Register to join in Vilnius or online: European Cybersecurity Fest, 14 October 2026
How can Europe better address cybersecurity skills challenges in an era of AI, geopolitical threats, and growing demands for digital sovereignty?
Join us in the European Cybersecurity Fest on 14 October in Vilnius, Lithuania or online for a unique opportunity to hear about the replicable model created by CyberHubs, the European Network of Cybersecurity Skills Hubs.
The CyberHubs network brings education, industry, and policymakers together to strengthen the cybersecurity skills ecosystem from national level to Europe. You will leave the event with concrete ideas on how you can be a part of an existing CyberHub in your country and build one if you don’t have a CyberHub yet.
And what’s more, you will meet other cybersecurity stakeholders across Europe!
PROGRAMME
10:00–15:30 EEST (Vilnius time) and 9:00-14:30 CEST (Brussels time)
Join us in Vilnius, Lithuania or online
9:30 Registration & Welcome coffee | |
10:00 Welcome & opening: Europe’s cybersecurity workforce and resilience challenge | Alexia Papadimitriou, DIGITALEUROPE Liudas Kanapienis, President, INFOBALT |
10:25 High-level fireside chat: Europe’s Cybersecurity Skills Challenge in the Era of AI, Geopolitical Threats and Digital Sovereignty | Rokas Jonikas, Deputy CEO, NCSC Lithuania Ioannis Alexakis, Director General, NCSC Greece |
11:00 Panel discussion: Addressing Europe’s Cybersecurity Skills Gap: From National to European Action | Moderator: Edita Pulkauninkė, Infobalt ENISA – ECSF (TBC) Lithuanian Ministry of Education (TBC) Jonas Ceponis, KTU Doris Pold, CEO, ITL Jutta Breyer, Breyer Publico |
11:45 From Strategy to Action: CyberHubs in Practice | Moderator: Noemi Csapo, IVSZ Balogh Péter, NKE Eric Van Cangh, Agoria Spyros Katsaganis, SEPE |
12:30 Lunch break | |
14:00 Building a European Cybersecurity Skills Network: From National Hubs to Long-Term European Cooperation | Moderator: Urša Mlekuš, CCIS Rocío Baeza, Ametic Alejandro Velasquez, Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR) Adecco |
14:45 Summary panel and final reflections: Sustaining Europe’s Cybersecurity Skills Ecosystem Beyond CyberHubs | Moderator: Lea Roubinet, Numeum Campus Cyber Deborah White, Cyber Ireland |
15:30 CyberFest networking reception |
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