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

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Private sector

Danielle Jacobs
Danielle Jacobs
CEO Beltug

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Egide Nzabonimana
President ISACA Belgian Chapter

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Els Bellens
Technology and Security Editor at Data News

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Philippe Dhainaut
Head of Security in Business

SWIFT

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Nathalie Ragheno
Nathalie Ragheno
Premier Conseiller - Eerste Adviseur VBO FEB

Director of Belgium's Cyber Security Coalition

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Bart van Buitenen
Bart van Buitenen
Director at Dasprive vzw

Lecturer in privacy and information security

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Public sector

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

Director of Belgium's Cyber Security Coalition

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Phédra Clouner
Deputy Director General of the Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium

Vice-chair of Belgium's Cyber Security Coalition

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Academic sector

Bart Preneel
Professor at KU Leuven

Director of Belgium's Cyber Security Coalition

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Georges Ataya
Professor at Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management

Vice-chair of Belgium's Cyber Security Coalition

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Independent

Benoit Hucq
Benoît Hucq
Directeur Général at Agence du Numérique (AdN) (until 1 July 2024)

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

Check the criteria