2024 Jury

The jury comprises a panel of independent and impartial experts in digital techniques or cyber security. They bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the selection process. The jury will evaluate each of the candidates according to a specific set of criteria and following a code of conduct in their rating, placing more value on case studies than on commercial speeches.

President

Jan De Blauwe
Chair of Belgium’s Cyber Security Coalition

Managing Director & COO at NVISO

Private sector

Danielle Jacobs
Danielle Jacobs
CEO Beltug

Egide Nzabonimana
President ISACA Belgian Chapter

Els Bellens
Technology and Security Editor at Data News

Philippe Dhainaut
Head of Security in Business

SWIFT

Nathalie Ragheno
Nathalie Ragheno
Premier Conseiller - Eerste Adviseur VBO FEB

Director of Belgium's Cyber Security Coalition

Bart van Buitenen
Bart van Buitenen
Director at Dasprive vzw

Lecturer in privacy and information security

Public sector

Séverine Waterbley
President FPS Economy, SMEs, Middle-Classes & Energy

Director of Belgium's Cyber Security Coalition

Phédra Clouner
Deputy Director General of the Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium

Vice-chair of Belgium's Cyber Security Coalition

Academic sector

Bart Preneel
Professor at KU Leuven

Director of Belgium's Cyber Security Coalition

Georges Ataya
Professor at Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management

Vice-chair of Belgium's Cyber Security Coalition

Public sector

Stéphane Vince
Stéphane Vince
Information & Technology Manager at Agence du Numérique

Our jury has established a dedicated scoring system
for each award category.