This COcyber High-level Dual-use and Synergy Roundtable, hosted by ULB scientific lead Professor Georges Ataya of Solvay Brussels School of Economics & Management (ULB), will bring together representatives from EU institutions, NATO, national authorities, industry, research organisations and academia to explore concrete pathways for strengthening civil–defence cooperation in cybersecurity.
The roundtable will focus on identifying strategic synergies between civilian and defence cybersecurity actors, discussing findings from the COcyber Needs Assessment (D2.2), and examining opportunities for skills framework consolidation, including alignment between Belgian CyFun and NIST v2.
It will also showcase ongoing EU research and innovation initiatives, explore dual-use cases and their operational applications, address education, skills development and workforce preparedness, strengthen cooperation on incident management and threat intelligence exchange, and present the COcyber platform, its community and associated analytics tools.
Participants are invited to register via the link below to secure their place.
In-person attendance is limited, and registration is also required for online participation, as only registered participants will receive the access link.
The event is supported by the European Security and Defence College (ESDC).
Agenda
Programme (tentative)
12:00 – 13:00 | Networking lunch & registration |
13:00 – 13:10 | Welcome & introduction |
13:10 – 13:20 | Agenda & objectives of the day |
13:20 – 14:40 | Panel 1: Building defence together: strategic synergies for cyber and capability development Moderator: Mario Beccia, Council of the European Union, Director Cybersecurity High-level representatives/discussants from:
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14:40 – 15:40 | Panel 2: EU Research for Cyber Moderator: Georges Ataya, Professor and Academic Director / Vice-President, Solvay Brussels School / Belgian Cybersecurity Coalition High-level representatives/discussants from:
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15:40 – 16:00 | Coffee break |
16:00 – 16:40 | Panel 3: Research, Cyber skills and education Moderator: Georges Ataya, Professor and Academic Director / Vice-President, Solvay Brussels School / Belgian Cybersecurity Coalition
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16:40 – 17:20 | Panel 4: Industry & Defence: Turning Dual-Use Technology into Operational Advantage Moderator: Steve Purser, Former Head of Core Operations Department, ENISA Industry discussants from:
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17:20 – 17:40 | Further actions & reporting |
17:40 – 17:45 | Concluding remarks |
17:45 – 18:30 | Networking reception |
