COcyber Roundtable on Defence-Civilian Synergies in Cybersecurity
This COcyber High-level Dual-use and Synergy Roundtable, hosted by our 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)
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:
- NATO Cyber & Digital Transformation Division
- European Defence Agency (EDA)
- European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA)
- Belgian Cyber Command / CCB
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:
- European Cybersecurity Competence Centre
- DG CONNECT
- Strategic EU research representatives
- Incident Management & Threat Exchange
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)
Education & Skills Development – ESDC Model
Comparison of cybersecurity Skills frameworks across military and civilian – The Rosetta Stone research
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:
- Thales Group
- Microsoft
- Sopra Steria
17:20 – 17:40 Further actions & reporting
17:40 – 17:45 Concluding remarks
17:45 – 18:30 Networking reception
Albert Borschette Congress Center, Room 0.D
Rue Froissart 36
1040 Etterbeek
Belgium
<p class="address" translate="no"><span class="address-line1">Albert Borschette Congress Center, Room 0.D</span><br> <span class="address-line2">Rue Froissart 36</span><br> <span class="postal-code">1040</span> <span class="locality">Etterbeek</span><br> <span class="country">Belgium</span></p>
Albert Borschette Congress Center, Room 0.D Rue Froissart 36
Etterbeek
Belgium
