Orange Cyberdefense Live 2026
The next cybersecurity incident is not a drill.
Join our mission and become part of an alliance of Belgian companies ready to stand united against our common enemies. Register today and get early access to intel on the event lineup, keynotes, and exclusive briefings.
The situation is as follows: we’re putting together a team of cybersecurity experts who will participate in an advanced drill on March 4th in Antwerp (Berchem) to fortify our defence lines.
Prepare for a full day of expert keynotes, Belgian case studies and hands-on demonstrations designed to sharpen your operational readiness and boost collaboration across the whole supply chain.
The enemies don’t play by any rules, so it’s time to partner up, combine our efforts and start pushing back.
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Live 2026 Program
Morning
09.00 - 09.45 Arrival & Registrations
09.45 - 10.00 Welcome by Filip Verstockt, GM Orange Cyberdefense Belgium
10.00 - 10.45 Keynote | Security Navigator | Charl van der Walt
- Charl van der Walt, Head of Security Research at Orange Cyberdefense, draws on Security Navigator 2026 to show why cybersecurity must be viewed as an adversarial, geopolitical contest rather than a series of isolated incidents. This briefing challenges conventional thinking and explores what adopting a wartime mindset means: new priorities, changed investment strategies, and a transformation from blame to collective resilience.
10.45 - 11.15 Breakout session | Wave1
- Insider threats: the call is coming from inside the house
- SASE in reality: from components to architecture
- From risk abstraction to threat-informed security
11.15 - 12:00 Keynote | Critical infrastuctures | Inge Opreel, Farys
- Inge Opreel shares how Farys builds cyber resilience in a highly regulated environment, balancing operational continuity, security, compliance, and public trust. She will shed light on the practical realities of defending essential services, the growing importance of resilience beyond prevention, and today’s urgent questions around data sovereignty, cloud dependency, and geopolitical risk.
12.00 - 12.30 Technology Test Flights (demos)
Check your options12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
Afternoon
13.30 - 14.15 Keynote | Business impact | Frank Demoor, CEO Q-park
- When ransomware hit Q-Park in 2017, cybersecurity went from an IT issue to a boardroom priority overnight. In this open conversation, Frank de Moor reveals how a single incident reshaped executive thinking, why CEOs and CISOs must speak the same language, and how treating cybersecurity as a strategic investment creates long-term value. Packed with real-world decisions, hard-earned lessons and practical guidance on how to translate cybersecurity into a business case that resonates at board level.
14.15 - 14.45 Breakout session | Wave 2
- Your cyber incident response plan won’t fail. Your organisation will.
- Pentesting: perimeters are brittle, layers are resilient
- Rethinking security in an autonomous world: AI agents, access, and control.
14.45 - 15.15 Breakout session | Wave 3
- SASE in reality: from components to architecture.
- Secure by design: why predictable development starts with security
- Powering Brussels: Sibelga’s real-world data security transformation
15.15 - 16.00 Technology Test Flights (demos) & Coffee break
Check your options16.00 - 16.40 Keynote | Fireside Chat Cybersecurity leadership: when research meets execution
- Kevin Holvoet, Lead Threat Research Centre, CCB
- Youssef Mohamed-Amin, CISO, Portima
- Frank De Moor, CEO, Q-Park
- Leveraging the latest insights from Security Navigator 2026 and shaped by the themes explored throughout the day, this panel brings together cutting-edge research and real-world leadership in one conversation. Expect an inspiring discussion on how priorities are set, how strategic choices are made, and how different roles contribute to effective leadership. Blending data-driven analysis with practical boardroom experience, this session reveals what it truly takes to lead in today’s threat landscape.
16.40 - 17.00 | wrap up - by Filip Verstockt, General Manager at Orange Cyberdefense Belgium
17.00 - 17:30 Technology Test Flights (demos)
Check your options17.30 - 21.30 Walking dinner
Mission details
- Moderator: Ralph Van Volsem (Kamp Waes)
- Drop Zone: Vestar, Antwerp (Berchem)
- ETA: 04/03/2026 - 0900
About the venue
We will headquarter our operation at Vestar, a state-of-the-art command center in the heart of Antwerp. This sustainable, CO2-neutral facility positions us for rapid deployment. The venue provides extensive on-site parking and offers easy access to Antwerp's Berchem and Central train stations.
Join the operationExplore the forefront of technology
Take advantage of every break to explore effective solutions for combating cyber threats. Gain practical, hands-on experience with cutting-edge cyber security tools designed to safeguard your organisation.
Expert-led interactive demos will guide you step-by-step through using advanced technologies. Use this opportunity to ask questions and discover how solutions can be customised to fit your organisation’s unique needs.
Previous editions...
For me the key takeway today was to share experiences, gain experience about incidents that have occured with others and thus prepare ourselves better.
Steven Weytjens, CISO at Ziegler
I've seen some very nice vendors and techniques that I didn't see before. Very interesting and very eager to explore those further.
Jonathan Premereur, Business Continuity & Crisis Officer at KBC
Security Navigator 2026
Our team gathered the latest global intel and compiled our insights into a classified mission report called ‘Security Navigator’.
Multiple sources confirm the rapid growth of organised cybercrime into an industrialised, AI-driven threat, shaped by geopolitical tensions. Numerous foreign actors try to destabilise Europe, and in the middle of it all sits Belgium: a key strategic and political centre with a big target on its back.