We are excited to announce that the full programme for Security Days 2025 (8-10 April 2025, Prague) is now live. Are you ready to explore it? From hands-on workshops to sessions on training, awareness, vulnerability management, and much more, the conference will offer an enriching and impactful experience for all attendees. The Lightning Talks plenary session on 9 April promises to create a real buzz, and spark discussions that, as usual, will spill over into the social events and beyond the conference.
We are also very pleased to share the news that three esteemed international experts and researchers have confirmed their participation as keynote speakers for the opening and closing plenaries.
Keynote speaker – Opening plenary
08 April – 13:45 CET
Prof. Dr. Karen Renaud, University of Strathclyde, UK
Prof. Renaud is a computing scientist at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, specialising in Human-Centred Security and Privacy. With academic backgrounds from the University of Pretoria in South Africa and the University of Glasgow, she focuses on applying behavioural science techniques to enhance security practices and promote privacy-preserving behaviours among end-users. Prof. Renaud collaborates with leading academics worldwide, integrating insights and methodologies from multiple disciplines into her research to address complex challenges in the field of security and privacy.
Keynote speaker – Opening plenary
08 April – 14:20 CET
Dr. Nicole van der Meulen, SURF, The Netherlands
Dr. Nicole van der Meulen is an expert in cybercrime and cybersecurity, currently serving as the Cyber Security Innovation Lead at SURF. With an academic background from Tilburg University, where she earned her PhD in 2010 with a comparative study on digital financial identity theft between the United States and the Netherlands, Dr. van der Meulen has developed extensive experience in the field. She has held key roles, including Head of Policy & Development at Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), where she was responsible for the Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA). Additionally, she has advised on security affairs for the Dutch Banking Association and led the cybersecurity team at RAND Europe’s Defence, Security and Infrastructure group in Cambridge, UK.
Throughout her career, Dr. van der Meulen has collaborated with governmental agencies, private sector organisations, and academic institutions to address key cybersecurity challenges.
Keynote speaker – Closing plenary
10 April – 11:40 CET
Dr David Modic, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Dr Modic is an assistant professor, Director of Studies, and PI for various defence projects. David teaches INFOSEC and his main interests are human attack vectors. He is an EU-registered expert and an EDF reviewer, specialising in Information Security, Cyber Warfare, the psychology of security, and the ethics of intelligent systems. Dr. Modic holds national and EU security clearance up to SECRET and is affiliated with Cambridge University, where he is a Senior Non-Residential Member of King’s College and a former research associate at the Computer Laboratory. At Cambridge, he was also the former CamCERT Social Engineering Special Advisor. He consults governments and organisations on cybercrime and security, in Brazil, Estonia, Lithuania, Slovenia, the UK.
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