Benelux Webinar 2025: European Cybersecurity Funding - Digital Europe and Horizon Europe

Last checked on:
2 June 2025
Published on:
27 May 2025

Are you looking to secure funding for your cybersecurity projects? Or do you want to connect with potential partners in the Benelux region? Then join us for the Benelux Webinar 2025 'European Cybersecurity Funding - Digital Europe and Horizon Europe'. Experts will present the newest funding opportunities under the Digital Europe and Horizon Europe Programmes.

Friday
27 June
10:00 - 12:30 (CEST)
Online

Attendee information

Participation is free of charge
Register until 26 June 2025, 18:00 CEST

Organiser

  • NCC-NL
  • NCC-BE
  • NCC-LU
  • Benelux National Contact Points

The webinar is hosted by the National cybersecurity Coordination Centres (NCCs) in the Benelux: NCC-NL, NCC-BE, and NCC-LU in partnership with the Benelux National Contact Points promoting a common approach to enhancing cybersecurity.

Please note that the event will be entirely in English. 

For whom?

The webinar is for businesses, research institutions and other public or private organisations involved in cybersecurity innovation and seeking EU funding opportunities.

Programme

Webinar programme
Time Programme segment
10:00 - 10:10 CEST                                            

Welcome

  • Moderation: Leonardo Tonetto (Advisor European funding, HE NCP, Luxinnovation)
  • Keynote: Pascal Steichen (Chairperson of the ECCC Governing Board, CEO of the Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity) 
10:10 - 10:35 CEST Introducing the ECCC and European funding
Presentation: Alina Taralunga (Programme officer, ECCC) 
10:35 - 10:50 CEST

Closing the plenary  session

  • Q&A hosted by the moderator
  • Breakout instructions
11:00 - 12:30  CEST

Breakout sessions (deep-dive)

  • Call/topic presentation
  • Introduction participants
  • Pitching session

Breakout sessions

Each breakout session will provide in-depth information on current topics from the Digital Europe Programme and Horizon Europe Programme (page 91-107). Following this, there will be a pitching session where participants can potentially join or form EU-funded consortia.

Breakout Session 1: Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) and Infrastructure Transition

Objective: Discuss the transition to post-quantum cryptography and the necessary infrastructure changes.

  • Transition to post-quantum Public Key Infrastructures (Digital Europe Programme 8)
  • Security Evaluation of Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) primitives (Horizon Europe Programme - Cluster 3)
  • Security Implementation of Post-Quantum Cryptography algorithms (Horizon Europe Programme - Cluster 3)
  • Integration of Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) algorithms into high-level protocols (Horizon Europe Programme - Cluster 3) 

Breakout Session 2: Cybersecurity preparedness, skills and awareness & access to market support

Objective: Focus on coordinated preparedness testing and enhancing cybersecurity in critical sectors, cybersecurity awareness and skills development and supporting access to market for solutions. 

  • Coordinated preparedness testing and other preparedness actions (Digital Europe Programme 8)
  • Dedicated action to reinforcing hospitals and healthcare providers (Digital Europe Programme 8)
  • Enhancing the NCC network (Digital Europe Programme 8)

Breakout Session 3: AI and Innovative Cybersecurity Solutions

Objective: Explore the use of AI in cybersecurity and innovative solutions for SMEs.

  • Generative AI for Cybersecurity applications (Horizon Europe Programme - Cluster 3) 

Breakout Session 4: Advanced Tools and Privacy Enhancing Technologies

Objective: Discuss advanced tools for operational cybersecurity and privacy-enhancing technologies.

  • New Advanced tools and processes for Operational Cybersecurity (Horizon Europe Programme - Cluster 3)
  • Privacy Enhancing Technologies (Horizon Europe Programme - Cluster 3) 

Registration

Please register via the online registration form by Thursday 26 June 2025, 18:00 CEST. During registration, you can specify which breakout session you wish to join and indicate if you would like to pitch.

Pitching session

Pitchers can be organisations looking to join a consortium or existing consortia looking for partners. We will provide a pitch template to help you with this process. Please note that there is limited opportunity for pitching. Available slots will be allocated on a first come, first serve basis. The deadline to sign up to pitch is Tuesday 24 June 2025.  

Want to know more?

Contact us for questions about the event or pitching sessions. Email: ncc-nl@rvo.nl.

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