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    Benelux Security and Privacy meeting 2026

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    Belnet
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    UM Sports (Maastricht University)

    UM Sports

    Maastricht University

    P. Debyeplein 15, 6229 HA Maastricht (The Netherlands)
    Description

    The Benelux security and privacy is organized by SURF, Belnet and the Restena Foundation, respectively acting as the National Research and Education Networks (NREN) for the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.

    After being organized in Brussels (Belgium) in 2024 and in Esch-sur-Alzette (Luxembourg) in 2025 with around 50 participants, the third edition of the meeting will gather interested Benelux professionals in Maastricht (The Netherlands).

    For whom?

    The meeting is intended for security and privacy professionals from the research and education communities in Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, with a particular focus on the higher education sector.

    Practical information

    • Participation is free of charge, but prior registration is required.
    • Places are limited, so be sure to register early.
    • Participants are responsible for organising and funding their own travel and accommodation.
    • Dinner on the first evening is included.
    • The meeting will be held in English.

     

    Belnet Events
    • Monday 28 September
      • 11:45
        Arrival and seating
      • 12:00
        Welcome by Jan-Tjitte Meindersma, Vice President at UM
      • 12:15
        Lunch and badge pick-up
      • 1
        Welcome + who's in the room
        Speaker: Jan Landsaat (SURF)
      • 2
        Post-it session
        Speaker: Davina Luyten (Belnet)
      • 3
        Session 1: European health data spaces: what it means for DPO’s
        Speakers: Hanne Elsen (Ghent University), Katya Van Driessche (University hospital of Ghent)
      • 15:00
        Coffee break
      • 4
        Session 2: AI in practice
        • a) Approach and lessons learned at UA
          Speaker: Koen Pepermans (UAntwerp)
        • b) Can we trust AI? How UNamur is designing a sovereign multi-model AI platform
          Speaker: Alain Foulon (UNamur)
      • 5
        Wrap up
      • 17:30
        Hotel check-in
      • 19:00
        Networking dinner Grand Café D'n Ingel

        Grand Café D'n Ingel

    • Tuesday 29 September
      • 09:00
        Arrival and coffee
      • 09:30
        Energizer
      • 6
        Keynote: European Centre on Privacy and Cybersecurity
      • 10:30
        Coffee break
      • 7
        Panel discussion: human centred security
        Speakers: Cynthia Wagner (Restena), Joyce Van der Klugt (Hogeschool Rotterdam), Karel Titeca (KULeuven), Rosanne Pouw (SURF (moderator))
      • 12:00
        Lunch
      • 8
        Session: security
        • b) EU cybersecurity regulatory framework and its implementation in the BENELUX: a comparative perspective
          Speaker: Francesco Vigna (the Luxembourg National Data Service)
        • c) ISO 27001
          Speaker: Virin Ramcharan (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
      • 14:30
        Coffee break
      • 9
        Session: privacy
        • a) GDPR
          Speaker: Laura Hooijen-de Vries (TU/e)
        • b) NIS2 - supply chain responsibility
          Speaker: Shiyona Keenakkottil (SURF)