06 oktober 2026
What if Europe sets its own IT future
Europe finds itself at an important crossing in its history.
Does it need to accept it will be a digital colony for the next decades?
Or is it able to create conditions in which a healthy number of native European cloud, security and AI infrastructures can become a well acceptable alternative for Big Tech?
The event 'What if Europe sets its own IT future?' highlights possible routes from which Europe indeed may be able to set its own IT future, based on its own ideals, values and preconditions.
Dinsdag 6 oktober van 18.00 tot 22.00 uur - CVD Apeldoorn
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It's hosted by the CVD - Centrum voor Veiligheid en Digitalisering, a knowledge and innovation hub that is focusing on digital safety, cybersecurity, fraud, and investigation, driven by Hogeschool Saxion, the University of Twente, the Politieacademie, Dutch companies and the Gemeente Apeldoorn.
18.00 - 18.15h: Walk-in
18.15 - 18.25h: Opening speech by CVD
18.25 - 18.50h: 'What’s at stake: Europe’s struggle to safeguard its autonomy and values' by Kristina Irion (Associate Professor at the UvA Institute for Information Law), and Machiel van der Wal (Advisor at Privacy Company)
18.50 - 19.15h: 'How Europe could reclaim control over cloud', by Andreas Baur (PhD Politics of the Cloud at the University of Amsterdam)
19.15 - 19.45h: Break
19.45 - 20.10h: 'How Europe could reclaim control over cyber security' by Prof. dr. Martijn Dekker (Professor by Special Appointment in Information Security, University of Amsterdam)
20.10 - 20.35h: How Europe could reclaim control over AI by Boudewijn Haverkort (Professor Design and Analysis of Communication Systems, University of Twente)
20.35 - 21.00h: Interactive panel discussion: questions by moderator and audience
21.00 - 21.10h: Wrap up, thank you by CVD
21.10 - 22.00h: Drinks