Gala and Awards Night

The peak event of the Cybersecurity Week Luxembourg is the Gala and Awards Night. During this event, 6 awards will honor the best key players, organizations and individuals, who contributed to the Grand Duchy’s cybersecurity economy.
Agenda
17:30 Doors open
- Opening address by Mrs Sasha Baillie, CEO - Luxinnovation
- Message by Mrs Mariya Gabriel, EU Commissioner - Digital Economy and Society
- Keynote “Securing the Olympic Games” by Mr Koen Maris, Chief Technology Officer - Atos
18:45 Awards Ceremony
- Most Promising Young Talent handed by Mr Massimo Russo, CEO - Open Field S.A
- Best Talk at hack.lu handed by Mr Alexandre Dulaunoy, SECURITYMADEIN.LU / CIRCL
- Most Promising Cybersecurity Solution “Jury’s Choice Award” handed by Mr Greg Pitzer, Partner - PwC Luxembourg
- Most Promising Cybersecurity Solution “People’s Choice Award” handed by Mr Vincent Villers, Partner - PwC Luxembourg
- Best Inclusion Initiative handed by Mrs Yuriko Backes, Head of the Representation of the European Commission in Luxembourg
- CISO of the year handed by Mrs Maria-Dolores Perez, Head of Group Data Protection - KBL
19:25 Round Table
Cybersecurity, a public-private love story?
- Mrs Despina Spanou, Director for Digital Society, Trust and Cybersecurity - European Commission
- Mr Tim Horton, Vice President Product and Business Development - First Data
- Mr François Thill, Director, E-commerce and Information security - Ministry of the Economy
19:40 Closing
- Keynote “Cybersecurity: Bridging the gap between profit and customer needs” by Mr Adrian Liviu Arsene, Global Cybersecurity Researcher - Bitdefender
- Conclusions by Mr Pascal Steichen, CEO - SECURITYMADEIN.LU
20:00 Networking dinner and party