Cybersecurity
European Defence & Security Conference 2026
The essentials
Event details
- Dates
- 29 October 2026
- Location
- Egmont Palace, Brussels, Belgium
- Organiser
- Business Bridge Europe
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
Agenda themes
Topics covered
- Europe
- Security
- Defence
- Defence & Security
On stage
Speakers
- António Costa, President European Council
- Roberta Metsola, President European Parliament
- Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defence, Republic of Poland
- Radosław Sikorski, Republic of Poland
- Andrius Kubilius, Commissioner for Defence and Space, European Commission
- Piotr Serafin, Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration, European Commission
- Kaja Kallas
- Robert de Groot, Vice President, European Investment Bank
- Guido Crosetto, Minister of Defence, Republic of Italy
- Theo Francken, Federal Minister for Defence and Foreign Trade, Kingdom of Belgium
- Pål Jonson, Minister of Defence, Kingdom of Sweden
- Robertas Kaunas, Minister of National Defence, Republic of Lithuania
- Hanno Pevkur, Minister of Defence, Republic of Estonia
- Margarita Robles Fernández, Minister of Defence, Kingdom of Spain
- Catherine Vautrin, Minister of the Armed Forces, Republic of France
- Gen. Frederik Vansina, Chief of Defence, Kingdom of Belgium
- Timo Pesonen, Director-General, DG DEFIS, European Commission
- André Denk, Chief Executive, European Defence Agency
- Herald Ruijters, Deputy Director-General, DG DEFIS, European Commission
- François Arbault, Director for Defence Industrial Programmes, DG DEFIS
Logistics
Where to stay
Places to stay near the venue.
ibis Brussels City Centre ★★★
Novotel Brussels City Centre ★★★★
OPO
Pacific ★★★
Dansaert Hotel ★★★
Made in Catherine
Brussels Marriott Hotel Grand Place ★★★★
Holiday Inn Express
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