BE-CEC 2026 Q4, Belgium’s Cybersecurity Executives Conference

BE-CEC brings together Belgium's top IT and cybersecurity executives for an exclusive, invitation-only conference. With a focus on executive-level concerns, this community event aims to inspire and connect.

Practical information

• Wednesday November 25, 2026,
• From 1:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
• Faculty Club, Groot Begijnhof 14, 3000 Leuven
  

Agenda Highlights

• Inspiring presentations
• Networking with top IT and cybersecurity executives.
• A lively reception and walking dinner

Who Should Attend?

• This event is exclusively for Belgium’s senior cybersecurity and IT leaders: CIOs, CISOs, Infrastructure Managers, Cyber Program Managers, Lead Architects and Senior Cyber Experts.
• This event is not for consultants, freelancers, advisors, board members, coaches, representatives (except for selected sponsors)

AGENDA

13:00 - 14:00 Registrations & Welcome Reception

14:00 - 14:30 Shining a Light on Shadow AI 

As AI tools rapidly enter the workplace, many organizations are discovering a growing layer of “Shadow AI” operating outside of established governance frameworks. In this session, Robert Elferink will explore the risks associated with uncontrolled AI adoption, including data exposure, compliance concerns, and access governance challenges. He will also share practical approaches to gaining visibility into AI usage, reducing risk, and enabling secure innovation at scale.

Robert Elferink
Sales Engineering Director, Varonis

Robert brings more than 25 years of experience in cybersecurity and cloud infrastructure. He has held senior roles at Check Point, CrowdStrike, and Nutanix, helping organizations secure data and drive digital transformation.

14:30 - 15:00 AI Is Moving Faster Than Your Defenses

Craig Sanderson will explore how organisations can move from reactive security towards preemptive cyber defence, using intelligence and the network itself to identify and disrupt threats at their earliest point. He will challenge the conventional view of DNS as simply an invisible piece of IT infrastructure and show why it can become a powerful strategic control point for security, resilience and Zero Trust.

Craig Sanderson
Principal Cyber Security Strategist at Infoblox

Craig has over 25 years of experience in the CyberSecurity industry with a broad array of roles ranging from consultancy, security architecture, business development and product management. Over the last seven years, Craig has been responsible for creating the vision, strategy and delivered the execution of the Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense solution

15:00 - 15:30 Break

15:30 - 16:10 CISO Panel

Interview of experienced CISOs by Pascal D'Eer, focusing on their daily responsibilities and key lessons learned in the field of cybersecurity. If you want to be inspired by how others do it and challenge the way of working in your own organisation, don't miss this opportunity. 

16:10 - 16:30 Partner Spotlight

Our sponsors will briefly share who they are and how they support organisations in strengthening their cybersecurity posture. 

16:30 - 17:00 Break

17:00 - 17:30 Assumed Security: Why Your Cybersecurity Dashboard May Be Lying to You

As AI makes attacks faster and more autonomous, traditional vulnerability management and periodic penetration testing are no longer enough. Dan Bird will challenge CIOs and CISOs to rethink how they measure cyber risk,  moving from counting vulnerabilities and completed remediation tasks to continuously proving that real attack paths have been eliminated.

The future of cybersecurity is not about having more security controls. It is about knowing, continuously and with evidence, whether those controls actually work.

17:30 - 18:00 Fragmented Security Is an Adversary Advantage

Adversaries are getting faster, more evasive and increasingly skilled at exploiting trust. Drawing on findings from the CrowdStrike 2026 Threat Hunting Report, this session examines how threat actors are targeting identities, cloud environments, SaaS applications, developer ecosystems and unmanaged systems to evade detection. We’ll explore how AI is accelerating attacks and what security leaders need to know to close visibility gaps and stay ahead of evolving threats.

Matisse Ghesquiere
Regional Sales Engineer at CrowdStrike

Matisse Ghesquiere is a cybersecurity professional at CrowdStrike, where he helps organisations strengthen their security posture against advanced threats. With a strong focus on modern threat detection and response, he works closely with customers to translate complex security challenges into practical, business-aligned solutions. Matisse brings a pragmatic perspective on cybersecurity, combining technical insight with a clear understanding of today’s evolving threat landscape.

18:00 - 20:00 Walking dinner

Faculty Club, Leuven

Located in the breathtaking surroundings of Leuven’s historic Groot Begijnhof, the Faculty Club is the perfect venue for BE-CEC. Its beautifully restored heritage buildings offer a unique blend of prestige, exclusivity, and inspiration—ideal for a C-level event.

The modern Lemaire room provides an excellent setting for presentations and strategic discussions, while the historic Infirmerie creates the perfect atmosphere for an elegant walking dinner. Combined with outstanding cuisine, impeccable hospitality, and free parking, the Faculty Club ensures a truly memorable event experience.

Groot Begijnhof 14, 3000 Leuven

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