Event organized by the Cyber Security Coalition on 7 October 2025 at Hi! Site in Grimbergen.
Keynote: Reimaging cooperation in a polarised workd
Caroline De Gruyter, Europe correspondent, columnist, lecturer
A new reality - Cyber Survey 2025 Belgium
Presentation of the first national cybersecurity survey by Benoît Watteyne, Partner KPMG Advisory
Dark Roast Defences Track: The evolving threat landscape
Panel: The power of disinformation
Moderator: Peter Booms, Counselor Permanent Representation of Belgium to the European Union
Panellists: Dominika Hajdu, Director for Policy and Programming GLOBSEC; Professor Peter Van Aelst, Antwerp University; Beatriz Marin Garcia, Team Leader – Data Analysis – Strategic Communication, European External Action Service
Presentation ‘Cybersecurity: Current threats and future actions’, Miguel De Bruycker, Managing Director General Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium
Cloud Macchiato Track: Trust in the cloud: Security, sovereignty, and risk
Panel ‘Cloud Security on Demand’ moderated by Thibaut Roisin, Managing Director Security Accenture; Panellists: Bart Asnot, North Europe Leader Microsoft; Krystina Vrublevska, Third Party Risk Management/ Cyber Security Analyst, Proximus Ada; Kristof Tuyteleers, CISO DNS Belgium
Panel ‘Cloud sovereignty, Can Europe rise to the challenge?’ moderated by Ulrich Seldeslachts, Executive Director LSEC.eu; Panellists: Pascal Rogiest, General Manager Clarence; Florence Steenackers, Director Privacy & Data Governance Services Approach Cyber; Pascal Steichen, Chair ECCC Governing Board & CEO Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity; Jelle van den Wijngaard, Researcher Clingendael Institute
Presentation ‘Outsourcing third-party risk: Managing the expanding attack surface’ by Robin Bruynseels, Senior Cyber Security Analyst & Partner Easi; Joris Ignoul, Cybersecurity Consultant Easi
Espresso Innovation Track: Next-Gen Security
Session 1: ‘AI in action: From Concept to reality’ with Jan Smedts, Head of Digitaal Vlaanderen and Anthony Belpaire, Head of AI, BNP Paribas Fortis
Session 2: ‘AI’s privacy & security dilemma’ with Hans Graux, President Flemish Supervisory Committee, and Patrick Wheeler; Cybersecurity Architect/Practitioner/Communicator – Building NextGen Security Solution
Session 3 ‘Security-related AI applications’ with Philippe Massonet, Scientific Officer Cetic
Barista Track: The human behind the screen
Presentation ‘Human capital in cybersecurity – how to stop wasting it’ by Prof. Dr. M. Angela Sasse, Ruhr University Bochum
Presentation ‘The psychology of social engineering – Why smart people get hacked’ by Mark Brown, Founder & CEP Psybersafe
Panel: ‘Mind the gap: How to retain and motivate cybersecurity professionals of all ages’ moderated by Saskia Van Uffelen, Manager Future Workforce & BeTheChange Agoria; Panellists: Ann Mennens, Cyber Aware Programme Manager European Commission; Rosanna T. Kurrer, Co-founder & Managing Director CyberWayFinder; Simon Scheirlinckx, Cyber Security Consultant Resilix
Quantum Brew Track: Accelerating post-quantum readiness
Presentation ‘Preparing for the post-quantum era’ by Sarah Ampe, Senior Consultant Digital Risk EY Belgium
