.
- By bike: Thanks to the cycling highway along the A12, you can get here without any problems! There is also a bicycle parking area.
- By public transport: The De Lijn bus stop 260 ‘Meise Potaarde’ is just a 3-minute walk from the Hi! Site.
- Parking: There are 300 parking places on site.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the conference in-person, virtual, or hybrid?
BE-CYBER is an in-person event. We do not provide any streaming service. Exceptionally speakers will attend the conference remotely, but only in cases where their presence on-site is not possible.
Is the event free to attend?
Members of the Cyber Security Coalition do not have to pay. They will receive an invitation from our event tool.
If you have not received an invitation, you can use this link (add InviteDesk link) to register. Please, check the member page on the Coalition website if you do not know whether your organisation is a member of our association.
Sponsors have a specified number of free seats depending on the chosen sponsoring package.
All other interested persons must pay a registration fee of EUR 100.00 (excluding 21% VAT). The fee is charged to cover part of the catering and rental costs.
What do I need to access the conference?
You need to bring the confirmation e-mail you have received after your registration. You do not need to print the confirmation e-mail. A digital document is sufficient as long as we can scan the QR code it contains. The QR code will allow us to print your badge.
Do's & Don'ts
- Follow the TLP classification rules:
TLP:RED
Strictly confidential. Restricted to participants only.
TLP:ORANGE
Limited sharing within your organisation on a need-to-know basis.
TLP:GREEN
Shareable within the Coalition community but not publicly.
TLP:CLEAR
Open information that can be shared freely.
- Respect speaker and panel guidelines:
- Always check which TLP code applies to the session you attend.
- Follow any disclosure restrictions set by presenters.
- You may blog about the BE-CYBER conference or use social media only when TLP: CLEAR content is presented.
- Please, use #BECYBER2025 and/or #BelgianCyberSecurityCoalition as a hashtag if you wish to tweet/toot about the conference.
- Consider following us on LinkedIn and subscribe to our Cyber Pulse newsletter for all our updates and cybersecurity related news.
- Please, mute your cell phones and do not take phone calls inside the conference rooms.
- Do NOT publicly discuss or mention NON-TLP: CLEAR information.
- Do NOT record audio/videos or take pictures of the presentations unless they are TLP: CLEAR.
- Do NOT assume information is public. If in doubt, refer to the TLP guidelines before sharing.
- Do NOT take pictures of anyone attending the conference who is wearing an orange lanyard.
