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Benelux Cyber Summit 2026

The Benelux Cyber Summit is returning to Amsterdam for its 7th annual edition on 24th–25th November 2026. This event serves as a unique platform for networking, sharing best practices, and strengthening cyber defences across the region. Under the theme “Survive and Thrive: Resilient Cyber Security in an Age of Relentless Threats,” the summit will explore key…

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33Speakers
15Sponsors
53On the bill · sessions
37Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at Benelux, in alphabetical order.
Alexandra Krasnitskaya
Cyber Security Expert · Delinea
Arthur Kemme
Senior Account Executive · OpenText
Dan Jones
Senior Security Advisor, EMEA · Tanium
Donal O’Brien
CISO · Versuni
Elian Habra
CISO · Agence pour le Développement de l’Emploi (ADEM)
Erwin Kooi
Security Officer for Train Digitisation · Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Frank Benus
Senior Solutions Engineer · Abnormal AI
Fred Pintchman
IT Security Programme Manager · DHL Express
Gal Messinger
Head of Global Security · Signify
George Schizas
CISO EMEA · NEP Group Inc.
Gustavo Mania
Information Security Risk Manager (Regional CISO) · Heineken
Henk-Jan van der Molen
Senior Information Security Advisor · Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties
Holger Spohn
CISO/Head of Operations IT · Candriam
Jan Knoops
Advisory Services Expert · Kudelski Security
Jeffrey De Bruijn
Director Cyber Security & Privacy · Forvis Mazars
Jeroen Van Eyck
Senior Officer · Belgian Defence
Jeroen van Kesteren
CISO/Head of Department Digital Security Services · De Nederlandsche Bank
Jerry Rijnbeek
Area Vice President EMEA & APJ – Identity & AI Technology · Rubrik
Johan Huijgen
Group Cyber Security & IT Director · VEON
Johan Klykens
Director Cybersecurity Certification Authority · Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium
Joseph Mager
Information Security Officer · Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Julius Nicklasson
Solution Engineer · Recorded Future
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Abnormal Security
Adaptive Security
Databee
Delinea
Horizon3.ai
KnowBe4
Kudelski Security
Magnet Forensics
OpenText
OPENVAS
Rubrik
SoSafe
Tanium
ThreatLocker
Zerto
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Agenda

Selected from 53 sessions on the bill.
  • 09:00

    Panel Discussion: Tackling Cyber Security Threats Amid Geopolitical Instability and Global Tensions

    - What ways are rising geopolitical tensions redefining the cyber security threat landscape? - What insights can be drawn from recent nation-state cyber attacks, and how can we enh…

  • 09:00 (Day 2)

    Panel Discussion: Bridging the Regulatory Compliance Gap Across Emerging Cyber and AI Frameworks

    - How are we dealing with the new and evolving regulations transforming compliance obligations in areas such as data protection, operational resilience, and AI governance? - To wha…

  • 09:40

    Presentation: DNB’s Cyber Strategy for the Netherlands

    Jeroen van Kesteren, The Dutch Central Bank (DNB) will outline its cyber strategy for safeguarding the stability and integrity of the Dutch financial system. In an era of growing d…

  • 09:40 (Day 2)

    Presentation: Building Momentum: Reflections and Forward Strategy from the Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium

    Over the past year, CCB’s key focus has been implementing NIS2, enabling the delivery of services that support ‘Active Cyber Protection’. By integrating cyber emergency response, t…

  • 10:10

    Presentation: Agentic AI in Security: From Triage to Response

    Leveraging AI agents to accelerate threat detection and response is about more than speed – it’s about precision, trust, and control. Success depends on ensuring these agents have …

  • 10:50 (Day 2)

    Presentation: From Darwin to Cyber Security: Why IT Diversity is Crucial for Survival

    How can evolutionary biology be used to improve our cyber defenses? Using the Susceptible-Infected-Susceptible model, this session puts powerful insights from epidemics in the cont…

  • 11:20 (Day 2)

    Presentation: Turning Intelligence Into Action: Staying Ahead in a Fast-Moving Threat Landscape

    Discover how to best use threat intelligence in order for you to stay proactive in the face of rapidly evolving cyber threats. You will learn how to gather, prioritise, and apply t…

  • 11:30

    Presentation: From Alerts to Answers: Digital Forensics in Modern IR

    An alert tells you that something happened, but DFIR solutions and methods reveal the full chain of events. It’s the key to understanding how an attack started, how far it spread, …

  • 11:50 (Day 2)

    Case Study: Bridging the Divide: Securing IT-OT Convergence Across Nederlandse Spoorwegen

    This session displays the security and operational challenges of IT-OT convergence we face. Explore the pitfalls we encountered to align digital systems and operational environment…

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 37 companies show up, and 9 bet on three roles at once?

37 companies. nine are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
9All threespeak · spons · exh
6Sponsoringsponsor only
22Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Delinea·Kudelski Security·Magnet Forensics·OpenText·OPENVAS·Rubrik·SoSafe·Tanium·Zerto

Speakers by seniority

52% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite927%
  • VP-level13%
  • Director / Head of721%
  • Manager / Lead13%
  • Engineer · IC39%
  • Advisor / Investor26%
  • Other roles1030%

Of 33 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01DelineaSp2V
  2. 02Kudelski SecuritySp1V
  3. 03Magnet ForensicsSp1V
  4. 04OpenTextSp1V
  5. 05OPENVASSp1V
  6. 06RubrikSp1V
  7. 07SoSafeSp1V
  8. 08TaniumSp1V
  9. 09ZertoSp1V
  10. 10Abnormal SecuritySp
  11. 11Adaptive SecuritySp
  12. 12DataBeeSp
  13. 13Horizon3.aiSp
  14. 14KnowBe4Sp
Sponsors by tier
unspecified15
100% of 15
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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