Bart Groothuis (1981) is a member of the European Parliament on behalf of the Dutch People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), which is part of the liberal political group Renew Europe. He is a member of the Industry, Research and Energy committee and a substitute member for the commiee Security and Defence. In parliament, he focuses on cybersecurity, especially in his role as Rapporteur of the NIS II Directive, the energy transition and disinformation & foreign interference. Before Bart became member of the European Parliament in February 2020, he was head cybersecurity for the Dutch Ministry of Defence.

• Jelle Niemantsverdriet, National Security Officer at Microsoft
• Dave Maasland, Owner & CEO at ESET Nederland
• Nicolai Wojciechowski, Managing Director at Cogitanda
• Christian Reinhardt, Director Sales Enablement at SoSafe

Option 1: Inside Incident Response: From Panic to Control: Surviving Ransomware Criminals and Malicious State Actors 

You will learn relevant differences between ransomware actors and nation state attackers. This session will help you understand the impact of this changing threat landscape on your organisation’s preparation and response. Illustrated by tales of the trenches from actual incidents, this breakout session will give you insights into the status of your own organisation's preparedness and how to increase it. Furthermore, you will receive practical crisis management tools you can apply in your organisation immediately. 

Erwin Maas, Director Northwave Investigations and CERT Crisis Manager and Marcel Vielvoije, Expertise Lead Crisis Communication and Ransomware Negotiator

Option 2: The Golden Standard: When the Panda Bear is dissected, how do you use it to prepare your organisation? 

Prepare your organisation against Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) with the latest insights. We bring your IT departments’s concerns to the board level, using knowledge coming from technical findings of a threat intelligence based Red Teaming test and a Crisis Management Exercise. An innovative exercise called Gold Teaming. We had a role in developing the gold teaming method in alignment with the Dutch National Bank. It has shown to be effective. The result: increased preparedness for a realistic cyber-attack.

Jaimy Thepass, Manager Red Team and Eva Maas, Cyber Resilience Operational lead 

Option 3: Navigating NIS2 Compliance: Managing Cyber Risks in Your Supply Chain 

In this session, we’ll guide you through the latest developments of the NIS2 Directive and how it’s being implemented by our government in the form of laws and market supervision. We’ll help you understand what these changes mean for your company operating within Europe. Our key focus will be on one of the most challenging measures of the NIS2 Directive - managing cyber risks within your supply chain. We’ll conclude with a practical 3-step plan on how to manage supply chain security risk and maintain control of your overall ecosystem with suppliers. 

Renate Hendriksen, Head of Business Security Expertise and Edward Ho, Business Development Manager

Option 1: Inside Incident Response: From Panic to Control: Surviving Ransomware Criminals and Malicious State Actors 

You will learn relevant differences between ransomware actors and nation state attackers. This session will help you understand the impact of this changing threat landscape on your organisation’s preparation and response. Illustrated by tales of the trenches from actual incidents, this breakout session will give you insights into the status of your own organisation's preparedness and how to increase it. Furthermore, you will receive practical crisis management tools you can apply in your organisation immediately. 

Erwin Maas, Director Northwave Investigations and CERT Crisis Manager and Marcel Vielvoije, Expertise Lead Crisis Communication and Ransomware Negotiator

Option 2: The Golden Standard: When the Panda Bear is dissected, how do you use it to prepare your organisation? 

Prepare your organisation against Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) with the latest insights. We bring your IT departments’s concerns to the board level, using knowledge coming from technical findings of a threat intelligence based Red Teaming test and a Crisis Management Exercise. An innovative exercise called Gold Teaming. We had a role in developing the gold teaming method in alignment with the Dutch National Bank. It has shown to be effective. The result: increased preparedness for a realistic cyber-attack.

Jaimy Thepass, Manager Red Team and Eva Maas, Cyber Resilience Operational lead 

Option 3: Navigating NIS2 Compliance: Managing Cyber Risks in Your Supply Chain 

In this session, we’ll guide you through the latest developments of the NIS2 Directive and how it’s being implemented by our government in the form of laws and market supervision. We’ll help you understand what these changes mean for your company operating within Europe. Our key focus will be on one of the most challenging measures of the NIS2 Directive - managing cyber risks within your supply chain. We’ll conclude with a practical 3-step plan on how to manage supply chain security risk and maintain control of your overall ecosystem with suppliers. 

Renate Hendriksen, Head of Business Security Expertise and Edward Ho, Business Development Manager