The next generation of CISOs, CTOs and CIOs

Michiel Oosterwijk has been working in various roles at the NCSC since 2014. In recent years, he led the Incident Response team and later the Fusion Centre. Recently, he has been primarily focusing on training and developing cyber talent in the Netherlands. Since 2019, he has been organizing the Challenge the Cyber CTF and the Cyberbootcamp for young people.

Kimberley Telussa holds a Bachelor’s degree in Criminology from Leiden University and a Master’s degree in Intervention Criminology from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. She gained initial experience working briefly with the police as part of a student work program. Currently, Kimberley is a trainee at the Municipality of The Hague, where she is engaged in a two-year personal leadership development program, undertaking three different roles.

In her first role at the Cyber Security Week in The Hague, including the ONE Conference, Kimberley developed a passion for cyber security. Noticing a lack of diversity in the field, she co-founded the Dutch chapter of Women4Cyber with like-minded individuals, striving to promote inclusivity within the cyber security community.

Marc Simons is a self-employed electronics engineer in Eindhoven (Netherlands). After studying electronics at the Polytechnic University of Eindhoven, he worked for several companies in the field of surveillance and security, before founding his own company at the beginning of the century, in January 2000. He has since specialised in the development of analog electronics and embedded platforms and sensors for agricultural applications.

In 2003 he co-founded the virtual Crypto Museum, which has since received international recognition. Crypto Museum has a physical collection of historical cipher machines and equipment for espionage, that is available on-line through its website. It is the goal to analyse, describe and restore as much of the equipment as possible, and share this information with the public.

Paul Reuvers is a self-employed electronics engineer in Eindhoven (Netherlands). After studying electronics at the Polytechnic University of ‘s-Hertogenbosch, he worked for several companies in the field radio, television and broadcasting, before founding his own company in 1986. He has since specialised in the development of embedded software for a variety of applications, including agricultural platforms and sensors.

In 2003 he co-founded the virtual Crypto Museum, which has since received international recognition. Crypto Museum has a physical collection of historical cipher machines and equipment for espionage, that is available on-line through its website. It is the goal to analyse, describe and restore as much of the equipment as possible, and share this information with the public.

Thierry Marchand is Public Policy and Government Relations Manager at TikTok for the Netherlands and Luxembourg. He is the first point of contact for governments, politicians and NGO on topics such as security, privacy, online wellbeing and safety, culture and economic impact of TikTok. He is involved with new legislation and policy developments, but also compliance and public campaigns that happen on TikTok. Next to this, Thierry is also the spokesperson for TikTok in the Netherlands. He has a background in international relations and politics and has been working in the tech policy field for over 7 years now.

Adrian Taylor | Palo Alto Networks, Unit 42 | Senior Director, Incident Response 

Leading the EMEA Incident Response team at Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, Adrian has a career of building agile and resilient security teams that help organisations improve how they detect and respond to security incidents. Known for his innovative, empathic and human-centred approach, Adrian bridges the technical and cultural aspects of cyber to help enterprise-scale organisations transform their cyber capabilities.