10.00 - 10.30 Arrival and registration

10.30 - 10.35 Plenary opening

10:30 AM
Welcome & opening by Eva de Mol, Host of the day and Jurriën Norder, Head of NCC-NL
Cineac

10.35 - 10:55 Keynote by Willemijn Aerdts / Minister for the Digital Economy and Sovereignty / Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy

10:35 AM
Making the switch: security as a strength
Cineac

11.00 - 11.30 Keynote by Sebastiano Toffaletti / Secretary General / European DIGITAL SME Alliance

10:55 AM
Cybersecurity and tech sovereignty in the age of zero-trust geopolitics
Cineac

11.30 - 12.30 Networking lunch 

11.30 - 16.00 CyberForward Zone 

11:30 AM
Looking for guidance on national and European funding or finding the right partners? Stop by the NCC-NL Lounge for a one-on-one conversation with our advisors and find out how we can help.
Green Lounge

12.30 - 15.30 Break-out sessions

12:30 PM
Preventing insider threats: insights from NXP's integrated approach (EN)
JOOST
12:30 PM
From cloudy to clear: navigating digital autonomy and cloud services (NL)
HANS
12:30 PM
Translating the CRA into practice: strategic preparation for the 2027 Standards (EN)
Cineac
1:30 PM
Implementing the CRA: bridging IT and OT security for industrial compliance (EN)
JOOST
1:30 PM
Digital autonomy: from ambition to action (NL)
Cineac
1:30 PM
Secure-by-Design: Ensuring software security from day one (EN)
MIES
2:30 PM
Managing vulnerabilities: best practices for reaching stakeholders at scale (EN)
HANS
2:30 PM
Where to start with Digital Sovereignty: a risk-based approach (NL)
JOOST
2:30 PM
Unlock European opportunities for your cybersecurity project (EN)
Cineac

15.45 - 16.30 Panel discussion moderated by Prof. Dr. Haroon Sheikh / Vrije Universiteit  Amsterdam 

3:45 PM
Mapping the gaps: identifying chokepoints in Dutch technology chains (EN)
Cineac

16.30 - 17:00 Closing keynote by Rogier Fischer / Hadrian

4:30 PM
Building sovereign cybersecurity: how Hadrian proves Dutch technology can lead globally (EN)
Cineac

17.00 - 19.00 Networking drinks

5:00 PM
An opportunity to connect, reflect and continue the conversation
Green Lounge