Dries Van Dyck PhD
CISO | SCK CEN (Belgian Nuclear Research Centre)
This is not a typical conference.
Next IT Security Benelux is an exclusive gathering of cybersecurity decision-makers from across the Benelux region, designed for honest conversations, practical insights, and meaningful networking — free from vendor-driven presentations and unnecessary distractions.
Every conversation is intentional. Every connection is relevant.
This is where cybersecurity leaders meet to exchange insights that actually matter.
Event Date
November 12, 2026
Duration
One-day executive event
Time
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Location
TBC, Amsterdam Netherlands
Audience
CISOs, Heads of Security, IT Leaders
Attendance
Limited to 150 delegates
Private, invitation-based event for CISOs and senior decision-makers.
Featuring Global Security Experts & C-Level Visionaries
CISO | SCK CEN (Belgian Nuclear Research Centre)
Regional CISO | Kraft Heinz
CISO | Hartwig Medical Foundation
CISO | Transdev Nederland
Head of Global Cyber and Security Policy | Geneva Centre for Security Policy
CISO | VGZ
CISO | Resilia Connect
CISO | NCSC-NL / Wolters Kluwer
Executive Director | European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC)
CISO | Ministry of Justice & Security (NL)
CISO | Ministry of Health / CIBG (NL)
NATO
CISO | FedEx
A carefully curated program focused on real-world challenges, strategic discussions and meaningful networking.
In an era defined by accelerating technological change, geopolitical tension, and evolving regulatory expectations, organizations are facing a widening gap between innovation and security readiness.
This edition focuses on one central question:
How can organizations remain resilient when technology, risk, and expectations are evolving faster than ever before?
Through closed-door discussions, peer exchange, and real-world insights, we explore how CISOs and security leaders can move from uncertainty to clarity — and from strategy to execution.
Key Focus Areas
AI Changed the Threat Landscape — Has Security Kept Up?
AI is no longer just a tool for innovation — it is a force multiplier for both defenders and attackers. Organizations must now secure systems that evolve autonomously while defending against threats that scale at machine speed.
Post-Quantum Risk in Cybersecurity — Are We Too Early or Too Late?
The real risk is no longer just when quantum will break encryption — but whether organizations will recognize it when it happens. Preparing for uncertainty has become a strategic necessity.
EU Data Sovereignty — Is It possible and how?
As geopolitical pressure increases, organizations must rethink cloud dependency, jurisdictional risk, and digital autonomy — balancing efficiency with control.
The CISO Under Pressure — Leadership at the Breaking Point
Security leaders are expected to manage increasing complexity, regulatory accountability, and business expectations — often without proportional authority or resources.
Artificial intelligence is reshaping cybersecurity faster than organizations can adapt. While enterprises deploy AI to improve efficiency and automation, threat actors are already leveraging it to scale attacks and bypass traditional defenses.
This keynote explores whether security strategies are keeping pace — or falling behind.
AI is now embedded in both security operations and cybercrime. This panel explores how organizations can harness AI while defending against AI-enabled threats.
Organizations are deploying AI faster than they can govern it. This session explores how to implement secure AI adoption at scale.
The biggest challenge of quantum computing is not when it happens — but how organizations would detect it.
Security leaders must decide whether to act now or wait — while balancing uncertainty, cost, and risk.
This session explores how organizations can prepare for quantum disruption without disrupting operations.
Organizations demand control over their data — but remain dependent on global infrastructure.
This panel explores whether true digital sovereignty is achievable — or a strategic illusion.
How technology providers are enabling organizations to balance control, security, and scalability.
Security leaders face increasing accountability, but often lack authority and resources.
The role of the CISO is evolving faster than organizations can adapt. This panel explores whether current leadership models are sustainable — and what must change.
As pressure increases, organizations must rethink how security leadership is structured and supported.
An interactive simulation where participants experience real-world CISO pressure — board scrutiny, regulatory demands, and crisis scenarios.
Selected as the official venue for Next IT Security Stockholm, Grand Hôtel offers a setting that supports privacy, discretion and high-level interaction.
The Grand Hôtel in Stockholm has been home to celebrities, high-profile events and everyday bon-vivants since 1874. Situated in the best waterfront location imaginable, the hotel overlooks the Royal Palace and Gamla Stan, Stockholm’s old town.
The Grand is also home to the classic Swedish Veranda restaurant, renowned for its traditional smörgåsbord, Mathias Dahlgren’s awarded restaurants and the spectacular Cadier Bar.
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