The fourth edition of the Campus Cyber Summit will be held on Thursday, November 5, 2026, at EuraTechnologies in Lille, France. The event's theme, "AI & Cybersecurity," will bring together experts for a day of conferences, roundtables, workshops, and professional meetings. The program will explore topics such as cyber risk governance, the NIS 2 directive (a European regulation on cybersecurity for critical sectors), fraud using public information, insurance for cyber incidents, and the security of artificial intelligence models. A prospective study will also outline the future of the cybersecurity sector in the Hauts-de-France region up to 2030.
The event will open with a plenary session that will present the results of a study on the regional cyber market’s development up to 2030. Key speakers include Bruno Drolez, regional director of DREETS Hauts-de-France, Chekib Gharbi (El Patron du Cyber Campus), and Paul Cueva Gamard from Forward Global. This session will set the stage for the day's discussions, focusing on what skills and resources the region will need to strengthen its cybersecurity in the coming years.
One of the first roundtables will examine the responsibilities associated with cyber risk. It will explore how cyber threats are communicated to executive committees and what conditions are needed for executives and security officers to make joint decisions. At the same time, a workshop on Industry 4.0 will address the security of connected industrial systems and how to protect them in production environments.
Later in the day, a roundtable will compare how the NIS 2 directive is applied in France, Belgium, and Germany, and its impact on service providers and affected organizations. Speakers include Stefan Oerder from DUAL Deutschland and Valéry Vander Geeten from the Belgian Cybersecurity Center. In parallel, a workshop will explore how public information can be used for fraud, such as deepfakes or social engineering, and how to defend against such tactics.
In the afternoon, a roundtable will focus on cyber insurance, using the experience of a company that faced a cyber incident. The discussion will cover what was covered by insurance, what was not, and the potential damage that could have occurred without coverage. Diego Sainz from Verspieren will be among the speakers. This approach will help decision-makers understand the broader impact of cyberattacks beyond just the information they steal.
A workshop will also examine the security of artificial intelligence models, discussing threats such as model theft and instruction injection, along with protective measures. The event will close with a plenary session led by Anne-Cécile Ortemann, military governor of Lille and General of the Northern Defense and Security Zone. The session will review the strengths and weaknesses of decisions made using AI, highlighting the challenge of using AI tools effectively while understanding their limitations.
A friendly highlight of the day, the "Hack the Summit" will feature a Capture The Flag (CTF) competition in Jeopardy format, with challenges in areas such as OSINT (open-source intelligence), cryptography, web security, and forensic analysis. Between regional outlooks, incident reports, and hands-on exercises, the summit will emphasize the role of cyber intelligence in connecting information, anticipation, and decision-making.
Campus Cyber Summit to Explore AI and Cybersecurity Challenges
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