Meet & Greet Event
2025-11-13 17:00 - 20:30 (Europe/Brussels) | De Ultieme Hallucinatie, Rue Royale 316 Koningsstraat, Brussel, 1210, Belgium

25 Years of Cyber Justice
2025-11-27 09:30 - 18:30 | BNP Paribas Fortis – Auditorium, Kanselarijstraat 1 Rue de la Chancellerie, Brussels, 1000, Belgium
On 27 November 2025, we invite you to join us in Brussels for a special day marking the 25th anniversary of Belgium’s foundational law on information crime. This milestone offers a unique opportunity to pause and reflect on how far we’ve come in the fight against cybercrime, and to look ahead at the challenges and possibilities that lie before us.
Hosted at the BNP Paribas Fortis Auditorium and organised by the Cyber Security Coalition and IGO-IFJ, the event will bring together voices from across the justice system, academia, law enforcement, and the private sector. Together, we will explore how cybercrime enforcement has evolved over the past quarter century, examine the legal and ethical dilemmas posed by emerging technologies, and consider how to build trust and cooperation across borders and sectors.

The programme will include keynotes, roundtables, and discussions on topics such as privacy and law enforcement in the digital age, the impact of artificial intelligence on cybercrime, and the human factor in cyber investigations. It will be a day of insight, exchange, and forward thinking—culminating in a networking reception to celebrate the community that has shaped cyber justice in Belgium and beyond.
9:30 am : Welcome & registration
10:00 am: Welcome & presentation of the programme : Catherine Van de Heyning, Public Prosecutor, Professor European Fundamental Rights University of Antwerp, Expert Advisory Committee UN Human Rights Council; Baptiste Flumian, Cybercrime Reference Magistrate, Brussels Public Prosecutor’s Office?
10:15 am: Cybercrime’s evolution: An EU perspective on 25 years: Despina Spanou, Deputy Director-General European Commission DG CNECT
10:35 am: The evolving battlefield: Lessons from 25 years of Belgian resilience: Miguel De Bruycker, Managing Director General Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium
10:55 am: A quarter century of Cyber Law in action: Jan Kerkhofs, Federal Magistrate Federal Prosecutor’s Office
11:25 am: Coffee break
11:45 am: Cyber challenges in the Lowlands: Dr. Luuk Bekkers, Postdoctoral researcher, The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Centre of Expertise Cyber Security
12:15 pm: Roundtable: Prosecuting cybercrime in practice: Moderator: Professor Frank Verbruggen KU Leuven; Panellists: Geert Baudewijns, Founder & CEO, Secutec, Fabrice Clément, CISO Proximus, Robrecht De Keersmaecker, Advocate General at the Prosecutor-General’s Office of Antwerp, Kris Derkoningen, Police Superintendent FCCU
1:00 pm: Lunch break
2:00 pm: Keynote by Minister Rob Beenders, Minister of Consumer Protection, Social Fraud Prevention, Persons with Disabilities, and Equal Opportunities
2:20 pm: Challenge 1: Balancing privacy and law enforcement in the digital age: Moderator: Charlotte Conings, Criminal Litigation Lawyer Stibbe; Panellists: Irene Kamara, Assistant Professor Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society; Olivier Leroux, Counsellor Court of First Instance Brussels
2:50 pm: Challenge 2: AI: a new frontier in cybercrime. Moderator: Elise Delhaise, Lecturer at the Law Faculty UNamur; Panellists: Julie Petersen, Attorney Criminal liability Artes Law; Robin Khalfa, Doctoral Researcher Ghent University, Christophe Van Bortel, Diensthoofd Regionale Computer Crime Unit Federale Politie Antwerpen
3:20 pm: Challenge 3: Hack the right path: Turning risk into responsibility: Moderator: Peter Peereboom, First Deputy Public Prosecutor
Public Prosecutor’s Office Antwerp, Panellists: Niels Hofmans, Head of Hackers Cresco, Veerle Peeters, Founder CybHERStrong.
3:50 pm: Coffee break
4:10 pm: Challenge 4: Building trust across border and sectors in cyber investigations: Moderator: Mona Giacometti, Professor ULB; Panellists: Vanessa Franssen, Professor ULiège, Lorelien Hoet, EU Government Affairs Director Microsoft
4:55 pm: Closing keynote by Minister Bernard Quintin, Minister of Security and Home Affairs, responsible for Beliris
5:10 pm: Wrap-up & lessons learned: Catherine Van de Heyning & Baptiste Flumian
5:15 pm: Closing reception
6:30 pm: End of event
The event is accredited for training points by the Orde van Vlaamse Balies, Avocat.be, and IBJ-IJE.
The registration process has been closed!
