Benelux Edition

Where Cybersecurity Leaders Connect and Decide What’s Next

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.

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Event Date

TBC, 15 April 2027

Duration

One-day executive event

Time

8:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Location

TBC, Amsterdam

Audience

CISOs, Heads of Security, IT Leaders

Attendance

Limited to 150 delegates

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Private, invitation-based event for CISOs and senior decision-makers.

- ✔ No vendors. No noise.

- ✔ Real discussions, real insights

✔ Closed-door executive environment

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Editor’s Note

Welcome to the Next IT Security – Benelux Edition 2027, an exclusive gathering bringing together 150 CISOs, Heads of Security and senior cybersecurity decision-makers from across Europe.

Cybersecurity is entering a new phase. AI is moving from assisting employees to acting on their behalf. Machines, applications and autonomous systems are becoming identities in their own right. European regulation is moving from preparation to operational reality, while organizations are becoming increasingly dependent on cloud platforms, technology suppliers and interconnected digital ecosystems they do not fully control.

The traditional security perimeter is disappearing.

This edition focuses on one central question:

How do we build trust and resilience in systems we increasingly do not control?

Through closed-door discussions, peer exchange and real-world insights, we explore how security leaders can govern autonomous technology, redefine identity, operationalize regulation and prepare their organizations for systemic failures beyond their immediate control.

Key Focus Areas

When Software Goes Rogue

Accountability and Trust in Agentic Ecosystems

AI is moving from assisting people to acting on their behalf. Agents can make decisions, access systems, interact with other software and execute actions with increasing levels of autonomy — and this changes the security model fundamentally. Who controls an autonomous system? Who gives it authority? How should its actions be monitored, and who is accountable when it makes the wrong decision? This focus area examines the security, governance and accountability challenges emerging as software becomes an active participant in the enterprise.

The New Identity Perimeter

Who Do You Trust When Humans Aren’t the Only Users?

The enterprise identity landscape is changing. Employees are no longer the only entities accessing systems and data — AI agents, machines, workloads, applications, APIs and autonomous systems are becoming active participants in the digital ecosystem. The question is no longer simply who has access, but what is accessing our systems, on whose authority, with what permissions and under whose responsibility. This focus area explores the evolution of identity beyond the human user and the implications for trust, authorization, privileged access and zero-trust architectures.

The CRA Countdown

From Regulation to Operational Reality

The Cyber Resilience Act is moving from policy discussion toward operational reality. As the December 2027 full-application deadline approaches, organizations must move beyond understanding the regulation and determine what actually needs to change across products, software development, suppliers, procurement, vulnerability management and organizational accountability. The real question is no longer “Are we compliant?” but whether our products, suppliers and processes are capable of meeting the security expectations that regulation now demands. This focus area examines what the CRA means in practice for technology manufacturers, enterprises, procurement teams, security leaders and the wider digital supply chain.

From Cyber Resilience to Systemic Resilience

Can You Survive the Failure of Something You Don’t Control?

Modern organizations depend on systems they neither own nor fully control — cloud providers, technology platforms, software suppliers, identity providers, telecommunications networks, critical infrastructure and third-party services. A critical supplier compromised by a nation-state, a software dependency weaponized by a hostile actor, an identity platform rendered unavailable by sanctions or sovereign data mandates: when one of these dependencies fails, the consequences can move rapidly across the enterprise, and cyber resilience can no longer stop at the organizational boundary. This focus area explores how security leaders can identify concentration risk, understand systemic dependencies and build resilience against failures originating outside their direct control.

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