Key Discussion Themes for 2026
The conference agenda is currently under development. The themes below reflect the topics currently planned for the programme and may be subject to change as the agenda develops further.
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The EU Cyber PerspectiveBuilding Europe's Digital Resilience Together
As Europe's cyber landscape continues to evolve, governments, regulators, and industry must strengthen cooperation to protect critical assets while enabling innovation. This discussion explores European cyber strategy, public-private collaboration, operational resilience, digital sovereignty, sovereign cloud, regulatory developments, and the evolving role of European institutions.
As Europe's cyber landscape continues to evolve, governments, regulators, and industry must strengthen cooperation to protect critical assets while enabling innovation. This discussion explores European cyber strategy, public-private collaboration, operational resilience, digital sovereignty, sovereign cloud, regulatory developments, and the evolving role of European institutions.
2
Global Cybersecurity LeadershipNavigating Cybersecurity in an Increasingly Complex World
Cybersecurity has become a strategic issue affecting governments, economies, and international stability. Senior leaders will discuss geopolitical developments, international cooperation, cyber resilience, leadership priorities, emerging technologies, and the challenges shaping tomorrow's global cyber ecosystem.
Cybersecurity has become a strategic issue affecting governments, economies, and international stability. Senior leaders will discuss geopolitical developments, international cooperation, cyber resilience, leadership priorities, emerging technologies, and the challenges shaping tomorrow's global cyber ecosystem.
3
AI & CybersecurityDefending and Competing in the Age of AI
AI is transforming both cyber defense and cyber threats. This session explores AI for Cyber and Cyber for AI, AI governance, secure AI, automation, risk management, agentic AI, emerging threats, and the evolving relationship between humans and intelligent systems.
AI is transforming both cyber defense and cyber threats. This session explores AI for Cyber and Cyber for AI, AI governance, secure AI, automation, risk management, agentic AI, emerging threats, and the evolving relationship between humans and intelligent systems.
4
Protecting Critical InfrastructureResilience Across Energy, Transportation and Beyond
As digitalization accelerates, critical infrastructure faces increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. This discussion explores operational resilience, OT security, infrastructure protection, supply chain security, public-private cooperation, energy resilience, and preparedness for large-scale disruptions.
As digitalization accelerates, critical infrastructure faces increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. This discussion explores operational resilience, OT security, infrastructure protection, supply chain security, public-private cooperation, energy resilience, and preparedness for large-scale disruptions.
5
CISO & CIO Leadership ForumLeading Security Beyond Technology
Today's CISOs and CIOs are strategic business leaders responsible for cyber resilience, governance, business continuity, enterprise risk, AI adoption, board engagement, and organizational transformation. Senior executives will share perspectives on leading security in an increasingly complex environment.
Today's CISOs and CIOs are strategic business leaders responsible for cyber resilience, governance, business continuity, enterprise risk, AI adoption, board engagement, and organizational transformation. Senior executives will share perspectives on leading security in an increasingly complex environment.
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Innovation SpotlightWhere Tomorrow's Cyber Technologies Take Shape
From breakthrough startups to emerging technologies, innovation continues to reshape cybersecurity. This discussion highlights entrepreneurship, investment, research, commercialization, AI-driven innovation, and the technologies defining the next generation of cyber capabilities.
From breakthrough startups to emerging technologies, innovation continues to reshape cybersecurity. This discussion highlights entrepreneurship, investment, research, commercialization, AI-driven innovation, and the technologies defining the next generation of cyber capabilities.
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Zero Trust in PracticeRethinking Trust for a Connected World
Zero Trust has evolved from a security concept into a strategic framework for protecting modern organizations. This discussion explores identity security, cloud security, access management, continuous verification, cyber resilience, and the growing challenges of AI-generated identities, non-human identities, and digital trust.
Zero Trust has evolved from a security concept into a strategic framework for protecting modern organizations. This discussion explores identity security, cloud security, access management, continuous verification, cyber resilience, and the growing challenges of AI-generated identities, non-human identities, and digital trust.
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Cyber Defense & National SecuritySecurity at the Intersection of Technology and Geopolitics
Cyber operations increasingly shape national security and international stability. This session examines cyber defense, military cooperation, hybrid threats, crisis preparedness, cyber diplomacy, resilience, and collaboration between governments, defense organizations, and strategic partners.
Cyber operations increasingly shape national security and international stability. This session examines cyber defense, military cooperation, hybrid threats, crisis preparedness, cyber diplomacy, resilience, and collaboration between governments, defense organizations, and strategic partners.
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Next Generation CybersecurityPreparing for What Comes Next
Quantum technologies, post-quantum cryptography, autonomous systems, digital identity, space technologies, AI, and other disruptive innovations are reshaping cybersecurity. This forward-looking discussion explores how governments and industry can prepare for the next wave of technological transformation.
Quantum technologies, post-quantum cryptography, autonomous systems, digital identity, space technologies, AI, and other disruptive innovations are reshaping cybersecurity. This forward-looking discussion explores how governments and industry can prepare for the next wave of technological transformation.
