Programme

The Heliview employees will welcome you to the conference in Van der Valk Hotel in Mechelen. Parking at Parking Keerdok is accessible from the N16 via a direct exit lane. Via the bicycle and pedestrian bridge, you get to the Van der Valk hotel just a 2-minute walk away. The address to reach Parking Keerdok is Antonia Wolversstraat 1, Mechelen.

Of course the coffee or tea is ready for you!

Erik is actively engaged in several professional activities. As such he founded TrustCore.EU, he executed several assignments private and public sector. Currently his main focusses are on the topics of Openbanking and Security Architecture at BNP Paribas Fortis as well as the wide topic of the new Trust Regulation en the European Digital Identity Wallet in collaboration with the EU Member States. With his knowledge and experience, Erik is the ideal person to guide the conference as chair of the day.

This interactive networking session will break the ice and is the starting point of meaningful connections. The Connection Kickoff is the perfect opportunity to meet fellow security leaders, share your interests, and start expanding your network of peers who can inspire and support you during and beyond the conference. Let’s make the first connection count!

At BD.COM, we approached NIS2 and CRA implementation as an opportunity to strengthen trust, not just meet obligations. Our journey revealed how cross‑functional collaboration accelerates compliance without slowing innovation. We learned that governance, automation, and continuous risk visibility are the pillars of sustainable resilience.

By embedding security-by-design into every product and process, we’ve turned regulatory pressure into strategic advantage. I’ll share our key lessons and the practices that are foundational BD.COM’s cyber‑resilient future.

The Benelux region faces increasing hybrid pressures ranging from espionage to digital sabotage, mirroring broader European trends. State actors such as Russia and China employ covert influence, cyberattacks, and intelligence operations that often remain below the public radar.

Recent (cyber) incidents highlight how vulnerable open, interconnected societies are to targeted disinformation and clandestine interference. As hybrid tactics intensify, the Benelux must balance openness with resilience to safeguard democratic institutions and critical infrastructure.

So, time to take note of current reality so that you can enhance your organisation’s defences!

By leveraging the scale and discipline of the Schwarz Group companies, we have built a powerful internal cloud base. This infrastructure evolved into STACKIT, a sovereign cloud engineered to meet strict European data‑sovereignty and GDPR requirements.

In 2024, it became a standalone cloud provider, opening its services to businesses seeking independence from non‑EU hyperscalers. In a world where privacy, security and sovereignty becomes more important every day, real European sovereign clouds are the solution that address our needs. Let’s share related insights!

As human, machine, and AI identities multiply, and attackers increasingly weaponize AI, the consequences of a single identity breach are escalating at unprecedented speed.
Fragmented IAM, PAM, and IGA approaches were not designed for this reality. The industry has reached a pivotal inflection point in cybersecurity.

This session highlights the advantages of shifting from fragmented tools to a unified platform that aligns with CISO and SOC priorities while enabling a new approach to visibility, control and trust.

Key learnings:

• Why privilege controls for all identities across human, machine, and AI will give you the upper hand
• How proactive threat detection with the use of AI helps you stay ahead of the threat
• How to gain complete visibility across environments
• How to achieve faster mitigation of security breaches through shared data and insights

Fraud is accelerating everywhere: Belgian companies are loosing millions every year due to scams like CEO fraud, invoice fraud, trademark scams. Despite initiatives to counter fraud, the YOY growth is still near 35-45%. Criminals pressure victim companies with convincing fake platforms and urgent messaging tactics now supercharged by AI-driven impersonation and deepfakes.

Also new technological developments, intended to make payment processes safer like Verification of Payee and e-invoicing/Peppol are already showing major flaws and criminals found ways to use these new developments to their advantage to give companies a fake sense of security and even scale up their fraud attacks.

Goal of this roundtable is to understand the evolution and sophistication of scams and fraud patterns, so we can jointly take the necessary measures to up our game in detection and preventing fraud.

The European Commission’s Digital Omnibus introduces targeted simplifications to GDPR, AI, data, and cybersecurity rules, aiming to reduce administrative burdens for businesses.

By aligning overlapping obligations and easing reporting requirements, the Omnibus helps companies cut compliance costs and focus on innovation. New clarity on data use, streamlined incident reporting, and extended relief for SMEs and mid‑caps make it easier to manage day‑to‑day regulatory duties.

The package is designed to replace fragmentation with coherence – making compliance more predictable, practical, and scalable as companies grow.

Join this presentation and follow-up debate to learn how these reforms can transform regulatory overload into a competitive advantage.

AI is increasingly embedded in core business systems, often faster than enterprise architectures can adapt. In this interactive roundtable, security leaders and architects discuss how AI is reshaping enterprise architecture, introducing new dependencies, risks, and governance challenges.

Participants will exchange experiences and perspectives on maintaining architectural coherence, security, and resilience while enabling AI-driven innovation within the enterprise.