ESET European Cybersecurity Day
Cyber Sovereignty: Securing Europe’s Digital Frontlines
4th November 2025 in Bucharest
The geopolitical landscape has grown increasingly complex, and the World Order that we have known for decades is changing. In Europe, longstanding relationships with key partners are being tested. In light of this new reality, policy and decision-makers in the EU now increasingly emphasize the need for the region to be more self-reliant, capitalizing on its strengths and addressing critical weaknesses to avoid falling behind other key players, whether in the development of European digital infrastructure or in its defense capabilities.
As Europe’s leading cybersecurity company, ESET is part of this effort, reinforcing our commitment to our home in the European Union and to supporting innovation in the region.
ESET European Cybersecurity Days (EECD) offers a platform to share leading digital security expertise, threat research, and insights on EU and government policies in the sector. The 9th edition of EECD was held in November 2025 in Bucharest, bringing together professionals and specialists from the public and private sectors, as well as ESET experts.
EECD is a platform tailored to bring together the public and private sectors, including EU/EFTA-based Federal, National, and Regional Government Agencies, CERTs, NATO, Defence Agencies, Law Enforcement, and highly regulated industries.
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We look forward to your participation in the 10th EECD in 2026!
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H.E. Peter Hatiar, Ambassador of the Slovak Republic to Romania
Noortje Henrichs, National Cyber Security Centre Netherlands
Denys Yashchuk, Deputy chief of CERT-UA
Ionut Petre, Researcher, ICI Bucharest
Jakob Bund, Threat Intelligence Liaison, European Repository of Cyber Incidents
Yugo Neumorni, CIO Council President, Romania
Alexandra Paulus, Researcher for Cybersecurity Policy, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP)
Vlad Drăgan, Department Manager Information Security, OMV Petrom
Madalin Dumitru, CEO @ SCUT
Valentina Mauro, Policy Manager, EU Strategy
Monica Ratte, Vice Director, NCSC Switzerland
Rasťo Kužel, Executive Director, MEMO 98
Mihai Lupascu, Director at Agency for Cyber Security, Moldova
Andrew Lee, VP of Government Affairs, ESET
Speakers
Andrew Lee
VP of Government Affairs, ESET
Andrew Lee
VP of Government Affairs, ESET
Andrew Lee is the VP of Government Affairs, and Global CTI Strategist at ESET. Andrew combines a unique blend of corporate management and security expertise. He formerly served as CEO of ESET North America, the CTO of K7 Computing, and prior to that as ESET’s Chief Research Officer. Andrew has written extensively on cybersecurity topics and presented as a speaker at some of the world’s most prestigious cybersecurity conferences, as well as serving as ...
Dan Cimpean
Director, Romanian National Cyber Security Directorate
Dan Cimpean
Director, Romanian National Cyber Security Directorate
Dan has 25 years of experience in cybersecurity, strategy, policy, risk management, audit, and compliance in Brussels, Bucharest, and internationally. He led professional teams supporting European Institutions, governments, and corporates businesses in implementing cybersecurity strategies, policies, or operational and technical measures. In November 2021 he was appointed as The Director of the National Cyber Security Directorate, by decision of the ...
H.E. Peter Hatiar
Ambassador of the Slovak Republic to Romania
H.E. Peter Hatiar
Ambassador of the Slovak Republic to Romania
Peter Hatiar has served as the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Slovak Republic to Romania since 2023. Throughout his distinguished diplomatic career, he has held multiple ambassadorial posts, including to Latvia and Lithuania, and served in key leadership roles within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, such as Director of the Second Territorial Department and National Visegrad Coordinator. His earlier assignments included postings in ...
Ondrej Kubovič
Threat Telemetry Analyst, ESET
Ondrej Kubovič
Threat Telemetry Analyst, ESET
Ondrej Kubovič joined ESET as Security Awareness Specialist in 2015 and has been presenting findings of ESET research in European media as well as at various international and regional IT security conferences. He had previously worked as a journalist focusing on security and cybersecurity topics. ...
Noortje Henrichs
National Cyber Security Centre Netherlands
Noortje Henrichs
National Cyber Security Centre Netherlands
Noortje has led the Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) team at the Dutch National Centre for Cybersecurity (NCSC-NL) since 2018. She is responsible for all phases of the threat intelligence lifecycle—from collection to dissemination—ensuring the timely delivery of both general and sector-specific insights into digital threats to the NCSC's constituency. She also oversees the operational execution of the Dutch National Detection Network and manages the d ...
Lenka Filipová
Coordinator Security & Technology Programme, UNIDIR
Lenka Filipová
Coordinator Security & Technology Programme, UNIDIR
Panel moderator Lenka Filipová is a Coordinator with the Security and Technology Programme at UNIDIR. Her work focuses on the international dimensions of cybersecurity, with particular expertise in cyber diplomacy, and confidence-building measures in cyberspace. In this role, Lenka has supported the work of multilateral processes – most notably the Open-Ended Working Group on ICTs (2021–2025) – as well as Member States and regional organizations throu ...
Cristian Michael Tracci
Strategy Officer, Policy Analysis and Outreach, Senior Manager, ECSO
Cristian Michael Tracci
Strategy Officer, Policy Analysis and Outreach, Senior Manager, ECSO
Panel moderator Cristian Tracci oversees ECSO’s strategic initiatives and outreach efforts across the European cybersecurity ecosystem, as well as ECSO’s international relations. He also leads the organisation’s work on cybersecurity public policy, closely monitoring and analysing developments at the EU level and beyond. Before joining ECSO, Cristian worked on cybersecurity with European institutions, focusing on areas such as coordinated vulnerabilit ...
Denys Yashchuk
Deputy chief of CERT-UA
Denys Yashchuk
Deputy chief of CERT-UA
Deputy Chief at CERT-UA. Leads the Threat Intelligence and Malware Analysis team, specializing in proactive threat detection and analysis. Work for CERT-UA for over six years. Possesses extensive experience in cybersecurity, with a particular focus on threat analysis, hunting, clustering, cyber attacks attribution and intelligence sharing. ...
Madalin Dumitru
CEO @ SCUT
Madalin Dumitru
CEO @ SCUT
With over 28 years of hands-on cybersecurity expertise, I’ve dedicated my career to anticipating threats, dismantling vulnerabilities, and architecting digital defense strategies that stand the test of real-world attacks. I started working in cybersecurity in 1997, long before it became a boardroom concern, driven by a hacker’s curiosity and a relentless drive to challenge systems before adversaries could.In 2010, I founded Cyber Smart Defence, built ...
Polyvios Hadjiyiangou
Head of Operations, European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC)
Polyvios Hadjiyiangou
Head of Operations, European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC)
Polyvios Hadjiyiangou currently serves as the Head of Operations at the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC). In this role, he is responsible for the strategic planning and execution of operational activities related to the EU funding programmes, including overseeing the implementation of calls and projects, financial operations, and resource allocation. With over 15 years of experience within European institutions, including the European ...
Monica Ratte
Vice Director, NCSC Switzerland
Monica Ratte
Vice Director, NCSC Switzerland
Monica is Vice Director of the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) in Switzerland and is currently co-leading GovCERT.ch, the swiss national computer emergency response team who is responsible for helping swiss critical infrastructures to prepare and react to cyberincidents – in daily business and during special events. Monica has extensive experience in cybersecurity, starting in operative incident management within the Swiss military CERT up to fo ...
Dave Maasland
CEO, ESET Netherlands
Dave Maasland
CEO, ESET Netherlands
Panel moderatorDave Maasland (1990) is the CEO of ESET Netherlands, one of the largest IT security companies in the country. The ESET brand operates globally and protects over 100 million users. Dave has been active in the world of cybersecurity from a young age, progressing from commercial roles to becoming CEO in 2018. He is driven by the ambition to bridge the gap between technical experts and non-technical audiences, with a mission to embed digita ...
Pavol Holeczy
President of EMEA Region, ESET
Pavol Holeczy
President of EMEA Region, ESET
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Valentina Mauro
Policy Manager, EU Strategy
Valentina Mauro
Policy Manager, EU Strategy
Valentina Mauro is a Policy Manager at EU Strategy, where she advises clients on EU policy and regulatory developments in cybersecurity, data, and cloud. Her work primarily focuses on EU cybersecurity legislation for products, including the Cyber Resilience Act, and certification schemes. Before joining EU Strategy, she worked at the EU liaison office of a Rome-based think tank on digitalisation and artificial intelligence. She holds a Master’s degree ...
Rasťo Kužel
Executive Director, MEMO 98
Rasťo Kužel
Executive Director, MEMO 98
Mr. Rasťo Kužel is a media & election expert with over 27 years of international experience. Since 1998, he has been running MEMO 98, a media-monitoring organisation with extensive experience in delivering analyses and technical assistance to the Council of Europe, the OSCE and many other international organisations. For the last 8 years, Rasťo has focused intensively on the issue of online disinformation in the context of elections and on the rol ...
Yugo Neumorni
CIO Council President, Romania
Yugo Neumorni
CIO Council President, Romania
Yugo Neumorni, CISA, EMBA, is the President and co-founding member of CIO Council Romania, the national association representing IT Directors and CIOs. With over 30 years of experience in the IT industry, he has led complex digital transformation initiatives across the energy, manufacturing, and logistics sectors, with deep expertise in cybersecurity and cyber defense, IT governance (COBIT), data privacy, ERP, business intelligence, and IT systems arc ...
Jakob Bund
Threat Intelligence Liaison, European Repository of Cyber Incidents
Jakob Bund
Threat Intelligence Liaison, European Repository of Cyber Incidents
Jakob Bund is an Associate at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), where he serves as threat intelligence liaison for the European Repository of Cyber Incidents (EuRepoC) and managing editor of the Cyber Conflict Briefing series. As Senior Researcher for Cyber Conflict and Statecraft at Virtual Routes, Jakob coordinated the research stream on emerging technologies for the Horizon Europe-funded project REMIT, developing re ...
Mihai Lupascu
Director at Agency for Cyber Security, Moldova
Mihai Lupascu
Director at Agency for Cyber Security, Moldova
Mihai Lupașcu, Director of the Agency for Cybersecurity of Moldova is an IT and cybersecurity engineer with extensive experience across private, public, and non-governmental sectors. Since 2024, he has served as the Director of the Agency for Cybersecurity of Moldova. Previously, he led digital transformation efforts as Secretary of State at the Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization. Before assuming this role at the ministry, Mihai lived ...
Alexandra Paulus
Researcher for Cybersecurity Policy, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP)
Alexandra Paulus
Researcher for Cybersecurity Policy, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP)
Dr. Alexandra Paulus is a Researcher for cybersecurity policy and emerging technologies at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP). Her current research focuses on managing military software supply chain risk, technological dependencies, and biotechnology in a defense context. Previously, as Project Director for Cybersecurity Policy and Resilience at interface, she established the tech policy think tank's cyber diplomacy work ...
Vlad Drăgan
Department Manager Information Security, OMV Petrom
Vlad Drăgan
Department Manager Information Security, OMV Petrom
Currently serving as Department Manager of Information Security, he is responsible for information security governance, ensuring that security requirements are identified and effectively managed. He organizes company-wide cybersecurity incident response exercises—including simulated advanced persistent threat (APT) scenarios—and collaborates with executive leadership. He also oversees vulnerability management and penetration testing, ensures complianc ...
Ionut Petre
Researcher, ICI Bucharest
Ionut Petre
Researcher, ICI Bucharest
Robert Lipovsky
Principal Malware Researcher, ESET
Robert Lipovsky
Principal Malware Researcher, ESET
Robert Lipovsky is a Principal Threat Intelligence Researcher for ESET, with over 15 years' experience in cybersecurity and a broad spectrum of expertise covering targeted APTs, crimeware, as well as vulnerability research. He is responsible for threat intelligence and malware analysis and leads the Malware Research Team at ESET headquarters in Bratislava. He is a regular speaker at security conferences, including Black Hat USA, RSA Conference, Virus ...
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InterContinental Athenee Palace
1-3 Episcopiei Street, sector 1
Bucharest, 010292, Romania
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