23-25 March, 2027 | Steigenberger Wiltcher's, Brussels
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We’re Looking for Great Speakers

The 2027 Call for Speakers will open 27 August. The EU Cyber Acts Conference Program Committee seeks proposals for presentations from industry professionals with experience in technology, application, and policy of certification standards. We are seeking:

Front-Line Professionals

We prefer high-quality vendor-neutral presentations from integrators, consultants, procurers, deployers, administrators, government organizations, and academia.

Strong Topic Focus

Our focus is on the future specification, development, evaluation, certification and approval of standards for ICT products, services, and processes in the EU.

Neutral Content

We prefer proposals from front-line implementers. Product vendors are encouraged to recruit clients and partners who are front-line implementers as presenters.

Benefits of Speaking

As a speaker, you’ll receive complimentary full 2-day conference registration, an €970 value. Your name, photo, professional biography and organization will be featured in conference promotion and the conference web site. Over 850,000 marketing impressions are made in this promotion campaign. One complimentary speaker registration per presentation is permitted. Additional co-speakers will receive discount registration of 20% off published fees. For any questions, please contact us at [email protected].

Submission is Easy

Only a proposal title and brief (about 75-word) description is required for submission. All submissions will be peer reviewed and evaluated based on originality, technical and/or research content/depth, relevance to conference focus, and speaker experience. English is the official language of the conference.

Click Here to Submit

About the Submission Process

Conference Format

Our program consists two days of 30-minute presentations (including time for Q&A), and 60-minute panel discussions. We solicit proposals for high-quality presentations and ideas for panel discussions that will be of interest to the community involved with the technology, application, and policy of certification standard, focusing on:

  • Cyber Resilience Act (CRA)
  • Industry (ITC) Alignment
  • IoT Cyber Certification
  • Mobile/Networking
  • Public Policy
  • Cloud Frameworks/EUCC
  • Outlook/Opportunities
  • Standards and Certification
  • Innovations in Assurance
  • Industrial (ICS) Strategies
  • Cryptographic Modules
  • Artificial Intelligence

Online Speaker Proposal Management System

Speaking proposal submissions and reviews for the conference are managed through our online submission process which allows the presenter to submit a proposal and check the status of their submission. The Program Committee will review the submissions and notify the authors of the results. If you have any questions about the process, please contact us at [email protected].

To Submit a Proposal

  1. Click above: “Click Here to Submit”
  2. If you have not registered previously, click “Create an Account.” Otherwise login and skip to #6.
  3. Enter your contact info and register.
  4. You will receive an email with an activation link. Click the link to activate your registration.
  5. Login to your account.
  6. On the Dashboard, click “+New Speaking Proposal.”
  7. Enter your speaking proposal and submit. You’re done!
  8. Follow the same login process to check on the status of your proposal.

Due Dates for Presentation Proposals

The 2027 Call for Speakers will open 27 August.
Review and Comments: 11 November 2025
Acceptance Notifications:  8 December 2025
Presentation Slides Due: 3 March 2026

Checking Status and Notification of Your Submission

 Once the review of your submission is finalized, you will receive notification by email. You can also check the current status of your submission by logging into the submission page.

Conference Program Committee

  • Miguel Bañon, Independent Consultant, Convenor, ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27/WG 3, Spain
  • Tony Boswell, Senior Principal Consultant, CyTAL, United Kingdom
  • Roberto Cascella, CTO, European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO), Belgium
  • Martin Chapman, Managing Director, ChapIT Ltd., Belgium
  • Alban Feraud, Regulatory Affairs, Market & Business Development, IDEMIA, France
  • Igor Furgel, Head of Certification Body, Deutsche Telekom Security GmbH, Germany
  • Gabor Hornyak, Head of Site & Process Certification, NXP Semiconductors, Hungary
  • Fabian Hodouschek, Head of Section Certification and Labels, Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI), Germany
  • Quang Huy Nguyen, Platform Certification Engineer, Apple, France
  • Bret Jordan, Chief Security Strategist, Afero, United States
  • Petra Manche, Common Criteria Manager, Cisco, United Kingdom
  • David Martin, Research Fellow, University of Bath, UK
  • Arnaud Martin, Expert Digital & ICT Standardisation, Agoria, Belgium
  • William Rutledge, EU Cyber Acts Project Director, President, Cnxtd Event Media, United States
  • Wouter Slegers, EU Cyber Acts Conference Chair, CEO, TrustCB, Netherlands
  • Tyrone Stodart, Senior Principal Security Analyst, Oracle, United Kingdom
  • Olivier Van Nieuwenhuyze, Security Lobbying & Standardization Senior Manager, STMicroelectronics, Belgium
  • Dominik Ziegler, Security Standarization, Siemens, Austria